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Spending by UK businesses is set to surge in the coming months, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q2 2021. In a shift away from last year’s top priority of cost reduction, over three-quarters of CFOs (71%) expect rises in capital expenditure and 76% anticipate increases in hiring ove

The Fraser of Allander Institute (FOAI) at the University of Strathclyde now forecasts that the economy will reach its pre-pandemic peak in the summer of 2022, three months earlier than was forecast in March.

Deloitte has announced nine new partner and director appointments in Scotland as the firm bolsters its leadership team and invests in its Scottish business. Lesley Smillie and Stephen Pratt have been appointed to partner in Edinburgh and Michael Caullay has been promoted to partner in Glasgow.

Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte is to allow its 20,000 UK employees to choose how often they come into the office, if at all, after the pandemic. Deloitte said it would let staff decide “when, where and how they work” after the success of remote working during the Covid crisis.

Almost half (46%) of Scottish consumers say they would be willing to pay more to shop at their local high street, rather than online, so that they can enjoy additional amenities, according to new research from Deloitte Digital.  Deloitte Digital’s research, based on responses from 3,100 B

Increased workloads and household responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic are driving deep dissatisfaction among many women in the workforce, according to a new Deloitte Global report.

More than one in five UK workers (23%) - the equivalent of 7.5 million - are hoping to work from home all, or almost all, of the time once lockdown restrictions have lifted according to new research from Deloitte.

Non-bank or direct lending recorded the highest number of deals ever in the final quarter of 2020, according to Deloitte’s latest Alternative Lender Deal Tracker.

Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q1 2021 released today reports a record level of business optimism amongst the UK’s finance leaders.

Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has announced it will offer 'thank you' bonuses of between £500 and £2,000 to all employees. In October last year, the firm announced that it would cut partner pay by 17% as a result of a decline in revenue growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. The

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has commenced an investigation into the audits by Deloitte of the financial statements of Lookers plc. The investigation concerns the audit of Lookers' financial statements for the years ended 31 December 2017 and 2018.

Roger Mayor, director, Advisory Corporate Finance at Deloitte, discusses the key trends driving spring optimism within the Scottish M&A market. At the start of 2020, M&A activity looked like it would continue to meet the high levels achieved in 2019. However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to an

The final quarter of 2020 saw consumer confidence in Scotland fall by a further two percentage points, to -18%, as the country headed into the New Year under fresh lockdown restrictions, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. With the exception of personal finances, all other measures of

UK retail sales volumes edged up a weaker-than-expected 0.3% month-on-month in December after a temporary opening up of non-essential retailers following November’s lockdown, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

MPs have launched an investigation into the UK's insolvency sector after criticism from businesses about their objectivity standards, according to The Times.