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An overview of PwC global news:

Canada

North America | Canada

Canadian workers pressured by inflation, high workloads Canadian workers are feeling pressure from persistent inflation and high workloads, according to PwC’s annual Hopes and Fears survey.
09 August 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Daniel Cameron named partner in PwC deals practice As the firm looks to expand its UK deals practice, PwC has appointed Daniel Cameron as a partner. He brings more than 25 years of professional services experience to the role.
31 July 2023
Canada

North America | Canada

MNP to acquire PwC's St. John's office MNP, a mid-market accounting and consulting firm, has acquired the St. John’s, Newfoundland practice of PwC Canada, effective August 7, 2023. PwC partner Curtis Gagne and the majority of the PwC St.
27 July 2023
Canada

North America | Canada

Mining firms preparing for energy transition – and era of critical minerals The high-demand era of critical minerals is now, according to PwC’s 20th annual Mine report – and companies will have to reinvent themselves to capitalize on the global transition to clean energy.
20 July 2023
Europe

Europe | Regional

PwC and Strategy& advise Stock Spirits on deal talks for whisky brand Poland-headquartered Stock Spirits has entered into exclusive negotiations to purchase the Clan Campbell scotch whisky brand from Pernod Ricard.
19 July 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

What the PwC saga can teach firms about professional indemnity Shortly after announcing its intention to sell its 1,750-strong embattled Australian government business, Honan chief operating officer Laurence Basell reflects on what the PwC saga can teach profess
14 July 2023
India

Asia | India

PwC agrees India-focused alliance with Zoho and O9 Solutions Global consulting firm PwC has in recent weeks struck alliances with two technology vendors, beefing up its digital capabilities in customer experience, employee experience, and supply chain.
13 July 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

UK becomes Europe’s leading entertainment and media market The UK has officially overtaken Germany to become Europe’s largest entertainment and media market. The news sees it become the world’s fourth largest market, behind Japan, China, and the US.
06 July 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Incoming PwC boss Kevin Burrowes cuts half the executive board Still a fortnight from actually entering the country, incoming PwC Australia boss Kevin Burrowes has already marked his new territory with sweeping changes to the local Big Four firm’s executive boar
05 July 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

The top professional services firms for gender equality in the UK The Times has named its list of the UK’s most inclusive employers. Among the top 50 firms were 18 from the professional services sector.
05 July 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC exits additional senior partners over government tax scandal PwC has named several more partners who have departed or are being ‘exited’ from the firm – found to have failed in their professional standards or leadership over its government tax policy scandal.
03 July 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

Questions over Cork University Hospital spending on management consultants Irelands midwives and nurses union has called into question spending on consultants from PwC at Cork University Hospital.
30 June 2023
India

Asia | India

Indian enterprises increasing their adoption of AI and ML The uptake of artificial intelligence and machine learning in India’s corporate landscape sector continues to grow, according to a new report.
30 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Are audit and tax next in inadvertent PwC Australia break-up? With the planned divestment of its government consulting business, will PwC Australia inadvertently achieve what EY and government regulators couldn’t at the global level, breaking apart the Big Four
28 June 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

London Police selects Capita and PwC for Action Fraud upgrade work City of London Police has selected Capita and PwC to support with upgrading the services of its fraud reporting division.
28 June 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC selects Elisabeth Hunt as energy and resources leader Effective the 1st of July, Elisabeth Hunt will take the lead of PwC’s the energy and resources team.
28 June 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC to sell Australian government business in wake of scandal Professional services giant PwC has announced it will sell its federal and state government consulting wings in Australia for a value of less than £1.
27 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC to sell 1,750-strong government business for $1 to Allegro Professional services firm PwC has agreed to sell off its embattled Australian government business – for the symbolic fee of just $1 in a bid to restore faith in the firm’s brand.
25 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC appoints Kevin Burrowes as new CEO for Australia The fallout from PwC Australia’s government tax policy breach continues, with the firm to sell off its lucrative government advisory business and parachute partner Kevin Burrowes in as its new CEO.
25 June 2023
Canada

North America | Canada

Over two-thirds of Canadian execs view cybercrime as biggest threat Over two-thirds of Canadian executives think cybercrime is their companies’ most significant threat, according to PwC’s Canadian Cyber Threat Intelligence Annual Report.
22 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Most Australians support long-term government work ban for PwC PwC scored more than $500 million in federal work over the past two years.
20 June 2023
Netherlands

Europe | Netherlands

OC&C, Strategy&, KPMG and PwC advise on deal in snack world European private equity group IK Partners has acquired GoodLife Foods, a Dutch manufacturer of frozen snacks. The deal was supported by M&A experts from large number of consultancies.
19 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Simon Phemister and Chantal De Beer join PwC as partners Former Victorian jobs department secretary Simon Phemister and Deloitte veteran Chantal De Beer have joined the partnership at PwC, boosting the firm’s leadership as it freezes internal promotions.
11 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Sammy Kumar and Amit Singh appointed to Australia-India centre board Consulting leaders Sammy Kumar and Amit Singh have been appointed to the inaugural board of the Centre for Australia-India Relations.
07 June 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC adds Charlotte Nutter to learning and development team Charlotte Nutter has joined PwC as the firm recruits senior hires to its deals practice. She brings more than two decades of experience to the role.
07 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC releases names of those involved in tax scandal to senate enquiry Under fire professional services firm PwC has handed over a list of staff involved in its government tax scandal to a senate enquiry, but is still attempting to keep the names of those still at the f
06 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Consulting leaders to speak at digital transformation conference More than 4,500 tech professionals are expected to attend this year’s Digital Transformation Live conference in Sydney, with consultants from Accenture, Boston Consulting Group and the Big Four sched
05 June 2023
Canada

North America | Canada

PwC Canada invests $200 million into AI capabilities PwC Canada has announced plans to invest $200 million over the next three years to improve its artificial intelligence capabilities.
05 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

Ian Bennett and Danielle Fairhurst named master financial modelers The Financial Modeling Institute has issued its first ‘master’ accreditations, with two Australia-based experts among just six recipients worldwide.
04 June 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC taps Ziggy Switkowski to lead internal tax scandal review Former Telstra CEO Ziggy Switkowski has been tapped to lead PwC’s internal review in response to its government tax scandal, but the action is unlikely to curb deepening scrutiny of the Big Four.
19 May 2023
Australia

Oceania | Australia

PwC sends global leaders to Australia to damage control spiralling crisis Facing the risk of spiralling global crisis, PwC is scrambling to contain the damage caused by the ‘government leak scandal’ in Australia.
12 May 2023
United Kingdom

Europe | United Kingdom

PwC launches AI collaboration with Microsoft and Icertis Technology giant Microsoft, software developer Icertis and PwC will offer clients of the Big Four consultancy a contract management platform that unlocks insights from data embedded in contracts, and
12 May 2023

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