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Finance and Accounting BPO Buyers Moving Toward Process-Based OTC Outsourcing The development of service providers capabilities to provide end-to-end OTC outsourcing solutions is...12 Jun 2008 | (Thinking Point)

The Future of Deal Structures Business the world over is getting savvier — and that also goes for outsourcing, as market trends today...23 May 2008 | (Article)

The Profit Leakage Challenge Companies are seeking alternative solutions that address their profit leakage challenge.20 May 2008 | (Thinking Point)

ANZ National to Outsource 500 Jobs to India ANZ National Bank, a New Zealand-based banking services provider, has announced plans to shift 500 jobs...16 May 2008 | (News)

Avoiding Pitfalls that Hinder ROI in FAO Avoiding pitfalls that hinder return on investment in F&A outsourcing: How to achieve real value versus...16 May 2008 | (Thinking Point)

Capgemini to Acquire and Manage Unilever Financial Shared Services in Latin America Capgemini announces that it has signed an agreement with Unilever to acquire and manage its financial...09 Apr 2008 | (News)

Tribune Publishing Selects HP for BPO Services HP announces it has been awarded a seven-year business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with the Tribune...09 Apr 2008 | (News)

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Selected by IPCRe Limited as Global Custodian BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in asset servicing, has been selected by IPCRe Limited,...07 Mar 2008 | (News)

PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications Goes Live with Convergys Service Convergys Corporation announced that PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications (HCPT) has gone live with its...11 Feb 2008 | (News)

Genpact Wins Ceridian BPO Business Genpact announced it has been selected by Ceridian Corporation to provide selected business process outsourcing...04 Feb 2008 | (News)

Outsourcing F&A - Why You Should Keep It Under Consideration Why do companies outsource F&A, and should you consider it?28 Jan 2008 | (Article)

Comerica Awards Procurement Services Contract to Accenture Comerica Incorporated today announced it has awarded a procurement services contract to Accenture. Financial...16 Jan 2008 | (News)

Recipes for Bundled Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Most businesses outsource multiple functions, but few are gaining the benefits of outsourcing several...14 Jan 2008 | (Thinking Point)

Convergys to Provide Collection Services for Global Financial Services Firm Convergys Corporation announced it has signed an agreement to provide debt collections for a major financial...10 Jan 2008 | (News)

How F&A Outsourcing In Europe Has Come of Age It is now clear that Finance and Accounting (F&A) outsourcing has passed the tipping point where the...02 Jan 2008 | (Thinking Point)

ACS Appoints New FAO Lead Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) has appointed Ron Gillette senior managing director, finance...31 Oct 2007 | (News)

Everest: Evolution of the Global Hub-and-Spoke Outsourcing Offshore Delivery Model According to the Everest Group, evolution of the global hub-and-spoke model has evolved from visionary...05 Oct 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Accenture to Provide FAO Services to Microsoft Accenture is working with Microsoft under the terms of a new seven-year, $185 million business process...20 Sep 2007 | (News)

Capgemini Signs F&A Deal with NXP Semiconductors Capgemini announced that it has signed a five-year agreement with NXP Semiconductors, the independent...19 Sep 2007 | (News)

Accenture and BT Sign FAO Agreement Accenture is providing BT with finance and accounting (F&A) services under a five-and-a-half-year business...17 Sep 2007 | (News)

F&A Market Moves Upstream The market for finance and accounting is maturing from a model based mostly on transactional work, to...10 Sep 2007 | (Thinking Point)

BT Extends Finance and Accounting Contract with Xansa Xansa, the outsourcing and technology company, today announces the extension of its Business Process...10 Sep 2007 | (News)

Finance Transformation Europe 2007 Conference Brussels, 4 September, 2007 - Finance Transformation Europe is an exclusive annual event that brings...04 Sep 2007 | (News)

ACS Awarded Contract to Provide Finance and Accounting Solutions for Georgia-Pacific Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) announced today that it has been awarded a seven-year...10 Aug 2007 | (News)

Everest FAO Market Update According to Everest research, the multi-process FAO market has more than doubled since the beginning...27 Jul 2007 | (Surveys)

