The chief spokesperson for the increasingly maligned banking profession has hit back accusing some...admonishing some bankers for irresponsibility , the British Banking Association has bemoaned inexperienced ... taking stakes in the banks: Most of the Treasury press operation is concerned with pol itical briefing ... it is unclear whether the Government, its UK Fin ancial Investments vehicle or the banks themselves should drive ...
UK consumers perceive banks to be 'greedy' and 'impersonal' according to a new report launched...The Financial Confidence Survey, commissioned by Cohn Wolfe, found that 49 per cent of consumers identified greedy' as their perception of financial institutions. Over a third (36 per cent) said they were impersonal' and 34 per cent said they were distant'. Only two per cent said they thought banks were ethical ...
Japanese bank Nomura will bring on board key personnel from Lehman Brothers' European comms team...Nomura recently purchased Lehman's European and Middle East investment banking and equities ... comms for Europe at the Japanese bank. Nomura is unlikely to be the only bank rejigging its comms functions in the coming weeks, with at least one large UK bank rumoured to be trimming its team to cut out ...
Despite the pressing need to communicate during the current crisis, British banks have been slammed...The Investis Quarterly Corporate Website Ranking, which measures the effectiveness of all FTSE 100 corporate websites, found the banking sector to be one of the poorest performers relative to its size. The research found that little industry perspective is available through the banks' corporate sites. It noted ...
UK banks have failed to communicate effectively through the current financial crisis, according...measures the effectiveness of all FTSE 100 corporate websites, found the banking sector to be one ... is available through the banks' corporate sites and also notes widespread poor or slow responses to the crisis ... message and events the banks have exerted. Insurance group Aviva topped the rankings, standing out ...
The UK banking industry is fighting a lobbying and PR battle against state guarantees of savings...banking chiefs argue that state guarantees of savings create an uneven playing field, particularly given that Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland all have branches in the UK. 'The guarantee implicitly says that your money is safer in Irish banks,' said one senior bank comms source. 'We cannot talk ...
The UK banking industry is fighting a lobbying and PR battle against state guarantees of savings...banking chiefs argue that state guarantees of savings create an uneven playing field, particularly given that Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank and Bank of Ireland all have branches in the UK. The response from the UK industry has been co-ordinated by the British Banking Association (BBA), which has lobbied senior ...
Kuwait's biggest investment bank has turned to FD for comms support as it focuses on growth...institutions in global finance. Additionally, the bank's private equity fund, Global MENA Financial Assets ... , Nick Henderson, Caroline Parker and Josh Saul. Global Investment House is one of the top banking ...
on the banking sector, Alec Mattinson outlines the key comms players charged with reassuring stakeholders...LLOYDS TSB Reputation for conservatism under threat after HBOS takeover. Merged bank will hold ... 90 per cent in year before Lloyds' rescue. Shane O'Riordain, Group comms head, Bank of Scotland ... media relations head at Midland Bank before HSBC merger in 1998. Richard Lindsay, Head of group media ...
it was as graphic as anything produced by the global financial collapse. Just as surely as the banks have crashed ... much recent media and PR thinking seemed as exposed as that of a stricken bank. The truth ...
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