A quarter of business services jobs at risk of automation in the next 20 years - Deloitte
More than a quarter of jobs in the business services sector are at high risk of automation in the next 20 years, according to a report by Deloitte, the business advisory firm. This is largely a result of the falling cost of technology combined with the rising cost of labour.
Deloitte invests £2.5m to launch new accounting and analytics service for start-ups and SMEs
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has invested £2.5m to launch Propel by Deloitte (Propel), a cloud-based service that aims to help ambitious start-ups and SMEs to grow. Alongside a core accounting service, Propel provides customers with a bespoke dashboard that gives a real-time view of how their business is performing, from cash position to web traffic.
Call for East Anglian entries for the 2016 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards
Entries have now opened for the 2016 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards, now in their nineteenth year, recognise and rank the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue growth. Supporting the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies are the award sponsors NetSuite, Silicon Valley Bank and Taylor Wessing.
Deloitte UK promotes 80 new partners
Deloitte UK has promoted 80 new partners, with effect from today. More than 30% of the newly promoted partners are women (25 new partners), demonstrating Deloitte’s continued focus on gender diversity as a business priority.
Small businesses get a Budget boost, but a few stings remain
Lizzie Hill, entrepreneurial business tax partner at Deloitte, comments: “Overall, this is a good Budget for entrepreneurial businesses, with reductions in capital gains tax (CGT) and corporation tax cuts, a boost to the small business rates relief and the extension of Entrepreneurs Relief to external investors in private, trading businesses. However, there are a few stings, particularly around…
Deloitte predicts technology trends for 2016
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has today announced its predictions for the technology sector in 2016. It sees mobile touch commerce usage likely to increase by 150 percent globally, to 50 million in 2016, and says 18 to 24 year-olds will be the biggest PC users this year.
Deloitte: Automation of work is benefiting East Anglia
Deloitte’s research has found 1.0 million East Anglian jobs at high risk of automation, but 1.9 million jobs at medium and low risk.
Britons collectively check their smartphones 1.1 billion times a day
Deloitte report reveals that UK mobile owners are increasingly obsessed with their devices
Deloitte UK reports strong financial results
Deloitte, the professional services firm, has reported revenue of £2.71bn for the year ended 31 May 2015, a 6.4% increase on the previous year’s revenue of £2.55bn. The firm’s net revenue, after expenses and disbursements, grew by 6.1% to £2.26bn from £2.13bn in 2014.*
Deloitte makes senior appointment in Cambridge office
Deloitte has a new partner in its private markets team in Cambridge and two new director promotions too.
Deloitte warns East Anglian businesses of the implications of major tax changes
Major changes to employment tax, proposed in two government documents issued at the end of last month, could leave many East Anglian businesses underprepared and exposed, according to Deloitte.
Deloitte advises the founders of Carter Cabin Hire on a private equity-backed MBO
Deloitte Corporate Finance has successfully advised the founders of Carter Cabin Hire on the sale to a private equity-backed management buy-out team, for an undisclosed sum.
Deloitte preview of Summer Budget 2015
Ahead of the Summer Budget on Wednesday (8th July), Ian Stewart, Deloitte’s chief economist, Mike Turley, head of public sector, and Lizzie Hill, tax partner at Deloitte in Cambridge, consider the economic outlook, the state of public finances and potential tax announcements.
Call for entries for 2015 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards
Entries have now opened for the 2015 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards, now in their eighteenth year, recognise and rank the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue growth. Supporting the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies are the award sponsors Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, Silicon Valley Bank UK and Taylor Wessing.
Deloitte Corporate Finance advises the Gooderham family on the sale of Snape Maltings
Deloitte Corporate Finance has successfully advised the Gooderham family on the sale of the Snape Maltings freehold site and commercial portfolio to Aldeburgh Music for an undisclosed sum. The Deloitte team was led by Tim Hansell, who heads up Deloitte’s Corporate Finance team based in Cambridge.
IPOs outperform FTSE 100
The 10 IPOs that have completed this year generated an average return of 8.1%, according to Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Budget 2015: bright future for science and innovation
Julian Rae, technology partner at Deloitte in Cambridge, comments on the Chancellor’s investment in science and innovation announced in today’s Budget, including £140 million in world class research on the infrastructure and cities of the future and £40 million in research into the Internet of Things.
Deloitte UK releases top eight business technology trends of 2015
Across industries and geographies, business strategy is being transformed by the rapidly changing technology landscape, according to Deloitte’s 6th Annual Tech Trends Report, released today. As technology and business become ever more intertwined, the report, The Fusion of Business and IT, outlines the top macro technology developments that will disrupt businesses in the next 18-24 months.
Combined revenue of top 20 Deloitte Football Money League clubs breaks €6bn barrier
As we gear up for Manchester United to visit Cambridge United tomorrow evening for the fourth round of the FA Cup, Paul Schofield, Office Senior Partner at Deloitte in Cambridge, shares the findings of the 18th Edition of the Football Money League written by his colleagues in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
Deloitte makes predictions for UK real estate in 2015
Following a phenomenal 2014 in UK real estate, 2015 is expected to be another strong year, predicts Deloitte Real Estate.
Deloitte analyses top technology trends for 2015
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte today announces its predictions for the technology sector in 2015.
Despite risks, CFOs positive on UK economy in 2015, says Deloitte
Policy uncertainty at home and economic and geopolitical risks overseas are the central challenges facing chief financial officers (CFOs) of the UK’s largest companies as they enter 2015, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey, which gauged the views of 119 CFOs of FTSE 350 and other large private UK companies.
Good growth, falling unemployment, low inflation and rising real incomes
Ian Stewart, Chief Economist at Deloitte, comments on yesterday's Autumn Statement: “Despite some headline grabbing measures the overall effect of today’s announcements are tiny, with a net easing of policy next year, equivalent to 0.05% of GDP, and a modest tightening thereafter. No one will change their economic forecasts for the UK on the back of these numbers.
2014 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 announced
Two Cambridge companies - AlertMe and Cambrionix Ltd - feature in the latest Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50, the annual independent ranking of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies.
Deloitte welcomes in the new term
Deloitte in Cambridge has 20 new starters including 14 graduates and 6 school and college-leavers. The mix of students reflects the different recruitment programmes that the firm now has in place to attract the most promising new talent. The intake also brings the total number based at their city office, which delivers Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate Finance advice, to over 240 employees.