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An overview of PwC global news:

United Kingdom

PwC probed over audits of construction groups Kier and Galliford Try As the UK’s accounting watchdog attempts to pressure the UK’s top accounting firms over a decline in standards, it has launched a new investigation into two PwC auditing contracts.
23 February 2022
Canada

PwC Canada gives employees five extra paid days off PwC Canada has given its 7,300 employees an extra five paid days off in spring/summer, according to a post on the accounting and consulting firm’s LinkedIn page.
22 February 2022
Australia

Top 100 graduate employers in Australia: Consulting Firms Analysis of the first employer preferences of more than 60,000 graduates has revealed Australia’s top 100 graduate employers, with 20+ consulting and professional services firms featuring on the list.
21 February 2022
United Kingdom

PwC completes integration of supply chain consultancy Olivehorse PwC has completed the acquisition of Olivehorse Consulting Services. The Big Four firm first announced its intent to purchase the supply chain management consultancy in December.
16 February 2022
Australia

How much PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte donate to political parties The Australian Electoral Commission has released its political donor data for the 2020-21 financial year, with Big Four firms among the largest major party benefactors.
13 February 2022
Canada

PwC buys Toronto-based Salesforce specialist Stratus360 PwC Canada has acquired Stratus360, a Salesforce consulting firm based in Toronto.
10 February 2022
Australia

Fraud-detection platform provider Fortiro spins out of PwC Professional services firm PwC has let go of its Software-as-a-Service fraud-detection platform Protect, with its development team relaunching via a new separate company.
08 February 2022
United Kingdom

Hugh Lloyd Ellis named new private equity leader for PwC PwC has appointed Hugh Lloyd Ellis to lead its private equity transactions services in the UK. He takes the roll following a 15-year spell with the consultancy.
07 February 2022
Australia

PwC appoints former NSW chief Tim Reardon as transport leader PwC has appointed Tim Reardon – the former Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet – as its new national transport and precincts leader.
06 February 2022
United Kingdom

PwC UK installs Emma Suchland as Head of Private Business Big Four firm PwC has appointed Emma Suchland as Head of Private Business in the UK.
02 February 2022
Asia

PwC Consulting appoints 11 directors across Southeast Asia offices The consulting division of professional services firm PwC has made eleven director promotions across its Southeast Asia offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
31 January 2022
Asia

Vivekanand Gopalkrishnan joins PwC Consulting as a partner PwC Consulting has appointed Vivekanand Gopalkrishnan as a partner and its new Data & Analytics leader for Southeast Asia.
24 January 2022
Malaysia

PwC appoints twelve new partners and directors in Malaysia PwC has unveiled its partner and director promotions in Malaysia for the start of 2022, adding twelve new members to its senior team.
11 January 2022
United Kingdom

Lucy Stapleton named leader of PwC UK’s Deals practice From the start of 2022, Lucy Stapleton has taken up the leadership of PwC’s UK deals practice.
10 January 2022
United Kingdom

PwC buys virtual land NFT in the Sandbox's metaverse Professional services giant PwC has become the latest big business to jump on the metaverse bandwagon.
04 January 2022
Australia

PwC pair appointed as NSW trade and investment commissioners Current and former PwC partners Andrew Parker and Vishwesh Padmanabhan have been named as NSW senior trade commissioners, respectively for ASEAN and for India plus the Middle East.
02 January 2022
Australia

How PwC helped the ABS deliver Australia's 2021 Census While the public will have to wait until next year for Census data to be released, at least one figure has now been revealed – the staggering number of cyber attacks blocked by the online system.
28 December 2021
United Kingdom

Supply chain issues to hit Boxing Day sales Annual research from PwC anticipates “lacklustre” Boxing Day sales, as retailers look to preserve margins already hit by supply chain uncertainty and labour shortages.
27 December 2021
Singapore

PwC launches Asia Pacific sustainability centre in Singapore A new sustainability centre serving clients in the Asia Pacific has been launched by PwC in Singapore, with support for emissions reductions and ESG up-skilling among its offerings.
23 December 2021
Australia

PwC follows suit in offering its staff remote overseas working Following similar moves from its rivals, PwC has announced its Australian staff will be able to work for up to eight weeks from one of eight overseas countries, with more to be added in time.
22 December 2021
Australia

PwC names Linda Venables first ever Chief Supply Chain Officer Citing the increased supply chain complexity its clients are now facing, PwC has appointed logistics veteran Linda Venables as its first ever Chief Supply Chain Officer.
19 December 2021
United Kingdom

Tech investment could be better targeted to cut emissions While investment from venture capital and private equity is pouring into the climate tech sector, a new report suggests that not enough of it is targeting the reduction of greenhouse gasses.
17 December 2021
Australia

PwC appoints 42 new partners and lifts its partnership past 800 Professional services firm PwC has announced 42 new partners, including 19 internal promotions as per the start of 2022 and 23 lateral partnership recruits who have joined in the back half of the yea
15 December 2021
Australia

Consulting firms win awards for innovative SAP transformations Accenture, DXT, PwC and Wipro have been named one of the top SAP consultancies in Australia and New Zealand, at SAP’s annual Best Run Awards.
13 December 2021
Australia

PwC and Revolent launch Salesforce program for indigenous talent PwC has come together with Revolent and AIME to launch a new Salesforce training academy designed exclusively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
08 December 2021
Australia

Phil Wheeler joins PwC’s Deals practice in New Zealand Phil Wheeler has joined professional services firm PwC as a partner in its Deals practice.
07 December 2021
United Kingdom

PwC: $5.5 trillion of cash is tied up in working capital The amount of cash tied up in working capital – the cash businesses need to run day-to-day operations – has increased markedly during the pandemic, as logistics, supply chain and inventory issues bes
07 December 2021
United Kingdom

PwC agrees deal for supply chain expert Olivehorse Coventry based consultancy Olivehorse has been purchased by PwC.
02 December 2021
Australia

PwC backs proposed Darwin city stadium in support of NT AFL team The proposal for a new $300 million Darwin city stadium to support the Northern Territory’s ambitious bid to enter the AFL has been backed by Tom Seymour, CEO of PwC Australia.
01 December 2021
United Kingdom

UK business leaders expect ransomware threat spike in 2022 The majority of business leaders anticipate a rise in cyber-attacks in the coming year. Of those, 61% suggested ransomware in particular will pose a mounting threat.
01 December 2021
Canada

Canadian execs say organizational complexity poses 'concerning' cyber risk More than 80% of Canadian executives believe avoidable organizational complexity poses a “concerning” level of cyber and privacy risk, according to PwC 2022 Digital Trust Insights.
30 November 2021
Australia

Extended overseas remote working on offer for Big Four employees In the latest round of Big Four human resources measures to retain staff amid a severe talent crunch, Deloitte and KPMG are set to offer employees extended overseas working holidays.
28 November 2021

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