Professional services
Cavendish rejects takeover approach for M&A and debt advisory units
City investment bank rejects bid amid consolidation in sector
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Ex-EY managing partner Andy Baldwin joins IBM Consulting
Baldwin left EY after losing out on the CEO role last year
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Accenture backs AI boom with new management structure
Consultancy is trying to position itself for further tech growth
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Ex-PwC consultant launches law firm advisory business as private equity targets sector
Private equity money is flowing into the legal sector
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Citi UK boss Lee, ex-LGIM chief Scrimgeour recognised in king’s birthday honours
Ex-EY UK head Steve Varley and Nationwide Building Society CEO Deborah Crosbie also score awards
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EY faces protest over cuts to cleaning staff
Consulting giant under fire over pay and resources
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McKinsey headcount drops 10% as consultants feel the pinch again
Boom years for the sector are reversing with McKinsey the latest to make cuts, according to reports
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S&W launches regulatory consulting business with DWF partner hire
Andrew Jacobs joins the professional services firm with former team members to spearhead compliance push
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EY UK hit with second fine in a week over audit failures
Big Four firm fined by regulator over audit rule breaches
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Teneo, Hogan Lovells score £45m in fees from Russia-linked broker’s administration
City advisers have raked in tens of millions of pounds from the administration of two failed Russia-linked banks
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EY fined nearly £5m over Thomas Cook audits
The collapse of travel company Thomas Cook in 2019 left thousands of holidaymakers stranded
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Deloitte triples number of auditors using AI chatbot
Big Four firm’s bosses say AI will have a positive impact on junior staff
PwC hires Jefferies managing director in deals push
Big Four firm boosts insurance M&A team with hire from US bank
Boston Consulting Group re-elects CEO Schweizer as revenue hits $13bn
The leading consulting firm has appointed Christoph Schweizer for a second leadership term
New audit watchdog set to go after non-accountant directors
Government to press ahead with plan to hold top staff at firms accountable as Arga finally gets nearer
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EY picks Alison Duncan as UK chair
Audit partner succeeds Hywel Ball as UK chair of the Big Four accountancy firm
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EY to ‘aggressively cut costs’ in restructuring
EY’s major restructuring under new boss Janet Truncale is aimed at using lessons learned from its failed breakup to cut costs and boost growth
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EY merges regions and announces new leaders in restructure, shows leaked memo
Big Four firm picks leaders for new ‘super regions’
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EY overhauls sector focus in post-Project Everest client push
Big Four firm reorganises sector groupings to better service clients
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EY legal heavyweight Monica Gogna leads team to Squire Patton Boggs
Gogna is joining the US law firm in a senior financial services regulatory role
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