August
This Australian creative is taking the top job at global firm Droga5
Mark Green co-founded The Monkeys 18 years ago, selling it in 2017. Now he’s moving to New York to take over as chief executive of the advertising giant.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
- Exclusive
- AI
This Aussie unicorn is paying millions for a chief AI officer. Should you?
SafetyCulture is on the hunt for its first AI boss as companies scramble to find executives to help unlock billions of value from the hot technology.
- Tess Bennett
July
Consultants face decade-low growth slump
Annual growth in the sector is forecast to fall to its lowest level – apart from the short-lived pandemic slump – since 2015.
- Edmund Tadros
June
KPMG launches radical overhaul, cuts 200 senior jobs
KPMG Australia will overhaul its consulting business to focus on tech-related advisory and software installation as part of an $80 million cost-cutting exercise that will include cutting about 200 roles at the firm.
- Edmund Tadros
Consulting firms soften partner intakes despite rise in exits
The latest partner promotions and appointments at EY, Deloitte and PwC reflect the major downturn in advisory work.
- Maxim Shanahan and Edmund Tadros
May
ChatPwC v KPMG KymChat: Consultants race is on after ‘world’s biggest’ AI deal
The US and UK arms of consulting giant PwC have become the biggest direct corporate client of OpenAI, announcing a deal to use and resell the AI firm’s tools.
- Paul Smith and Edmund Tadros
Consulting downturn ‘great for us’ as PiP joins Accenture
Partners in Performance head Skipp Williamson says the firm will continue to do “more than PowerPoints” when it joins Accenture.
- Maxim Shanahan
Telstra axes jobs | Hard Rock muddies Star approach | Nine signs of an ASX ‘mini melt-up’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Accenture set to buy Partners in Performance
Consulting firm Accenture is set to acquire Partners in Performance, in the most significant consulting market deal in nearly five years.
- Maxim Shanahan
Why so many top executives start in accounting, consulting
BOSS delves into the career paths of the senior executives at Australia’s 20 biggest companies to discover where they started – and the critical skills and experience they gained.
- Sally Patten
CBA profit falls; Accenture’s $40m pay risk; Best private dining rooms
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- Exclusive
- Wage scandal
Accenture warned of ‘$40m back-pay risk’ for overtime
A former human resources executive claims she warned Accenture’s board it was at risk of having to pay up to $40 million to staff who worked excessive hours.
- David Marin-Guzman
April
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Consulting giant builds $300m Aussie cyber group with acquisitions
Following a string of acquisitions, Fujitsu has created a 300-strong team of cyber professionals to take on IBM, Accenture and CyberCX in Australia and New Zealand.
- Tess Bennett
Accenture boss accused of ‘shaming’ executive with ADHD
The global boss of Accenture has been accused of publicly “shaming” an ousted senior executive, who has alleged that the firm discriminated against him.
- Simon Foy
February
PwC leads the way on reducing the gender pay gap
The big four firm is the only major consultancy that has effectively eliminated its gender pay gap.
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- Edmund Tadros
Firms fume as Finance hits damage control in pricing email stuff-up
The Finance Department said the confidential pricing it accidentally emailed to 236 consulting firms was old and that bidders didn’t rely on these fees anyway.
- Edmund Tadros, Tom Burton and Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Inside the big four’s private Zoom conclave
The Business Council of Australia convened the executives from the major professional services firm for some feedback on the past 12 months.
- Mark Di Stefano
January
Tech Council boss Kate Pounder resigns
Australia’s technology sector loses a powerful voice in Canberra, after the boss of high-profile industry group steps down.
- Tess Bennett
How consultants are using AI for emails, PowerPoint and other odd jobs
Partners at the big consulting firms believe the winners of the lucrative AI race will come from those businesses where staff embrace tools built in-house.
- Tess Bennett
- Analysis
- AI
The AI revolution’s first year: has anything changed?
Whether generative AI turns out to be as revolutionary as boosters claim, or merely a useful addition to the IT arsenal, should start to become clearer in 2024.
- Richard Waters