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Helping the planet is a black and white issue

Author: John Duncanson, Managing Director, Capgemini Scotland

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 15 August 2008

This evening in Edinburgh, Capgemini is hosting what will be Scotland's first ever carbon neutral ball to focus attention on the urgent need for environmental change and raise funds for The Prince's Trust.

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More time and more judges for Awards

Author: Staff

Publication: Accountancy Age

Date: 24 July 2008

Tom Blacksell, CEO of Capgemini Consulting UK, completes a trio of big name signings for the 2008 Accountancy Age Awards.

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Alliance & Leicester IT director steps up to unite business and IT

Publication: Computer Weekly

Author: Karl Flinders

Date: 8 July 2008

Paul Pullinger, Head of Retail Banking Sales, Capgemini praises Alliance & Leicester for hiring a senior executive to implement a new banking system.

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Up to speed

Author: David Ketchin, Capgemini

Publication: Accountancy magazine

Date: 01 July 2008

David Ketchin, Vice President, Finance and Employee Transformation, Capgemini Consulting, looks at how CFOs can learn from major business transformations

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Rich pickings

Author: Charles Batchelor

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 27 June 2008

Capgemini and Merrill Lynch's latest world wealth report indicates that the world's rich were not seriously affected by the global credit crunch, and will continue to gather wealth more rapidly than previously predicted.

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Art market defies credit crunch

Author: Anna Martin

Publication: CNBC

Date: 27 June 2008

Following release of the Capgemini-Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report on 24 June, CNBC looks at arts in the current volatile environment.

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China set to leapfrog UK in high-net terms

Publication: Financial Adviser

Author: Joy Dunbar

Date: 26 June 2008

Chris Gant, Head of Wealth Management, Financial Services, Capgemini discusses the increase of dollar millionaires in the UK despite the credit crunch.

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Wealth's new reality: big money moves east

Publication: Wall Street Journal Europe

Author: Robert Frank

Date: 25 June 2008

The 2008 World Wealth Report released by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini reveals that the US is losing its market share of global millionaries.

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World's richest cut exposure to property and hedge funds

Publication: Financial Times

Author: Peter Thal Larsen

Date: 25 June 2008

Chris Gant, Head of Wealth Management, Financial Services, Capgemini UK explains that growing emerging markets are helping the wealthy.

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Dollar millionaire club 'expands'

Publication: BBC

Author: BBC Newsroom

Date: 24 June 2008

The release of the 12th annual World Wealth Report by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch reveals there are 10.1 million people worth more than $1m.

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Millionaires defy the credit crunch as rich get richer

Publication: The Guardian

Author: David Teather

Date: 24 June 2008

The release of the 12th annual World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini revealed the 'dollar millionaires club' grew by 6%.

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Next Generation Outsourcing

Publication: Management Consultancies Association

Author: Staff

Date: 19 June 2008

Nasrin Janmohamed, Global Strategic Deals in Financial Services, Capgemini Outsourcing and Nick Ford, Head of Payments and Supply Chain, Capgemini Financial Services comment in on the current state of offshoring & outsourcing in financial services in a recent MCA report.

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Britain has highest fees in world for overdrafts

Author: Emily Pykett

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 29 May 2008

The UK's high street banks are charging the highest unauthorised overdraft fees anywhere in the world. Paul Pullinger, head of retail banking for Capgemini Financial Services UK, is interviewed.

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Sweeping away a sector's chaos

Publication: Financial Times

Author: Ross Tieman

Date: 28 May 2008

Dave Hunt, Head of Technology Services, Financial Services, Capgemini discusses how far behind the industry is in terms of IT transformation.

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CIOs need to talk

Author: Nick Booth

Publication: CIO

Date: 28 May 2008

CIOs that don't communicate and promote themselves might end up being undervalued by leaders. Andy Mulholland, Global CTO, Capgemini, is interviewed by Nick Booth.

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Money for nothing?