Deloitte on FAO: Creating Business Value Beyond Labor Arbitrage Compliance and economic upheaval have had a critical impact on the finance function which has resulted...27 Jul 2007 | (Surveys)

Infosys to Provide F&A Services to Royal Philips Electronics Infosys Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: INFY) today announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar outsourcing...27 Jul 2007 | (News)

FAO Buyers Beware: Keep Your Gainsharing With Providers From Turning into Painsharing Cost improvements are part of the gains you get from outsourcing so do not lose out on the savings you...30 Jun 2007 | (Article)

How Real is the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Market? Skepticism still exists regarding the appeal and value of multi-process finance and accounting outsourcing...22 Jun 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Suppliers Must Innovate and Differentiate To stave off competition in today’s dynamic marketplace and capitalize on promising growth opportunities,...15 Jun 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Outsourcing Demands on the Rise in Financial Services Industry Financial services companies have greater future outsourcing investment plans than do other industries,...11 Jun 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Our past, present and future - Finance the smart way? The pace and degree of change in the business landscape over the past few years has been nothing short...30 May 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Study Finds Outsourcing Enabling the Renewal of the Finance & Accounting Function A recent survey of financial executives revealed that companies today are largely adopting finance and...14 May 2007 | (Surveys)

Sharing the Knowledge - Finance & Procurement How-To Day The Finance & Procurement “How-To” Day, rapidly becoming a regular fixture in Finance professionals...02 May 2007 | (Interview)

Air New Zealand withdraws outsourcing plans Staff were shocked when New Zealand’s flag carrier, Air New Zealand, announced it would not outsource...29 Apr 2007 | (News)

Mellon Financial to provide managed accounts outsourcing for Bear Stearns Mellon Financial Corporation announced that its Asset Servicing group will administer the middle and...18 Apr 2007 | (News)

Compliance fears inhibits financial outsourcing The burden of handling compliance and regulatory issues has become a major obstacle to outsourcing finance...10 Apr 2007 | (Surveys)

NHS Shared Business wins 6-Yr F&A outsourcing deal from NHS NHS Shared Business Services, a joint venture between the Department of Health and Xansa, has signed...08 Apr 2007 | (News)

Technology key to FAO success, Everest study finds Findings from a new Everest study reveals over 70 percent of Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO)...27 Mar 2007 | (News)

Unlocking the potential of BPO A study of emerging service areas in business process outsourcing in the financial services and healthcare...08 Mar 2007 | (Thinking Point)

Why global banks are banking on India Follow the money for a sure bet, they say -- and the world's big and small banks are doing just that...16 Feb 2007 | (Thinking Point)

US EPA selects CGI Federal for financial system modernization project CGI Federal, Inc. announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen CGI as the financial...14 Feb 2007 | (News)

Britain's NHS ups outsourcing to India Britain's National Health Service (NHS) says it will export hundreds of clerical jobs, including accounting...13 Feb 2007 | (News)

Springboard signs outsourcing contract with HML for mortgage services HML (mortgage outsourcing provider)announced the signing of a 3 year servicing contract with Springboard...09 Feb 2007 | (News)

Accenture and AIG Europe sign ten year outsourcing deal Accenture has signed a 10-year, US$100 million business processing outsourcing (BPO) agreement with AIG...29 Jan 2007 | (News)

[SharedXpertise Essentials] F&A fights back against complexity with move towards outsourcing and ‘flexible’ transformation The increasing complexity of the environment in which CFOs operate is driving a fundamental change in...15 Jan 2007 | (Surveys)

Hedge fund picks SEI as partner in outsourcing Rock Ridge Advisors has selected SEI to provide a operational outsourcing solutions for its hedge funds...13 Jan 2007 | (News)

Australian banks turning to Accenture for outsourcing Australia's largest investment bank Macquarie Bank Ltd. confirmed Thursday it has signed a contract with...12 Jan 2007 | (News)

Everest study predicts 30% finance & accounting outsourcing growth in 2007 The global Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) market is predicted to grow in excess of 30 percent...10 Jan 2007 | (News)

