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Deloitte Report: Offshoring in the Financial Services Industry "Forever Changed" by Globalization

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

A new report from Deloitte Consulting discovered financial institutions are reshaping themselves before our eyes. They will be forever changed by globalization, according to Peter Lowes. Fact: In 2001 less than 10 percent of the financial services industry had moved work offshore. Today, 75 percent have. Here’s what’s really happening.

Allied Irish Bank Becomes First Financial Institution in Europe to Outsource Global Trade Processing End-to-End

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

The bank’s software provider announced it would no longer support its banking application. AIB had to determine whether to outsource or purchase a new system. Outsourcing was more expensive until ABN AMRO opened an office in India reducing fees by 60 percent. Outsourcing today does much more than save money.

Ireland (With Help From India) Helps Boston Insurance Company Compete

Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer

This issue our Other Than India series focuses on Northern Ireland. Liberty Mutual created a captive in Belfast for applications development during the dot com boom when programmers were in short supply. Today the insurance company has 160 people there who can easily travel to Boston when necessary.

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