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This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2022 Tax Advisory and Compliance rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: (Tax Advisory) International and Corporate Tax; Private Wealth Management; Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture Tax; Trade and Customs; Transfer Pricing; Property and Real Estate Tax; Indirect Tax; Tax Audits; Tax Investigations; Tax Management; Tax Risk Mitigation; and Tax Outsourcing. (Tax Compliance) Corporate Tax Return Preparation; Employee Income Tax Returns; Withholding Tax Returns; VAT Returns; Tax Compliance Process; Tax Compliance Control; Tax Compliance Technologies; Tax Authority Inquiry; Tax Authority Examination; and Tax Compliance Planning.The report includes rate breakouts for firms providing related services, including large and small business advisory services...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2022 Legal and Forensic Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Litigation support; Dispute resolution; Expert witness support; Fraud and financial misconduct investigations; Intellectual property and contract governance; Forensic analysis and technology support; Competition authority support; Domestic and international intelligence; Security; and Transaction forensics. The report includes associated rate breakouts for firms providing related services, including large and small business advisory services firms, the Big Four; Operations; Strategy and Information Technology specialists. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and ...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2022 Risk, Regulatory and Governance Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance. The report includes associated rate breakouts for firms with a legacy specialty in the areas of Financial, Legal and Risk Advisory, including the Big Four; Operations; HR services; Strategy and Information Technology. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan markets across the US (104 Pages, 60 Exhibits)....More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2022 Financial Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Financial management, Financial performance improvement, Finance strategy and policy, and Finance transformation. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Financial Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan markets across the US (83 Pages, 45 Exhibits)....More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2022 Transaction Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Pre-deal assessment; Operational assessment; Lead advisor; Deal structure; Debt advisory; Strategic and commercial intelligence; Vendor due diligence and assistance; Transaction due diligence; Contracts; and Post-transaction execution. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists, and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy, Operations, HR and IT consulting. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Transaction Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropo...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 US Tax Advisory and Compliance rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Tax Advisory includes the areas of International and Corporate Tax; Private Wealth Management; Merger, Acquisition and Divestiture Tax; Trade and Customs; Transfer Pricing; Property and Real Estate Tax; Indirect Tax; Tax Audits; Tax Investigations; Tax Management; Tax Risk Mitigation; and Tax Outsourcing. Tax Compliance includes the areas of Corporate Tax Return Preparation; Employee Income Tax Returns; Withholding Tax Returns; VAT Returns; Tax Compliance Process; Tax Compliance Control; Tax Compliance Technologies; Tax Authority Inquiry; Tax Authority Examination; and Tax Compliance Planning. The report includes rate breakouts for Large Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, and Small and Mid-Sized Advisory Specialists, for each of th...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 US Legal and Forensic Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of Legal and Forensic Advisory include consulting across the areas of: Litigation support; Dispute resolution; Expert witness support; Fraud and financial misconduct investigations; Fraud risk management; Intellectual property and contract governance; Forensic analysis and technology support; Competition authority support; Domestic and international intelligence; Security; Regulatory compliance; and Transaction forensics. The report includes rate breakouts for several categories of advisory specialists, as well as Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each profe...