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| Investors flood to emerging markets but over 20% still ignore risks |
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05 October 2006 |
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Over 20% undeterred by bribery, corruption or money-laundering; over 25% undaunted by criminal connections Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced today the findings of a study into the pre-investment background checks (also known as integrity due diligence) conducted by foreign direct investors on acquisition targets in emerging markets. Whilst the study has shown an increase, since 1999, in the number of investors now conducting integrity due... |
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| Executive directors decline in number as FTSE boards shrink to meet Higgs code |
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02 October 2006 |
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- Number of FTSE executive directors falls by one-fifth in four years;
- Non-executives now outnumber executives on FTSE boards by over 60%;
- Still no room for women on board.
The number of executive directors of FTSE companies has fallen by 20 per cent since 2002, as the ‘Higgs effect’ continues to rapidly change the structure of the UK plc boardroom, according to a report by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Executive directors on main boards dropped by 6.5% this year, the fourth successive year of decline, as UK plc... |
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| New director appointed to Deloitte’s expanding security team |
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02 October 2006 |
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Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has further strengthened its Technology Assurance and Advisory (TAA) practice with the appointment of director Phil Cracknell who will join the TAA security team. Phil Cracknell, who has worked extensively in the field of penetration testing and security control design and implementation, joins Deloitte from Capgemini and has held earlier positions in the security field including global head of information security at Nomura. As a senior member of the UK security team, Phil will lead on major infrastructure... |
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| Deloitte strengthens its Financial Services practice |
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02 October 2006 |
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Deloitte, the business advisory practice, has announced today the appointment of Kari Hale as partner responsible for developing strategic solutions for financial services clients. Kari will also assume responsibility for Deloitte’s relationship with some of our key financial services clients when he re-joins the partnership with effect from June 2007. Kari Hale will take up this senior role in the financial services practice at Deloitte from the Financial Services Authority where he is currently director of the Finance Strategy & Risk division and the... |
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| Deloitte unveils initiative to commit up to £1.7million to support disability sports in the UK |
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27 September 2006 |
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Business advisory firm Deloitte today announced plans to commit up to £1.7 million to support and develop disability sports in the UK between now and 2012. Deloitte’s programme will improve how talented sports people at community level are identified and supported, with the aim of increasing participation levels in competitive sporting events. The funding will provide individual bursaries to talented and high-potential athletes, through a partnership with SportsAid, and establish a new Disability Sports Institute, run by the British Paralympic Association (BPA). Deloitte Chief Executive... |
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| Fibres Worldwide Limited - in administration |
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26 September 2006 |
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Lee Manning, Ian Brown and Bill Dawson of Deloitte have been appointed administrators of FWL today. FWL is a manufacturer of carbon fibre precursor and speciality fibres from leasehold premises in Grimsby. The Administrators continue to negotiate with the key suppliers and customers to establish a basis for continuing to trade. This will allow time for the potential disposal of some or all of the business as a going concern. The Company has struggled due to the high cost of gas and raw materials that were not passed on to the customers, significantly reducing margins. Lee Manning said “We are looking to... |
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| Stephen Pentland appointed as strategy director to Deloitte’s technology, media and telecoms practice |
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26 September 2006 |
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Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has appointed Stephen Pentland as a strategy director to its technology, media and telecoms (TMT) practice. Stephen joins from Spectrum Strategy Consultants, a boutique strategy consulting firm. Jolyon Barker, lead partner for Deloitte’s TMT practice, comments: “Stephen will bring insight and creativity to Deloitte’s clients in the telecoms and media sector, helping to identify emerging digital convergence opportunities, and plotting a course to help them take advantage of these, whether that involves building new networks, launching new services, creating new content or combining all... |
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| Dame Sue Street appointed strategic adviser to Deloitte’s public sector practice |
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21 September 2006 |
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Deloitte, the business advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Dame Sue Street, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), to its public sector practice in January 2007 following her retirement from the Civil Service in September 2006. Dame Sue Street, one of the most influential women in Whitehall, has held senior roles across several major Government departments during her civil service career, and was appointed a Permanent Secretary in 2001. In addition, she spent three years as a management consultant in private practice in the mid-1990s. Her role at Deloitte will include... |
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| Deloitte jumps four places to second position in Times ranking |
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14 September 2006 |
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Deloitte has once again risen up the graduate recruitment ranking by being named as the second most sought-after graduate employer in a ranking of the Top 100 Graduate Employers published today (14/09/06) by The Times. Deloitte, which was ranked in sixth place last year, has risen more places than any other company in the top 10, overtaking organisations such as Accenture, KPMG and the BBC to take the second-place slot. Deloitte’s graduate recruitment partner, Sarah Shillingford, said: “We are delighted with our ranking. This year we will be recruiting over 1,400 graduates and undergraduates and this independent... |
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| Deloitte pair recognised as Manufacturing leaders |
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14 September 2006 |
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Jane Lodge, Deloitte’s UK Manufacturing Leader, is one of the UK manufacturing industry’s 50 most influential people according to a survey published by The Manufacturer Magazine. Lodge is one of only two women listed in the ranking, which includes industry leaders, academics, consultants and lobbyists. The ‘Power 50’ was drawn from a shortlist of 150 and Deloitte is the only advisory firm represented on the list.
As part of the industry group,... |
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