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An overview of PwC global news:

Australia

Consulting leaders awarded Member of the Order of Australia A number of current and former consulting leaders have been recognised for their significant contributions with a Member of the Order of Australia award on this year’s Australia Day Honours List.
29 January 2023
Portugal

Police raid Portugal offices of BCG and PwC in corruption probe Consultants of two of the world’s largest professional services firms have found themselves at the heart of a major corruption probe in Portugal.
27 January 2023
Australia

PwC leak leads to grumpy government warning to tax advisors The suspension of a former PwC Australia international tax lead for sharing confidential tax reform details has the government potentially rethinking how it engages consultants on such policy matters
24 January 2023
Middle East

GCC countries will buck the global recession, say PwC economists With public finances enjoying a healthy surplus on the back of booming oil-based revenues, and consumer optimism despite economic headwinds, the GCC is expected to buck the global recession.
19 January 2023
Australia

PwC agrees partnership with retail media platform Zitcha Aiming to capitalise on a local retail media market tipped to double in size to $2 billion over the next few years, PwC has forged a collaborative partnership with Zitcha.
17 January 2023
Middle East

One third of Middle East workers eyeing new job While the ‘great resignation’ has most famously hit employers hard in western economies, large waves of people have also been re-evaluating their roles in economies around the world.
16 January 2023
Australia

PwC leaders reflect on their highlights of a successful 2022 With 2022 coming to a close and the ‘out of office’ signs going up at PwC until early January, the firm took the opportunity to ask some of its le what their highlights were for the year.
28 December 2022
United Kingdom

London benefits most from green jobs boom The creation of green jobs is outstripping the rate of jobs creation in the wider economy, according to a new study.
21 December 2022
Australia

PwC Consulting makes 14 end-of-year partnership appointments Professional services firm PwC has made its largest ever end-of-year partner intake in Australia, with 85 new partners joining the partnership since the start of its fiscal year.
19 December 2022
Australia

PwC launches program to support elite athletes in future careers Six high-level sportspeople have joined the Brisbane office of PwC for a new twelve-week program aimed at providing flexible professional development support to elite athletes.
15 December 2022
Australia

Paul Joseph (RSM) and Rebecca Thomas (PwC) among top CIOs Credited with leading a national digital transformation agenda, RSM Australia’s Paul Joseph has made the 2022 CIO50 list. He joins PwC New Zealand CIO Rebecca Thomas in the honours.
13 December 2022
United Kingdom

BBC investment boosts creative industry across the UK A new report has shown how the BBC boosts the growth of creative industries across the UK.
29 November 2022
Australia

Salesforce celebrates top APAC consulting partners at annual awards Accenture, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and PwC were among the big consulting names to have been recognised in Salesforce’s APAC Partner of the Year Awards for 2022, with Accenture claiming the A/NZ and o
27 November 2022
Brazil

PwC buys Brazilian agribusiness innovation hub AgTech Garage PwC has completed the acquisition of AgTech Garage, the largest agribusiness open innovation hub in Brazil.
23 November 2022
Australia

Rising star PwC partner Shao Hong implicated in $3.3 million fraud Sydney-based PwC partner Shao Hong has been implicated in a $3.3 million fraud claim lodged in the Federal Court, accused of being an active or knowing participant.
22 November 2022
United Kingdom

Ross Evans joins PwC risk modelling services unit Joining PwC’s UK wing as a Partner, Ross Evans will now work to build out the firm’s ESG proposition. He re-joins the Big Four firm, having previously exited 14 years ago.
14 November 2022
United Kingdom

PwC to oversee Made.com administration The operators of Made.com Design have filed a notice to appoint Big Four firm PwC as its administrator. The consultancy will now work to find a buyer for the assets of the e-commerce firm. Made.
03 November 2022
United Kingdom

UK investors warn firms they will exit without ESG progress Even as many companies plan to backslide on ESG commitments, as a means to downsize spending during a recession, investors are suggesting this could see them exit.
01 November 2022
Canada

Strategy& appoints four new partners in Canada Strategy&, the strategy consulting arm of PwC, has appointed four new partners in Canada: John Samkoe, Nissa Mohomed Shariff, William Sammons, and Chris Casey.
19 October 2022
United Arab Emirates

PwC strikes partnership with Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 PwC has entered a strategic agreement with G42, an artificial intelligence and cloud computing company based in Abu Dhabi.
17 October 2022
Europe

PwC tool helps measure biodiversity impact of business operations More and more companies want to map and improve their impact on biodiversity – but doing so is proving a challenge.
13 October 2022
India

PwC promotes veteran Asha Ramanathan to chief operating officer PwC has appointed company veteran Asha Ramanathan as its new Chief Operating Officer for India.
11 October 2022
Australia

PwC names Amy Auster new Chief Economist for Australia PwC has appointed Amy Auster to the high-profile role of Chief Economist. She succeeds Jeremy Thorpe, who is sliding off the role after six years and is remaining with the firm as a senior partner.
10 October 2022
United Kingdom

Consultancies join North West technology talent consortium As the North of England continues to rebuild its economy around technology and innovation, a group of large employers in the North West are collaborating to grow and diversify the region’s pool of di
30 September 2022
United Kingdom

Big Four gaining favourability among UK legal space The Big Four professional services firms are making major inroads into the legal market, according to new data.
16 September 2022
Europe

French game studio acquires developer of WW1 Game Series French game studio Focus Entertainment has acquired a majority stake in Dutch player BlackMill Games, best known among gamers for its WW1 Game Series.
16 September 2022
United Kingdom

Run-off insurance deals become less attractive in risky economy Despite an abundance of capital among investors, oversaturation and increased risk are seeing the ambitions of acquirers in the insurance space cool.
15 September 2022
United Kingdom

PwC receives £1.7 million fine for BT audit Big Four firm PwC has picked up a million-pound find for failings relating to its audit for BT Group.
06 September 2022
United Kingdom

Lynne Baber joins PwC to lead sustainability practice PwC has appointed Lynne Baber to lead its newly expanded sustainability practice.
02 September 2022
United Kingdom

Hedge funds wary of regulatory uncertainty in crypto market Even amid the volatility of the sector, the potential to accumulate large amounts of wealth mean a growing number of traditional hedge funds are braving the risks to invest in cryptocurrency and digi
24 August 2022
United Kingdom

PwC manager sues firm over 'pub golf' brain injuries PwC has found itself at the centre of a lawsuit in the UK, after an employee alleged his employer pressured him and other staff to participate in binge drinking.
24 August 2022
United Kingdom

Carla Matthews joins PwC to lead contentious insolvency wing Big Four firm PwC has announced the appointment of Carla Matthews as the leader of its contentious insolvency team.
23 August 2022

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