tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39156427857424633262024-03-19T03:18:55.943-07:00Elliott & Associates Research Global MarketsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-8228038158191216872015-05-26T17:47:00.000-07:002015-05-26T17:47:04.976-07:00Elliott and Associates Research Global Markets: JAZA bans Taiji dolphins in Japanese facilities<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
JAZA (Japanese Association of
Zoos and Aquariums) have finally announced that it won't permit its members
anymore to purchase dolphins from Taiji after an international body suspended
its membership on ethical grounds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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During an emergency board
meeting of JAZA, 99 out of 142 of its members decided to vote in favor of
remaining associated with the WAZA (World Association of Zoos and Aquariums)
and agree in the latter's condition to stop buying Taiji dolphins.<o:p></o:p></div>
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WAZA has previously suspended
JAZA for its unethical procurement of dolphins from the infamous town of Taiji
and has recently threatened to expel JAZA if it continues with the practice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"JAZA board decided that
JAZA will prohibit its members to acquire wild dolphins caught by drive fishing
in Taiji and to take part in their export and sale. It is our wish at JAZA to
remain as a member of WAZA and thereby contribute for the zoos and
aquariums," JAZA said in its statement.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The board's decision to stay
in the international association will keep them connected when it comes to rare
animals' database collection, without which it will be difficult to get
breeding partners from abroad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Australia for Dolphins' chief
executive said that they are pleased that Japan's main zoo body is choosing to
stop supporting the business of dolphin hunting. It said in its statement:
"This momentous decision marks the beginning of the end for dolphin
hunting in Japan. The capture of live dolphins, which sell for up to USD
100,000 is the motivation for the brutal dolphin hunts in Taiji. JAZA aquariums
provide up to 40% of total demand for live dolphins from Taiji. So, as of
today, the market for Taiji dolphins could be nearly cut in half. Without
demand, the hunts won't continue."<o:p></o:p></div>
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But its chairman, Kazutoshi
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interpreted as condemning or criticizing the whaling culture of Taiji.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite worldwide backlash,
Taiji fishermen still intends to continue with the dolphin hunts, claiming that
it is already part of their local culture. Taiji's Mayor Kazutaka Sangen said,
"We are hunting under the permission of the Japanese government and
prefecture, and so we will continue to protect our fishermen and the methods.
We will not quit."<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Japan, dolphin meat is
something of a delicacy but is now gradually losing its market. The industry
now is left to provide for the entertainment sector where dolphins sell for
very high prices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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89 zoos. It is estimated by <b><span style="color: #215968; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #215968; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;"><a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog/"><span style="color: #215968; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #215968; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent5; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 128;">Elliott & Associates
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-84949969167108983872015-03-03T15:54:00.002-08:002015-03-03T15:54:42.278-08:00Elliott & Associates Research Japan Global Markets: Consumer Spending Still DownFigures from Japan's government this week is showing weak consumption in contrast to an uptick in factory output, highlighting just how uneven the nation's slow road to recovery is.
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Consumer spending has decreased by 5%, marking ten months of declining rates which is the longest the <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog">market</a> has seen since 2009's global economy crisis. At the beginning of the year, most Japanese have already cut back on their spending, which resulted in the retail industry suffering an unexpectedly sharp decrease in the last two quarters.
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Experts of <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets</a> claim that a potential difficulty for the industrial sector is a scenario where consumer spending does not increase in a couple of months. Another challenge against the recovery is the significantly low consumer spending due to the wages that have yet to increase along with the rise in sales tax.
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On the other hand, corporations seem to be doing relatively better as they appear to be profiting from a weak yen, giving their products an advantage over competitors. Factory production has increased 4%, drastically higher than predicted by economists, as companies receive more orders from foreign markets. As it is, exports are expected to at least hold the domestic economy together for a time.
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A senior economist from SMBC Nikko Securities said, "Output is showing signs of an export-led recovery... This virtuous cycle of factory activity will continue to underpin Japanese output and capital spending ahead."
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Originally, the Japanese government planned another tax increase for October but has since delayed implementing it by 2 years owing to the weak economic conditions. A disaster or an unexpected crisis is expected to further delay any other increase in sales tax.
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Reports from Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets show doubt that the BOJ can really meet its target as it is expected to take half a year for the benefits of reduced oil prices to push market growth -- and that's not even counting if consumers will actually spend what little they have saved from the lower fuel bills.
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BOJ's Haruhiko Kuroda has defended their timeframe in reaching the target because, according to him, not adopting an urgent approach is likely to undermine any effort to counter deflation.