Author: Paul Pullinger and Paul Willis, Capgemini

Publication: Financial Adviser

Date: 15 May 2008

It's not the way UK retail banks would have wanted it, but bank charges are the subject of public debate following a high court judgement last month which threatens to undermine long held charging policies. So what is likely to replace them?

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Capgemini Q1 results remain on track

Publication: Ovum

Author: John O'Brien

Date: 8 May 2008

Ovum comments on Capgemini's

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City bank outsources IT to Capgemini

Publication: Computer Weekly

Author: Antony Savvas

Date: 6 May 2008

Capgemini has been awarded a five-year outsourcing contract with C Hoare & Co.

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Scotland's financial pay holds up in global storm

Publication: The Scotsman

Author: Peter Ranscombe

Date: 18 April 2008

Capgemini and the Scottish Financial Enterprise quarterly industry snapshot reveals that Scottish pay is weathering the current global storm.

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Credit crunch eats away at Scottish confidence

Publication: Financial Adviser

Author: Colin Calder

Date: 17 April 2008

Rosemary Stark, Vice President, Financial Services, Capgemini talks to Financial Adviser with Owen Kelly, CEO of Scottish Financial Enterprise on how Scotland are dealing with the credit crunch.

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Banks consider off-the-shelf software to remain competitive

Publication: Computer Weekly

Author: Karl Flinders

Date: 9 April 2008

Paul Pullinger, Head of Sales Banking, Capgemini talks to Computer Weekly on how banks are using 40-year old legacy systems and how the Nationwide Building Society is leading the way forward.

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Confidence falls in financial services

Publication: The Scotsman

Author: Jane Bradley

Date: 1 April 2008

Capgemini and the Scottish Financial Enterprise released their quarterly industry snapshot which finds that a one-thirds of its respondents anticipate reporting decreased business in this year's first quarter.

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Survey finds banks reliant on 1960s IT

Publication: Director of Finance

Author: Adrie van der Luijt

Date: 1 April 2008

Gert Jan van Dorsten, Principal Consultant - Financial Services, Capgemini discusses the need for banks key support system needs to be transformed.

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Banks still rely on IT from the 1960s

Publication: Computing

Author: Angelica Mari

Date: 26 March 2008

Computing reports on research by Capgemini has shown that banks still rely on dated IT and increasing demands from industry and consumers are adding to the pressure to upgrade.

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Retail banks may lose 36% by 2010

Publication: Banking Technology

Author: Newsroom

Date: 25 March 2008

Bertrand Lavayssière, Managing Director, Global Financial Services, Capgemini talks to Banking Technology on how tougher competition within major European countries could spell trouble for banks.

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Nationwide invests in IT change

Publication: Computing

Author: Angelica Mari

Date: 20 March 2008

Capgemini is one of the partners along with SAP is helping the Nationwide Building Society upgrade its IT infrastructure involving service-oriented architecture.

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Banks use price to influence behaviour

Publication: Director of Finance

Author: Adrie van der Luijt

Date: 13 March 2008

The fifth annual World Retail Banking Report released by Capgemini, ING and the European Financial Management and Marketing Association (Efma)shows that banking prices vary significantly around the world.

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IT will help banks survive credit crunch, says report

Publication: Computer Weekly

Author: Warwick Ashford

Date: 14 March 2008

Paul Pullinger, Head of Sales Banking, Capgemini reports on how IT will enable banks to prosper despite the global credit crunch and a toughening regulatory climate.

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Failure to exploit data loses UK economy £67bn a year

Author: Adrie van der Luijt

Publication: Director of Finance

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK discusses the annual costs associated with frustrated decision making across UK businesses and public sector organisations.

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Poor information management costs millions a year

Author: Nicole Kobie

Publication: IT Pro

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini speaks to IT Pro on how failing to properly manage and exploit data is leading managers to make decisions without seeing the full picture.

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Experts urge CIOs to bridge information gap

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 3 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK warns CIOs that the failure to take a stronger role in fostering an information-centric culture in their organisations is resulting in poor decision-making.

