UBS Raises Price Target on Accenture (ACN) to $125; Remains Sidelined

Accenture and Google Form Alliance to Create Industry Solutions for Enterprise Clients Based on Google Technologies

Companies will jointly develop cloud solutions to help clients improve business performance

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced an alliance with Google to bring to market industry-specific solutions that will help clients use cloud, mobility, and analytics to advance their digital transformation agenda and improve business performance. Accenture will apply its broad industry expertise and capabilities to help enterprise clients improve the value of Google technologies within their organizations.

The Google alliance supports our digital and cloud strategy, and will help clients benefit from innovative and... More

Accenture Reports Strong Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2016 Results

-- Fourth-quarter revenues increase 8% in U.S. dollars and 9% in local currency, to $8.5 billion; quarterly GAAP EPS of $1.68 include $0.37 from gains on the sale of businesses; excluding these gains, EPS are $1.31, a 14% increase; free cash flow is $1.9 billion --

-- For full fiscal year, revenues increase 6% in U.S. dollars and 10.5% in local currency, to $32.9 billion; GAAP EPS of $6.45 include $1.11 from gains on the sale of businesses; excluding these gains, EPS are $5.34, an 11% increase from adjusted EPS of $4.82 in fiscal 2015; free cash flow is $4.1 billion --

-- New bookings are $9.0 billion for fourth... More

Accenture Launches New Cloud-Based Solution to Help Wealth Managers Comply with U.S. Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule

Salesforce-based application provides decisioning capabilities for ensuring client best interest

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has introduced a new cloud-based solution, Accenture Wealth Management Compliance Solution for Salesforce, designed to help wealth management firms comply with the U.S. Department of Labors fiduciary rule for advisers overseeing retirement accounts. The rule, effective April 2017, provides that advisers may not receive payments that create conflicts of interest.

The new solutionsupported by Accentures... More

Accenture Launches Offering to Help Health Insurers Enhance the Customer Experience and Deliver Long-Term Growth

Accentures Health Experience Platform a Salesforce Fullforce Solution leverages cloud, mobile, social, IoT and data science technologies to accelerate business transformation

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has introduced the... More

Accenture to Host Conference Call Tomorrow, Sept. 29, to Discuss Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT tomorrow, Sept. 29, to discuss its fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2016 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the call.

To participate, please dial +1 (800) 230-1092 [+1 (612) 288-0329 outside the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada] approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference... More

Artificial Intelligence Poised to Double Annual Economic Growth Rate in 12 Developed Economies and Boost Labor Productivity by up to 40 Percent by 2035, According to New Research by Accenture

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research released today from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) could double annual economic growth rates by 2035 by changing the nature of work and spawning a new relationship between man and machine. The impact of AI technologies on business is projected to boost labor productivity by up to 40 percent... More