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Such inflation data only shows that the market will not likely reach the Bank of Japan's goal of 2% inflation by April. It is widely predicted that Japan will face a fiscal crisis in 5-7 years' time if the government fails to push sales tax over the 15% mark. This owes to the fact that the Japanese population continuously age, their high savings will significantly decrease, and the general public won't be able to carry the debt it's already handling.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-2569469689315218132015-01-26T16:58:00.000-08:002015-01-26T17:12:48.442-08:00Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets: Japan's Death Spiral and its Economic Effects<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Japan's number of births has hit an all-time low for 4 years in a row, spelling a worrying issue on its already delicate economy.</b></div>
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In 2014, the estimated birth-rate in Japan reached a record low of a mere 1 million while the number of registered deaths reached 1.3 million. Such downward trajectory in the country even worsens the already bad situation with a shrinking and aging population. </div>
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As noted by <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets</a>, births in Japan have seen a huge and relentless decline for decades now. Starting in 1973, there was not a year where the fertility rate in Japan hit enough numbers to support a stabilized population. Though there were some recent improvements made, they were still not enough to increase the numbers. The number of deaths that has outnumbered the number of births by the biggest margin yet poses a problem for the government to ensure the small workforce can continue to support growing number of seniors.</div>
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Experts would say Japan is in a "death spiral" because its demography has been on a bad situation for a long time now that it is virtually impossible to change its trajectory significantly.</div>
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Data shows that the so-called "<a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog/">death spiral</a>" started in the 1970s and has since proceeded in a gradual but steady decline. Indeed, last year's population decline was a record low but that's already something to be expected every year for the next decades.</div>
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According to an official from Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets with knowledge of the data, the women of who are of reproductive age are declining which inevitably leads to a decline in the number of kids. To be fair, Japanese women today are having a bit more children on average than they did years ago. However, there are fewer women in the population now who could bear a child so it's still not enough to make up for the difference. </div>
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Japan's government bond market has been surprisingly strong even in such demographic issues though this cannot be counted on to continue indefinitely. There will come a time that people will realize Japan won't have enough productive citizens anymore and so won't be able to return debts (except perhaps by printing money). </div>
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The Japanese government has already issued a warning that by the year 2060, almost 40% of their population would consist of seniors. As it is, they are already having difficulties supporting the pensioners that make up one fourth of its total population now.</div>
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generate almost 29,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to an estimate by a
group campaigning on behalf of <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/energy.html">green energy</a>
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by the entire Pacific island state of Kiribati in six months.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Warming Policy Foundation described the 12-day climate summit in the Peruvian
capital as the “green blob’s annual ritual” and “an expensive form of mass
tourism, never mind the carbon footprint”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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price which will sink the deal in the US.” He said he believed any deal would
not be legally-binding and that this would lead the EU to renege on its own
carbon-cutting pledges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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global climate deal which is due to be officially agreed at next year’s summit
in Paris. The aim is to come up with an agreement that will cut greenhouse gas
emissions in order to limit global warming to two degree centigrade above
pre-industrial levels, beyond which scientists say the effects will be far more
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">ExxonMobil and Shell would cease to exist in their current forms
in 35 years under measures UN negotiators are considering for a legally binding
<a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/energy.html">global climate</a>
pact to be sealed in Paris next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The oil and gas these companies produce, and the coal mined by
groups such as Rio Tinto, would have to be phased out by 2050 in one proposal
at UN climate talks in Lima this week, which aim to smooth a path to the Paris
deal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Another option would still allow such fossil fuels to be used, but
only if countries could ensure “net zero emissions by 2050”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">In other words, all the warming carbon dioxide emissions produced
when fossil fuels are burnt would have to be stored underground or offset by
steps such as planting vast numbers of trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Shell declined to respond directly but pointed to a speech by
chief executive Ben van Beurden arguing “we need to temper our expectations of
a zero-carbon future”, because demand for energy is so strong and renewable
energy sources were unlikely to be a realistic alternative to fossil fuels for
many decades.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">ExxonMobil pointed to similar arguments on the company’s website.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Critics have accused conventional energy companies of complacency
in the face of the risks to their business model from a future climate deal.
