Posted on 18 March 2013 by Gerald Brent
As the Cyprian government seizes private assets, and as freedom of speech in the press is about to be curtailed in the UK, a global downturn has proven to be sufficient for various entities to erode the very structures necessary for good business. Above all, business values consistency. And although business has reacted in the UK, in general, quite well to the drop in corporation tax and other supply-side measures, business especially international business does not appreciate hasty reform especially in fundamental areas of the law, in this instance freedom… Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 by Goska Kafel
Natura Cosmeticos, a Brazilian company, that develops, produces, and sells cosmetics, fragrances, and hygiene products, is emerging as the Latin American cosmetics giant. Established in 1969, by 2009, the company had overtaken global incumbents like Unilever and Avon in the Brazilian market and is growing its presence in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Peru. Natura’s products are also marketed in Bolivia and Uruguay through local distributors. Natura operates a door-to-door sales model and through a network of 1,418,400 consultants reaches a potential client base of 100 million consumers. The company’s operations… Read more
Posted on 5 November 2012 by Nicholas Wyatt
HSBC today announced third quarter pre-tax profits of $3.5bn. On the face of it, this may look like a healthy figure, but it in fact represents a 51% decrease on the figure it posted for the same period last year and a drop in ROE from 13.2% to 5.8%. The reason: provisions for regulatory fines. The bill for PPI mis-selling continues to spiral for UK banks as they struggle to quantify just how much they will need to satisfy the slew of claims headed their way and HSBC is… Read more
Posted on 16 October 2012 by Chris Bertenshaw
The Red Bull Stratos event is another indicator that Red Bull is a company that continues to change the way modern marketing and advertising is implemented, with its unique cultural and sporting sponsorship. The benefits to the company for funding such an event are likely to outweigh the amount invested in the project, as has been seen with some of Red Bull’s other investments (such as the Formula One racing team) and may similarly lead to a spike in revenues. On Sunday October 14th, after some nervous waiting, the… Read more
Posted on 15 May 2012 by Priyanka Adhikari
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Posted on 2 March 2012 by Priyanka Adhikari
Be gentle with us – we are new to this blogging game… but we are plotting great things for our blog, and hope that these grand plans and future realities will influence your desire to peruse, muse and contribute to Marketline.com/blog. Entering into this first post with trepidation, we looked to some notable figures for inspiration on beginnings, dismissing Buddha and Plato, the favourite was from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, ‘Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’ So that is what… Read more
