This year Germans to spend less on Christmas gifts 6. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Germans will presumably save on Christmas gifts this year. According to a survey commissioned by the Hamburg-based Stern magazine only 6 percent of Germans plan to spend more than last Christmas and 25 percent said that this time they will pay less for presents.
European conference on equity-based financing not to be missed in Frankfurt this month 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot For the tenth time Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank will host the German conference on equity capital which will take place from November 27th – 29th in Frankfurt upon Main. According to the organizers this conference provides the biggest platform for small and medium-sized European entities already listed on the stock exchange and seeking to …
Fixed income most important for satisfaction of office workers 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot This is a fact confirmed by its first place on the hit list of most important preconditions for satisfied office workers. The finding is part of the third and last leg of the “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study and has revealed a mentality which focuses on economic safety.
Deutsche Bank securitizes loans to SMEs 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Deutsche Bank has completed the securitization of risks resulting from some 2300 loans granted to small and medium-sized entities. These risks were securitized by the issue of so-called Credit Linked Notes at a total nominal value of 2.1 billion Euro and a redemption period of 10 years. These securities were bought by European and …
Support from colleagues is one of most important aspects at work 3. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Not only has the “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study by the INQA initiative revealed those factors which are most worrying to office workers, but also a top-five list of the most important resources for employees to fall back on.
Insecure jobs are most worrying to employees 3. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study by the INQA initiative reveals that being afraid of losing one´s job weighs most heavily on the quality of work at the office, whereas emotional factors such as an office love not returned have less serious effects on employees.
Out of boredom many women shop on the internet 31. October 2006 by Thomas Jannot The “E-Shopping-Trends 2006” study by novomind comes up with important findings for any internet shop operator. Among other things it reveals that virtually one third of women questioned shop on the internet due to the fact that they are bored or do not have anything better to do. Thus, about half of them start out …
How to be successful in public relations 31. October 2006 by Thomas Jannot Having a positive image in the eyes of the public is a competitive advantage. In order to underline the value added by their products and services companies not only commit themselves to efficient marketing and advertising but also to public relations. In his book “Öffentlichkeitsarbeit” Mr Markus Reiter describes any effective methods of communication known. …
Banks are thought to hinder innovation 31. October 2006 by Thomas Jannot A joint study by the impulse magazine (11/06 issue) and the Forsa-Institut on the subject matter of innovation management shows that the readiness of banks to support innovations is seen to be quite limited or very small by most small and medium-sized entities. Just twenty percent of entrepreneurs have the impression that their innovative ideas …
Legal co-operation between Germany and China strengthened 26. October 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Federal minister of justice, Brigitte Zypries, has met today her Chinese colleague, Wu Aying, in order to discuss issues concerning the legal co-operation between both countries. Among the questions discussed were topics which are of high importance to German companies doing business in China: besides questions about the safeguard of intellectual property they also …