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 Transaction Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Pre-deal assessment; Operational assessment; Lead advisor; Deal structure; Debt advisory; Strategic and commercial intelligence; Vendor due diligence and assistance; Transaction due diligence; Contracts; and Post-transaction execution. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists, and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy, Operations, HR and IT consulting. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Transaction Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropo...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 Risk, Regulatory and Governance Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of this report include: Enterprise Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists, and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy, Operations and IT consulting. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Risk, Regulatory and Governance Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan markets across the US (95 Pages, 54 Exhibits)....More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 Internal Audit Advisory rates in the US from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of Internal Audit Advisory include consulting across the following areas: Internal Audit Support and Outsourcing, Strategic Performance Review and Sustainability Services. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists, and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy, Operations and IT consulting. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Internal Audit Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan markets across the US (95 Pages, 54 Exhibits)....More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2021 Financial Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Services that fall within the scope of Financial Advisory include consulting across the following areas: Financial Management, Financial Performance Improvement, Procurement, Finance Strategy and Policy, and Organizational Development. The report includes rate breakouts for the Big Four and other Advisory Specialists, and other specialists with a legacy in Strategy, Operations and IT consulting. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level. We also include Financial Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan markets across the US (94 Pages, 53 Exhibits)....More

Table of Contents: (1) 2020-2021 US Strategy Consulting Rates; (2) Three Big Four Firms Show Fiscal 2020 Growth, Led Mostly by Consulting; (3) Accenture Launches Cloudfirst; Agrees to Acquire N3; (4) Deloitte and Former Partners Sanctioned with Largest Penalties in UK FRC History; (5) Rapidly Growing German Robotics Consulting Start-up Receives $21 Million in Funding; (6) FTI Consulting Launches Real Estate Business Transformation Practice; (7) EY Offers Consultants No-Cost MBA Education Through Hult International Business School; (8) Consulting Leadership: FTI, EY, SAIC and Grant Thornton; (9) Thought Leadership: Korn Ferry and CEG. (2,950 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2020 On-Site vs. Off-Site Consulting Rate Differentials; (2) Gender Diversity in Consulting; (3) McKinsey, Bain and BCG Offer Advice to Leaders in the Global Crisis; (4) A.T. Kearney Rebrands as Kearney-; (5) Accenture Acquires Kates Kesler, Callisto, Nike Group, Revolutionary Security and Yesler; (6) EY-Parthenon Acquires Strategy Consultancy, Port Jackson Partners; (7) Atos Acquires Miner & Kasch; (8) AON -- Willis Towers Watson Combination to Move Forward; Pandemic Pay Cuts Loom; (9) McKinsey Plays Prominent Role in US Strategic Planning for Post-Corona Economic Rebound; (10) xxx; (11) Consulting Leadership: Accenture and Atos; (12) Thought Leadership: Korn Ferry. (2,825 words)...More

