arbitrage in news
RSS arbitrage in newsIndia: Low-cost, high-tech hub
News Ravi Bhamidipati, executive director of performance improvement at PricewaterhouseCoopers India, said in a phone interview: "From plain and simple cost arbitrage, India is today offering tremendous value arbitrage. [06 Aug 2008]
Offshoring: India still number one
News She noted, however, that the appreciating rupee was eroding the cost arbitrage. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. [27 Jun 2008]
Outsourcing: Not just about cutting costs?
News Kevin Campbell, chief executive of outsourcing at Accenture said: "Cost reduction and labour arbitrage has been a huge driver in outsourcing but high performance companies realise that it is not about what you can subtract from your business but... [12 May 2008]
Offshore Indian outsourcer to open London facility
News It is not just about cost arbitrage, it is about brains arbitrage, where can I get the best talent for my money. Offshore outsourcer Cognizant hopes to add up to 20,000 staff to its books this year, including 100 at a new onshore UK facility. [29 Feb 2008]
MiFID 'won't turn sky green'
News John Lowrey, head of European electronic client services and statistical arbitrage at Lehman Brothers, said: "MiFID will have unintended consequences. The European investment bank directive MiFID will have a significant impact on the financial... [13 Jul 2007]
HSBC ramps up Indian outsourcing presence
News Speaking to the Indian media after a meeting with West Bengal government ministers she said: "India definitely gives us a labour arbitrage when compared with developed countries. However, with increasing cost of employment across all sectors, we... [24 Nov 2006]
India's offshore advantage to last for 30 years
News The labour arbitrage advantage India has over the UK will last for at least another 30 years, while India will also retain its low-cost wage advantage over the US for at least another 18 years, according to the report. [26 May 2006]
Accenture to hire 30,000 in Asia
News This means more aggressively going after and winning application maintenance and development work, allowing us to take greater advantage of labour arbitrage and cross-sell additional services. Outsourcing and consulting firm Accenture is planning... [11 Jul 2005]
IT growth softer when measured locally
News Bartels said: "US tech companies like IBM or Dell can play global arbitrage, by buying parts and components in Asia, then selling them in Europe where the euro has advantage. Measuring IT growth in local currencies, as opposed to the US dollar... [13 May 2005]
Offshoring faces automated call centre threat
News This is likely to nullify labour arbitrage benefits and thus decrease the value proposition for businesses to open an offshore call centre. Automated self-service call centre technologies are set to provide competition for low-cost offshore agents... [22 Nov 2004]
Offshoring boom to continue unabated
News Although outsourcers and end-users need to consider the risks of moving call centre operations overseas, and more importantly, the benefits of a particular workforce, Datamonitor is confident that offshore outsourcing will continue unabated... [02 Nov 2004]
CIO Jury: Companies fear offshoring customer backlash
News Such backlash is normal and predictable when wage or location arbitrage models are used to defend such decisions, as opposed to war-for-talent models," he said. Recent research has suggested a consumer backlash could hit firms in the pocket if... [05 Jul 2004]