Bank of the Sierra outsources card payment processing services to First Data Bank of the Sierra announced a new revenue sharing alliance agreement with First Data Merchant Services...09 Jan 2007 | (News)

EDS' eight financial services 2007 trends EDS is sharing its 35 years of industry expertise (it serves seven of the world's largest 10 banks),...22 Dec 2006 | (News)

Capgemini signs finance and accounting outsourcing contract with Tetra Pak Capgemini and Tetra Pak, a world leader in food processing and packaging, today announced that they have...20 Dec 2006 | (News)

Deloitte to increase India headcount to 12,000 by 2010 Deloitte Touch Thomatsu, a New York-based accounting services provider, has announced its plans to increase...04 Dec 2006 | (News)

Sainsbury's saves on IT after terminating outsourcing contract Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has reported a better than expected reduction in IT costs less than a...30 Nov 2006 | (News)

Outsourcing in the financial services industry Outsourcing in the financial services industry - Q&A with Ben Trowbridge, Alsbridge Americas CEO25 Nov 2006 | (Thinking Point)

F&A outsourcing: A suggested approach for getting started F&A BPO is a logical next step for CFO’s and Controllers considering the next phase of process improvement,...20 Nov 2006 | (Thinking Point)

BearingPoint helps HHS expand new financial management system BearingPoint, Inc. announced it has completed implementation and deployment of the Department of Health...14 Nov 2006 | (News)

Capgemini to buy Kanbay International for $1.25 billion Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services,...31 Oct 2006 | (News)

Xansa wins BBC F&A BPO contract Xansa announced that it has been awarded preferred supplier status on the contract to take over finance...25 Oct 2006 | (News)

Housing downturn increases mortgage outsourcing Rising interest rates and shaky property prices have made life harder for homeowners and mortgage lenders...17 Oct 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Why don't all companies enjoy the same savings from outsourcing finance and accounting? If cost reduction from labor arbitrage is a common factor in almost all FAO transactions, should we expect...14 Sep 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Capgemini India buys 51-per cent stake in Unilever's F&A BPO subsidiary Capgemini extends its Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing (BPO F&A) capabilities by acquiring...13 Sep 2006 | (News)

CFOs take strategic role in finance function Many CFOs and the finance organizations they lead have started to take on new strategic roles within...17 Aug 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Outsourcing the F&A process: Control and compliance Studies have shown that outsourcing actually can help a company create a higher-performance finance function....14 Aug 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Australian politician urges debt collection outsourcing Opposition treasury spokesman Richard Mulcahy is calling on the Australian Capital Territory Government...11 Aug 2006 | (News)

ADP to spin off brokerage-services outsourcing operations Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) confirmed plans to spin off its brokerage-services group business...09 Aug 2006 | (News)

Atos Origin signs Fuel Card Management contract with Wm Morrisons Atos Worldline, an Atos Origin Company, announced that it has been awarded a five year contract by Morrisons...16 Jul 2006 | (News)

[SharedXpertise Essentials] Finance BPO: Coming of age The finance and accounting market has historically been slow to embrace outsourcing, but the tide is...11 Jul 2006 | (Thinking Point) | Deborah Kops

EDS signs $700 million contract with Bank of America EDS announced a six-year, $700 million agreement to integrate the communications infrastructure for recently...10 Jul 2006 | (News)

Analytic adjustment A year and a half ago the analytic work offshore primarily supported the equity research departments...20 Jun 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Progressive finance: Improving finance and accounting business process outsourcing Every year, more companies outsource finance and accounting. The reason, not surprisingly, is the pursuit...08 Jun 2006 | (Surveys)

Reducing outsourcing risk: a CFO perspective Accenture has outlined an approach to help CFOs make outsourcing decisions that will support the development...08 Jun 2006 | (Brochure)

Accenture to provide Crestline Hotels & Resorts with finance & accounting, HR, and payroll services Accenture has signed a business process outsourcing agreement with Crestline Hotels & Resorts, one of...30 May 2006 | (News)