This report provides an analysis of women serving at various levels of consulting service providers, with a special focus on related efforts of the Big Four and Accenture. We also provide analysis on diversity in the private equity and venture capital industries, and the challenges facing early stage companies across a number of other industries. Our analysis of the consulting sector should be viewed as a best-case example since the efforts of the Big Four and Accenture are significant, and these service providers have devoted more resources than most companies toward addressing the challenge of gender equality in hiring and advancement. (1,904 words, 1 graphic)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2020 UK Information Technology Consulting Rates; (2) 2020 UK Operations Consulting Rates; (3) Capgemini Agrees to Acquire Purpose; Regulators Allow $4B Altran Deal to Proceed; (4) Accenture Announces Reorganization; Completes Acquisitions of maihiro and Clarity; (5) Canadian Cybersecurity Firm, Cytelligence, Acquired by Aon; (6) McKinsey Makes Series A Investment in Cybersecurity firm, Praetorian; (7) SAIC to Acquire Unisys Federal in $1.2 Billion Transaction; (8) Segal Acquires Retirement Systems Consultancy, LRWL; (9) Quartz Publishes Series on Risk When Biggest Auditors Became Bigger Consultants; (10) Ankura Acquires Ann Arbor-based 284 Partners; (11) Consulting Leadership: Accenture, PA Consulting and SAIC; (12) Thought Leadership: Accenture. (2,825 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2019-2020 UK Strategy Consulting Rates; (2) Big Four Fiscal 2019 Consulting Revenues Up 7.3 Percent; Audit Up 1 Percent; (3) Accenture Has Strong Q1 2020 Consulting Results; Acquires Apis and Clarity Insights; (4) Infosys Settles California Lawsuit; Investigates Whistleblower Complaint to SEC; (5) Former Bain Partner May Testify Against Firm in South African SARS Investigation; (6) French AMF Announces Closing Date for Capgemini's Tender Offer for Altran; (7) Monadnock Research Portal Subscription Fee Increase; and (9) Consulting Leadership: Accenture and BDO. (1,750 words)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2019-2020 US Tax Advisory and Compliance rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. The report includes rate breakouts for Large Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, and Small and Mid-Sized Advisory Specialists, for each of the Tax Advisory and Tax Compliance Advisory rate sections. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level, along with Tax Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 US large metropolitan markets in the US. (79 Pages, 30 Exhibits)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2019-2020 US Legal, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. The report includes rate breakouts for Large Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, and Small and Mid-Sized Advisory Specialists, for each of the Legal Advisory, Forensic Advisory, Risk Advisory and Regulatory Advisory rate sections. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level, along with Legal and Forensic Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan IT Consulting markets in the US. (58 Pages, 28 Exhibits)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2019-2020 Financial, Accounting and Internal Audit Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. The report includes rate breakouts for Large Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, and Small and Mid-Sized Advisory Specialists, for each of the Financial Advisory, Internal Audit and Accounting advisory rate sections. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level, along with Financial Advisory rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan IT Consulting markets in the US. (67 Pages, 35 Exhibits)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2019-2020 Transaction Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each professional level, along with rate differential break-outs for 14 large metropolitan IT Consulting markets in the US. The report also includes rate breakouts for Large Transaction Advisory Specialists, the Big Four, Small and Mid-Sized Transaction Advisory Specialists, Large Strategy Specialists, Small and Mid-Sized Strategy Specialists, Large Operations Specialists, Small and Mid-Sized Operations Specialists, HR Consulting Specialists, Large IT Consulting Specialists, and Small and Mid-Market IT Consulting Specialists. (61 Pages, 30 Exhibits)...More

