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.
A is for ‘Apprenticeship’, B is for ‘BrightStart’, C is for ‘Career’ and D is for ‘Deloitte’
Deloitte offers an alternative path to university with apprenticeship and gap-year programmes...
Leisure consumers keep calm and carry on spending
Leisure spending saw marginal growth in the second quarter of 2019, with net spending up one percentage point both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, according to Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer report.
Deloitte is expanding its East of England operations with the creation of a new Customs Trade facility
Boasting a 30-strong team at Crown House in Ipswich, Deloitte’s Customs Trade facility will provide digital tax services for companies to manage customs compliance and other areas such as customs freight simplified procedures.
Investing in the East Anglian market
Deloitte has strengthened its Cambridge team with two new director promotions.
Social media boosts leisure spending as consumers seek new experiences
The first quarter of 2019 saw leisure spending off to a good start, up two percentage points from Q1 2018, according to Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer report.
European football market worth €28.4 billion (£25.1bn) as Premier League clubs lead the way to record revenues
The European football market is now worth a record €28.4 billion (£25.1bn), according to the 28th Annual Review of Football Finance from the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
Deloitte announces new charity partnerships
East of England charity, Papworth Trust, is one of the charities beginning its partnership with Deloitte.
Deloitte CFO Survey: Long-term Brexit concerns reach all-time high
Eight in ten CFOs (81%) say they expect the long-term business environment to be worse as a result of the UK leaving the EU, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey. This is the highest level since the EU referendum in 2016.
Cambridge businesses triumph at the British Council for Offices’ regional property awards
Deloitte Cambridge and Cambridge Assessment have been recognised as two of the best workplaces in the Midlands and Central England at the annual British Council for Offices' (BCO) regional awards, held last week at ICC Birmingham.
Deloitte CFO Survey: CFOs believe UK will be worse off as result of Brexit
Approximately 80% of CFOs say they expect the long-term business environment to be worse as a result of leaving the EU, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey.
Deloitte scales up its Cambridge Tax Team
The Tax Team at Deloitte in Cambridge continues to grow with strategic appointments.
Deloitte predicts UK technology, media and telecoms sector trends for 2019
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has today announced its predictions for the UK TMT sector in 2019. The news comes following the launch of the eighteenth edition of Deloitte’s TMT Predictions 2019 report.
Digital skills gap narrows but still persists from classroom to boardroom – Deloitte
Business leaders’ confidence in the digital capabilities of new entrants to the workplace has improved in the past six months, according to the latest Digital Disruption Index by Deloitte. Eighteen per cent of digital leaders believe that school leavers and graduates are entering work with the right digital skills and experience, up from 12 per cent who said the same six months earlier.*
Power Up skills and infrastructure to unlock region’s productivity
Harnessing productivity through skills holds the key for regional growth, according to Deloitte’s latest Power Up report.
Deliveroo rides to victory, winning Deloitte’s UK Fast 50 for the second year in a row
Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2018 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue data, and are sponsored by DLA Piper, Oracle NetSuite and Silicon Valley Bank.
Deloitte CFO Survey: CFOs’ Brexit concerns at record high
Concerns about the effects of Brexit on the UK business environment have increased, according to Deloitte’s latest CFO Survey. Over the past quarter, optimism and risk appetite have fallen among CFOs and they look more willing to rein in corporate spending over the coming year.
17 million people think they use their smartphones too much: will measurement be the answer?
Thirty-nine percent of smartphone users in the UK - the equivalent of 17 million people - believe they use their smartphone too much, according to the latest research from Deloitte. Generation Z smartphone users (16-24 years-old) are particularly concerned about their usage habits, with 61% (4.3m young people) believing they use their device too much.