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| Football Finance: England’s Premiership clubs are the European champions on and off the field |
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08 June 2005 |
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England the European champions in c. €11 billion game England’s top 92 clubs generated income of over €2.6 billion in 2003/04 Player costs exceed €1.5 billion for the first time, in part due to Chelsea’s record spending Excluding Chelsea, total and player wages declined for first time in Premiership’s history Record Premiership clubs’ operating profits England’s Football League clubs make great strides in controlling costs and reducing...
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| E-CITIZENSHIP FOR ALL – MEETING CITIZEN’S DEMANDS |
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22 April 2005 |
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Deloitte/Telecities survey shows e-citizenship is becoming embedded in the public sector culture so that all citizens can gain from the benefits of the knowledge and information society Tallinn (Estonia), 22 April 2005 - At the EUROCITIES Knowledge Society Forum – TeleCities spring conference in Tallinn, supported by the City of Tallinn, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu’s public sector group presented the findings of its second European benchmark survey into eCitizenship for All 2004, an annual joint initiative of TeleCities and Deloitte. The survey investigated the status of eCitizenship and eGovernment within European cities... |
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| DELOITTE LAUNCHES DIRECTORS’ COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE PRODUCT |
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18 April 2005 |
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Deloitte has launched a compliance risk software tool to help directors ensure they are compliant with the Companies Act 2003. The impending implementation of what many regard as the onerous director’s compliance statement provisions of the Companies Act 2003 is generating demand for a practical workable solution to what could be a very complex task. Failure to comply with the Companies Act 2003 could result in directors being guilty of an offence and being subject to fines and penalties, as well as incurring potential reputational loss. Deloitte has developed a risk-based methodology that takes a top down view of an... |
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| Deloitte Launches Special Alumni Website |
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11 April 2005 |
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Deloitte has today launched a dedicated website for members of its Alumni society. The site (www.deloitte.com/ie/alumni) provides a range of information about the Alumni Association, its activities and members, as well as access to Deloitte publications. The website will ensure that Deloitte Alumni and prospective members are kept up-to-date with forthcoming events, news from other members, and the latest reports and intelligence from Deloitte. It will also feature profiles of Deloitte Alumni and enable members to engage with the firm and former colleagues for business and social... |
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| Advocate General favours Marks & Spencer (M&S) claim for cross-border loss relief |
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07 April 2005 |
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The Advocate General (AG) made a recommendation today (April 7th), to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) finding in favour of the taxpayer, in a case which has been watched closely by international business and Finance Ministers across Europe. “This is a partial victory for M&S - they have won on a point of principle, but it is still not clear that they, and companies like them, will necessarily be successful in their claims,” comments Pat Cullen, Senior Tax Partner of Deloitte. “The AG opinion, if followed by the ECJ, gives room for Member States to protect their revenues. The AG opinion says that the... |
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| DELOITTE BACKS IRISH CRICKET IN WORLD CUP BID |
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09 March 2005 |
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Deloitte, one of Ireland’s leading professional services firms, is backing the efforts of the Irish Cricket Team to qualify for the 2007 World Cup which will take place in the West Indies. Ireland will be one of 16 countries attempting to land one of the qualifying spots at stake this coming July. And the good news is the qualifying tournament is taking place in Ireland. The Deloitte sponsorship monies is helping to fund an intensive coaching and fitness programme for the Irish Squad as they build up to the qualifying tournament. Ireland has never qualified for cricket’s World Cup Finals but victories... |
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| Deloitte PA Wins Financial Services PA of the Year |
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04 March 2005 |
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Gemma Gough, a Personal Assistant in Deloitte, has been awarded the Financial Services PA of the Year 2005 award at the Pedestals of Recognition Awards. Gemma joined Deloitte in 1987 and works in the Financial Advisory Services division of Deloitte, reporting to David O’Flanagan, Partner. According to Gemma, “My work in the division has plenty of variety. I prepare Power Point presentations and reports, organise client functions, take care of travel booking and diary management activities. I love working in Deloitte, it’s a very enthusiastic, friendly and committed team. All in all, I’ve had a very... |
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| Tax Collection and Payment System too Costly and Complex for SMEs |
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04 March 2005 |
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Senior executives overwhelmingly believe that the present tax collection and payment system is too costly, complex and cumbersome, particularly for small and medium sized businesses. At the Deloitte Finance Bill Breakfast today, at which over 250 senior executives were present, over 90 percent of attendees believed that the present system of making up to five tax payments in a calendar year should be restricted to the larger tax payers. Commenting at the Breakfast meeting, Pat Cullen, National Tax Partner with Deloitte, said that the Revenue should be able to estimate the threshold of profits or income that is required to generate... |
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| Deloitte identifies top telecom trends for 2005 |
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01 February 2005 |
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Deloitte’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Group today announced its predictions for the global telecommunications industry in 2005, forecasting a year of significant milestones, as well as difficult questions. Tom Cassin, head of the TMT in Ireland said, “The mobile and wireless market will overall maintain a positive trajectory in 2005. By year-end there will be close to 2 billion subscribers and several markets will have penetration in excess of 100%. In addition, billions of RFID tags will be deployed, marking the start of... |
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| Deloitte survey shows up wide divergence in remuneration levels and social welfare costs across most EU states |
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10 December 2004 |
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A new survey by Deloitte shows a wide divergence in remuneration levels and social security costs in 19 of the 25 EU member states. In particular, the survey highlights a wide gap in the remuneration levels of the new member states and the old original 15 members prior to the expansion of the EU last May. According to the survey, the Slovak Republic has the lowest remuneration costs at just under €6,500. Poland and Estonia are not far behind with remuneration levels of €7,125 and €7,423 respectively. Ireland is ranked 11th out of the 19 countries surveyed with an average remuneration cost of... |
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