Table of Contents: (1) WPP to Sell Controlling Interest in Kantar Consulting Subsidiary; (2) Julie Sweet Appointed Accenture CEO; David Rowland Named Executive Chairman; (3) Bain Takes Steps to Learn from SARS Missteps; (4) BearingPoint Acquires UK Public Sector Specialist, Prederi; (5) BDO's 3 Largest Affiliates in Australia to Merge Operations; (6) BCG Acquires Spanish Digital Consultancy, Kernel Analytics; (7) FTI Consulting to Acquire German Restructuring Advisor, Andersch; (8) PA Consulting Acquires US-Based Innovation Specialist, 4iNNO; (9) Consulting Leadership: EY, Wipro, Accenture, BearingPoint and BCG; and (10) Thought Leadership: Korn Ferry. (2,625 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Big Four Fiscal 2018 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics; (2) Jay Alix Loses Battle with McKinsey; But the AlixPartners/McKinsey Legal War Continues; (3) UK Regulator May Consider Alternatives to Proposed Split of Big Four Consulting and Audit Operations; (4) BDO USA Acquires Management Consultancy, AC Lordi; (5) Accenture Completes Acquisitions of Droga5 and ESP; (6) Consulting Leadership: Deloitte, EY, PwC, BearingPoint and Navigant; and (7) Thought Leadership: A.T. Kearney and PwC. (2,950 words)...More

This is the ninth annual report detailing our analysis of the Big Four's consulting practices, as they continue to seek organic growth and strategic M&A with a special focus on non-audit services. Fiscal 2018 global non-audit advisory services of the Big Four, including tax services, increased to $97.3 billion (USD) in fiscal 2018, an 11.8% increase over fiscal 2017 levels. Total non-tax consulting and advisory services of Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and EY were $63.6 billion, an increase of 13.1% over fiscal 2017. Overall, Big Four fiscal 2018 revenue was $148.21 billion, up 10.29 percent. Growth in advisory, however, contrasts with overall growth of 7.5% in audit revenue to $50.94 billion, up from an increase of 2.79% in fiscal 2017. We note that the Big Four continue to aggressively seek organic growth and strategic M&A in non-audit consulting and advisory services as their number 1 strategic priority. This Research Note offers an in-depth analysis of the growing conflict risk since 2010 po...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2018-2019 Financial, Accounting, Legal, Risk, Compliance and Transaction Advisory rates in the United Kingdom from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. This is our first rate report published in each of these areas. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. The report includes rate break-outs for Financial Advisory; Accounting Advisory; Legal & Forensic Advisory; Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Advisory; and Transaction Advisory. (47 Pages, 15 Exhibits)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2018-2019 Tax Advisory and Tax Compliance consulting rates in the United Kingdom from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. A firm category break-out contains: The Big Four, and Small and Mid-Market Financial, Legal and Risk Advisory Specialists. (53 Pages, 20 Exhibits)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2018-19 US Financial, Accounting, Legal, Risk, Compliance and Transaction Advisory Rates; (2) 2018-19 US Human Resources Consulting Rates; (3) 2018-19 US Marketing and Interactive Consulting Rates; (4) Big Four Fiscal 2017 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics; (5) Deloitte to Launch Deloitte Asia Pacific, Consolidating In-Region Practices; (6) New McKinsey Managing Partner Withdraws from Engagement with US Immigration & Customs Enforcement; (7) Simon-Kucher Partners Opens New Offices in Shanghai, Cairo and Chicago; (8) Accenture Invests in Ripjar and Acquires Kogentix; (9) CNN International Launches Consultancy, CNN Reach; (10) Allen & Overy Launches Regulatory Strategy Consultancy; (11) Consulting Leadership: Accenture, Carat Global, BearingPoint and Navigant; and (12) Thought Leadership: Thought Leadership: Harvard, Deloitte and Accenture. (3,300 words)...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2018-2019 US Financial, Accounting, Legal, Risk, Compliance and Transaction Advisory rates in the United States of America from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. This is our first rate report published in each of these areas. