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Five Steps to Scale-Up Energy Efficiency

International Finance DeskJanuary 9, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 9, 2014

BY JAS SINGH. 9th January 2014 Most experts agree that energy efficiency is a critical building block for sustainable development. This is because improvements in energy efficiency strengthen a country’s energy security, increase competitiveness, ease shortages in energy supply, and lower environmental impacts including local and greenhouse gas emissions. Why doesn’t it happen then? A...

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Cloud–network integration is coming to global cloud services

International Finance DeskJanuary 7, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 7, 2014

By Mike Sapien,Principal Analyst, Enterprise 7th January 2014 Cloud services have been available for several years, and any provider of enterprise services or hardware is now a cloud service provider. Recently, new services have been emerging that offer different versions and types of cloud–network integration (CNI) services. Most cloud services are networks of cloud services...

Editor’s Epistle

International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2014

by International Finance DeskJanuary 5, 2014

2014 looks good, but read us to stay ahead! January 2014 On behalf of the entire International Finance Magazine team let me first wish all our readers and clients a very happy and prosperous New Year. Welcome to the brave new world of 2014. The past year was tough. According to the International Monetary Fund’s...

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Maximising the returns from international market opportunities

International Finance DeskDecember 17, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 17, 2013

Written by Jonathan Pryor, head of FX Dealing, Investec Corporate Treasury 17th December 2013 With the right currency management solutions companies should be able to maximise the returns from international market opportunities. Last week, over 100 UK business leaders headed to China as part of the Prime Minister’s trade delegation, many of whom were no...

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IT Management Evolves

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

By Paul DiBlasi, Director, Enhanced Services Product Management. 12th December 2013 A rose by any other name might smell as sweet but I doubt Shakespeare would extend the same courtesy to IT management. So why are the terms outsourcing, managed services and enhanced services often used interchangeably when they represent different points on the value...

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Compliance Driving Information Governance

International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 12, 2013

Posted by Nick Patience 12th December 2013 If the explosion of big data were not enough to drive organizations to consider implementing an information governance strategy, the increasing number of regulations that businesses must comply with will certainly bring information governance to the forefront of every executive’s mind. Regulations such as Solvency II, Dodd-Frank, HIPAA,...

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Analytics: Bringing Business Intelligence Closer To Financial Data

International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 4, 2013

Underlying this trend, more and more financial departments are placing emphasis on the importance of embedded analytics; reporting built into existing systems, rather than stand-alone business intelligence (BI) applications. 4th December 2013 Recently, we’ve seen more and more of our customers using analytics to inform their everyday financial processes. By generating real-time reports about financial...

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Trade Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: New Game, Old Rules?

International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

by International Finance DeskDecember 3, 2013

By Swarnim Wagle. 3rd December 2013 Negotiations over one of history’s most ambitious trade deals have taken another step towards defining the future of Trans-Pacific trade. The latest round of discussions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) wrapped up this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. Negotiators are believed to have made headway on a number of...

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ETA Releases Merchants’ Holiday Guide to Mobile Payments

International Finance DeskNovember 29, 2013

by International Finance DeskNovember 29, 2013

The holiday season is upon us and with it brings the busiest shopping period of the year. 29th November 2013 The holiday season is upon us and with it brings the busiest shopping period of the year. Increasingly, consumers are making their holiday purchases from their tablets or smartphones. For merchants looking to cash in on...

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Finding balance with technology

International Finance DeskNovember 25, 2013

by International Finance DeskNovember 25, 2013

By Sara Stender ,Director, Tech Cleanse. 25th November 2013 The “tech cleanse” movement is about achieving an equilibrium with technology, rather than taking an all-or-nothing approach. I would never expect anyone to remove technology from their life, and we benefit greatly from technological advancements. The key is looking at the intention behind our usage, and...