May
Rest Super’s big rebrand spend with KPMG the least of its problems
Who says paying consultants to change the colour of a logo isn’t in members’ best financial interests?
PwC dragged into government contracts corruption probe
A former PwC partner’s close relationship with a public servant accused of serious corrupt conduct is under the microscope at ICAC.
February
PwC spin-offs feast on taxpayer consultant addiction
Granting Scyne more than $12 million in taxpayer contracts this year alone doesn’t sound like the government is cutting consultant spending.
January
KordaMentha raids KPMG to create new defence advisory business
The new consulting offering will be established as the big four firm’s once-mainstay defence practice continues to erode under a broader government crackdown.
July 2024
Why bigger bills equal better value for consulting clients
This ‘designer handbag effect’ is well known in consumer goods, but the same could apply to large professional services firms.
KordaMentha makes play for Canberra consulting work
KordaMentha has joined Oliver Wyman in setting up a Canberra office to take advantage of the gap left by the big four.
September 2022
Consultancies join forces to tap into casino riches
Consultancy Grant Thornton has acquired boutique anti-money laundering specialist firm Initialism as it seeks to cash in on a jump in financial crime work.
June 2022
Debt chaser Collection House goes bust
Once one of Australia’s biggest debt collectors, and which made millions of dollars for its founders, Collection House has called in administrators.
This one website tweak ‘smashed’ Holey Moley’s sales targets
The company behind Strike Bowling and Holey Moley mini-golf explains how a revamp of its booking system led to a 30 per cent jump in website sales conversion.
Iluka urges shareholders to back demerger after independent approval
Iluka has plans to split its Sierra Leone mineral sands business after sustained production problems, equipment challenges and personnel issues.
ASX extends timeline for outage review
Independent expert EY says ASX won’t meet the June deadline for 80 per cent of its work to address the IBM action plan.
Refunds to flow as discount breaches mount for insurers
Another insurer has had to tell the corporate regulator of errors in discount disclosures, coming amid a wider industry review.
‘Insolvent from inception’: collapsed property investment firm probed
Administrators say the property investment firm raised millions of dollars from hundreds of investors over five years for property developments.
May 2022
KPMG tax spat with lab giant ALS reaches settlement
The dispute spilled back to 2014, and tax work on a Canadian subsidiary of Brisbane-based ALS.
Labor won’t cancel big four consulting contracts
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the federal government will target expensive labour-hire spending as it seeks to rein in budgetary spending.
Boral razor gang ramps up with hundreds more jobs to go
Under ‘Project Next’, Boral is sharpening the axe faster, with the help of PwC, with more job cuts before June 30.
Metricon says it is paying bills, hires Sayers to advise on future
Australia’s largest home builder said it was not facing financial problems before a meeting with a key government client on Thursday.
Macquarie, Aware ready Vocus break-up play
There are no flies on Macquarie Asset Management’s Vocus Group.
April 2022
Founders collect $20m from sale of flower delivery start-up
LVLY has been acquired by an Asian tech firm for $35 million – a deal in which founders Hannah Spilva and Verity Tuck will take in a combined $20 million.
Carbon farming ‘scorecard’ shows need for more ambition
Queensland is Australia’s “standout” carbon farming jurisdiction, according to an industry scorecard.