Lord Browne, the former boss of BP, said last month that they were ignoring the
“existential threat” climate change posed to the industry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Meanwhile, the BANK of
England is assessing the risks fossil fuel companies might pose to
FINANCIAL stability if the world’s
proven coal, oil and gas reserves turned out to be “unburnable”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">But the idea being discussed in Lima of “full decarbonisation by
2050” has raised eyebrows among energy industry and business analysts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“It’s a deeply, deeply challenging target,” said Brad Page, chief
executive of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, which promotes
the still small number of projects that can trap and store carbon dioxide from
leading emissions sources, such as power stations and industrial plants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">No country has ever consistently driven down its carbon pollution
at the pace required to meet such a goal, said Jonathan Grant, director of
climate change at PwC, the professional services group.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“You can understand why countries are proposing it, but that
doesn’t make it any more feasible,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Still, the proposals underscore the influence of an extensive
assessment issued in stages over the past 15 months by scientists in the UN’s
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s leading global warming
authority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">In a departure from previous studies, the 26-year-old panel’s
latest report says emissions will have to fall to near zero eventually if the
world were to avoid more than 2C of warming from pre-industrial times, a
threshold the IPCC says it could be risky to breach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> “It’s really exciting to
see countries grappling with the honest picture of the magnitude of the
challenge,” said Dr Chris Field, a co-chair of the IPCC report.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The 2050 decarbonisation options for the Paris deal “are
consistent with the 2C target”, he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">The proposals are in a 23-page paper being discussed in Lima. The
paper contains a number of other possible components of the Paris agreement,
which is due to be negotiated in more detail next year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Under other options being considered, oil exports from developing
countries to wealthy nations would be taxed and wealthy countries would have to
compensate people suffering from the worst impacts of climate change, such as
those forced to migrate from low-lying islands because of rising sea levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">A plan to make rich countries devote 1 per cent of gross domestic
product a year from 2020 to help poorer people deal with global warming is also
included.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">These options are unlikely to make it into the final agreement,
but more than 48 countries want a long-term plan for phasing out emissions
included in the Paris treaty, according to the Track 0 campaign group, which
lobbies for action on climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">“This will be the big battle in Paris,” said Liz Gallagher of E3G,
an environmental think-tank.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">She said a goal for the complete elimination of emissions was
unlikely, because it would make activities such as flying impossible, but a
long-term net-zero emissions target was feasible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-81534859059810724152014-12-09T17:28:00.002-08:002014-12-09T17:28:39.251-08:00Elliott & Associates Research Consulting Global Markets: What it InvolvesDavid Frigstad, Chariman of Frost and Sullivan, says that “corporate growth is driven by globalization, free market economies, and increased global competition.” As such, his company focuses on developing innovative strategies for their clients through Customer Research, Market Consulting, Growth Workshops, <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">Market Research</a> among other services. Research obviously plays a vital role in enhancing business growth. Like Frigstad’s firm, many other companies provide research consulting as a crucial part of a modern dynamic company.<br /><br /><b>What is research consulting?</b><br /><br /><a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog/">Research consulting or Research-Based Consulting</a> involves a more personalized engaged method of applying an extensive body of research, data-driven insights and best practices to a company’s specific business challenges. Firms providing research consulting as a service employ their experts and analysts to leverage their world-class research and proprietary data for any particular company’s objectives. They can readily design and tailor recommendations based on their portfolio of frameworks and methodologies.<br /><br />Invariably, research consultants strive to remain independent of any technology bias or vendor influence in order to provide an external viewpoint that may challenge conventional wisdom in any business or industry sector.<br /><br />Insights derived by expert research consultants are tailored according to a company’s role in any business or industry and the critical initiatives undertaken to fulfill that role. Research independence is essential to remove the common mistakes and biases that often make business decisions either fall short of their goals or are made in accordance to the interests of other companies or any external institution. <br /><br />Some of the specific methods utilized in research consulting include the following:<br /><br /><b>• Visioning Sessions</b><br /><br />This involves focusing on a company’s critical goals with analysts and consultants during highly customized interactions. Effectively accessing both the technologies and the trends that will affect a company’s future state is the primary objective of any business concern. This step also includes defining appropriate success metrics and share best practices from companies that are blazing the trail. The consultant’s research-based insights can validate planning, gain stakeholder confidence, and impel organizational improvement.<br /><br /><b>• Business Cases</b><br /><br />These consulting sessions involve rigorous investment strategies to determine the total economic impact of a company’s business. By comparing the organizational effects of technology options, the consultant enables a company to validate input and determine strategic goals. A company can develop a robust business case that demonstrates the value of technology change in relation to cost, benefit, risk, and future flexibility.<br /><br /><b>• Maturity Assessments</b><br /><br />Working through the perspective of a firm’s present strategy, management and performance, a research consultant assesses the strength of an organization’s capabilities. This allows a business to compare vital disciplines, such as technology, measurement, and culture in relation to best practices. After determining any gaps in maturity levels, the consultant recommends closing such gaps and moving forward.<br /><br /><b>• Vendor Selection</b><br /><br />Research consulting offers this consulting engagement to dramatically increase the successful selection of tools and technologies that closely align with a firm’s organization’s requirements. Throughout the vendor selection process, guidance is provided based on evaluation of the strength of a vendor’s present solution, future product strategy, and market share.<br /><br /><b>• Organizational Design</b><br /><br />This requires enhancing a company’s organizational structure, skills, and alignment through capability assessments. This consulting service helps identify crucial strengths and weaknesses within the organization and apply best practices to enhance design and transition plans.<br /><br /><b>• Strategic Road Maps</b><br /><br />In order to support and sustain long-term success, research consulting provides strategic road maps that are founded on objective research. These road maps reflect real-time data collection from companies encountering parallel challenges, to help appreciate the achievements, prioritizations, tradeoffs, and risks encountered. Recommendations at crucial periods are provided, including the creation of a start-to-finish road map before the implementation.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-4095593810727980972014-12-01T16:42:00.002-08:002014-12-01T16:42:40.133-08:00Elliott and Associates Corporate Advisory Tips and Review: Communication Tips for Global Virtual Teams<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
One of my designers lives in
Turkmenistan. Every day, he wakes up to email and assignments to create
beautiful front-end designs from our <b><a href="https://hbr.org/2014/10/communication-tips-for-global-virtual-teams/">commercial<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>team</a></b> in New York and San Francisco.
