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An overview of PwC global news:

Australia

Consultancies continue to top wish-lists of Australian graduates Despite a recent spate of bad press, Australia’s biggest consulting firms continue to be the country’s most sought after employers among graduates.
12 April 2024
United Kingdom

Eight-in-ten UK executives plan price hikes before 2026 The number of firms expecting to drive up their pricing is expected to rise, in response to volatile energy prices.
04 April 2024
United Kingdom

PwC considers first woman for UK CEO role As PwC’s UK CEO Kevin Ellis prepares to step down, the race to replace him is heating up.
03 April 2024
Australia

PwC to cut further staff and partners amid Australian restructure Professional services firm PwC is further restructuring its operations in the wake of its government tax scandal, with another 329 employees to lose their jobs along with 37 partner exits.
31 March 2024
United Kingdom

Job cuts loom for across Big Four following 'over-hiring' As Deloitte commences a landmark restructuring of its operations, amid a consulting market slowdown, employees are reportedly weighing up their other options.
28 March 2024
Germany

PwC and Strategy& supporting thyssenkrupp hydrogen program Consulting firm PwC and its strategy subsidiary Strategy& are part of a major new decarbonization initiative from thyssenkrupp Steel.
27 March 2024
Australia

PwC appoints HR veteran Karen Lonergan as people chief HR veteran Karen Lonergan has been appointed as PwC’s next Chief People Officer as the scandal-hit firm tries to rebuild its reputation, bringing experience from some of the country’s biggest companies
22 March 2024
Saudi Arabia

PwC and Microsoft launch AI Centre of Excellence in Riyadh Deepening its commitment to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation in Saudi Arabia, PwC has established its first AI Centre of Excellence in the Middle East in the city
22 March 2024
Australia

PwC explores sale of stake in Indigenous consulting business PwC has reportedly floated its minority stake in PwC’s Indigenous Consulting out to potential buyers, with the firm’s public sector freeze causing problems for the First Nations practice.
20 March 2024
Saudi Arabia

PwC signs major digital consulting MoUs in Saudi Arabia PwC’s digital consulting team in Saudi Arabia has beefed up its portfolio of work with the signing of six new major agreements.
18 March 2024
United Kingdom

Sarah O'Toole joins PwC UK as a partner PwC UK has enhanced its restructuring and insolvency team with the hire of Sarah O’Toole. Joining as a partner, she will operate from the firm’s Manchester office.
14 March 2024
Saudi Arabia

Adding managed services to cloud a digital opportunity for KSA Extending cloud-based working with a managed services model can help Saudi companies accelerate and enhance the modernisation of their digital operations, write Rajat Chowdhary (partner) and Vikram S
13 March 2024
United Kingdom

PwC set to return as Sainsbury's auditor Reports in the British press suggest supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is set to re-appoint PwC as its auditor. The move would come a decade after the firm was replaced in the role by Big Four rival EY.
13 March 2024
Middle East

Women returning from career breaks could add $385 billion to MENA Nearly half of working women in the MENA region have taken a career break at one point or another.
12 March 2024
United Kingdom

Spring statement does little to excite UK consultants What is expected to be the last budget before the 2024 general election has been dominated by discussions around the impact of tax cuts on small businesses and individuals.
12 March 2024
United Kingdom

UK consulting firms great and small lauded in national ranking The Financial Times has released the 2024 edition of its UK’s Leading Management Consultants ranking.
07 March 2024
United Kingdom

How chartered status can be a 'unifying voice' for UK consulting Since the launch of the Chartered Management Consultant award, many of the industry’s leading firms have signed up to help their professionals through the process.
07 March 2024
Australia

PwC installs Ro Antao as new leader of consulting business Big Four firm PwC has appointed Rohit (Ro) Antao as its new Consulting leader for Australia.
26 February 2024
Saudi Arabia

Consulting leaders speaking at Human Capability Initiative Organized for the first time, the Human Capability Initiative will be held at King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh next week.
23 February 2024
United Kingdom

PwC UK launches UK tax AI assistant tool Professional services firm PwC has rolled out a new AI tool to assist its UK tax wing with its work for clients.
20 February 2024
United Kingdom

UK M&A activity in 2023 falls by almost a fifth The UK’s merger and acquisition activity plummeted over 2023, sinking to its lowest rate since the start of the pandemic.
16 February 2024
United Arab Emirates

Consultants powering knowledge at World Government Summit 2024 Taking place in Dubai this week, the World Government Summit is bringing leaders from business and government together to shape responses to some of the world’s most pressing issues and solutions.
12 February 2024
Australia

SAP unveils its top external partners in ANZ for 2024 SAP has announced the winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Excellence Awards for 2024, celebrating the achievements of its leading partners over the last year.
09 February 2024
Australia

Luke Sayers faces heat over PwC ‘whistleblower’ complaint Former PwC boss Luke Sayers has been arguably the star attraction of the endless Senate inquiries into the consulting sector, bringing a certain impish charm to proceedings while his contemporaries w
09 February 2024
Middle East

CEOs in the Middle East most positive in the world CEOs in the Middle East have a generally positive outlook on the economy, which is reflected in confidence for regional growth and aspirations in the company’s own path.
01 February 2024
United Kingdom

PwC and Quantexa partner to provide tech-solutions The UK wing of PwC has announced a new partnership with Quantexa, to give its clients the ability to understand and visualise their complex data.
31 January 2024
Australia

PwC called in for Godfreys and Melbourne Rebels administrations Facing separate but challenging market forces, rugby union club the Melbourne Rebels and vacuum cleaning retailer Godreys have both entered voluntary administration, with PwC called in on both.
30 January 2024
Middle East

Greener built environment could meet over 50% of net zero goals Pushing for innovations in sustainability within the construction sector and overall built environment in the Middle East could eventually allow countries to meet more than 50% of the net-zero greenh
29 January 2024
Australia

PwC appoints Thomas Bowden as chief transformation officer Former Canberra managing partner Thomas Bowden has been appointed as PwC’s next chief transformation officer, with oversight for the firm’s large-scale reforms in Australia.
24 January 2024
Europe

Investors suspicious of greenwashing in CSR reports A remarkable 94% of investors distrust sustainability reports created by corporations, with this huge majority suspecting the reports of touting unsupported claims, a practice known as ‘greenwashing’
24 January 2024
Canada

PwC Canada acquires property tax consultancy Equitable Value PwC Canada has acquired Equitable Value Inc., a Toronto-based property tax and valuation consulting firm.
24 January 2024
Middle East

PwC invests heavily in Middle East managed services business Building on significant expansion of its Managed Services business across the globe, PwC is now following suite in the Middle East with the plan to add over 1,000 staff to the arm’s current headcount
16 January 2024

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