After a slow and cautious 2012, mining M&A activity is expected to continue at a moderate and equally cautious pace in 2013 as metal prices stabilise and companies bet on a continued rise in commodity demand from countries such as … Continue reading…

PwC report

As more Americans spend their own money on healthcare, consumers are searching for reviews and ratings to guide their decision-making – but are not yet finding what they need, according to a new report released by PwC’s Health … Continue reading…

Business is facing a world of volatility and uncertainty, which affects short-and long-term confidence and businesses’ willingness to invest and create jobs. Uncertainty over economic growth continues to be the main concern of CEOs with the majority of them saying … Continue reading…

For the second year in a row, Singapore is Asia’s leading city as reported in the Fifth Edition of PwC’s Cities of Opportunity study. Singapore climbed two places to 7th position out of 27 cities surveyed, ranking first in … Continue reading…

By Andrew Sobel, Big4 guest blogger

Advice abounds on “asking good questions” during the sales process. I believe much of it is confusing or even misleading.

My clients and readers have enjoyed Power Questions, but have asked for more detailed … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC commentary

The European Parliament’s Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON)  voted on the remuneration rules to apply to asset managers who manage UCITS funds recently and PwC comments:

“If the final rules are even close … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) has selected its Click^® Portal software to automate administration and management of financial … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Pierre-Yves Cros, previously CEO of Capgemini Consulting* (CC) and member of the executive committee since 2003 is appointed as chief development officer taking charge of strategy and M&A for the Capgemini group. Xavier Hochet, … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Capgemini has been selected by global high-technology and engineering group Sandvik to deliver parts of its transactional finance and accounting processes. As part of the 5 year, multimillion euro contract, Capgemini BPO will standardize … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

Deloitte report

Sweden was found to be the most socially advanced country in the world, followed by Britain, Germany, the USA, and Japan according to the recently launched Social Progress Index.

The Social Progress … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC US  announced its exclusive sponsorship of Financial Literacy Month coverage on CNBC and CNBC.com during April. In April, PwC US Chairman and Senior Partner Bob Moritz is appearing in a series of ads … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC Report

PwC recently  announced the firm was selected as a “Leader” in four IDC MarketScape reports on Business Consulting Services in the following regions: Worldwide, Americas, EMEA and Asia/Pacific.

PwC is also considered … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC Report

A tax treaty entered into between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa is likely to promote South Africa as a hub for inward investment into the DRC, says professional … Continue reading…

By Rob Starr, Content Manager, Big4.com

PwC report

 According to PwC, two thirds of family firms around the world have grown their sales in the past year, and even more are confident that their ambitious growth targets for the next … Continue reading…

Guest blog by Heather Townsend, co-author of ‘How to make partner and still have a life‘ and author of ‘FT Guide To Business Networking‘, and guest blogger for Big4.com.

I’ve got an confession to make…. wait … Continue reading…