UK consultancies are hiring fewer Oxbridge and Russell Group uni grads than a decade ago February 6, 2022 The UK’s management consultancies are hiring fewer Oxbridge graduates and fewer Russell Group university graduates than they were a decade ago, figures from the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) show. The proportion of young management consultants from the UK’s top-ranking Russell Group universities has dropped from heights of 73 per cent in 2011, to rates of [...]
Bain, McKinsey and BCG outgun Big Four with huge salaries and big bonuses January 28, 2022 The Big Three consulting firms – Bain, McKinsey, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) – are now offering considerably higher salaries than the Big Four accounting firms – EY, PwC, KPMG, and Deloitte – new figures from Management Consulted show. A tight global labour market in 2021 and stiff competition among white collar firms has caused [...]
McKinsey to face racketeering lawsuit, after case revived in appeal January 20, 2022 A US court has reopened a case against consultancy giant McKinsey, alleging the US firm filed false statements in bankruptcy courts to win lucrative consulting contracts. The US Court of Appeals revived a racketeering case put forward by consulting firm AlixPartners, claiming McKinsey misled the bankruptcy court over its conflicts of interest, meaning it won [...]
McKinsey wins govt contract worth up to £3m: fights off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting August 23, 2021 McKinsey & Company has won a contract worth up to £3m to consult the government on digital, data and technology services ahead of the annual spending review, according to reports. The firm fought off competition from EY, Bain and Boston Consulting Group, according to reports, which suggest that the contract, valued at £53,571 per day, [...]
Global pharma and data firms have had access to NHS patient data for years, analysis finds July 23, 2021 More than 40 pharmaceutical, consultancy and data companies worldwide have access to UK hospital data and medical records, according to new analysis. The detailed medical records – many from the NHS – date back years, the Financial Times first reported. Some companies with access to the records are co-founded by the Sackler family, who have [...]
Weekend Read: Foreign investors flee Myanmar as regime strengthens grip May 16, 2021 Businesses have continued to bow out of Myanmar after the bloody coup has killed more than 750 people and seen over 5,000 arrested for protesting the military’s forced reign. Companies began to flee Myanmar in March, like Japanese beverage group Kirin which had a $1.7bn stake in Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Company Limited, a company [...]
McKinsey elects Bob Sternfels as new leader following former boss’s ousting March 10, 2021 Bob Sternfels has been elected the new global managing partner of McKinsey, making him the 13th partner to lead the firm since its founding in 1926. The change comes after former boss Kevin Sneader was voted out of his position following a perceived poor handling of a succession of crises. Sternfels will begin his three-year [...]
McKinsey boss Sneader ousted following poor crisis handling February 24, 2021 McKinsey global managing partner Kevin Sneader has been voted out of his position following a perceived poor handling of a succession of crises. All 650 of McKinsey’s senior partners routinely vote every three years on who should lead the firm, but, according to the Financial Times, this year’s election was seen as a referendum on [...]