Benchmarking of Liability Driven Investment (LDI) techniques in insurance

We studied defined benefit pension & life insurance plans in the UK and US, their ALM (asset liability management) strategies with a specific focus on LDI (liability driven investment). The report covered, each plan's specific asset allocation strategy, and its approach to LDI

Mapping Consumer loan and credit card products in Asia

Researched the various consumer loans and credit card products offered by major banks in four markets - India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Singapore. Products were benchmarked on product features, fees/charges, interest rates and incentives.

Research support for clients of a global competitive intelligence firm

Daily publishing of competitive intelligence content including industry news, for client's end customers. An ongoing engagement, which involves large-scale data collation, analysis and synthesis, plus limited report writing across > 20 industry verticals including financial services, insurance, telecom, engineering, shipping, shipbuilding, chemicals, heating, logistics, etc.

Evaluation of target company

A UK based company was looking to acquire equity in an Indian provider of medical transcription services. We analyzed the competitive position of the target company based on industry dynamics, key success factors (infrastructure, training, scalability, management, etc.).

Competitive assessment of Call Centre locations for an US based call centre

Location attractiveness study for call centres: India, Philippines, Jamaica, South Africa and Mexico. Benchmarked manpower availability, quality and costs; English capabilities & accent neutralization; cultural issues; attrition; telecom infrastructure availability and costs

Comparative Analysis of large IT & BPO providers in the US and India

This included detailed analysis of vendors' strengths, weaknesses, financial performance, strategies, growth trends, etc. and an in-depth analysis of offshore IT and BPO markets to help assess factors that influence the likely success or failure of key players, as well as ratings of more than 30 companies on a range of qualitative and quantitative factors.

Report on the state of corporate governance in India

ValueNotes creates a bi-annual publication called the India Board Report. This report analyzes a variety of factors across the largest Indian companies, such as: board composition, committees, remuneration, tenure and responsibilities of directors. We use data from annual reports as well as interviews with company secretaries and independent directors of companies.

Ongoing People Search for an international executive search firm

A multinational executive search firm periodically requires a shortlist of target candidates for headhunting. We have identified key people (including CxO level) in various sectors including insurance, software, pharma R&D, BPO, etc.

Cost analysis for a legal outsourcing vendor

Cost analysis for setting up a legal BPO unit in India including a break-down of costs in 3 locations: Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune. The model looked at one time costs (company set-up, utility deposits, IT and non-IT infrastructure) and operating costs (salaries, rental, power, telecom, administrative, etc)

Evaluation and benchmarking of Indian vendors in the legal publishing industry

Evaluation and benchmarking of vendors in the legal publishing industry based on an assessment of the capabilities of offshore vendors across sub-segments, their billing rates and pricing patterns for specific services. Helped the client map select suppliers on capabilities and pricing