Exclusive: City firms matched with UK diplomats in growth push April 10, 2025 Top City firms including Big Four consultancies are hosting Foreign Office diplomats as part of the department’s efforts to become the “salesforce for UK plc”. More than 100 diplomats and representatives from professional services firms, including KPMG and EY, have been paired up in a bid to improve British business representation overseas. The scheme was [...]
EY selects Alison Duncan as UK chair March 31, 2025 Big Four firm EY has selected Alison Duncan as its next UK chair, taking over from Hywel Ball, who stepped down last year
Big Four: The slow death of KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte’s legal dream March 25, 2025 Big Four —EY PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—all have legal arms to compete against the traditional legal sector, but recent cracks show that their vision is not playing out
Even more job cuts are set for EY March 19, 2025 After it was announced that Big Four firm EY was making cuts at the senior level, staff in its legal department were warned about redundancies. Staff in the firm’s legal arm, EY Law, were informed on Wednesday of the planned restructuring of the department. With that announcement, first reported in the Financial Times, came confirmation [...]
As EY plots senior partner layoffs, what is next for the Big Four? March 18, 2025 Redundancy headlines have plagued the Big Four giants over the last two years, but now it has escalated to the senior partners. What is happening?
Hunton Andrews Kurth raids EY for team of nearly two dozen lawyers December 10, 2024 Nearly a dozen lawyers have joined the City office of US law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth from Ernst & Young legal services arm, EY Law
EY to cut 150 UK consultants as division head steps down December 1, 2024 Big Four accountancy firm EY is set to cut 150 roles in its UK consultancy division and replace one of its most senior executives amid a slowdown in demand. Cuts in the 4,700-strong unit are expected to impact managers, senior managers and directors, it is understood, which are the highest-paid roles below partner level. Meanwhile, [...]
A mixed bag for EY UK: Revenue growth meets flat fee income and declining profits October 25, 2024 EY UK net revenues grew by single-digit percentage over 2024, while fee income remained flat, due to a reduction in large cross border transactions
UK economy downgraded on consumer spending worries October 24, 2024 The Big Four firm predicted that the UK would grow 0.9 per cent this year, down from the 1.1 per cent expansion it projected this summer.
EY reports single-digit growth as workforce figure drops October 17, 2024 EY's revealed its global results showing single-digit growth for the Big Four firm, against the backdrop of smaller headcount