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February US / UK Investment news

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Economic Indicators

UK

  • Gross Domestic Product decreased 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2011.
  • CPI annual inflation was 4.2% in December 2011, down from 4.8% in November. RPI annual inflation was 4.8% in December 2011 down from 5.2% in November.
  • Production output decreased by 3.1% in November 2011, compared with November 2010.
  • Manufacturing output decreased by 0.6% in November 2011, compared with November 2010.

London

  • London’s annual growth in output decreased to 1.5% in Q2 2011 from 2.5% in Q1 2011.
  • London’s annual employment growth increased to 1.0% in Q2 2011 from -0.6% in Q1 2011.
  • Annual house price inflation in London was 5.4% in Q4 2011, up from -0.5% in  Q3 2011. (more…)

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January Investment news

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Economic Indicators

UK

  • UK Gross domestic product in volume terms increased by 0.6%, revised up from 0.5% for the Second Estimate of GDP.
  • CPI annual inflation stands at 4.8% in November 2011, down from 5.0% in October. RPI annual inflation stands at 5.2% in November 2011, down from 5.4% in October.
  • Production output decreased by 1.7% in October 2011, compared with October 2010. Manufacturing output increased by 0.3% in October 2011, compared with October 2010.

London

  • London’s annual growth in output decreased to 1.5% in Q2 2011 from 2.5% in Q1 2011.
  • London’s annual employment growth increased to 1.0% in Q2 2011 from -0.6% in Q1 2011.
  • Annual house price inflation in London increased to 2.3% in Q3 2011 from 2.2% in  Q2 2011.

USA

  • Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 1.8% in the third quarter of 2011. This follows a growth rate of 1.3% in the second quarter of 2011.
  • Personal income increased $8.5 billion, or 0.1%, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $5.0 billion, or less than 0.1%, in November 2011. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $13.1 billion, or 0.1% in November 2011.
  • The October 2011 international trade deficit fell 1.6%, to $43.5 billion. Exports declined 0.8%, to $179.2 billion, and imports decreased 1.0%, to $222.6 billion.

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October Investment news

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Economic Indicators

UK

  • CPI annual inflation was 4.5% in August, up from 4.4% in July. RPI annual inflation was 5.2%, in August, up from 5.0% in July.
  • Year on year, all retail sales saw: no growth in the volume of sales between August 2010 and August 2011, the value of sales increase by 4.7% between August 2010 and August 2011. Month on month, all retail sales saw: the volume of sales decreased by 0.2% between July 2011 and August 2011, no growth in the value of retail sales over the same period.
  • The employment rate for the three months to July was 70.5% and there were 29.17 million employed people. The unemployment rate was 7.9% and there were 2.51 million unemployed people.

London

  • London’s annual growth in output decreased to 2.5% in Q1 2011 from 2.7% in Q4 2010.
  • London’s annual employment growth increased to -0.6% in Q1 2011 from -1.0% in Q4 2010.
  • Annual house price inflation in London decreased to 2.2% in Q2 2011, from 4.4% in Q1 2011.

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Kiwi companies fly by being on the ground

Friday, September 30th, 2011

imageAs ON-Brand Partners starts to become established and gain more success internationally, I’ve been asked by a number of people to share my thoughts about what it takes for a New Zealand company to ‘get started’ on the international stage. While I certainly don’t have all the answers, we’ve certainly learnt some valuable lessons.

Nearly twelve months ago I sat in a meeting room with a group senior executive of one of the world’s largest banks.  He started by saying… “The work you’ve done with us in Malaysia is impressive, but obviously as a small company based on the other side of the world, you can’t help us globally. But let’s talk anyway”. 

Two hours later he concluded the meeting with a single comment “Come back to me with how you think you could support us globally”.

A year on, we have delivered an organisation-wide solution to an GBP18bn turnover business (with fantastic results), started with another (the largest in it’s sector) to co-create a market-leading customer experience strategy and have established relationships with key executives in a list of companies that even our local competitors shake their heads at in astonishment.On Brand Partners

It’s been a tough year, and we are not there yet. There’s constant pressure on resources and cashflow, plus ongoing (and surprising) business administrative challenges.  But, we know we are onto something.  As a business, we have the ‘belief’ that, if we can sustain our momentum, we can truly crack it on an international stage.

Our key insight is that success requires focus, energy, and local partners to make it happen. (more…)

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