Purpose, flexibility and empowerment: What financial services employees want in the future of work
Over half (54%) of financial services employees want their organisation to offer alternative working patterns, such as flexible hours or choosing where to work from following the pandemic, new research from Deloitte has revealed.
The fuse is lit to charge-up UK technology investment: Deloitte comments
Julian Rae, Tech Foundry lead partner at Deloitte, comments on the Chancellor’s statement: “The Future Fund: Breakthrough scheme, providing £375 million in funding to support innovative and R&D intensive businesses, will not only spark new growth for the UK’s technology scale-ups but also set a new foundation for business growth across the country.
Budget 2021: Deloitte predictions
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Budget on 3 March 2021, Deloitte Cambridge Tax Partner Hannah Simoes and colleagues give their key predictions for the event. The UK’s regions continue as an expected area of focus in this Budget.
Cambridgeshire SEND academy welcomes laptop donations from Deloitte
Pupils, staff and parents at Medeshamstede Academy in Peterborough have welcomed news that leading professional services firm, Deloitte, will be donating laptops to the Academy as part of its wider effort to close the digital divide which has been amplified during Covid-19. As part of the firm’s 5 Million Futures programme, Deloitte will be donating 5,000 of its laptops to UK schools,…
CFOs anticipate return to growth and lasting change in 2021
Finance leaders expect a return to growth in 2021 with optimism rising to a record high, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO survey. Despite the surge in business optimism, half of CFOs do not expect demand for their own businesses to recover to pre-pandemic levels until the last quarter of 2021 or later.
8K TVs, women’s sport and Open RAN highlighted among key technology, media and telecoms predictions for 2021
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, has today announced its predictions for the sector in 2021.
Dicing with data: Proportion of consumers ‘very concerned’ over sharing data online halves in two years
Just one in four (24%) UK consumers are ‘very concerned’ over companies they interact with online using their personal data, down from 47% who said this in 2018, says a new report from Deloitte.
Hannah Simoes returns to Cambridge to lead Deloitte tax team
Hannah Simoes will be taking over from Richard Blackwell to lead the Cambridge Deloitte tax team as he retires next month. Hannah lives in North Cambridge and is an International Tax Partner with over 15 years’ experience working with corporate groups.
Deloitte Life Sciences Catalyst launches in Cambridge with panel discussion made up of industry experts
Developed through deep relationships across the local and global ecosystem, the Deloitte Life Sciences Catalyst exists to solve the business challenges that keep life sciences leaders and innovators up at night.
UK adults purchased up to 21m new digital devices during lockdown in desire to stay connected
One in five UK adults (21%) – the equivalent of 10.3 million consumers - purchased at least one new digital device as a result of spending more time at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Deloitte’s Digital Consumer Trends 2020 report. In total, up to 21.2 million digital devices were purchased during the first two months of the lockdown period, including two million printers and…
Deadline for 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 Awards just one month away
Calling all technology companies! The deadline to apply for Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 50 awards programme is less than a month away.
Deloitte Life Sciences Catalyst launches in Cambridge
Deloitte has launched the Life Sciences Catalyst in Cambridge, a collaborative platform enabling organisations in the biotech, medtech, pharmaceutical and technology sectors, as well as prospective investors, to come together to tackle the biggest challenges facing their industries.
Deloitte CFO Survey: Business confidence hits record low
Business confidence has seen its largest quarterly fall on record, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO survey. This reversal comes after the Q4 2019 survey showed the largest increase in sentiment in the wake of the general election.
Deloitte summarises Government funding response to COVID-19
Deloitte has issued a summary of the latest funding initiatives made available for businesses.
6G, connected cameras and 8K TV sets among technology, media and telecoms predictions for 2030
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte announced predictions for the sector in 2030 at the firm’s Media & Telecoms 2020 & Beyond conference last week.
Deloitte boosts Cambridge consulting practice with new transport director
Charlie Hamilton has joined the Deloitte Transport Advisory team. Charlie’s role will focus on advising transport clients in the UK and Middle East.
E-bikes, audiobooks and industrial 5G among technology, media and telecoms predictions for 2020
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte has today announced its predictions for the sector in 2020.
Deloitte supports Britten Sinfonia with concert in Shanghai
Deloitte is delighted to be supporting Cambridge based chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia as they travel to China on their Tour of Asia. They will be performing concerts in Wuhan, Guangzhou, Beijing, Taipei and Shanghai.
Deloitte boosts senior Cambridge team
As well as investing and recruiting 25 graduates and school-leavers at its Cambridge office, Deloitte has also recently welcomed partner, Fran Cousins to the local Cambridge team.
Deloitte invests in next generation with 2019 East Anglia graduate and school-leaver intake
Deloitte has significantly invested in its regional talent development, recruiting 25 graduates and school-leavers at its Cambridge office.
Smartphone accessories market will ring up revenues of £1.9bn in 2020 as UK reaches ‘peak’ handset ownership
Eighty-nine percent of smartphone owners aged 16-75 in the UK - the equivalent of 43.2 million people - have access to a smartphone, according to Deloitte’s ninth annual Mobile Consumer Survey.
Switch to electric company cars is set to reduce employee total cost of ownership bill by 95%
New company car tax rates on zero-emission vehicles, effective from April 2020, are expected to offer savings in the region of 95% for employees, according to new analysis from Deloitte. The projected cost reductions are largely due to the significant tax incentive of the incoming 0% company car tax rate on zero emission vehicles; down from 16% currently.
Deloitte continues to invest in skills, technology and audit quality as it reports revenue growth of 10.9% to £3.97bn
Deloitte in the UK and Switzerland has increased revenue[1] by 10.9% in the year ended 31 May 2019, from £3.58bn in 2018 to £3.97bn, as the firm continues to invest in each of its businesses and its people.
Time is running out for 2019 UK Technology Fast 50 award entries
Has your company experienced exceptional growth over the past four years as a result of technology innovation? Nominate yourself for Deloitte’s prestigious UK Technology Fast 50 awards programme. Nominations close soon - on Friday 6th September.
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