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  Thursday, 29th November, 2007
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Business & Consultancy News
KPMG 2007 global revenues up 17%
KPMG said that member firm combined revenues increased to $19.8 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, versus $16.9 billion for the prior fiscal year, reflecting double-digit growth across all of KPMG's service lines. Full article >>>
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The lure of the ID cards project
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, argues the scale and complexity of the ID cards scheme are too tempting for consultancies to resist.

My correspondent John Baker wonders if it might not be time to revisit the whole issue of ID cards, consultancy and politics in the wake of the latest fiasco regarding the loss of data by HMRC. I have to say that although I oppose ID cards to the extent of contemplating civil disobedience when they come in, I have given up all hope that the government can be deflected.
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Average global salaries forecast to rise by 6% - almost 2% above inflation
Global salaries are expected to rise by an average of 6 percent in 2008 - 1.9 percent above inflation - according to a study by Mercer. The study of 62 countries worldwide shows a strong correlation between 2008 forecasted inflation and forecasted average pay increases but also reveals wide global variation in both projections. Full article >>>
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Environmental specialist named 'Young Consultant of the Year'
Hyder Consulting environmental specialist, Emma Corbett, has received the 'Young Consultant of the Year' in the British Expertise International Awards 2007. Full article >>>
Penna reaffirms commitment to management consulting sector
Martin Hancock joins Penna with more than 10 years of recruitment experience in the UK consulting sector. A 2006 winner of one of Top Consultant's "Recruiter of the Year" awards, he joins as Principal Consultant responsible for Penna's footprint in the management consulting sector. Full article >>>
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Thought Leadership
Most global organizations lack fully integrated enterprise risk management strategies
Even as government regulators and corporate stakeholders demand companies do more to address and mitigate enterprise-wide risks, only one in 10 companies in the Americas and Europe has fully integrated an enterprise risk management (ERM) strategy.
(Aon Global Risk Consulting)
Change in sight – The Life and Pensions distribution landscape
Several Sandler and Depolarisation themes continue to reverberate through the RDR but will these new outline proposals be better or just different again? Will the protection market be immune from the RDR? And what will a ‘repolarisation’ of advisers mean for life offices and wrap providers?
(Vaughan Jenkins - Bluerock Consulting)
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Big 4 to Management consulting?
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