London City launches 10-week consultation to increase passenger capacity June 30, 2022 London City airport launched today a 10-week consultation over its existing planning permission to increase passenger capacity to 9 million by 2031. Following the end of travel restrictions, the east London hub has forecast that 3 million passengers will pass through its gates this year, with numbers set to increase to pre-pandemic levels – 5 [...]
UK audit body opens consultation on plans to update public sector accounting guidance August 9, 2022 The UK’s Public Audit Forum (PAF) has opened a consultation on revising the guidance on auditing public sector entities. The PAF, a consortium of the UK’s four national audit agencies, are calling on auditors and other stakeholders to offer their views on plans to amend Practice Note 10, which provides guidance on auditing public [...]
Premier League consults top clubs over debt-fuelled takeovers May 14, 2022 The Premier League is weighing up a formal ban on debt-fuelled club takeovers as football gears up for an industry overhaul. As first reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, Premier League execs are in discussions with the top twenty teams about the change in ownership rules and leveraged buyouts. The consultation process is expected [...]
Why Nottingham Forest are following well worn path by hiring ref Mark Clattenburg February 23, 2024 Clattenburg is being paid to consult Forest on refereeing matters.
BT Sport and Sky Sports consult on freelancer day rates as watchdog continues probe on ‘cartel’ July 21, 2022 BT Sport and Sky are said to have consulted on day rates for freelancers just as the UK competition watchdog continues its investigation into potential collusion in sports broadcasting.
UK consulting sector grows 18 per cent as firms deal with post-Covid fallout July 10, 2022 The UK’s consulting sector grew by 18 per cent in 2021 and is forecast to experience further strong growth this year, the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) has said. According to the group’s latest Annual Industry Report, many businesses kick-started new projects last year which had previously been delayed while others focused on digital transformation and [...]
Government readies pensions overhaul with digital dashboard consultation January 31, 2022 Government has outlined plans to overhaul savers’ access to pensions via a digital dashboard as it opened a consultation on new regulation today.
City Football Group agree partnership with Erdogan-linked club February 18, 2024 The collaboration will see City Football Group provide “consultancy” to Istanbul Basaksehir.
London-listed FinnCap snaps up sustainability consultancy in ESG push April 28, 2022 London-listed broker finnCap has snapped up a major stake in sustainability consultancy Energise today as the firm extends its reach into environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory.
Government recruits Oliver Wyman consultants to craft new football regulator March 29, 2022 The government have drafted in top consultancy Oliver Wyman to help design a new independent body that will be charged with regulating English football. According to reports from Mark Kleinman, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has hired the New York-based firm to help build a response to Tracey Crouch’s contentious review of football’s [...]