U.S. companies benefit from outsourcing experiences, plan to expand efforts, Capgemini study shows A new survey of top U.S. financial executives shows that American companies are not only pleased with...30 May 2006 | (Surveys)

Costs nudge banks to do more offshore outsourcing In the past month a number of financial services institutions have announced plans to offshore further...15 May 2006 | (News)

Offshoring's mid-life crisis! The practice of offshoring by financial institutions is not young anymore; in fact, it's approaching...25 Apr 2006 | (Thinking Point)

Hackett: Shared service centers remain the preferred option for F&A Hackett study shows that only 4% of finance processes are currently outsourced, while companies use shared...18 Apr 2006 | (News)

[SharedXpertise Essentials] Insights into enterprise purchase to pay automation and transformation In this research, Basware explores the emerging Joint applications perspective on purchase to pay automation...08 Apr 2006 | (Thinking Point) | Martin Fahy

Leading research firm predicts 60% growth in F&A outsourcing in 2006 FAO Research, Inc., the only research firm focused exclusively on the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing...30 Mar 2006 | (News)

Outsourcing, shared services could give finance chiefs the time they crave Administration is never going to become manageable unless decisions are taken to free up executives’...22 Mar 2006 | (Surveys)

Everest publishes F&A Outsourcing market update Offshore outsourcing a part of every major FAO deal in 2005; Chennai, Delhi, Kochi and Manila most popular...15 Mar 2006 | (News)

Accenture to provide Microsoft with credit & collection services Accenture will provide Microsoft with credit and collection services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa...01 Mar 2006 | (News)

[SharedXpertise Commentary] JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services to acquire Paloma's middle and back office operations JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) is to acquire the middle and back office operations of Paloma...15 Feb 2006 | (News) | SharedXpertise Editor Commentary

Research predicts explosive growth in the outsourcing of finance departments FAO Research, Inc., the only research firm focused exclusively on the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing...07 Feb 2006 | (News)

BasWare to acquire the financial software provider Analyste BasWare Corporation has agreed on an acquisition of the entire share capital of Analyste Corporation....06 Feb 2006 | (News)

Capgemini wins F&A contract from Zurich Financial Services Capgemini, one of the world’s leaders in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced...20 Jan 2006 | (News)

Outsourcing the finance function: achieving high performance in governance and control When it comes to compliance and corporate governance, does outsourcing an organization’s finance function...15 Jan 2006 | (Thinking Point)

F&A outsourcing market review of 4Q05 FAO Research, Inc (www.faoresearch.com) has just released its F&A outsourcing market review for the last...06 Jan 2006 | (Surveys)

Unilever signs 7-yr IBM outsourcing contract Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever Plc has signed a finance outsourcing contract with IBM,...24 Dec 2005 | (News)

Future finance: how technology can help create a high-performance finance function Mastery of finance operations requires the use of technologies, organizational structures and process...20 Dec 2005 | (Brochure)

Omron outsources receivables to IBM IBM Japan, Ltd. has announced a five-year contract for IBM to transform and manage Omron Corporation’s...13 Dec 2005 | (News)

Beyond cost-cutting—the intangible benefits of finance & accounting outsourcing As organizations increasingly turn their attention to growth-orientated agendas, a number are considering...12 Dec 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Euro and cross border payments drive banking transformation SEPA, 'Single European Payment Area', is a political effort to harmonize all payment systems within Europe....09 Dec 2005 | (News)

Discover lessons learned from the outsourcing experts Accenture’s global survey of more than 500 companies and in-depth interviews with experienced outsourcing...30 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Finance to go The steady growth of the outsourcing industry is forcing CFOs to look afresh at the entire finance value...29 Nov 2005 | (Interview)

Consortia buying – part one – What is driving F&A consortia buying The evolution of buying groups and cooperatives, shared services centers, and business process outsourcing...24 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point) | Joe Vales

Consortia Buying – Part Two – Our Global Forecast for F&A Consortia Buying The coming wave of F & A consortia buying that we think will explode in the next few years will be driven...24 Nov 2005 | (Thinking Point) | Joe Vales