When he’s done, he sends them to a developer in Ukraine to implement. Throughout
the day they work on various projects, and when they go to bed our design and
development teams in New York take over. The system runs smoothly and it means
that my team happily works around the clock — without any one person actually
working around the clock.<o:p></o:p></div>
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People often ask me about how
I managed to build this global engineering team at RebelMouse, and before that
at Huffington Post, relaying their outsourcing horror stories and wondering how
I got around them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A lot of it comes down to
being really intentional about how our globally dispersed team communicates. We
can’t take remote team members out for a beer to show our appreciation, so we
use other methods. In my 15 years managing remote teams, I have learned to:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Live
and breathe your email and make sure the team does too. Currently my team is
spread across more than 20 countries. Instant messaging relies on everyone
being there at the same time. Email, on the other hand can be totally
asynchronous as it fits our time zone difference and odd working hours in
general. The only way I’ve found that works is when everyone on the team keeps
their inboxes open and checks emails as their absolute highest priority.
Without that we operate blindly to each other since there is no tapping someone
on the shoulder as there would be in an office.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Give
the benefit of the doubt. My team has huge cultural and language differences
(although everyone does have a working knowledge of English as the basic way we
communicate). We all were raised with different ways of approaching projects,
handling conflict resolution etc. It’s essential we forgive each other
constantly for odd grammar, odd behavior and instead try to make the beauty of
building something together lift us above any confusion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Overcommunicate.
Especially as part of a startup, it’s sometimes hard to understand where we are
going and what we are building. Asking questions all the time helps. I want
people to always be inquisitive while also working on the little pieces of
concrete stuff that we definitely know. If a question doesn’t get answered
because of email overload, I like people to ask again or bump up the thread so
that we make sure everyone is on the same page.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Be
intentionally positive. It’s way too easy for things to sound negative in an
email. Without tone, body language or anything else, it’s extra important to
make sure emails don’t turn into hurt feelings. Sarcasm and deadpan humor can
come across the wrong way (especially because humor doesn’t always translate
across cultures). But being friendly and approachable – even if it means using
lots of emoticons – is always welcome. I try to encourage my team to be overtly
friendly in their emails, even if it means they sound less “businesslike.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Offer
suggestions, not critiques. When you disagree with someone in person, you can
often discuss the issue until you’re both on the same page. That’s much harder
to do from halfway across the world, when a brief “I don’t get it” can steer
the conversation into a dead end. I always tell people to make sure to move the
conversation forward: if you don’t like someone else’s idea, can you suggest an
alternative instead of simply sharing your dislike? If there’s anything you do
like about their proposal, make sure to include that. In general, I’ve found
when I have something positive to say, I send it immediately and when I have
something negative I sometimes give myself some time to mull it over. I am
usually glad I did.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As the one assigning the work,
you can also prevent communication frustration by making sure everyone has
multiple tasks in their queues. That way, if one thing gets stuck in a
communication bottleneck, remote employees can move on to the second or third
task on their list while they wait for a response on the first task. This keeps
everyone moving full speed ahead – no matter where they are in the world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-78165117925547926192014-11-28T15:56:00.000-08:002014-11-28T15:56:49.705-08:00Elliott and Associates Corporate Advisory Tips and Review: Client Prospects<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141008/BLOG17/141009917/3-tips-to-help-advisers-zero-in-on-the-best-client-prospects">3
tips to help advisers zero in on the best client prospects</a></span></b></div>
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clients increases in importance<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Today's
advisory landscape presents unique challenges for advisers. The numerous forces
at play are mostly outside advisers' control, including fee compression,
consolidation, rising operating costs and highly correlated markets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">There is,
however, one thing that is very much in an adviser's control: the clients with
whom they engage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">This
realization came to me during my decade-long career as an RIA. Early on, I
often felt alone on the island of independence, unsure of where to take my
business. I quickly realized I needed to focus my attention on a subset of
individuals that provided my practice with real scale. High net worth (HNW)
individuals, defined as those with $5 million or more in liquid net worth,
proved to be the clients I needed—and wanted—to work with, and who yielded a
mutually beneficial relationship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">In this
country there are millions of millionaires, 84% are self-made, and 75%
accumulated their wealth through <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">entrepreneurial
endeavors and real estate investments</a>. I knew I wanted to focus my practice
on them, but first I had to understand what these wealthy, business-savvy
individuals valued in an adviser. How could I stand out among the other
