shared services

Switching to shared services: A balancing act

2010-11-29 07:00 - 15 comments
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Many companies are considering pooling business functions into shared service centres to save costs, but it requires a carefully balanced approach.

Why ‘pick and mix’ is the key to successful financial outsourcing

2010-10-19 14:04 - 4 comments
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In some territories ‘outsourcing’ is still a dirty word, but all this will change over the coming years as organisations see the cost benefits of a blended approach.

Shared Services Optimisation – Don’t rest on your laurels, says PA

2009-12-09 10:16
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Papinda Bhandal, Finance Transformation Consulting, PA Consulting Group, says shared service centres (SSCs) have become a fixture of the business landscape over the past ten years.

Shared services maven throws down the gauntlet

2009-11-23 18:37
“What isn’t being measured very well isn’t going to be managed very well.”

PA Consulting Group: Getting the most return from multi-function shared services

2009-11-23 17:37
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Few CFOs are leveraging multi-function shared services for real returns.

Capital Ambition on the hard lessons of shared services

2009-11-23 11:40
Businesses and the public sector must ‘learn from past lessons’ according to the procurement and commercial advisor at London’s...

The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...

"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more