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Advisers prepare for life on the edge

After benefiting from a healthy global economy, the sector could be facing a downturn, writes Stefan Stern

Americas: Location becomes a deal-breaker

Paul Gronwall assesses the two continents’ variegated markets

Europe: Markets that are determined by history

Andrew Baxter on how size and the past can significantly vary prospects

Accounting: Audit firms once again making ‘consulting hay’

Conflicts of interest have mostly been settled, writes Jennifer Hughes

Mission statement: What are consultants for?

Rod Newing asks how organisations should use them

Private equity: Buy-out firms favour Jacks of all trades

Andrew Baxter reports on a sector that is increasingly tapping the expertise of consultants

Smaller firms: Niche outfits work happily with giants

Both large and small firms are needed in a changing market, says Rod Newing

Financial services: Steady river of rules flushes out opportunities

An onslaught of regulation is providing the sector with a series of challenges, writes Jennifer Hughes

Environment: From car-borne to carbon challenges

Fiona Harvey on why companies want to cut their carbon emissions

UK public sector: ‘Incentive is more powerful than risk’

Rod Newing reports on cost-cutting by the UK government

Rijkswaterstaat: Streamlining through trust

Birds Eye Iglo: Creating value from day one

NACG: Gritty consulting on oil-rich sands

Vielife: Vying to be healthy, wealthy and wise

Independence: ‘Pure’ advisers may want to dirty their hands

Talent management: Secret weapon in global war for talent

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