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| Deloitte voted most innovative professional services firm |
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22 March 2005 |
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Deloitte, a principal sponsor of the Australian Innovation Festival, was recently voted Australia’s Most Innovative Professional Services firm by the people who matter most – the clients. Deloitte’s innovative approach to its clients has been spearheaded by its web and software development company, Eclipse, who also created the festival’s dynamic and interactive website. The BRW-St George Client Choice Award was decided after the business magazine polled 6,500 professional service clients and asked them to rate 150 professional services firms across a range of industries. Deloitte was selected as the “standout winner” in... |
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| Deloitte wins Clients’ Choice Award |
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21 March 2005 |
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Deloitte was voted “Most Innovative Firm in Professional Services” in the inaugural BRW-St George Client Choice Awards in March. The business magazine polled 6,500 professional services clients who were asked to rate 150 professional services firms across a range of industries. Deloitte was the “standout winner” in the area of innovation, according to judges. “The award supports our decision to do things differently at Deloitte,” Deloitte CEO Giam Swiegers said. “The award validates the decision we took a couple of years ago to retain our consulting business and develop innovative solutions to the big, complex challenges... |
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| Deloitte appoints two partners to Consulting division to focus on CIO Services and Public Sector |
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01 March 2005 |
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Deloitte today announced that it has appointed two new partners to its Consulting division. Peter Bars joins Deloitte from Gartner Australasia where he led the consulting team as Group Vice President Australia and Asia Pacific. Peter has over 20 years’ IT and management consulting experience in Australia, Asia and Europe. He has previously held senior positions at KPMG and Coopers & Lybrand. Peter joins the CIO Services team providing consulting services to clients in areas such as IT strategic planning, system selection and vendor... |
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| Deloitte releases 2005 Global Powers of Retailing Study |
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01 March 2005 |
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An upbeat global economy, technology investments that are beginning to yield returns and improved stock performance bear good news for retailers, according to Deloitte’s expanded "2005 Global Powers of Retailing" study. However, competitive pressures and other challenges will ensure that retail executives do not sit back and enjoy the good news. The study, which covers the largest 250 global retailers – expanded from 200 in previous years – suggests that exciting times lie ahead for the industry. "We expanded the study to include the 250 largest retailers this year," noted Andrew Griffiths,... |
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| Deloitte launches Exhibition of New Australian Art |
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27 February 2005 |
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Deloitte will be launching the first in its innovative series of three New Australian Art Exhibitions for 2005 in its Sydney office. These exhibitions will showcase the work of emerging and contemporary Australian artists and the art will be available for purchase. The exhibition, titled "Material Girls and Boys" will be taking place in level 9 of the recently refurbished Deloitte Sydney office at Grosvenor Place. The exhibition has been curated by Barbara Flynn from Barbara Flynn Grounds Pty Ltd and includes sculptures, works on papers, oils and embroidery on linen by emerging and contemporary... |
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| Deloitte Partners appointed to two key Boards by FRC |
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31 January 2005 |
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Two senior practitioners from Deloitte have been appointed to the boards of organisations charged with over viewing and facilitating the adoption of accounting and auditing standards. Both appointments have been announced by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) which reports to Treasury. Bruce Porter, Partner Technical, National Assurance & Advisory Services for Deloitte Melbourne, has been appointed to the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) for a term of three years. The AASB is empowered to issue legally binding Accounting Standards for entities regulated by the Corporations Act,... |
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| Christmas Retail Surveys Reveal Early Spending Surge and Cash is King in Australia while in the US Gift Cards Surge |
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16 December 2004 |
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Shopping early for Christmas, paying by cash and the dominance of regional shopping centres are key findings of a consumer shopping survey just released by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Deloitte Australia. The Deloitte ARA Christmas Spending & Confidence Survey covered 400 consumers across a range of demographics. It was carried out in October-November of this year. The survey revealed that 66% of consumers expect to wrap up their shopping in early December, 47% of consumers plan to pay with cash, while the most popular place to shop will be the... |
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| Australian mortgage industry at the crossroads in 2005 – Deloitte report |
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15 December 2004 |
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Finding competitive advantage in Australia’s $200bn mortgage industry in 2005 will be increasingly difficult says a Deloitte analysis of the Australian mortgage industry, ‘At the cross roads 2005’. ‘The real battleground of the future will be for control of the distribution channels of direct, franchising and third party,’ says Deloitte banking and securities leader, Peter Rollason. ‘The long term winners will be those who control or own the distribution channels. ‘The emerging franchising channel is also of increasing interest with equity, long term relationships, brand and players committing their ‘skin in the... |
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| Corporate Governance and Financial Services fuel growth as Deloitte moves to larger premises |
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15 December 2004 |
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Deloitte will this week relocate to new office premises in Melbourne with 900 staff moving across the city from the current premises at 505 Bourke Street to the new QV Precinct at 180 Lonsdale Street, home also to BHP Billiton. Deloitte will occupy approximately 13,400 sq metres over seven levels (Levels 10-16). It will physically make the move on Friday 17th of December. Managing Partner of Deloitte Victoria, Frank Ford, said the move is necessary and very timely given the growth the firm is experiencing particularly in the areas of Banking, Financial Services... |
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| “Capital is king” claims Deloitte |
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07 December 2004 |
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"It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got ’ker-ching!’" is the stark message delivered to Australian growth companies about the importance of attracting capital, in the latest "Reality of Growth" Guide released by Deloitte today. Many businesses underestimate the extent to which private investors hold the purse strings and how high they will have to jump to demonstrate tenacity, sustainability and opportunity. So, unless the money is in the till, growing businesses in Australia will be unlikely to fund growth plans, acquisitions or changes in ownership. The fourth in... |
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