Assignment 1.1 – Business type and ownership The two contrasting businesses I have chosen: * NatWest - Building society bank [National Company with slight international affairs] NatWest NatWest also known as National Westminster Bank is the largest retail and commercial bank in the UK. It is a business which supplies monies to the public in terms of borrowing, it also allows clients to store their own money in a safe bank account. Additionally NatWest also allows business accounts to be created for any big or small businesses. In 2008 NatWest suffered a £20 billion bail-out by the public which made taxpayers have an 84% shareholding in the bank. Type of Business NatWest is classified as a Plc (Public limited Company) because: * It is a bank building society which specialises in property mortgages and public loans * The shares of the bank is freely sold to the public hence why it is on the stock exchange * The business uses taxpayers money to be bailed out hence why it is a publicly owned bank Although it is a public bank, it is also a profit making business.
First international office was opened in 1955 in Amsterdam. Company became publicly traded company in 1985. Main spheres of business of Bear Stearns were corporate finance, institutional equities, risk management, trading and research, private client services, foreign exchange and futures, derivatives, asset management etc. Company employed more than 15000 people worldwide. Headquarters of the company was in New York with offices in 12 main cities in US and 13 cities worldwide (London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore etc.)
HRM Human Resource Management in TESCO Organization 1- Identifying the organization's business strategy, mission and goals: Tesco, the largest retailer in UK as well as the third biggest in the world in terms of revenue, was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen. In 1924 the brand Tesco was first started its journey and in 1932 it became a private limited company. Now Tesco is operating in 14 countries all over the world. There are 4,331 Tesco stores and almost 470,000 people working in the company across the world. According to the recent annual report published by the company, its group sales in 2009 are found to be 59.4 billion euro (Tesco, n.d.).
Introduction This coursework will analyse Tesco plc. Discussing its business strategy & critically evaluate their strategy management accounting tools. Tesco plc was founded by Jack Cohen in 1899; and launched its first store in London in 1929 (Tesco, 2010). Tesco is the largest food retailer in the United-Kingdom, operating around 2,318 stores (1,878 in the UK market), and the company is currently employing more than 330,000 people. For the year 2011, Tesco recorded revenues of £60,93 million and had a market capitalisation of £24,4 billion (Tesco annual report 2011) The structure of this paper is as follows; the first part is dedicated to Tesco plc current business strategy.
In 2001 Venator renamed itself Foot Locker Inc after its best-performing chain. (fundinguniverse. 2011). Foot locker Inc is a multinational retailer with stores and support operations in 21 countries, including North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Its chains include Foot Locker (and its Kids and Lady Store versions), Footaction USA and Champs Sports, totally 3,500 stores worldwide.
This International company operates in more than 130 countries with its Main headquarter is located in New York. They have approximately 63,500 employees as of 2013. American Express competes in a highly competitive industry, where all the major players are already firmly established and branded in the U.S. After the change in policy that grants the ability for AmEx to issue cards from banks in conjunction with Visa and Master Card, this will list several different challenges for Mr. Chenault (American express CEO) in trying to persuade consumers to use Amex cards. First, He needs to get his cards to the consumer, and then convince them to spend more using their AmEx cards. The market is already saturated, therefore making in difficult to introduce the same product that everybody has already, while the main concern is trying to increase its market share against Visa and MasterCard (which has a total of 79% of the card market) and continuing to strengthen its financial services Main Challenges and issues How to increase market share SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths General management • Solid tested Organizational structures • Positive Brand image with high
GOLDMAN SACHS Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a premiere global bank holding company with strong interests in investment banking, securities trading, and investment management. The headquarters of this bank holding company are in Lower Manhattan, New York and Jersey City, New Jersey. The group maintains offices in major financial districts around the world, which serve corporations, governments, and wealthy families as well as financial advisors and money managers. Clients gain a host of services, which include merger and acquisition advice, underwriting services, asset management, and engagement in proprietary trading and private equity deals. The U.S. treasury securities market recognizes Goldman as a primary dealer, a special role granted to seventeen bank holding companies in 2008.
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY College of Business Administration Finance 656 Fall 2013 Impact of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act on Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. II Contents Contents 1 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 Impact Analysis ........................................................................................................... 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Transparency and Accounting for Derivatives.................................................... 2 Improvements to Bank and Thrift Regulations ................................................... 3 Ends too Big to Fail Bailouts .............................................................................. 5 Securitization ....................................................................................................... 6 References ............................................................................................................................ 8 1 Introduction 1 Introduction The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (further mentioned as GS) is a leading global investment bank, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. GS reports activities in the following four business segments: Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending and Investment Management. The institution provides mergers and acquisitions advice, underwriting services, asset management, and prime brokerage to its client. The bank also engages in market making and private equity deals, and is a primary dealer in the US Treasury security market.1 The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and
Office Depot is currently a member of the Responsible Purchasing Network; it is an international network of buyers dedicated to social responsibility. B. Competition Office Depot is the world’s second largest supplier of office products. Its competitors are Staples (number one supplier of office products), Office Max, Wal-Mart as well as other specialty retail stores. Staples’ is the world's largest office products company.
• Primark is a fashion retail company under the chairmanship of Arthur Ryan. It is headquartered in the city of Dublin, Ireland under the brand name • Primark is a subsidiary (i.e. partly controlled) of Associated British Foods plc, a British multinational food processing and retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom • currently employs 36,000 people • Products include Women’s wear, men’s wear, children’s wear, footwear, accessories, lingerie and home ware. • Primark fashion retail has been described as the second largest revenue generator for A.B.F with £3.5 billion pounds in profit. History • Penneys first opened in Mary Street, Dublin in 1969.After which four were added to the chain within one year.