Category Archives: Executives Insights

Avaloq acquires a majority stake in B-Source (Part II)

This is the second part of the interview with François Jeannet who supported BSI, i.e. the Board of B-Source, during the transaction.
The first part of this interview gave an overview on the transaction and analyzed the strategic objectives of the parties involved. In this second post, the transaction is positioned in the [...]

Avaloq acquires a majority stake in B-Source (Part I)

On August 31, 2011, a major transaction in the Swiss IT resp. BPO sector was announced: Avaloq, the leading core banking software vendor, takes over B-Source, one of the key providers of bank BPO services. The size of the transaction and its strategic relevance for the industry are reasons enough to address it here. In [...]

Jasmine Revolution in Tunesia - Finding the origins

Tunisia is one of the key near-shoring destinations for (French speaking) Europe. Therefore, the recent events in this country, kicking of the so called ‘Arabic Spring’, are of relevance from the point of view of this website. For this reason, we will try to understand the origins of this movement, to determine the impact on [...]

Supplément “Outsourcing”, Le Temps, 23/02/2011

(Summary in English, see below)
Le supplément 2/2011 du journal Le Temps présente un tour d’horizon de l’outsourcing à travers huit domaines pouvant être externalisées, en commençant par l’informatique, en passant par la gestion des ressources humaines et en terminant par la gestion des contrats d’assurance. Destiné à un public non spécialisé, les articles ont un [...]

Banking - The future of sourcing (study by E&Y Switzerland)

At last, I get the chance to present the Ernst & Young (Switzerland) study “Banking - The future of sourcing” published last year. This review was triggered by a presentation of the study in my course at HEC Lausanne on May 28, 2010, by Yan Borboën, Senior Manager.
MAIN FINDINGS
(for indications about the population surveyed and [...]

SMBs as outsourcing customers

On April 1, 2009, more than 100 participants attended the round table meeting in Lausanne on “Outsourcing, is it only for large enterprises and IT?”. The conference was proposed by the Alumni associations of HEC Lausanne, the Business School of Lausanne University, in conjunction with the Information Systems Institute (ISI).
The round table meeting was [...]

Rountable April 1, 2009: “Outsourcing for small and medium-sized businesses and beyond the IT function”

Organized by: The Alumni associations of HEC Lausanne, the business school of Lausanne University (Switzerland), in conjunction with Outsourcing & Offshoring Excellence
Date and time: 1 April 2009, 7-9pm
Location: Hotel Alpha Palmiers, Petit-Chène 34, 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland
Participants: Dominique Freymond, Partner, mas ltd.; Jacques Bourachot, CEO Crédit Agricole Private Banking Services; Taha Benmrad, CEO, Simalaya; Pius Bienz, [...]

Happy New Year !

Dear visitor,
While you get back to your office or your campus after the holiday season break, I would like to extend my best wishes for 2009. May the New Year bring success and happiness to you and to your family and/or team!
Let me provide you with a quick overview on what we have in mind [...]

Philippe Perles (Partner, noveo conseil) on outsourcing strategies of Swiss independent wealth managers

On October 2, 2008, the 1st Finance Summit took place in Geneva. One of the most remarkable presentations of the seminar part was the one by Philippe Perles, Partner of noveo conseil. Jointly with Edith Parat of BNP-Paribas, he presented a portrait of the Swiss market of independent wealth managers. Most surprisingly, outsourcing is an [...]

Dominique Freymond, Founding Partner, mas ltd., Zurich, Switzerland

For many years, Dominique Freymond has been observing the evolution of the outsourcing offering in the Swiss financial services industry. He therefore is a sought-after advisor and an expert frequently consulted by the media. These are all excellent reasons to select him as one of our first interview partners, allowing us to set a stable [...]