advisers vying for their attention?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">As I built
my business, I learned a lot about strategic prospecting. Here are three tips
to help advisers center their efforts on the most rewarding rung of the
prospect ladder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">1. Differentiate to dominate.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The
population of advisers is steadily growing, each year commoditizing the service
and minimizing its value. The equation is as simple as the most basic of
economic tenets: supply and demand. With so many people offering similar
services, it should be clear why the fee you charge is constantly under
pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Finding a
point of differentiation among the masses is not an easy feat. The struggle
tends to lead many newly-minted advisers straight into a sea of sameness filled
with canned value propositions and two-dimensional pie charts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">A few years
of trying to grow your practice with this conventional and tired approach is
sure to frustrate even the most astute of advisers. To truly differentiate
yourself in a congested marketplace, play to your strengths and borrow a page
or two from your all-star client's playbook. You know the public markets and
your successful wealthy clients know the private market, where they made their
money in the first place. Combining opportunities in the public and private
markets creates a winning combination, and the ability for adviser and client
to connect on a very tangible level, one an adviser offering a traditional
60/40 portfolio will never understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">2. Change the conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">To attract
and retain HNW individuals of the entrepreneurial mind you have to speak their
language, understand what they expect from your relationship and then
articulate and implement a philosophy that explains a formula for wealth
creation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">HNW
individuals want an entrepreneurial solution that they are not currently
getting from the wealth management industry. The problem is financial advisers
have largely constrained the asset allocation discussion to publicly traded
stocks and bonds, and often times sprinkle in complex products that no one at
the table understands, not even the adviser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Advisers
need to reconfigure how they look at their portfolios for HNW individuals. They
need to think more like their entrepreneurial clients and less like an adviser
– think more in terms of stocks, bonds and entrepreneurs – and include an
allocation to Main Street, not just Wall Street.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">3. Let nature take its course.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">One of the
biggest concerns facing advisers at present is the advent of the robo-advisers
— online platforms that promise equal or better performance than human advisers
at a fraction of the cost (0.15-0.35% in fees versus the industry standard 1%)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Rather than
trying to compete with the robo-advisers, allow evolution to take its course.
Embrace your new competitor for what it is and what it will do for the
industry. The clients that robo-advisers will take over are lower margin
accounts that typically require a disproportionate amount of work and attention
compared to HNW clients. But, if they see your service as a commodity, you are
better off letting those clients go anyway. Consider it an opportunity to
reinvest that time towards prospecting and articulating your philosophy to
high-margin clients that get it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Entrepreneurial-minded
HNW clients value an adviser who offers access to off-market deals that are
tangible and relatable to how the client grew their wealth in the first place.
As your business evolves, these are the deals you need to deliver to the
investors you need to focus on.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-47968763474857040092014-11-26T16:56:00.002-08:002014-11-26T16:56:27.259-08:00Elliott and Associates Corporate Advisory Tips and Review Europe Tokyo Paris Asia: Five Tips for Great Customer Service<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">It goes without saying that a business cannot
survive without customers. Nor can a business thrive without great staff who
understand that customers are the reason their business exists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">You ask any successful small business why their
business is successful and they will tell you they put the client at the centre
of their <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/about.html">business
universe</a> and they hire people who think the same way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Providing customers with what they want while
also exceeding their expectations on service is what will make you and your business
a great one. Here are my <a href="http://www.theadviser.com.au/blog/31129-five-tips-for-great-customer-service">five
tips for great customer service</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.
Personal touches<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">To beat the big guys in the market, you need to
differentiate yourself from their big brand messages. The best way is to
emphasise what they can't do or don't do very well, which is the personal
touches. Build relationships with your clients!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2.
Systemise your service offering<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Personalising your service offering requires a
lot of client contact time, so you are going to need to find and keep
developing efficiencies in your business processes. As a starting point, look
for automation where you can or templates you can then tailor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. Add
value<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We work to a value formula where 'value =
benefit over cost'. Consumers need to see value in your service proposition.