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. The report includes rate break-outs for Financial Advisory; Accounting Advisory; Legal & Forensic Advisory; Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Advisory; and Transaction Advisory. (46 Pages, 15 Exhibits)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2018-19 US Strategy Consulting Rates; (2) 2018-19 US Operations Consulting Rates; (3) 2018-19 US Information Technology Consulting Rates; (4) 2018-19 US Tax Advisory Rates; (5) Navigant Sells Legal and Transaction Advisory Practices to Ankura; Resolves Engine Capital Dispute; (6) Separation of Big Four Audit and Advisory Operations Recommended by UK Parliament Committees; (7) Scotland's Anderson & Brown Launches AAB Consulting; (8) Accenture to Acquire Designaffairs and HO Communications; Completes Acquisitions of MXM and Certus; (9) Accenture to Expand Capabilities in Programmatic In-House Media Planning and Buying; (10) Cambridge Analytica Commences Insolvency Proceedings; (11) Veritas Completes Acquisition of PwC US Public Sector Business; (12) Consultants Make Their Advertising Presence Be Known; (13) Consulting Leadership: Accenture, L.E.K., BDO, Harvard, Navigant and SAIC; and (14) Thought Leadership: Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Talmix and Accenture . (3,...More

This is the eighth annual report detailing our analysis of the Big Four's consulting practices, as they continue to seek organic growth and strategic M&A with a special focus on non-audit services. Fiscal 2017 global non-audit advisory services of the Big Four, including tax services, increased to $87 billion USD, a 6.56% increase over 2016 levels. Total non-tax consulting and advisory services of Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young were $56.23 billion, an increase of 7.41% over fiscal 2016. Overall, total Big Four fiscal 2017 revenue was $134.38 billion, up 5.2 percent. Growth in advisory still contrasts with growth of just 2.79% in audit revenue at $47.39 billion, up from a decrease of 0.55% in fiscal 2016. We note that the Big Four continue to aggressively seek organic growth and strategic M&A in non-audit consulting and advisory services as their number 1 strategic priority. This Research Note offers an in-depth analysis of the growing conflict risk since 2...More

This report provides Monadnock Research estimates for 2018-2019 Tax Advisory rates in the United States from our firm's continuous cross-industry consulting rate analysis of current negotiated master service agreements between clients and strategic firms. Mean and median hourly, daily and weekly rates are provided for the 15 most common categories of professional, with full detail on experience, education and customary titles for each level. A firm category break-out contains: The Big Four, and Small and Mid-Market Financial, Legal and Risk Advisory Specialists. (52 Pages, 20 Exhibits)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2017-2018 USA Information Technology Consulting Rates; (2) Fixed Price vs Time and Materials Contracts: 2008-2017 Trends in Technology Services Contracting; (3)Accenture Fiscal 2017 Consulting Revenues Up Five Percent; (4) EY Fiscal 2017 Advisory Practice Revenues Up 9.6 Percent to $11.6 Billion; (5) Deloitte Fiscal 2017 Consulting and Advisory Practices Grow 6-15 Percent; (6) Capgemini Acquires US Digital Advisor, Lyons Consulting Group; (7) Deloitte Discloses Breach of Corporate Email System; (8) 2017-2018 Global Operations Consulting Rates; (9) Consulting Leadership: SAIC, PwC and Accenture; (10) Thought Leadership: BCG and Accenture. (1,720 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Big Four Fiscal 2016 Consulting Rankings and Audit Conflict Risk Metrics (MR Research Note Vol X, No 2); (2) CSC Shareholders Approve HP Enterprise Merger; (3)Oracle Performing Due Diligence on Accenture Acquisition?; (4) Deloitte Acquires Cloud Consultancy, Day 1; Plans to Expand Cloud Capabilities; (5) Accenture Completes First Annapolis, OCTO, Seabury, Focus Group Europe and Davies Transactions; (6) CRA Closes Acquisition of Life Sciences Strategy Specialist, C1 Consulting; (7) BearingPoint Expands Operations Consulting Capabilities with UK and Italy Acquisitions; (8) Ethisphere Honors Accenture, Capgemini and Wipro as 2017 Most Ethical Companies; (9) Consulting Leadership: KPMG, Deloitte, CRA, Marakon, BDO and FTI; and (10) Thought Leadership: Strategy&, L.E.K. and PwC. (2,785 words, 1 Graphic)...More

