The race is on to expand business ties with Iran in the wake of the P5+1 nuclear agreement. The expectation of sanctions relief has energized Dubai’s resident multinational corporations, law firms, accountancies and consultants. The lure for Dubai is the potential of Iran’s economy to become number one in the…
To find golden opportunities look to frontier states that have internet connectivity, instant worldwide communication, ubiquitous mobile technology and a young, educated work force. Rich world countries will not remain rich forever and poor countries will not remain poor. As global economic trends and resource control shifts, so does the…
NHS providers face significant challenges in form of rising demand, severe workforce shortages and an increasingly constrained funding environment. Credo’s paper – "NHS Group Models: Working together for a more sustainable NHS" – highlights the opportunity for providers to work together under more formal arrangements to create system-wide solutions to…
With the growing skills gap in construction, employers need to act now to attract and retain the best talent and cannot afford to wait for Government's long term plans to take effect. Employers need to create a differentiated total rewards package to attract and retain talent. The Credo TrueChoice Analytics…
Produced in a partnership by Credo and Siemens “The Data Opportunity” aims to showcase how digitization today is being applied across the mobility sector and analyze how data can drive value for society, operators and authorities. It examines the global impact of investment in data-focused transport solutions and how it…
In partnership with Campaign For Better Transport, Credo undertook a review of the UK rail franchise model to identify a strategy for refinement and improvement of the franchise model in light of recent challenges. https://media.blubrry.com/teneoinsightspodcast/p/content.blubrry.com/teneoinsightspodcast/Teneo_Insights_-_Episode_3_-_D_Kelly_100820.mp3Podcast: Play in…
The Department for Transport is keen to deliver improvements at railway stations, but the current industry structure does not allow train operating companies to make the necessary investments, and a new model is required. Using our experience across the support services industries and our understanding of the infrastructure investment community,…
Companies within the UK were the most sought after targets for acquisition in Europe in 2015 and the outlook for 2016 remains buoyant. A corporate transaction involving an overseas business may, at first glance, appear to herald a period of great uncertainty for trustees of DB schemes. Trustees should approach…
The rise of Chinese President Xi Jinping has brought to bear a foreign business environment that is at once every CEO’s dream and nightmare. On the one hand, the world’s second largest economy and consumer market weathered the global financial crisis with urban and rural disposable household incomes increasing faster…
The International Monetary Fund has warned that the practice of companies derisking pension schemes to an insurer, meaning one entity would cover the risk for numerous funds, could threaten the stability of the U.S. financial system should an insurance company fail. Looking at this issue from a UK perspective, the…
All over the world corporates are rebuilding their balance sheets, accumulating record levels of cash and having their valuations boosted by upturns in stock markets. All of this, along with other factors, means they are looking to grow by merging with or taking over other companies. Drivers Behind M&A activity…
The impact of a new digital reality, in disrupting old ways-of-working in the CRM BPO industry, is potentially both a major opportunity, but also a possible threat for clients and outsourcers alike. This new digital reality is a combination of not only the continuing move online, but also a reflection…