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Put information back into CIO role or companies will suffer

Author: Mark Chillingworth

Publication: CIO

Date: 5 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK comments on how information has been forgotten in corporate strategy.

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Capgemini is profiled in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

Author: Sarah Merson

Publication: The Times

Date: 28 February 2008

Capgemini has been profiled as number 98 in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.

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Capgemini to target expansion through aquisitions

Publication: Financial Times

Author: Maija Palmer

Date: 25 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group speaks to the Financial Times on plans to bolster its consulting business.

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Capgemini eyes more India buys

Author: CNBC-TV18

Publication: Moneycontrol.com

Date: 25 February 2008

Pierre-Yves Cros, Vice President - Group Director of Strategy and Transformation, Chair of UK Country Board talks to the Indian press on a strong outlook for Capgemini in 2008.

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Capgemini profit shows major growth

Publication: Computing

Author: Martin Courtney

Date: 21 February 2008

Capgemini enjoyed a 50% year on year surge in net income in 2008 to €440 million.

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Building a Global Powerhouse

Publication: Business Week

Author: Steve Hamm

Date: 15 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group talks to Steve Hamm, senior writer, BusinessWeek on the success of 2007 and the outlook for 2008.

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Banks must commit to Sepa

Author: Tom Young

Publication: Computing

Date: 29 January 2008

A report for the European Commission by Capgemini states that a rapid uptake by banks of the Single European Payments Area (Sepa) will be essential to boost its chances of success.

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How to get a new job

Author: Emily Ford

Publication: The Times

Date: 17 January 2008

Nicky Winch, Head of Recruitment, Capgemini UK, believes that a bounty scheme offered by employers is a great way to attract new recruits.

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Andy Mulholland speaks to CNBC Europe on CIO Trends for 2008

Author: Sqwak Box

Publication: CNBC Eurpoe

Date: 8 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Chief Global Technology Officer, Capgemini speaks to CNBC Europe on the trends for CIOs in 2008

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Influence of CIOs set to increase

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 4 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini comments on the trends affecting CIOs for 2008.

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A clearer world view of services

Author: George Yip, Yacine Chibane, Melanie Knight and Leyton Lark

Publication: CPO Agenda

Date: 3 January 2008

In-house or outsourced? Onshore or offshore? Tight or light control? Picking the right sourcing option for services isn't easy, but a new model can help guide your decision, explains a collection of subject matter experts from Capgemini Consulting including George Yip, Director of Research and Innovation.

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Financial Services in Scotland still bullish

Author: Colin Donald

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 18 December 2007

Rosemary Stark, Vice President, Financial Services, Capgemini comments on the Scottish Financial Enterprise Quarterly Survey, which found that the Scottish financial services industry is still in a relatively strong position.

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Virtualisation is not a theoretical risk

Author: Lee Newcombe

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 14 December 2007

Lee Newcombe, Technical Architect, Capgemini writes about virtualisation being a mainstay of the modern IT environment.

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George Yip joins RSM Erasmus University

Author: Della Bradshaw

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 13 December 2007

George Yip, Director of Research & Innovation, Capgemini Consulting is joining RSM Erasmus University as dean.

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People on the move

Author: Newsroom

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 12 December 2007

Capgemini Consulting, the consulting business of Capgemini UK plc, has announced the appointment of a new Vice President, Kevin Simmons, to join its Finance and Employee Transformation Team.

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UKFPS and SEPA running late

Author: Newsroom

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 01 September 2007

Bertrand Lavayssiére, Capgemini's Managing Director of Global Financial Services, discusses how it will be unlikely the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments will be achieved by the end of 2011.

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Source it out

Author: Michelle Perry

Publication: Financial Director

Date: 01 September 2007

David Towers, Executive Consultant, Capgemini talks to Michelle Perry about the benefits of real-time reporting.