Sure, as a mortgage broker, you might offer your services for no charge to the
consumer, but so does everybody else. You and your business need to clearly
show their value to the client. You must strive to add as must value as
possible, and then show clients how this added value will benefit them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Set
client expectations<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doing home loans isn't a simple process. Some
customers aren't in a position to borrow money; some loan applications will
need extra work with the lender to get them over the line. Be open and transparent
about this with the client up front as it will work in your favour every time.
If things don't go well, then your clients understood this from the start; if
they do go smoothly, then you look great in their eyes because you solved the
problem for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Regular
communication<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I've left the most important to last. When I
read our customer service feedback surveys, the one message that our clients
value the most is our regular communication. We all know what's going on when
we deal with the property purchasing and lending process, but you can't lose
sight of the fact that clients don't do this every day. Keeping in touch with
them as much as possible – even if there is nothing new to tell them – makes
them realise you are on top of things and you are working hard for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-40814439476343991392014-11-24T16:44:00.001-08:002014-11-24T16:44:02.470-08:00Elliot & Associates Research Global Markets: Japan in technical recession<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Japan's
economy surprisingly shrank this quarter instead of getting revived, prompting
a delay in the country's tax hike and a possible snap election.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Japan's
<a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">gross domestic product</a>
(GDP) fell 1.6% in the July-September period, even with predictions of a rise.
The previous quarter marked a 7% contraction which was the most drastic fall
since 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Surprisingly
enough, all 18 economists consulted by <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog/">Elliot & Associates
Research Global Markets</a> predicted a contraction as the average forecast was
an expansion of 2%.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Its
economy's current state has met one definition of an economy in recession,
which is 2 successive quarterly contractions. According to a senior economist,
Glenn Levine, "The Japanese economy is in recession and has now contracted
in three of the last four quarters." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe announced, "GDP figures for July-September turned out
not so encouraging. We are seizing a chance to exit long-lasting deflation and
we cannot miss that chance."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Experts
are predicting that with the economy in such a state, the tax raise which was
meant to fill in the nation's public debt will be postponed. Abe's popularity
may have suffered since his election but this could change if he would publicly oppose the tax increase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Abe is
now expected to delay the increase until late 2015 and then call a snap
election in December aiming to keep the 'Abenomics' going. Consumer spending
accounts for around 60% of the economy so it would make sense to delay yet
another sales tax increase from the recent 8% to the planned 10%.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">According
to an analyst from Elliot & Associates Research Global Markets, the
"likely course is a snap election in December in which voters obviously
choose to delay the tax increase." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This
comes after Abe' promise last year to revive Japan's economy with an ambitious
strategy which was dubbed 'Abenomics' --
spending and reforms plus a huge monetary stimulus. It aims to help the country
recover from 2 decades of deflation onto a growth trajectory. The Bank of Japan
promptly went on a big spree and printed billions of dollars to purchase
government bonds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">What
happened then? Well for one it decreased the value of yen, and made their
exports cheaper as a result. For another, it nudged investors from bonds to
stocks. Tokyo's stok market skyrocketed and everything seemed to be going very
well. Then earlier this year, the government took the risk of increasing
consumption tax from 5% to 8%, a first in 20 years. They gave it a shot seeing
that the economy is now growing. Unfortunately, the gamble did not pay off.
Consumers have practically stopped spending and now their economy is in
technical recession. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Looks
like the soaring stock market only helped the already wealthy people (only 20%
of the Japanese are in the stock market). The expected general increase of
salary did not happen while the increase in prices did.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-84495458467784348682014-10-24T16:42:00.002-07:002014-10-24T16:43:12.501-07:00Elliot & Associates Research Global Markets: Japan at the Economic Crossroads<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Japan
finds itself once more at the crossroads as it strives to sustain economic
expansion amidst an ongoing and challenging consumer-tax increase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Around
May of this year, the <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">Japanese
economy</a> was showing fairly modest signs of resiliency in spite of the
current fiscal tightening. In particular, improving labor market and increasing
investment confidence has helped to propel expansion although such an expansion
has been greatly affected by the export slump.
