Payments & Financial Services

Canadian unions call for Phoenix pay system to be ditched

A civil service union has called on the Canadian federal government to scrap its troubled Phoenix pay system and build a replacement in-house. The call from the Professional Institute of […]

Tackling the foundations of corruption

For years, anti-corruption activists have concentrated on improving enforcement and transparency. But critics of this approach argue that more systemic change is required: Gavin O’Toole learns why the ACE programme […]

UK government tables deeper redundancy payment cuts after court defeat

The British government has proposed bigger cuts in redundancy payments for civil servants, after the High Court quashed changes that it made last year. A new consultation was launched by […]

Shared Services Canada heavily criticised in audit report

The organisation tasked with consolidating 485 Canadian government data centres into seven and moving 43 organisations from separate email services to a one single email platform in a shared services […]

Civil servants’ pension payments pose challenge to Germany’s finances, report says

Rising pension payments for Germany’s civil servants are set to pose a challenge to the country’s finances, according to a report by credit ratings agency Moody’s. Teachers, who all, until […]

Australia’s financial services regulator to gain more powers

The Australian government is to hand new powers to the country’s financial services regulator, after a review of the country’s financial system found that consumers are often treated unfairly. The financial […]

Automatic Union Fee Payments To End In UK Public Sector

Unionised civil servants and public sector workers in the UK will have to re-subscribe to their trade unions and set up new payments plans under new legislation proposed by the […]

Canada: Global Risk Institute in Financial Services announces new chief

Richard Nesbitt has today been announced as new president and chief executive of the Global Risk Institute in Financial Services (GRI), a not-for-profit institute which provides applied, integrative research and […]

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NHS – A Crucial Time for Portfolio, Programme and Project Management

This case study looks at how the NHS assessed its portfolio, programme and project management at a time of organizational change. AXELOS’ P3M3® Model was used to evaluate organizational ability, […]

Why is workforce analytics the key to driving public sector transformation?

To build the society we want, we need our public servants to lead the way. The question is: how can government departments create the perfect blend of skills and experience […]

Data scientists out of the basement and in front of decision-makers

For the analytics and insights from the data science department to really make a difference, we must bring them closer to leadership Where do your data scientists sit? Perhaps they […]

Can better use of data help governments be more resilient?

Experts at a recent webinar explored how countries have been affected differently by the pandemic. But there was one thing that could help them prepare better for future crises– accessibility […]