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Sources tell WIRED that a contractor employed by Accenture connected a secure Defense Department system used by several intelligence agencies to a personal Claude Code account. The agent then appears to have sent information, including login credentials, to a high risk third party website.
Read more at Wired →Parloa has announced an alliance with McKinsey to help enterprises manage AI agents in customer conversations. McKinsey teams, including QuantumBlack, will assess readiness and design agentic systems on Parloa's AI Agent Management Platform.
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Senator Ron Wyden wrote to Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC on 21 October asking whether they helped multinationals use Maltese subsidiaries to cut tax bills by billions. The inquiry follows an August New York Times investigation.
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Accenture shares gained 3.77 per cent after Chair and CEO Julie Sweet bought 14,300 shares for over $3 million and the firm won a $151.46 million US government defence contract, Traders Union reports.
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KPMG says 62 mainboard companies listed in Q2 FY27, raising INR876 billion, a sharp recovery from a subdued Q1. Improving market conditions brought back companies that had deferred IPOs, and investor demand stayed exceptionally robust.
Read more at KPMG →Accenture Song has released a VFX breakdown reel for DC Studios' Lanterns on HBO Max, showing constructs from a detailed dollar bill to a bottle opener, plus a glowing tunnel, a roadside fireball and a wall of smoke over a lake.
Read more at awn.com →Purdue University's multiyear partnership with Accenture goes beyond recruiting into working collaboration on AI and business problems, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports, with Purdue's Jessica Franta saying Accenture is deeply engaged with student development.
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A BCG report says AI will add $300 to 400 billion of new work to tech services by 2030 while erasing about $200 billion that clients pay for today. The market should still grow from about $1.6 trillion to $2.2 to 2.4 trillion.
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KPMG's 2026 India CEO Outlook, based on 125 CEOs, finds 87 per cent confident about growth over three years, against 84 per cent globally. Cybersecurity, geopolitics and AI adoption are reshaping priorities, with AI ethics a key hurdle.
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EY-Parthenon's CEO Outlook Survey of 1,200 CEOs in over 20 countries finds half name AI as the largest contributor to productivity gains in the past year, ahead of process redesign at 46 per cent. Many struggle to turn that into measurable value.
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BCG's second CEO Insomnia Index finds 90 per cent of CEOs believe their employees trust leadership, but only 46 per cent of employees agree. BCG says that gap could hold back AI transformations, since employees decide whether the technology succeeds.
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KPMG India's food systems report says about 520.1 million people, 35.5 per cent of the population, could not afford a healthy diet in 2025, even though production is around 36 per cent above requirements. It names six levers for change.
Read more at BusinessLine →EY India says India should cut critical single country dependencies and strengthen domestic value addition. The US accounted for 33.8 per cent of India's merchandise trade surplus in 2025 and China for 24.6 per cent of its deficit.
Read more at The Financial Express →The e-Conomy SEA 2026 report forecasts Thailand's digital economy GMV at $72 billion this year, up 19 per cent, rising to $104 billion by 2030 and $167 billion by 2035, The Nation reports.
Read more at The Nation Thailand →EY explains how it shortlisted Indian business leaders across categories for the inaugural FE Leadership Awards, from a field shaped by two decades of new companies and a start up ecosystem with hundreds of listed successes, the Financial Express reports.
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One Planet Partners, an India focused private equity firm, has launched its maiden fund with a Rs 3,000 crore target. Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank invested in the firm and committed to anchor the fund, which targets a first close by mid 2027.
Read more at vccircle.com →WSP has agreed to acquire GCM Corpo, a Canadian engineering and specialist services firm of about 600 professionals serving energy and industry. Its six subsidiaries cover consulting, environmental services, construction management, industrial IT, design and recruitment.
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Amey has acquired North East Survey Design, founded in 2007 with offices in Wangaratta and Echuca, Victoria. The firm provides civil engineering, landscape architecture and project management, and the deal expands Amey's engineering presence in the region.
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Accounting and advisory group KNAV has bought Florida based Fastrics, which reviews cyber and technology risks, uses analytics and automates compliance, specialising in Workiva deployments. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Vivek Jetley became Hexaware CEO on 28 October, joining from EXL, where he led insurance, healthcare and life sciences. He succeeds Srikrishna Ramakarthikeyan, who stepped down after 12 years and stays on as a senior advisor.
Read more at karvtechinsider.com →Anna Wright moves up from chief commercial officer to lead Elemental Concept in Europe and India with immediate effect, succeeding Bimal Shah, who becomes global group CEO. She will drive growth in the UK and Europe, with Germany a focus.
Read more at Consultancy.uk →Marsh has appointed Andy Start, formerly of the UK Ministry of Defence, as a London based senior adviser on strategy execution, risk and opportunity assessment and leadership development, Consultancy.uk reports.
Read more at Consultancy.uk →ACA Group, a New York compliance consultancy for financial services, has hired Scott Collins as chief revenue officer. Based in Atlanta, he will oversee commercial, product, marketing and pricing teams, bringing more than 25 years in revenue growth.
Read more at Consulting.us →Strategy& has opened an entity at Kazakhstan's Astana International Financial Centre to serve clients across Eurasia. The firm, with more than 4,500 consultants in over 70 offices, entered Kazakhstan in 2023 with teams in Almaty and Astana.
Read more at Consultancy.asia →Anupam Rasayan, through its subsidiary, has acquired 47.95 per cent of Bliss GVS Pharma after completing the share purchase agreement and a mandatory open offer. Kanga and Co advised the selling promoters and shareholders, Bar and Bench reports.
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KPMG India values the sports industry at $19 billion, growing to $40 billion by 2030. Sports goods and apparel manufacturing should rise from $6.7 billion to $10 billion as Nike, Asics and Decathlon expand, Mint reports.
Read more at Mint →An EY report says India's surplus with the US could nearly halve from 2025 levels by 2031, with bilateral trade reaching $500 billion, if exports grow 10 per cent a year and imports 16 per cent.
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PwC India's Ranen Banerjee says foreign portfolio investors are leaving Indian equities as global capital chases AI opportunities that are more limited in India, alongside rising bond yields in developed markets and high Indian valuations.
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Officials across 62 central ministries and departments have identified 762 potential AI applications, from farming and railway safety to tax compliance, grievances, customs and healthcare, the Economic Times reports. Some are in use, others still in pilots.
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A FICCI-KPMG paper says India has about 9.01 million registered healthcare professionals and must skill 1.25 million a year in digital health and AI, shifting from a numbers problem to capability and productivity.
Read more at biospectrumindia.com →Citing Business Today, Greek City Times reports that India's defence manufacturing is moving from heavy import dependence toward self reliance, with profits catching up as spending on indigenous production rises.
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IIM Calcutta graduate Jahnvi Singh compared over three years at McKinsey, with varied clients and frequent travel, to a year at Google, India Today reports. The switch brought deeper industry exposure and a more settled routine.
Read more at India Today →All 475 students in IIM Calcutta's 63rd MBA batch secured summer placements, with 546 offers from 156 companies. The average monthly stipend hit a record Rs 1.93 lakh and the median Rs 2 lakh, Careers360 reports.
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Data and AI consultancy Artefact has partnered with HEC Paris Doha to develop executive level AI education and capability building across the Middle East and North Africa, extending an existing partnership in France.
Read more at consultancy-me.com →Consulting, strategy and advisory roles checked today, India first. Every listing links to the original posting. The case interview is still yours to crack.
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