With growing world trade, however, annual growth is expected to reach
1¼%, triggering more expansion and an increase in inflation rate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bloomberg
News reported back in May that “with gross public debt surpassing 230% of GDP,
a detailed and credible fiscal consolidation plan to achieve the target of a
primary budget surplus by FY 2020 remains a top priority to sustain confidence
in Japan’s public finances.” Japan has planned a two-year sales tax hike
beginning in 2014, with the 10%-target scheduled to be imposed in 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In
the Second Quarter of 2014, however, Japan’s GDP fell 1.8%, a result of an
annualized 7.1% shrinking in the three months through June, according to the
Cabinet Office in Tokyo. This was the biggest since 2009 and has put the burden
of the economy upon Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ability to manage the country
under the present and looming dire sales-tax conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">In
the next quarter, retail sales and consumer spending fell in July, an obvious
aftershock of the imposed sales-tax hike. With the next tax levy set in October
2015, the government is getting ready to boost the economic stimulus in order
to lessen the impact upon consumers. According to Finance Minister Taro Aso in
the first week of September 2014, a contingency stimulus plan will be prepared
for that purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Prime
Minister Abe, according to Bloomberg News, is working to create “a sustained
recovery after the central bank’s record stimulus brought initial success in fighting
off two decades of economic stagnation.” In spite of the official optimism, the
economy faltered in the Third Quarter, with the dismal increase in industrial
production in July and August as car sales dropped to a record low in three
years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Japan
has to find a quick solution to its economic woes as the world prepares to
enter into an era of a new Asia-Pacific political and economic cooperation
system that is sure to put a lot of pressure upon individual member-nation to
come out and compete aggressively against equally competitive and aggressive
nations. However, the new system might also bring new hope and opportunities
for everyone in general.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-35255277941461371062014-08-19T18:06:00.000-07:002014-08-19T18:13:21.204-07:00Elliott & Associates Research Japan and Global Markets: The challenges of the Japanese economy<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="text-align: justify;">Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by
the giant tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, the country has gone through a
difficult transition as a developed country and as one of the global economic
leaders. As of 2012, Japan had the third highest GDP in the world but
placed as the top nation with the greatest deficit in its national budget.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Several primary factors have brought about the
present <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/blog/?p=29">economic
challenges of Japan</a> in relation to the <a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/">global market</a> which used
to be its primary source of its wealth, if not its virtual playground, from the
1960’s to the 1980’s. Here are the reasons for its economic woes at present.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>1. Decrease in consumer confidence<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Almost every country that experiences a calamity
suddenly undergoes a period of depression, both economic-wise and socially.
That is an obvious result to such devastating causes that can disrupt the
natural, political and social environment, as well the human infrastructure
needed for the delivery of essential public and private services. Business
activity slows down as well as the consumption of non-essential goods. People
prefer to save whatever resources they have for their daily survival needs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As things improve, however, as they must have
already done so in the interim in Japan, people might become more upbeat. Other
factors, nevertheless, complicate the situation, as we can glean from the other
factors that continue to challenge Japanese society.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>2. Unbalanced Demographics<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Japan, not unlike many developed and developing
countries such as Singapore, Sweden and others, has a shrinking population with
a big part of which is made up of aging citizens. On the average, Japan has a
ratio of two workers for each retiree, a rather large and unsustainable ratio
compared to its previous more productive years.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
This ratio means the government will have a harder
time sourcing out funds to support its growing elderly population while seeking
to address the other side of the equation by enhancing its number of productive
workers that will support and sustain its economy into the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>3. Energy Insecurity<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Ever since the Fukushima event, the use of nuclear
energy to provide power for industrial and general use has greatly diminished.
Energy shortage and power costs have battered the Japanese economy as if it
were a daily tsunami hitting its shores and wreaking havoc over its traditional
role as a powerful economic and trade force in Asia as well as in the entire
globe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Previously providing one-third of its energy
requirements, nuclear energy has almost lost out totally to other power sources
(coal or gas) which have to be imported; thus, aggravating the economic
landscape that is already bleak as it is.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>4. Lack of Confidence in Political Leadership<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Until Prime Minister Abe came out with policies to
revive the Japanese economy, the post-Fukushima scenario was a period of gloomy
outlook for the nation’s economy. Inviting local and foreign investors to
rejuvenate the dwindling economy in the face of natural and global economic
causes has somehow given new impetus for people to spend more aggressively than
before.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
The renewed confidence might just be the signal for
Japan’s recovery in spite of the existing challenges. However, implementation
of new policies and economic thrusts sensitive to the realities of the present
will determine how the nation will fare into the near future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>5. Establishing Productive Trade Relations<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
One factor that observers have felt must be
addressed is the repositioning of Japan as a more active trade partner with
growing economies in Asia as well as those in the trans-Pacific Region. The
road ahead is not very clear; however, like most nations in general, the
prospects of growth are rife. It could be the right direction that Japan needs
to reinvigorate its economy and reclaim its position as a leader in global
trading.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
Rising from the literal ashes of the last world war
to become a world economic power, Japan is not a newcomer in terms of
overcoming great odds and achieving dramatic success and economic development.
