ACCENTURE va aider Euroclear à consolider l'infrastructure de règlement des titres en Europe. Le contrat de services cible l'amélioration des coûts et de l'utilisation rationnelle du système de règlement des transactions sur titres
BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004--Accenture (NYSE:ACN) a signé un contrat avec Euroclear aux termes duquel elle fournira des services de développement d'application à ce dernier. Ces services viendront étayer les projets d'Euroclear visant à consolider les plate-formes de règlement d'une large gamme de transactions nationales et internationales.
(BW) Accenture to Help Euroclear Consolidate the
Securities Settlement Infrastructure in Europe; Sourcing Deal Focuses
on Improving Cost and Efficiency of Securities Transaction Settlement
BRUSSELS, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 2004--Accenture
(NYSE:ACN) has signed an agreement with Euroclear under which
Accenture will provide application development sourcing services to
Euroclear. These services will support Euroclear's plans to
consolidate platforms on which a wide range of European domestic and
cross-border trades are settled.
Euroclear, the world's largest provider of domestic and
cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity and fund
transactions, has selected Accenture as one of two strategic sourcing
partners to support its efforts to make settlement of cross-border
securities transactions less expensive and more efficient.
Although the details of the project are still being finalized,
Accenture will help Euroclear build a new platform that will host its
Single Settlement Engine. This new platform will process cross-border
trades from clients located in more than 80 countries and domestic
trades from clients in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and
the UK.
"We are increasing our investment in systems in order to
consolidate the Euroclear group's different settlement platforms,"
said Ignace R. Combes, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Euroclear.
"Accenture gives us the application-development resources we need to
meet our objectives in a flexible and effective way. We have chosen
Accenture as one of two partners based on a competitive selection
process that highlighted Accenture's expertise and project leadership
in the securities processing business and, in particular, their strong
track record in delivering large market-infrastructure projects."
"Despite ongoing consolidation, the European
securities-transaction processing landscape for cross-border trades is
fragmented and inefficient," said Daniel Gillet, managing partner of
Accenture's Financial Services practice in the Benelux region.
"Euroclear's business model will create a more effective and efficient
capital market in Europe and will benefit all of the market's
participants. Accenture is pleased to contribute our IT
project-leadership skills as well as our deep experience in the
capital markets sector to help Euroclear realize its vision."
Accenture's Financial Services Operating Group serves banks,
insurers and the capital markets industry, including three out of the
largest five exchanges, four of the five largest global custodians, 17
of the top 20 securities firms and 80 of the top 100 asset managers.
About Euroclear
Euroclear is the world's largest provider of domestic and
cross-border settlement and related services for bond, equity and fund
transactions. Market owned and market governed, the Euroclear group
comprises Euroclear Bank, based in Brussels, as well as Euroclear
France, Euroclear Nederland and CRESTCo, the central securities
depositories of France, the Netherlands, and the UK and Ireland,
respectively. The total value of securities transactions settled by
Euroclear is in excess of EUR 250 trillion per annum, while assets
held for clients are valued at more than EUR 12 trillion. Euroclear
Bank is rated AA+ by Standard & Poor's and Fitch. More information
about Euroclear is available at www.euroclear.com
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process
expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture
can mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to help
clients improve their performance. With approximately 90,000 people in
48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$11.8 billion
for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2003. Its home page is
www.accenture.com.
CONTACT: Accenture
Sean K. Conway, 917-452-6444
917-592-5744
sean.k.conway@accenture.com
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