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Offshoring stymied by new VAT rules?
Comment Lawyers Belinda Doshi and Nick Beecham explain how financial firms can protect their business. From 1 January 2010, for the first time business customers will have to account for the reverse charge to... [11 Nov 2009]
Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment They have accumulated piles of cash so you would think top Indian outsourcing firms such as Infosys Technologies and Wipro Ltd would go hunting for sizeable acquisitions in the current market. The top three Indian... [06 Nov 2009]
Whose IT budget has been hit the hardest?
News Financial services firms' IT budgets fell by 8.3 per cent between 2008 and 2009, meaning the banks have cut their budgets more than other industries, and saw spending fall by 6.8 per cent year-on-year. [04 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Research group Forrester claims that 55 per cent of energy consumed by UK firms is outside of the datacentre, so centralising management of the desktop environment is essential. Gartner's Mingay recommends... [29 Oct 2009]
Agile Foundation for Competitive Advantage: Oracle Tuxedo Enables Speed, Innovation, and Efficiency in Financial Services
White Paper Unrelenting competition is transforming the financial services industry, spurring firms to reinvent themselves to win customers and asset share. At the same time, organic growth, operational costs... [15 Oct 2009]
Cash won't cut it: Time to get creative in attracting skilled workers
Comment Because although there's an army of talent out there, most firms are either looking in the wrong places or pursuing policies that actively repel those they most urgently need to woo. This means firms... [13 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News BPO firms that are "struggling to survive" will be pushed out of the market by new vendors or be swallowed up by existing vendors Gartner predicts - with bids likely to be mounted by big software vendors and services... [30 Sep 2009]
Tech skills: UK Plc told to get its hands dirty and help students
News More firms should help design and pay for courses for the benefit of the current and future workforce, and more firms should offer students practical work experience. Failure to increase the number of... [21 Sep 2009]
Maximizing Shareholder Value With SAS Enterprise Risk Management
White Paper To meet these challenges, firms are looking for a true enterprise risk management solution. Companies who successfully measure and act upon risk-adjusted returns are typically rewarded with higher valuations from... [16 Sep 2009]
Delivering Affordable Business Intelligence Solutions for Financial Services
White Paper The attendee will also learn how financial services firms can more easily establish and enhance accounting, reporting and systems control capabilities using ALaS's industry-leading solutions for... [01 Sep 2009]
Elite Reporting and Analytics Foundation: Proven Data Integrity for Fast and Accurate Reporting and Analysis
White Paper Thompson Hine is one of the largest corporate law firms in the United States with 370 lawyers, and totaling over 800 employees. The immediate advantage of implementing Elite Reporting and Analytics Foundation (RAF) was... [01 Sep 2009]
Business Case Deloitte: Deloitte Experiences Runbook Software
White Paper Deloitte is the brand name under which independent member firms throughout the world collaborate in the areas of audit, consultancy, financial advisory, risk management and tax advice. It wanted to... [15 Aug 2009]
Web to be number one choice for banking in 10 years
News Online banking is viewed as an important channel for financial services firms, helping to take pressure away from high street branches. Whether it's the mundane daily tasks of paying bills, or the... [31 Jul 2009]
Barclays gets a web banking makeover
News Online banking is viewed as an important channel for financial services firms, helping to take pressure from high street branches. Barclays has unveiled a new design for its online banking site. Barclays... [27 Jul 2009]
Management Firm Keeps Costs Low and Boosts Productivity With Hosted ERP Solution
White Paper GG&A), manages 22 regional malls throughout the United States on behalf of numerous private investors and investment firms. When an international investment group acquired the company in 2007, GG&A needed a more robust... [27 Jul 2009]