SBPOA and HP survey on F&A Transformation finds shortage of skills to be biggest barrier to success The Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association (SBPOA), the world’s only independent...26 Oct 2005 | (Surveys)

Finance & Accounting outsourcing - Maximizing performance in the back-office The cries for finance to contribute strategic value echo equally as loud as those for timely, accurate...25 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point)

IBM to support financial and administrative services for Kodak Eastman Kodak Company and IBM announced that they have reached a definitive five-year agreement for IBM...20 Oct 2005 | (News)

Finance and accounting outsourcing research firm launches operations FAO Research, Inc., the world’s first independent research firm focused solely on the Finance and Accounting...20 Oct 2005 | (News)

Sub 1% Finance & Accounting The need to reduce costs whilst simultaneously improving process and financial visibility is unprecedented....20 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Agilent joins OB10 to enhance best practice in their European shared services center Agilent Technologies has revealed that it is the latest organization to join OB10, the global e-Invoicing...19 Oct 2005 | (News)

Shared services, outsourcing, technology as options to F&A transformation Business transformation is one of the buzzwords in today’s corporations, and is intended as the road...16 Oct 2005 | (Thinking Point) | Luca Segantini

BearingPoint awarded $6.85 million contract by Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance BearingPoint, Inc, one of the world's largest management consulting and systems integration firms, today...27 Sep 2005 | (News)

Offshoring set to double in the financial services sector by 2008 A quarter of the participants in PricewaterhouseCoopers' recent survey currently offshore between 10%...16 Sep 2005 | (Surveys)

Financial Service Providers must use outsourcing more strategically Financial services providers (FSPs) in EMEA are expected to spend $46.2 million on IT services in 2005,...04 Sep 2005 | (News)

HP to open BPO center in Romania Hewlett-Packard Co is planning to open a new business process outsourcing center in Romania, following...29 Aug 2005 | (News)

Future finance: a CFO vision for creating value through e-business on demand Authors James Bramante, Gregor Pillen and Doug Simpson IBM Business Consulting Services Most finance...25 Aug 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Convergys set to acquire Deloitte's F&A outsourcing business Convergys Corporation, a provider of customer care, human resources and billing services, and Deloitte...01 Aug 2005 | (News)

Danfoss chooses CapGemini UK as BPO partner Denmark’s leading components producer, Danfoss has selected Capgemini UK as its BPO partner for Finance...01 Aug 2005 | (News)

NHS SBS wins £20m F&A contract from Strategic Health Authority Xansa and NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), the first public/private sector Joint Venture undertaken...01 Aug 2005 | (News)

New strategic alliance allows for comprehensive F&A solution Outsource Partners International (OPI), the industry's largest service provider focused solely on finance...27 Jul 2005 | (News)

Security tops list of CFO concerns Information security has topped the list in a survey of chief finance officers' business concerns in...25 Jun 2005 | (Surveys)

SBPOA Study: 73 percent of corporations embrace finance & accounting transformation Preliminary results of a study conducted by the SBPOA and Hewlett-Packard have determined that 73 percent...22 Jun 2005 | (News)

Home Depot redesigns its tax strategy How the worlds largest home improvement retailer went about improving its federal and state tax credits...01 Jun 2005 | (News)

The 2005 FAO Today Top FAO Deals Best-of lists are always hit and miss. This year's Oscar winner may be next years Razzie nominee. (Hey,...01 Jun 2005 | (News)

Lucent's AR outsourcing drives down past dues by $88 million Not many CFOs would volunteer to take a spin around a parking lot on their Ducati motorcycle to give...22 May 2005 | (News)

NHS shared services joins the global OB10 e-Invoicing network East Lancashire Financial Services (NHS) today announce their subscription to OB10, the global e-Invoicing...28 Apr 2005 | (News)

NHS shared services joins the global OB10 e-Invoicing network East Lancashire Financial Services (NHS) today announce their subscription to OB10, the global e-Invoicing...04 Apr 2005 | (News)

ATO sticks with EDS THE Australian Tax Office will extend a billion-dollar computer contract for a second time rather than...04 Apr 2005 | (News)

