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Low house prices make Australia a good investment

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:18:53 +0000

21st Mar 2007
Rising interest rates and falling land prices in parts of Australia are making the country an ideal investment opportunity.

Offshore banking benefits ‘not fully understood’

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:18:32 +0000

14th Aug 2007
There is a lack of understanding concerning the potential benefits of offshore banking, according to Natwest.

FAO Contracts Moving Offshore

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:18:07 +0000

21st Aug 2007
An increasing number of finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) contracts are moving offshore, according to a new survey from Everest Research Institute.

Global Market Dictates Offshore/Onshore Debate

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:17:42 +0000

23rd Aug 2007
The continued development of the global economy is seeing different companies using onshore or offshore solutions depending on their needs, according to the the Information Technology Association of America.

Outsourcing Could Be Preferable To Offshore Centres

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:17:19 +0000

4th Sep 2007
In weighing the pros and cons of domestic third-party outsourcing as opposed to captive offshore shared services, organisations must consider a number of factors such as operating costs, attrition rates and economies of scale. Depending on these things, outsourcing could be more advantageous than offshoring.

Enterprises Prioritise Data Restoration

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:16:50 +0000

10th Sep 2007
More companies are attaching a higher value to data restoration by initiating service level agreements (SLAs) that include recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs), new research from global technology research firm Aberdeen reveals.

Solihull business park bought by US Reit

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:16:23 +0000

11th Sep 2007
A business park in Solihull has been purchased by a US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) as part of a joint venture, it emerged this week.

Workforce must align with business objectives

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:16:00 +0000

11th Sep 2007
Nine in ten (89 per cent) of best-in-class organisations are able to increase employee performance by using strategies and technology solutions to align the workforce with its business objectives, something only 33 per cent of industry average companies are able to do.

Healthcare workers accept pay deal

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:15:34 +0000

14th Sep 2007
The health secretary Alan Johnson has welcomed the decision of healthcare workers to accept a revised pay offer.

Darling: Credit crunch will hit economy

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:15:11 +0000

5th Oct 2007
Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted that the ongoing global credit crunch is likely to have an impact on the UK economy.