Accenture Financial Services

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Period: 17 Dec 2003 - 24 Mar 2023

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Retail banks optimistic about growth prospects

Retail banks optimistic about growth prospects

Four out of five retail banks project annual growth of more than five percent over the next few years, according to research by Accenture, and are actively investing in new technology to strengthen their cross-selling capabilities.

Bank of Ireland shifts 180 jobs to Accenture

Bank of Ireland shifts 180 jobs to Accenture

Bank of Ireland is outsourcing some of its training and purchasing operations to technology consultancy Accenture in the latest phase of its EUR120 million cost cutting programme.

Service quality blights bank relationships

Service quality blights bank relationships

Whether it's cynicism from service quality breakdowns or the desire to "play the field" with banking options, nearly seven in 10 banking customers say that having a relationship with their banking institution is low on their priority list, according to a study presented at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference in Florida.

Caixa Catalunya signs with Accenture for SAP Basel II system

Caixa Catalunya signs with Accenture for SAP Basel II system

Spanish savings bank Caixa Catalunya has contracted with technology consultancy Accenture for the implementation of a Basel II application developed by European software firm SAP.

Accenture wins first outsourcing contract for reference data service

Accenture wins first outsourcing contract for reference data service

Citadel Investment Group has signed a 10-year deal with Accenture to manage key aspects of its financial data management processes. It becomes the first customer for the Accenture Managed Reference Data Service, which Accenture and data management software vendor Asset Control agreed to jointly market and implement in 2004.

Banks unhappy with core platforms

Banks unhappy with core platforms

Banks worldwide are increasingly unhappy with their core banking platforms, but only around a third are planning systems replacements within the next five years, according to a study conducted by Celent and released by Accenture and SAP at Sibos.

ABN Amro seals EUR1.8bn IT outsourcing deal

ABN Amro seals EUR1.8bn IT outsourcing deal

Dutch financial services group ABN Amro has awarded a five year IT outsourcing deal worth EUR1.8bn to five vendors - IBM, Accenture, Infosys Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Patni Computer Systems. The upheavals will lead to the loss of 1500 IT jobs at the bank.

Banks wary of Basel II benefits

Banks wary of Basel II benefits

Banks are still concerned about costs of implementing the technology required to comply with Basel II regulations and are increasingly uncertain about the benefits of compliance, according to research conducted by Accenture.

Banks failing to connect with customers via the branch

Banks failing to connect with customers via the branch

US banks are missing a significant opportunity to increase sales because of ineffective marketing at branches and call centres says Accenture

JSE outsources IT to Accenture

JSE outsources IT to Accenture

South Africa's Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) has signed a seven-year IT outsourcing contract with management consultancy Accenture.

Microsoft hires Accenture's Anders Abrahamsson as MD, Emea financial services

Microsoft hires Accenture's Anders Abrahamsson as MD, Emea financial services

Microsoft has appointed Accenture's Anders Abrahamsson as managing director of its Emea financial services division.

Tony Kirby joins Accenture

Tony Kirby joins Accenture

STP journeyman Tony Kirby has been hired as UK regional sales director and associate partner for data management services in Accenture's capital markets practice in London.

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