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Lloyds TSB banks on SAP SRM, aided by Capgemini

Author: Tim Ferguson

Publication: silicon.com

Date: 12 June 2007

Lloyds TSB has rolled out a new supplier relationship management e-procurement system from SAP which it hopes will reduce costs and make its overall procurement process much more efficient. Capgemini advised on supplier engagement and providing the change management involved in moving staff onto the new system.

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Moving forward

Author: Julian Quillinan

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 1 May 2007

The finance sector has traditionally blazed a trail when it comes to using telecoms to link offices around the world and clinch deals with customers. Ironically, at a time when everyone else is talking about fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) though, banks and insurers are dragging their heels, citing security and network coverage concerns as reasons for the slow adoption.

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Scotland ready to charge ahead

Author: Colin Calder

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 16 May 2007

Rosemary Stark, vice president of financial services at Capgemini, provides the concluding comments in analysis of Scotland’s buoyant financial services industry. “Increased competition and ongoing concerns about levels of customer demand mean that financial services companies will need to keep the focus on cost efficiency, particularly for high-volume, low-margin retail business,” she said.

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The role of technology in business growth

Author: Cath Everett

Publication: Computing

Date: 10 May 2007

Jason McLean, Vice President - Financial Services, Capgemini comments on how financial companies are looking to using technology to support business growth.

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Working Lunch reports on plans to investigate consumer bank charges

Author: Gillian Lacey-Solymar

Publication: Working Lunch BBC Online

Date: 30 March 2007

BBC Two's award winning daily business, personal finance and consumer news programme Working Lunch highlight statistics from Capgemini's World Retail Banking Report.

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How to make SOA pay for itself

Author: Arif Mohamed

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 27 March 2007

Computer Weekly reports on ING Direct relying on an service orientated architecture based IT infrastructure and how Capgemini's approach of onshore and offshore won the day.

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UK current accounts cost less than eurozone and US

Author: Philip Aldrick

Publication: Daily Telegraph

Date: 29 March 2007

Nasrin Janmohamed, Vice President of Financial Services, Capgemini talks to the Daily Telegraph about the launch of the World Retail Banking Report.

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Global banking charges 'decrease'

Author: Newsroom

Publication: BBC News Online

Date: 28 March 2007

With the release of the World Retail Banking Report, Bertrand Lavayssiere, Capgemini Global Financial Services Chief states that "banks are directing customers towards automatic channels for common operations"

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World bank fees flat in 2007, Spain cheaper - report

Author: Newsroom

Publication: Reuters

Date: 28 March 2007

From the 180 banks in 25 countries surveyed for the Capgemini World Retail Banking Report, it was found that the average price for core banking services dipped 0.3%.

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IFAs 'reinforcing' churning, reveals Capgemini survey

Author: Christopher Marshall

Publication: Financial Adviser

Date: 1 February 2007

Malcolm Harrington, UK Head of Insurance Consulting for Capgemini discussing the findings of the Capgemini World Insurance Report 2007 has warned that good customer service and customer satisfaction was not enough to ensure customer loyalty.

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Britons likely to shop around for insurance

Author: Caroline Muspratt

Publication: Daily Telegraph

Date: 24 January 2007

Capgemini's World Insurance Report found that UK consumers are increasingly seeing insurance as a commodity to be purchased at the lowest price, and said that insurers need to do more to retain their business.

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Shared options

Author: Cliff Evans

Publication: Accountancy Age

Date: 16 November 2006

Capgemini Shared Services Vice President Cliff Evans provides expert advice on how organisations can get the best out of a move to shared services delivery.

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A new breed

Author: Farida Hashim

Publication: Accountancy Age

Date: 15 June 2006

Finance functions are evolving and a new breed of FDs are emerging. Farida Hashim, managing consultant at Capgemini, discusses the future of UK finance.

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Monster mergers

Author: Peter Bartram

Publication: Financial Director

Date: 25 May 2006

Martin Williams, now a Capgemini consultant, saw the Royal Bank of Scotland-Natwest merger at first hand while looking at RBS. Even though RBS was the smaller bank, the merged company used its systems because they worked off a lower cost model, recalls Williams.

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