The character of the Japanese people has been proven time and time again in the
past. No doubt, the nation will be able to face its challenges with the
cooperation of other nations which share the same challenges. The great nation
that once tried to live as an isolated island separated from the rest of the
world cannot afford to move on without joining the global family of nations
toward a more united, progressive and equitable global community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Reference</b>: “<i>How can Japan compete in a changing
global market?</i>”, A round table report, Clara Gillispie.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-38373006545677432982014-07-27T18:20:00.000-07:002014-07-27T18:20:34.650-07:00Elliott Associates Research Global Markets: Global Energy and Natural Resources<div style="text-align: center;">
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interaction with customers in the energy, mining, utilities, and agriculture
sectors. We also initiate and synchronize research in these fields, customizing
regional evaluation into pin-point market intelligence, risk control, and
strategic-planning support.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Our customers include integrated oil firms,
major mining multinationals, as well as many of the globe's prime global
electric companies and power-generation utilities. Furthermore, we coordinate
tightly with the Global Markets Group by supporting energy and commodity
enterprise and sector analysis/portfolio management teams within investment
companies. We also interact with the other client services groups on various
strategic research endeavors and thematic seminars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reviews in person, tailor-fitted to customer interests within our wide range of
thematic scope. Moreover, clients have full accessibility to Elliott &
Associates Research Global Markets research group of directors and experienced
top analysts over the phone or online.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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services in coordination with Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets
regional research teams, including market-entry evaluation, executive memos,
monitoring support, strategic goal-setting, country assessments, and
sector-intensive comparative risk scenario-setting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is Energy Trend watch, which is furnished to clients weekly. Our clients also
receive Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets suite of daily,
weekly, and monthly newsletters, varying from event-based notes to
forward-looking regional and global viewpoints.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and strategic investors pinpoint, evaluate, and predict political risks when
entering into or expanding within global markets. Elliott & Associates
Research Global Markets integrated research platform can be adapted for every
customer based on its particular business model, risk-capacity level, and
industry classification.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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political developments worldwide;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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due diligence; and</span></div>
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customer's strategy and operations.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09488908285276820171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915642785742463326.post-13466436787898140482014-07-24T22:40:00.001-07:002014-07-24T22:40:11.975-07:00Elliott Associates Research Global Markets: Our Values<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets is the prime
global political-risk research and consulting company of the world. Our mission
is to assist investors, companies, and public-sector institutions take
advantage of the opportunities and control the risks produced by the effects of
politics on markets around the globe. We furnish a channel for gifted,
innovative, diligent professionals who are fervent on politics and policy — and
their direct and longer-term consequences for global trade and finance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/values.html"><b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Elliott & Associates main objective</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> is to offer to our various
portfolios of clients with practical insight and excellent service; but our
mission rises above what we accomplish to how we accomplish it. Elliott &
Associates Research Global Markets is dedicated to the highest ethical
principles in our research projects, the supervision of dealings with our
customers, the security of client privacy, and in all relations within our
workforce. We strive to keep complete political and corporate freedom, to
encourage openness in our work, and to provide a product that is unbiased. Our
innovative methods are motivated by professionalism, not official position. By
aiding our customers in making educated business and finance decisions, we aim
to establish a clearer comprehension of the impact of politics on markets, a
public need we are privileged to serve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Moreover, we are dedicated to provide significant professional
growth opportunities and to develop and uphold a culture that appreciates and
compensates enterprise and creativity. We motivate all our workers to create
novel and more efficient ways of providing value for our customers. The
company's management will continually operate to keep a reasonable equilibrium
between the needs of the person and those of the company, and to assure that
all workers treat our job and each other with respect. We will enhance and
safeguard the Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets name. We will
strive to do our best to ascertain that all employees function within a
work-place that is as imaginative and enjoyable as it is challenging — and we
will provide a service and a work-team we can be proud of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://elliottassociatesresearch.com/about.html"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Elliott & Associates Research Global Markets</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> is the prime global
political-risk research and consulting company of the world. We provide
information and insights into current political events that affect markets in
order to assist clients foresee and react to volatility and opportunities
wherever they conduct business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Founded in 2012, the company's title shows its early focus in Asia
and Europe, but at present our research scope is worldwide. Our analysts keep
an eye on political, social, economic, and security developments in Africa,
Asia, Eurasia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and North America. They
also observe cross-border issues such as trade, energy and other commodities,
financial regulation, global health, and climate change. Our fields of concern
include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Our clients — coming from various financial institutions to
multinational corporations to government agencies — seek our guidance as they
pursue their business in volatile environments. In 2012, we developed the
financial community's global political risk index to gauge the relative
stability of promising markets. We utilize both qualitative and quantitative
evaluations to furnish prompt information on key political drivers globally and
to emphasize international trends. We provide the following services and
advantages:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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