23 Feb 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA), the largest retail bank in
Africa, has chosen Shandwick...Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA), the largest retail bank in
Africa, has chosen Shandwick Consultants as its financial PR adviser.
The appointment follows an extensive trawl among ...
the biggest
bank in South Africa, said Shandwick marketing director Jonathan Mason.
It has to get ...
23 Feb 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
US-based People s Bank is hunting for its first retained UK public
relations agency as it prepares...US-based People s Bank is hunting for its first retained UK public
relations agency as it prepares to launch into the intensely competitive
credit card market.
People s Bank, the 28th ...
s Bank card carries an interest rate of 13.9 per
cent and the company has made no secret of its wish ...
23 Feb 1996
| by LEXIE GODDARD
Barclays has handed the PR for all its personal banking to Harrison
Cowley in a contract industry...Barclays has handed the PR for all its personal banking to Harrison
Cowley in a contract ...
, Barclaycard debit cards and Barclaycall,
its telephone banking system.
Barclays is keen ...
banking unit in
Coventry and the London-based public relations department of Barclays UK
Banking ...
23 Feb 1996
| by JANET IZATT
Last week Biss Lancaster launched Sandpiper as an independent operation.
But are second-string agencies the final answer to avoiding client
conflict and expanding fees?
Try as they may, few PR agencies have mastered the art perfected by
accountants, banks and legal firms of managing a portfolio ...
23 Feb 1996
Hiles-Smith helps plug gap at Edelman
Edelman Financial has appointed Jane Hiles-Smith,marketing
communications manager at Chase Manhattan Bank, Geneva, as a part
replacement for European MD Andrew Dewar. She takes responsibility for
financial PR from 1 March. Edelman is also looking to acquire a Brussels ...
16 Feb 1996
following the
merger with Lloyds Bank in December. Wallace has no immediate plans to
take up a post ...
City PR agencies to handle corporate and financial
work for Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (ABSA ...
16 Feb 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
.5 million to 3.5 million
tons a year. The Indonesian government has also earmarked Bank Negara
Indonesia ...
16 Feb 1996
| by REBECCA DOWMAN
was head of group corporate
communications at the Royal Bank of Scotland.
...
16 Feb 1996
| by MAGGIE BROWN
into a 50:50 holding company with a
bank, so that no one party technically has control, began last year ...
16 Feb 1996
| by MICHAEL KAVANAGH
paid on bank and
building society accounts, allowing non-taxpayers to claim back tax
normally ...