CityIQ Ltd - Press

CityIQ, a boutique consultancy to the financial services industry in the UK today announces that it has reached an agreement with Business Optix to use the WorkPad tool set on selected consultancy assignments.

"We focus on the investment process" explained Paul Wiltshire, Managing Director of CityIQ. "“Like our many clients we recognise the value of being able to rapidly model the business by documenting the interactions between people, process and technology............click here for more.

The results of a recent survey of offshore development within the UK’s financial services industry have just been announced. The survey, carried out by London based consultancy CityIQ reveals that:

• Over 95% of those surveyed planned to either maintain or increase the amount of development work carried out offshore........click here for more.

The results of a recent CityIQ survey, designed to identify the “hot topics” for the investment management community in 2010 have just been announced.

From a list of over 30 topics, respondents identified the following three areas as being of most concern:
1. Managing the gap between IT and the Business.....click here to read on.

The CityIQ Service Quality Awards are awarded to software vendors who offer the highest levels of service, as determined by popular vote in a survey of practitioners in the investment management community.

CityIQ today announced that the following software providers had won service quality awards............click here for more.

London - 9th November 2009

Wake up call for software vendors - CityIQ announces interim results of its latest City survey.

"We asked industry practitioners to rate the leading software solution providers to the investment management community" announced Paul Wiltshire – Managing Director of CityIQ.

"Representatives of over fifty City based institutions have already done so and their views give a unique and highly valuable insight into how the industry views its software suppliers".

Why the global financial crisis makes industry wide adoption of corporate actions standards a top priority for 2009.

Corporate actions risk on the rise: the challenge of “doing more with less”
In the current economic climate, the pressure for financial institutions to cut operational costs is intense.......click here for more.

Reduced tolerance for risk will boost corporate actions STP, industry experts predict

A recent London seminar hosted by CityIQ in association with SWIFT established that the appetite for corporate actions automation remains strong.

The industry’s commitment to improving straight-through processing (STP) for corporate actions remains high, despite the difficult economic environment. In fact, a reduced tolerance for risk provoked by....click here to view the full article.

Standards and data quality improvement vital for corporate actions STP, CityIQ/SWIFT survey finds

Broader implementation of standards and improvements in data quality are essential if the industry is to achieve STP in corporate actions processing, finds a new survey carried out by consultancy CityIQ in association with SWIFT....click here for more.

Although areas such as data capture and notifications have been automated, there are still many areas to be tackled in the processing of corporate actions, according to the results of CityIQ’s recent corporate actions survey. Click here for more.

A survey of the investment administration outsourcing market carried out by CityIQ, in association with Northern Trust, has revealed that:
• The outsourcing market has come of age....click here to read on.

BobsGuide, 6th June 2008

"Graham Cooper, procurement consultant at CityIQ, told delegates at a seminar yesterday that deals that perform well are often neglected...." Click here for more.

Twelve steps to procurement heaven

"How happy are you with your procurement process? Is it adding measurable value to your business and increasing competitiveness - or is it just a cost centre that swathes every purchasing decision in bureaucracy?....." For more click here.