“A global market focus, internet based product delivery and New Zealand’s innovation and technological expertise are just a few reasons why our Information, Communication and Technology companies...

Classified ads have been inviting graduate accountants and auditors with Asian language skills to apply to the firm. In one case, an applicant was required to pay fees to have their application processed and to go through a fake interview. A further payment was made on receipt of an "offer" from "Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Trustee Company Limited".

Laurie Finlayson, Head of Human Resources at Deloitte, said that the scam has been reported to the police. She...

According to Deloitte Chief Executive Nick Main, the 2004 internal promotions will strengthen the firm’s capabilities and capacity within a variety of service lines, as each individual brings a significant breadth of experience and expertise to their role.

New Directors

• Andrew Babbage, based in Wellington, has been promoted to director in the firm’s corporate tax group. Prior to joining Deloitte in February he was a tax principal with Ernst & Young Wellington, and in 2001 -2003...

Brett Chambers, the Deloitte partner heading the research process, says one of the strongest messages coming through from last year’s Fast 50 is: heads up, look ahead. “Prolificx Limited, last year’s winner, measured a remarkable 2280% growth in the period surveyed. They didn’t do it by focusing on the detail, rather by creating a long-term plan and ensuring...

Manoj Singh, the Asia Pacific CEO of Deloitte, today announced Mr Murray Jack from Wellington, New Zealand, as Deloitte’s new Asia Pacific consulting practice leader.

Mr Jack has over 25 years management consulting experience, and was a foundation partner in the New Zealand consulting practice in 1987. Mr Singh is in New Zealand to announce Mr Jack’s appointment.

Mr Singh said that Deloitte’s consultancy business is a key growth...

Homeland security is top of mind for executives globally, leading to spiralling private sector investment in anti-terrorism measures according a visiting US homeland security expert.

Boston-based Greg Pellegrino, Deloitte’s Global Public Sector Leader, is in New Zealand for talks with public sector officials on a range of issues facing the world’s governments. Chief among these concerns is homeland security and the respective roles of government and the private sector in ensuring adequate security readiness.

“While government clearly has a key role in ensuring appropriate...

Deloitte announced today its member firms have been recognised as the world’s best for securitisation accounting by International Securitisation Report (ISR), a securitisation trade publication based in London.  Deloitte also took honours as the Best Securitisation Accounting Firm for each of the world regions recognised by ISR: Europe, North America and Asia – a clean sweep of all of the accounting awards.  ISR recognised the winners at its annual awards ceremony held at the Dorchester Hotel in London on January 27.

ISR, a Thomson Financial publication, gathered written...

New Deloitte Reports Indicate Deepening of Current Wire-Line and Wireless Technologies, New Revenue Streams from Voice/Data Transition

Telecommunications executives can anticipate broadband adoption growth, new broadband appliances, rising Voice over IP (VoIP) subscribers, increased offshoring and rising penetration among cellular subscribers in 2004. Deloitte Research’s “Wire-line Predictions 2004 Report” and “Mobile and Wireless Predictions 2004 Report” each highlight 10 trends that uncover new opportunities for revenue through increased deployment of...

The Inland Revenue Department yesterday released its long awaited FBT Review discussion document. This document suggests a number of changes to the way in which various fringe benefits are taxed, and delivers a mix of good and bad proposals.

Our overall view is that while there may be savings for most employers, especially where motor vehicles are provided to employees, there does not appear to have been sufficient consideration of the fundamental issue of how remuneration should be taxed. The savings to be had are countered by increased compliance costs in some respects and the bringing of some...

The 2003 Top 200 awards winners were announced at the 14th Annual Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Awards held at the Auckland Tennis Centre in Auckland, on Thursday November 27.

These awards recognise and celebrate management excellence in New Zealand, and this year celebrated New Zealand as “a great place to grow”.  Over 700 hundred business executives including their partners attended. These awards recognise and celebrate management excellence in New Zealand.

The 2003 winners were:

Deloitte Emerging Enterprise...