Accenture Enters into Agreement with APG to Further Optimize the Pension Provider’s Operations
March 03 2015 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
Accenture will open a delivery center in
Southern Netherlands to foster innovation and job creation in the
region
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will support APG, the largest Dutch
pension provider, to further optimize its current operations, under
a multi-year agreement, making Accenture one of APG's first
business partners of choice. The agreement supports APG’s existing
strategy to further improve operational and cost efficiency, while
maintaining high quality products and services for its customers,
in an evolving pension market, driven by regulatory changes and
increasing digital consumer needs.
Accenture will support APG in enhancing the digital customer
experience, for example by developing mobile applications,
supporting the launch of new digital services and revamping its
websites. Accenture will also provide technology and business
process transformation services to support APG in further improving
operational flexibility and performance.
“Consumers increasingly expect the same levels of convenience,
simplicity and speed from all types of businesses,” said Irine
Gaasbeek, managing director for Accenture’s Financial Services
operating group in the Netherlands. “In recent years, APG has shown
vision in its strategy to become the leading pension provider of
the digital era by increasing its operational flexibility and
improving cost efficiency through technological innovation. This
will offer competitive advantages to APG within an industry that is
undergoing radical market and regulatory changes.”
In conjunction with the agreement with APG, Accenture will open
a delivery center on the Smart Services Campus in Heerlen, an
initiative driven by the University of Maastricht, the regional
government of the Province of Limburg and APG. The initiative is
intended to foster innovation and long-term job creation in South
Netherlands by stimulating the development of “smart” products and
services. In addition to opening a delivery center in the region,
integrated with its over 50 delivery centers globally, Accenture
will bring its extensive experience in developing
business-result-driven innovations to support the startup
ecosystem, participate in research and development projects, as
well as incubator programs.
About APG
APG, a financial services provider in the collective pensions
market, provides pension fund administration, communication, asset
management, management support and services to pension funds. For
these pension funds and their 4.5 million active and retired
participants from the public and private sector, APG manages
pension assets totaling about 396 billion euros (November 2014) APG
administrates over 30% of all collective pension schemes in the
Netherlands.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company, with approximately 319,000 people serving
clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled
experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and
business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most
successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help
them become high-performance businesses and governments. The
company generated net revenues of US$30.0 billion for the fiscal
year ended Aug. 31, 2014. Its home page is www.accenture.com.
Accenture Digital, comprised of Accenture Analytics,
Accenture Interactive and Accenture Mobility, offers a
comprehensive portfolio of business and technology services across
digital marketing, mobility and analytics. From developing digital
strategies to implementing digital technologies and running digital
processes on their behalf, Accenture Digital helps clients leverage
connected and mobile devices; extract insights from data using
analytics; and enrich end-customer experiences and interactions,
delivering tangible results from the virtual world and driving
growth. Learn more about Accenture Digital at
www.accenture.com/digital.
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