Bain & Co snaps up London tech consultancy Enterprise Blueprints January 12, 2023 Bain & Co has acquired London consultancy Enterprise Blueprints as pushes forwards with efforts to bolster its tech advice offerings, City A.M. can exclusively reveal. The Boston consultancy’s deal for an undisclosed sum comes as the world’s top professional firms have sought to profit on the global push to digitalise the economy by selling advice [...]
Consult a London Law Firm of Immigration Solicitors and Barristers October 17, 2022 In need of immigration advice? OneLaw Chambers has a dedicated team of specialist London Solicitors and Barristers offering a wide range of legal services, from Immigration and Civil Litigation to Court Advocacy and Representation. Based in the heart of Legal London but acting for clients from all over the UK and abroad, the law firm has quickly [...]
GLA Conservatives launch investigation into ULEZ expansion consultation October 3, 2022 GLA Conservatives have launched an investigation into the consultation on the ULEZ expansion after allegations emerged. Nick Rogers, GLA Conservatives’ transport spokesperson, wrote to London mayor Sadiq Khan demanding the consultation be opened to public scrutiny after the Telegraph this weekend reported that votes against the expansion might have been improperly removed. “TfL has excluded [...]
Navigate the regulatory landscape with help from a GRC consultancy August 31, 2022 Regulatory change shows no sign of letting up: in the past month alone, the Financial Conduct Authority has introduced a new ‘consumer duty’ (to reduce the level of harm to retail consumers) and more restrictions in financial promotions. Keeping up with changes across financial services and being able to demonstrate compliance continues to be a [...]
KPMG chief snubs global split as consulting arm drives growth in revenues December 13, 2022 The global head of KPMG today slapped down suggestions it might follow EY in pursuing a global split, in claiming the accounting firm’s strong financial performance “validates” its current approach. KPMG chief executive Bill Thomas rejected plans for a split in claiming the Big Four firm’s results “validates an unwavering commitment to deliver services… through [...]
Government opens consultation on biomass carbon capture and storage August 11, 2022 The Government has unveiled a consultation on biomass powered carbon capture projects in the UK over the next decade.
Chartered Management Consultancy Award (ChMC) helps retain and attract the most talented management consultants May 9, 2022 Demand for management consultancy services continues to grow at historic levels. Last year’s growth rate for the sector of 16 per cent is forecast to be followed by a 13 per cent expansion this year as clients continue to turn to consultants during a critical period to drive growth, digital transformation and help them to [...]
Ashurst seeks to capitalise on consulting boom with launch of UK advice business October 3, 2022 City law firm Ashurst is set to expand its services offering by launching a UK consulting business. The Silver Circle firm plans to build on the successes it has had in Australia by launching a London based risk advisory business. Ashurst’s new consulting business will be led by a trio made up of current Ashurst [...]
UK consulting firms no longer filled with Russell Group uni grads, new research shows January 23, 2023 British consulting firms are no longer dominated by Russell Group university graduates, according to new research from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA). Instead, the proportion of graduates from Russell Group universities – a group of 24 of the UK’s “leading” research universities, including Oxford and Cambridge – working in consultancies has more than halved [...]
Sanctions will force consultancies to drop Russian clients, consultancy trade body says March 2, 2022 The trade body for management consultancies has said the UK government’s sanctions on Russia and Belarus will “inevitably” mean some consultancies will be forced to cut links with some of their clients. In a statement, Tamzen Isacsson, Chief Executive of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA), said: “Our firms are strictly abiding by the updated changes [...]