London finance jobs to land in India Thousands of high-powered jobs in the financial services sector are set to be outsourced to India from...04 Apr 2005 | (News)

SBPOA and HP launch 'F&A Transformation' Survey The Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing Association (SBPOA), the world’s only independent...17 Mar 2005 | (Surveys)

Deciding what to outsource to achieve high performance: understanding a CFO’s challenge Today, the chief financial officer stands at the center of a complex web of internal and external relationships,...14 Mar 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Finance BPO opportunity Outsourcing finance in the right way could trim a hefty 35 percent from existing costs, says research;...10 Feb 2005 | (Surveys)

Savista earns top designation for Finance and Accounting outsourcing services FAO Today, the leading publication serving the finance/accounting outsourcing (FAO) sector, has designated...05 Feb 2005 | (News)

ACS to open second operations center in China Affiliated Computer Services Inc. said it will open a second operations center in China with an eye to...01 Feb 2005 | (News)

Finance and accounting transformation is high on the agenda The need for operational efficiencies across organizations is now more prevalent than ever with better...25 Jan 2005 | (News)

ING Investment Management outsources to Bank of New York ING Investment Management has contracted with Bank of New York for the provision of outsourced middle...20 Jan 2005 | (News)

Consortia buying will drive how asset management companies procure BPO services Consortia Buying Will Drive How Asset Management Companies Procure Business Process Outsourcing Services,...17 Jan 2005 | (News)

Command your financial value chain in 2005 Aceva Technologies Names Top Trends for 2005 Highlighting Growth and Continued Momentum through Adoption...13 Jan 2005 | (News)

Creating an operating model for high performance: The role of outsourcing Accenture research identifies the most critical factors to delivering the greatest possible total return...08 Jan 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Add financial IQ to your corporate equation Increasingly, investors are applying their investment dollars to where they have trust and confidence...04 Jan 2005 | (Thinking Point)

Best in class: how finance business process outsourcing can help create a high-performance finance function The Economist Intelligence Unit and Accenture researched the key factors behind high performance in finance...30 Nov 2004 | (Thinking Point)

Outsourcing still on CFOs' agenda CFOs are not just looking to outsourcing as a cost-cutting measure but also as a means of becoming more...04 Nov 2004 | (News)

ADP completes acquisition of Bank of America’s clearing unit ADP Brokerage Services Group, a financial division of Automatic Data Processing (ADP), has completed...04 Nov 2004 | (News)

Liability concerns holding back successful payments outsourcing A New Poll Shows That 80 Per Cent of Corporate Customers Feel Banks Have Not Yet Addressed the Liability...18 Oct 2004 | (Surveys)

Xansa secures UK NHS finance and accounting deal Xansa, the IT services company, has been recommended as the preferred partner for a joint venture to...06 Oct 2004 | (News)

Elan Financial Services offers new outsourcing solution to help FIs meet compliance deadlines Elan Financial Services is working to help financial institutions to keep their ATMs in compliance with...30 Sep 2004 | (News)

What the future holds Executives in high-performing businesses are increasingly utilising outsourcing as a powerful means to...30 Sep 2004 | (Thinking Point)

CSC named North American Insurance BPO Market Leader by Celent Communications ...24 Sep 2004 | (News)

Business Process Outsourcing in financial institutions enters a new phase All banks utilize Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) to some degree. Tier one banks have been methodically...18 Sep 2004 | (News)

European banking supervisors (CEBS) develop high level principles on outsourcing European banking supervisors began work in 2002 on developing high level principles (HLPs) that could...06 Sep 2004 | (News)

EDS: ready to rebound? Electronic Data Systems Corp.'s problems can't get much worse. - That's the opinion of two analysts who...30 Aug 2004 | (News)

Banks outsourcing other areas to India By Anurag Khanna Banks worldwide have opted to outsource their non-core activities, and India is one...30 Aug 2004 | (Thinking Point)

FNS targets Russian banks through BPC partnership Financial Network Services (FNS) today announced the finalisation of a partnering agreement with Banking...27 Aug 2004 | (News)

