Monday 21st May 2012

Pepsi ditches Indian cricket for football!

Published : 12:00 am  March 8, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  2 Comments  |  

First, Sahara sent shockwaves with a temporary pullout of IPL and now taking cue, one of the biggest sponsors, PepsiCo, has ditched cricket for football with its first-ever football campaign in India.

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Shiraz Latiff speaks at World Marketing Summit, Dhaka

Published : 12:00 am  March 8, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

Shiraz Latiff, Chartered Marketer, presented a paper on the ‘New Trends in Marketing’ at the inaugural World Marketing Summit in Dhaka on March 2, 2012 at the invitation of Dr. Phillip Kotler representing the Chartered Institute of Marketing

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Leading the leaders

Published : 12:00 am  March 8, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  1 Comment  |  

By Cheranka Mendis
With a membership of 107 top entrepreneurs of the country – among which close to 200 leading organisations is managed providing employment close to 250,000 people – the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) is a unique and highly valuable organisation to the country.

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Apple takes a bite out of its rivals to dominate the BrandFinance Global 500

Published : 12:00 am  March 8, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

Apple named the most valuable brand in the world (US $70.6 billion) after rocketing from eighth to first position on 2012 table by Brand Finance Inc, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy firm

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BBDO opens in Pakistan

Published : 12:00 am  March 8, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

BBDO yesterday announced the opening of an office in Lahore, to be headed up by Aamir Allibhoy as general manager and Medeeha Noor as executive creative director.

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CA Sri Lanka to conduct workshop on Integrated Risk Management

Published : 12:01 am  February 17, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) will hold a one day workshop on the implementation of an integrated risk management framework on Tuesday, 6 March at the Galadari Hotel.

Titled ‘Developing and Installing an Integrated Risk Management Framework’ it will be conducted by a top Australian risk management expert. Edmund Bosworth, Head of Risk-Reward, at Westpac Banking Corporation, Australia.

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Aitken Spence Hotels tops Sustainability Reporting Awards again

Published : 12:01 am  February 17, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  1 Comment  |  

 

Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings PLC., was adjudged the winner in the Medium Scale Category for the second consecutive year at the ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards and once again joins the ranks of being one of the most transparent companies in the region. 
The awards evaluate companies’ sustainability reporting under the categories of completeness in scope & coverage, credibility and communication. Reports are evaluated by an eminent independent judging panel consisting of experts in the field of sustainability and environmental reporting disclosures.    

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Asia and the Pacific can lead world in green growth: Study

Published : 12:01 am  February 17, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  1 Comment  |  

BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Asia and the Pacific has the potential to be a world leader in low carbon growth, but only if it adopts a new development strategy, says a joint study released yesterday by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and UN agencies.

 “The global market for green goods and services is vast and growing and with the right policies and investments, Asia and the Pacific could lead the world towards a more sustainable future,” said Nessim Ahmad, ADB’s Director for Environment and Safeguards.

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HDFC Bank wins ACCA Award for second consecutive year

Published : 12:01 am  February 17, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

HDFC Bank won the award for sustainability reporting in the small scale category for the second consecutive year at the ACCA sustainability reporting awards, held on 14 February at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo.

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The Finance aims higher, retains MTI Consulting for strategising

Published : 1:32 am  January 6, 2012  |  Category: Management  |  Leave a Comment  |  

The Finance Company (TFC), having successfully turned the corner in 2011 under new management, has selected MTI Consulting to work carry out a strategic audit-based directional plan.

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