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CGI enters into an agreement for the acquisition of Harwell Management, a management consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry
Paris, France, CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) announced today that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition, through its subsidiary CGI France SAS ("CGI France"), of all of the shares of Harwell Management holding and their subsidiaries. Harwell Management is a management consulting firm specializing in the financial services industry and operating mainly within the French market.
Connected but not infected - why more education is needed in the new digital world
Written by Adam Kobeissi, CGI UK Published: 20 August 2021 Created: 20 August 2021 Businesses and consumers are battling a new wave of global ‘scamdemic’ that is targeting the digital economic recovery from COVID-19. As more trade and business has moved online, with reduced social interaction to limit COVID-19, criminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem have unleashed an unprecedented wave of new attacks against companies, their employees and their customers.
Digital icebergs and the future of asset finance
When COVID-19 emerged and global business structures were disrupted, it led to an unprecedented adoption of digital processes to maintain customer contact and keep businesses moving. In what has been called the world’s biggest work-from-home experiment, tens of millions of people pivoted to digital solutions, such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack, to maintain communication.
Guest comment: Pension contributions in the post-Covid world
Guest comment: Pension contributions in the post-Covid world At Morrisons' AGM on 11 June 2020, some 34 per cent of the listed company's shareholders voted against its latest triennial remuneration policy. Perhaps this was not surprising given the company pension contributions for two directors were almost five times that of the 5 per cent for the general workforce.
Coronavirus and market instability won’t affect climate initiatives
Climate change Investment Green reporting initiatives like carbon reporting should not be affected by the Coronavirus pandemic or the subsequent market instability, according to Dr Richard Tipper, executive chairman of Ecometrica. Tipper also warned that those businesses which forget their climate commitments would ultimately lose out. “There obviously is a degree of emergency panic going on within businesses,” he says.
Enhanced threat of director disqualification for breaches of competition law
The regime which allows for the disqualification of directors of companies that breach competition law has been around for some time but hadbeen little used, certainly when compared to the regime used in relation to company insolvencies, until recently. This is changing, however, with the increased use of powers by the Competition and Markets Authority in particular.
Focusing on natural capital balance sheets
Climate change England’s public forests are seriously undervalued, according to a report published by Forestry England. Net assets for the organisation, which manages the quarter of a million hectares – the approximate size of Derbyshire – are declared at £2.5 billion in its 2018-2019 annual report. But the accompanying natural capital account suggests asset value is far greater, standing at £26.1 billion. Why the difference?
Cyber attacks on the rise: how to save your business
Cyber-attacks are on the rise, and unfortunately the lack of awareness in smaller businesses, and the ‘it won’t happen to me mindset,’ means that they have become an increasingly attractive target for cybercriminals. Given their size, it’s unusual to find an SME that has access to a dedicated specialist IT team, equipped with the skills and experience necessary to deal with complex data breaches, meaning they are especially vulnerable.
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