AICPA Ethics Committee proposes outsourcing disclosure rule The Professional Ethics Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants...10 Aug 2004 | (News)

Finance and accounting BPO, Part 1: Market analysis and forecast 2003 to 2008 Traditionally, finance and accounting (F&A) has been operated internally because management has viewed...02 Aug 2004 | (Surveys)

BIS Joint Forum provides outsourcing guidance to the financial sector The Joint Forum of the Bank for International Settlements (www.bis.org) today released a report entitled...02 Aug 2004 | (News)

The Performance Group and Equinox create alliance to offer outsourcing services The Performance Group (TPG), a mortgage consulting firm, and Equinox Corporation, a global business processing...21 Jul 2004 | (News)

New book from Accenture Finance Solutions shares CFOs' insights on finance BPO Many leading companies are adopting finance business process outsourcing (BPO) as a means to achieve...21 Jul 2004 | (News)

75% of financial institutions plan to outsource offshore Financial institutions worldwide are increasingly interested in sending IT work to lower cost countries....07 Jul 2004 | (News)

Top 10 Finance & Accounting outsourcing trends of 2004 By Lisa Maio Ross, Ross Research (www.rossresearch.com)11 May 2004 | (News)

Reducing overhead costs is still the top priority for Chief Financial Officers The pressure on corporate management to reduce overhead costs has intensified over the past two years,...05 May 2004 | (Surveys)

Electronic invoice delivery at Xansa In June 2002, in one of the largest Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agreements in the UK, BT outsourced...27 Apr 2004 | (News)

IBM to provide business transformation services to Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch Corporate Technology Group has signed a Systems Integration and Application Management...17 Feb 2004 | (News)

Finance and accounting BPO in asia: why more companies are doing it With 60 percent of the world's population - three billion people - this is the region where countries...15 Jan 2004 | (Thinking Point)

The changing role of the Chief Financial Officers Merely being a bean counter is no longer the primary requisite for becoming a Chief Financial Officer...15 Dec 2003 | (News)

Outsource Partners International secures up to $20 million in funding Outsource Partners International (OPI), a leading outsourcer of finance and accounting functions, announced...19 Nov 2003 | (News)

Outsourcing: a catalyst for transformational change Recognizing that finance and accounting are at the heart of the way an organization is run, a small but...15 Nov 2003 | (Case Study)

Wachovia introduces online payables service geared to smaller businesses Wachovia's Treasury Services Division, through its strategic alliance with Payformance Corporation, announced...14 Nov 2003 | (News)

SureFire Commerce announces outsourcing agreement In order to further reduce costs and improve efficiency, SureFire Commerce Inc., a global provider of...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Financing business relationships Finance must free up resources for higher value business relationships, says Arthur Andersen partner...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Accounting Outsourcing – a Case Study The accounting requirements of big business can often be a headache, but when big businesses merge the...02 Sep 2003 | (Case Study)

Finance departments may not be able to cope, says CGEY report In a major in-depth survey released today by Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, most CFOs of 265 large U.S.-based...02 Sep 2003 | (Surveys)

The Bank of New York and ING announce global outsourcing arrangement The Bank of New York and ING today announced a global arrangement to outsource ING's international cash...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Best workplaces for finance professionals awarded The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), The Hackett Group, and CFO magazine have announced...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

J.P. Morgan, IBM in outsourcing talks J.P. Morgan Chase is in exclusive talks with IBM to outsource part of the bank's computer operations...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Companies pay significant price for mismanaging invoice payment processes Large and mid-sized companies continue to pay a hefty price for mismanaging their invoice payment processes,...02 Sep 2003 | (Surveys)

Intacct and Outsource Partners Intl work on new online accounting solutions Intacct Corporation, a leading provider of online professional accounting solutions, and Outsource Partners...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Finance function as a profit leader: attacking G&A costs through offshore BPO In the current stagnant economy, margins can best be improved by attacking General and Administrative...02 Sep 2003 | (News)

Deloitte changes its mind on spinning off consulting business Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, in a surprise move, has called off its planned spinoff of its consulting business,...02 Sep 2003 | (New