This is the seventh annual report detailing Monadnock Research's analysis of the Big Four's consulting practices, as they continue to seek organic growth and strategic M&A with a special focus on non-audit services. Fiscal 2016 global non-audit advisory services of the Big Four, including tax services, increased to $81.64 billion USD, a 5.48% increase over 2015 levels. Total non-tax consulting and advisory services of Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young were $52.35 billion, an increase of 6.92% over fiscal 2015. Overall, Big Four fiscal 2016 revenues were $127.74 billion, up 3.23%. Growth in advisory, however, contrasts sharply with an overall decrease of 0.55% in audit revenues to $46.1 billion, up slightly from a decrease of 1.32% in fiscal 2015. This Research Note offers an in-depth analysis of the growing conflict risk posed by a rapidly increasing proportion of consulting to audit services at Big Four firms, and the paradox facing Big Four leaders as they ...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2016-2017 Germany and France Strategy Consulting Rates: Monadnock Research Reports (Vol IX, No 8-9); (2) Analytics Consultancy, Society Consulting, Joins EY; (3) Accenture Completes dgroup and Tecnilógica Acquisitions; (4) Huron Acquires Healthcare Consultancy, HSM; (5) BDO Reaches Agreement to Acquire Goldstein Schecter Koch; (6) Digital Services Specialist, Idea Couture, Purchased by Cognizant; (7) UK Fraud Office Launches Investigation into Use of Consultants by Airbus; and (8) Consulting Leadership: Deloitte, BDO, EY, Navigant and PA Consulting. (1,700 words)...More

This is the sixth annual report of Monadnock Research's analysis of the Big Four's consulting practices, as they continue to seek organic growth and strategic M&A with a special focus on non-audit services. Fiscal 2015 global non-audit advisory services of the Big Four, including tax services, increased to $77.4 billion (in USD here and throughout), a 5.49% increase over 2014 levels. Total non-tax consulting and advisory services of Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young were $48.96 billion, an increase of 7.45% over fiscal 2014. Overall, Big Four fiscal 2015 revenues were $123.75 billion, up 2.83%. Growth in advisory, however, contrasts sharply with an overall decrease of 1.32% in audit revenues to $46.36 billion, down from growth of 2.32% last year. This Research Note offers an in-depth analysis of the growing conflict risk posed by a rapidly increasing proportion of consulting to audit services at Big Four firms, and the paradox facing Big Four leaders as they ...More

Table of Contents: (1) CACI Completes $550 Million L-3 NSS Transaction; (2) German Marketing Consultancy, Simon-Kucher, Grows by Over 20 Percent; (3) Interview with PA Consulting Non-Executive Chairman Highlights Reasoning for 51% Carlyle Stake; (4) Accenture Completes Acquisitions of Formicary and Sale of Navitaire; (5) BCG Launches Advisory Partnership with UNOPS; (6) Brand Finance 2016 List of Top 100 Global Brands Includes Just Four Consulting Brands; (7) Consulting Leadership: Accenture, Bain and Huron; and (8) Thought Leadership: CEB. (1,610 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) PwC Fiscal 2015 Advisory Revenues Up 12%+, Displacing Deloitte as World's Largest PS Firm; (2) CSC to Acquire Australia's UXC Limited for A$420 Million; (3) IBM Launches Cognitive Computing Consulting Practice; (4) ChemRisk May Think Twice About Suing for Defamation Next Time; (5) Consulting Leadership: Navigant and SAIC; (6) Thought Leadership: Accenture and PwC; (7) 2015-16 US, UK, Canada, Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand & Singapore HR Consulting Rates Reports Published. (1,677 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) Deloitte Consulting Revenue Growth Leads All Categories, Up 7 Percent; (2) Accenture Agrees to Acquire Health Record Management Consultancy, Sagacious; (3) Towers Watson CEO Sold TW Shares During Willis Merger Talks; (4) CSC Finalizes Fruition Partners Transaction; (5) Burt, Staples & Manner's IRW Practice Joins EY; (6) 2015-16 US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Singapore HR Consulting Rates Reports Published; (7) Thought Leadership: EY and PwC (1,410 words)...More

Table of Contents: (1) 2015-16 Canada HR Consulting Rates Report Published; (2) EY Consulting Revenue Growth Leads All Categories, Up Over 11.5 Percent; (3) Accenture to Acquire Cloud Sherpas; (4) European Digital Agency NetBooster Acquires Dutch Internet Advantage Affiliate; (5) Accenture Agrees to Acquire TV Technology and Resources of S3 Group; (6) Practicus Acquires Incite BI; (7) Roland Berger Rebrands; (8) Accenture Acquires Brazilian Digital Marketing Services Firm, AD.Dialeto; (9) US Labor Department Clears Infosys in Alleged Consultant H-1B Visa Violations; Continues to Look at Other Firms; (10) Huron Agrees to Acquire Cloud Services Firm, Cloud62; (11) Consulting Leadership: Roland Berger, West Monroe Partners, KPMG and Deloitte; (12) Thought Leadership: World Bank and KPMG; and (13) 2015-16 US, UK, Australia, New Zealand & Singapore HR Consulting Rates Reports Published. (2,650 words)...More