Santander boss embarrassing guilty verdict likely to herald change of guard
ALFREDO SAENZ CEO of Santander has been sentenced to jail and banned from banking for three months at the end of a 17-year legal battle
Old South Africa gives way to new
ONE OF THE FIGUREHEADS of the new South African business community is to take a seat on the board of the quintessential SA establishment firm Anglo American
AXA thinks through brand and engages employees
FROM BEING AN active sponsor French insurer AXA has largely dropped off the radar. All that could change as the company emerges from a branding exercise that has involved 55,000 employees
Samsung take a bite out of Apple’s lead with new tablets
IF TALKING DOWN a rival is a sign of grudging respect, then Steve Jobs’ description of Samsung as a “copycat company” may show Apple is taking the Korean firm seriously. Sams
German market roaring ahead
GERMANY IS EXPERIENCING “roaring” economic growth according to the departing Bundesbank president Axel Weber. The economy expanded 3.6% in 2010 and GDP is on track to grow an additional 2.5%
Betfair succumbs to Mediterranean appeal
UK-BASED GAMING operator, Betfair has confirmed that it will follow the lead it competitors and locate in Gibraltar thus avoiding the 15% tax on gross betting profits
Barclays top bankers to receive £100m windfall
BARCLAYS' ANNOUNCEMENT that it will pay its senior team over £100m in pay, shares and bonuses looks set to reignite another spate of banker bashing.
BRICS turn VUCA for Proctor and Gamble
KEITH HARRISON, global product supply officer for consumer goods giant Proctor and Gamble has coined a new acronym in his quest to expand operations
Coke ad spend up as result of Winter Olympics campaign
COCA-COLA spent almost $3bn on advertising in 2010 an increase of 4.5% over 2009 despite concerns over the state of the global economy
Coke ad spend up as Winter Olympic campaign
COCA-COLA spent almost $3bn on advertising in 2010 an increase of 4.5% over 2009 despite concerns over the state of the global economy