ClearBank champions in Deloitte’s 2021 UK Technology Fast 50 awards with East Anglian based Wonde ranking 5th
ClearBank, the payment and banking services provider, has topped Deloitte’s 2021 UK Technology Fast 50 awards, a ranking of the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies. Cambridge Network member Wonde placed fifth.
Public hopes UK will build a global reputation for science and tackling climate change
The UK public sees tackling climate change and scientific innovation as key to the UK’s future global reputation, according to State of the State 2021-22, an annual report on attitudes to government and public services from Deloitte and Reform, the independent think tank.
CFOs see labour shortages and supply disruptions persisting, but remain focused on investment
Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 and 2023, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q3 2021. The majority of CFOs report being impacted by labour shortages or recruitment difficulties as well as supply chain disruption, which are expected…
Autumn Budget 2021: Deloitte predictions
Deloitte experts forecast the likely announcements in the Government's Autumn Budget, due on 27 October.
Lockdown purchasing sparks fastest-ever rise in UK technology ownership
A record 19.2 million devices were bought by UK consumers in the year to July 2021 – more than double the number bought in the year to May 2020 (9.3 million). This marks the fastest-ever rise in technology adoption in the ten years that Deloitte has been surveying digital device ownership in the UK.
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Don’t miss your chance to apply for the 2021 Technology Fast 50
Deloitte invites you to take part in the 2021 UK Technology Fast 50 programme. Apply today and you could join the likes of Deliveroo, Wise and Revolut as a Deloitte Fast 50 winner.
UK CFOs gear up for growth and foresee spending boom
CFOs rate growth as their top priority, with expectations for an increase in hiring and investment at their highest levels in almost seven years, says Deloitte. Over half (57%) have either reported a full recovery in demand for their businesses, or expect to do so by the end of the year, with 41% reporting that demand for their businesses has already returned to pre-pandemic levels.
2021 UK Technology Fast 50 programme
Deloitte is delighted to open the 2021 UK Technology Fast 50 programme. Apply today and you could join the likes of DivideBuy and Revolut as a Technology Fast 50 winner.
Deloitte invests in the East Anglian market
Deloitte has strengthened its regional team across Cambridge and Ipswich with a new partner and three new director promotions. These form part of the latest round of promotions in Cambridge, the South East and across the UK where there have been 79 new partners and 219 directors promoted.
UK CFOs gear up for a stronger recovery, as business sentiment hits new high
Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q1 2021 reports a record level of business optimism among the UK’s finance leaders. CFOs anticipate a strong recovery in profits over the next 12 months, with profit expectations back to the previous high seen in mid-2014 at the top of the economic cycle. A brighter backdrop has tilted companies away from defensive strategies, such as cost control, while expectations for…
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.