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July 2009
Complimentary Tickets to Ultimate Forex Traders Secrets Seminar
Due to popular demand, Knowledge to Action will be presenting you with legendary trader Greg Secker's incredible FOREX trading strategies. This is a once in a lifetime free Forex Trading event - Not to be missed. Forex traders make more money than any other class of traders…to attend an Ultimate Forex Secrets Seminar 2009:
No FX trading experience is necessary and all trading systems are described in exact detail (Ultimate FX Pivots™, Forex Income Generator™ and FX Sniper Trade™).
You will learn how to use Forex Pivots with incredible money making simplicity - if you've ever traded fx before this is impressive! When you attend you will receive a 60-page report - "Millionaire Forex Trader Secrets".
Please note: Our Seminars are purely educational in nature, we do not advise or tip and any trades shown in any seminar are for educational illustration purposes only. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and you may not get back the amount you invest. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and are not guaranteed. CFDs and Spread Bets are highly leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital. Due to the leverage offered it is possible for you to incur losses in excess of your initial margin. These products are not suitable for all investors so please make sure that you understand the risks involved. Rates of exchange may cause the value of investments to go up or down.
Miller Heiman Releases European Sales Best Practices Study Results
Miller Heiman has announced the European results of the 2009 Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study. Nearly 600 sales professionals participated from Europe in this global study of sales best practices.
European participation grew by 80 percent in this year’s study, which allows Miller Heiman to share country-specific results with sales leaders in more geographical areas than ever before.
The Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study analyses complex, business-to-business sales environments to reveal the best practices of World-Class Sales Organisations and the perception gaps among sales representatives, their managers, and senior level executives. The study also looks at year-over-year trends, making it possible to highlight the activities that are particularly relevant in the current selling environment.
One of the study’s notable findings was that the European respondents were more likely to report the need to discount in order to win business, but were less likely to seek comparable value in exchange. In the study, 20 percent of respondents agreed that they regularly need to discount to win business, compared to 12 percent of respondents from World-Class Sales Organisations. Only 19 percent of the European participants agreed that they get comparable value in return for discounts.
The largest representation of European participants came from France, German, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
For further information or to receive a copy of the 2009 Miller Heiman Sales Best Practices Study Executive Summary please contact Andy Perkins on: 01908 519615 or email: aperkins@millerheiman.com.
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Changes in budget are likely to significantly affect those earning £100k plus
The Chancellor used his recent Budget to introduce sweeping changes to the tax system that could have a significant impact on high earners and the way business owners remunerate themselves.
All those earning over £100,000 net no longer have a personal allowance (tax-free pay). The allowance reduces at a rate of £1 for every £2 of income above the £100k threshold – an effective marginal tax rate of 60%! This is even higher than the well publicised increased higher rate – 50% for earnings above £150,000 – which will also take effect from April 2010.
Pension planning can help – contributions to pensions may reduce net income so saving 60% tax on earnings above £100,000. But after April 2011 anyone earning over £150,000 will no longer have higher rate tax relief on personal pension contributions. Business owners have often used pension contributions as a means of extracting profits from their businesses in a tax efficient manner - this rule change means many high earners will have to rethink their strategy.
Although the new rules are to be introduced from 2011, immediate interim rules to discourage individuals affected by the rule changes from boosting their pension funds prior to 2011 were unveiled at the same time. Any payment in excess of £20,000 could result in an additional personal tax charge of 20% (the £20,000 limit is a combination of personal and company contributions.)
These interim rules are extremely complex and it is important for those with total earnings in excess of £150,000 to immediately review their pension provision as payment of contributions by a company or individual could result in an inadvertent increase in their tax bill.
There is a bit of good news - ISAs do not attract any tax relief on contributions but there is no tax to pay when they’re encashed, and the annual limit for contributions has increased to £10,200. If you are 50 or over in the current tax year, you can take advantage of the increase on 6 October 2009. Others have to wait until 6 April 2010 to take advantage of the increase.
If you are in any doubt, contact Philip Kingscott, our senior financial consultant, on 0800 046 3163 or by email at philip.kingscott@hartbrown.co.uk
Europe Economics - Taking Advantage of Opportunities During Credit Crunch
The credit crunch has called into question the reputation of economists. However, not all economists are the same. Indeed, it has previously been said that economics is the only field in which two people can get a Nobel Prize for saying the opposite thing – and the credit crunch has certainly sparked further rounds of debate amongst economists and other policy-makers.
These debates about things like competition and regulation may seem dry but they are far from academic in that they will have a real impact upon the future prosperity of households and businesses. Europe Economics is a leading economic consultancy, staffed by economists with long-standing expertise in competition and regulation who are taking an active interest in these debates and contributing to them.
The firm combines the theoretical rigour of good academic research with the client-focused professionalism of leading law firms and management consultancies. Clients include government departments, regulators, international bodies, law firms and private-sector companies and associations. To learn more about Europe Economics please visit www.europe-economics.com.
Please be in touch to discuss how the expertise of Europe Economics might be deployed to help your business best take advantage of the opportunities contained in the post-credit crunch economy.
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The brands & values Ethical Brand Monitor® - Social Responsibility impacts brand purchase decisions
The Ethical Brand Monitor 2009 (EBM) proves that there is a direct connection between the social responsibility of brands and purchase decisions. Consumers prefer brands they perceive as sustainable.
The EBM is an international model to develop and steer brands in the context of Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability. It was run in Germany as a representative survey among 5.028 consumers in March 2009, further rollout is planned for the UK in 2009 and the US, Japan and further markets in 2010.
The EBM provides clients with
- A quantitative picture of sustainable consumption in relevant markets and industries
- A full ethical consumption segmentation with comprehensive socio-demographic profiles that allows to assess own target group overlaps
- An assessment of industry and individual ethical brand performance across a brandscape of over 350 brands per market
- An impact measurement of Ethical Brand Value on brand image and brand preference down to consumer segment level
- The identification of brand strengths and weaknesses within its own industry and across industries and specific strategic recommendations
The Ethical Brand monitor is the definitive tool to measure the societal value of brands.
You can’t escape the connection between career success and fitness. Most of us know that tuning up your body means you tune up your head at the same time. Some people hire a trainer, others join a gym but all you really need is a little determination, a pair of running shoes and your front door.
www.therunningbug.com is a community site for runners of all levels founded by three web-savvy running enthusiasts and now enjoyed by more than 5,000 visitors every day. It gives training support and advice to new runners and reports on not only the more popular events around the country but also some of the more exotic like the Saharan Marathon des Sables. There’s a comprehensive, searchable event directory, a listing of retailers and charities (many of whom offer race places) and a members’ forum packed with chat on everything from heart monitors and toenail loss to overcoming your inhibitions.
The Running Bug is free to join and we are particularly interested to hear from company runners and running clubs for whom we have some special offers.
