Mike Ashley steps up involvement in Hornby with chief consultancy role March 20, 2024 Mike Ashley has stepped up his involvement in model trains brand Hornby after becoming a consultant to its chief executive.
Consultants role is to be a trusted adviser February 20, 2023 The job of the consultant is to be a trusted adviser. To rigorously analyse the best possible data. To bring to bear specialist expertise and experience across multiple sectors to give the client a new perspective on how they can achieve their goals. A new book on the consulting sector titled ‘The Big Con’ (City [...]
Public sector spending on consultants hits record high despite efforts to cut August 23, 2024 Public sector spending on management consultants has ballooned to a near-record high this year despite efforts to cut reliance on the expensive sector. Fees to consultants from central government, local authorities and other departments swelled to an estimated £3.4bn in the last fiscal year between 2023 and 2024, a rise of 12 per cent on [...]
Former City boss: Britain must stop churning out graduate consultants June 3, 2024 University graduates have been let down by successive neglect by the UK government on the manufacturing sector, says former Royal Dutch Shell chief Peter Voser
Top management consultancies don’t make things any better, clients say August 19, 2024 Drafting in a "big three" consultancy firm to help with corporate projects often has no positive effect, a survey of former clients has found.
UK consulting sector nearly doubled in five years, key industry report finds July 8, 2024 The UK consulting sector has experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubling in size over the past five years, highlighted in the MCA annual report
Over-hiring blamed as UK consultancy job vacancies nosedived last year February 7, 2024 The number of job vacancies at UK consultancies dropped by more than 80 per cent last year, as experts park the blame on firms over-hiring coupled with the drop in demand. According to data from a labour market analytics firm Vacancysoft shared with Bloomberg, McKinsey and Co., Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Accenture [...]
Consultancy sector activity predicted to have single-digit growth over 2024 January 22, 2024 Activity in the consultancy sector is set to have single-digit growth this year, according to figures by the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). The latest survey conducted by the MCA reveals that activity in the sector grew by 11 per cent in 2023. The survey expects it to drop to 9 per cent this year but [...]
Alpha Financial Markets: Consultancy sees trading boost despite ‘challenging market conditions’ April 11, 2024 Alpha Financial Markets Consultancy, which offers professional services to the financial services industry, has reported improved trading in recent months after "challenging market conditions" dragged on performance at the start of 2024.
Culture clash: Why banks need to rid themselves of culture-by-consultancy September 26, 2023 Retail and investment banks are under scrutiny like never before - and culture is on the frontline, argues City lawyer Barnabas Reynolds