«Commercially reasonable» may depend on the standard
sales practices in your area.
Regulators have long warned of shady
sales practices in the business of selling physical metal, though.
TORONTO — TD Bank says it is reviewing concerns about
its sales practices in light of reports that some employees allegedly broke the law in order to meet sales targets and keep their jobs.
Active funds have time to change
sales practices in order to accommodate the new rules.
One reason: In 2012, the company paid a $ 3 billion fine to US authorities for various illegal marketing activities, but remained under investigation for fraudulent
sales practices in China and elsewhere, and could have faced criminal prosecution, according to the lawsuit.
«There has been such little core product introduced to the market that the capital hasn't dwindled much,» says Kris Cooper, managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle retail investment
sales practice in Chicago.
Not exact matches
Amazon (amzn) revamped its European tax
practices in 2015 so that it can book
sales and pay taxes
in Britain, Germany, Spain, and Italy instead of channeling all
sales through Luxembourg where it is headquartered, a move which may raise its tax bill.
The disclosures signal that the bank's problematic
sales practices go further than investors and analysts had expected after Wells Fargo reached a settlement with regulators
in September over unauthorized customer accounts.
In its 2017 State of Cannabis report released earlier this year, California marijuana delivery company Eaze reported that edible
sales have increased as more people learn best
practices for proper dosing.
As James Colaco, senior manager of Deloitte Canada's insurance
practice points out,
in the competitive world of insurance
sales «it would be incumbent on the insurers to treat their customers well.»
Rather, it's the no - holds - barred
sales practices that Alexion allegedly engaged
in — which,
in some cases, reportedly led to salespeople bullying doctors into prescribing the drug for patients even when the efficacy of the treatment was unclear.
Wells Fargo's annual meeting is on Tuesday
in Des Moines, Iowa, 1,800 miles away from company headquarters, where top executives have been scrambling for nearly two years to contain the damage from a
sales practices scandal
Integrate these three best
practices in your
sales force, and the revenue will follow.
In his book No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent, business coach and consultant Dan S. Kennedy shows you how to re-position your business,
practice, or
sales career so you can learn how to attract customers for whom price is not a determining factor.
While digging its way to $ 22 million
in sales, Ruppert Landscape,
in Ashton, Md., has made a
practice of vying for a variety of accolades.
Anyone involved
in the export market knows
sales invoices can result
in endless collection problems unless they're designed to comply with business
practices in the customer's country.
In 2017, the bank also reached a preliminary class - action settlement of $ 142 million over concerns about retail
sales practices and unauthorized accounts from 2002.
When my company updated our words, we also updated our
practices, with changes that had to filter right down to each
sales associate
in every store.
In negotiations, especially in sales, there are usually some subtle, borderline deceptive practices designed to mask your intentions and persuade your target to your sid
In negotiations, especially
in sales, there are usually some subtle, borderline deceptive practices designed to mask your intentions and persuade your target to your sid
in sales, there are usually some subtle, borderline deceptive
practices designed to mask your intentions and persuade your target to your side.
«What we are seeing is that consumers» behavior this year
in terms of increased retail
sales is fairly muted,» said Noam Paransky, director of AlixPartners» retail
practice and one of the authors of the report.
Further, ERISA's reference to «render [ing] investment advice for a fee or other compensation» incorporates terminology
in the IAA, which —
in accordance with the industry understanding and
practice when the IAA was enacted — excludes broker - dealers executing
sales from the definition of «investment adviser.»
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Despite calling Wells Fargo a «political pinata» due to the
sales practices scandal, Ablin said: «I am recommending financials
in general.
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) today requested
in a letter to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission that the CRTC hold a public inquiry into the
sales practices of major telecommunications and broadcasting service providers, given recent media reports into potentially misleading and aggressive
sales tactics.
But the law, enacted
in 2005, includes exceptions for
sale and marketing
practices that violate state or federal laws and instances of so - called negligent entrustment,
in which a gun is carelessly given or sold to a person posing a high risk of misusing it.
Wells Fargo chairman and CEO John Stumpf testified Tuesday
in front of the Senate Banking Committee about the bank's allegedly illegal
sales practices.
Frank Allen, FAIR Canada Executive Director, was quoted
in CBC Go Public's story regarding bank
sales practices.
Considering the rather standard
practice of marketplace operators
in releasing stolen data gradually
in order to avoid oversaturation of the market and to minimize the chances of identification of stolen records by the banks, it will take at least several months before the entire archive is offered for
sale.
Alexion was already dealing with scrutiny surrounding its
sales practices, which prompted a major shakeup of executive management, including new CEO, CFO, CCO and R&D appointments during 2017; then
in December, reports emerged that Elliott Management had built up a stake and was pushing for change.
In the letter, the antitrust bureau chief for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked Shkreli to contact the office «immediately» to respond to concerns that the company's
sales practices were intended to deter generic pharmaceutical firms from creating alternatives to the drug.
I like Jill's blogs and newsletters because she focuses on driving more
sales in less time, which is also a philosophy I
practice as I help my clients successfully -LSB-...]
Even Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Mass,
in October blasted annuity
sales tactics, saying that the responses by 15 of the country's largest annuity providers to her questions revealed «a widespread
practice of offering agents kickbacks
in exchange for promoting certain annuities.»
There are also significant conflicts
in the traditional active fund compensation model — for example, compensation
practices such as ratchet grids that provide bonuses when advisors meet
sales targets.
The disclosure of an alleged Labor Department investigation of Wells Fargo
sales practices — including those
in its retirement - plan services division — is sure to raise a few eyebrows, but should this sort of thing really be a revelation...
Don't engage
in sales practices that place you or your firm at risk.
In the wake of the final Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule, advisors and insurance carriers alike have been compelled to reevaluate
sales practices surrounding annuity
sales — especially with respect to variable and fixed indexed annuities.
Before the end of the 1960's McDonald's had expanded to all 50 U.S. states through agile product shifts, like the Filet - O - Fish, which was developed for Catholic after Ray Kroc noticed a significant drop off
in burger
sales during Friday's of lent (when
practicing Catholics traditionally do not eat meat).
Most importantly, as you
practice and implement what you learn, you'll create your own explosion of
sales while you are at the program and be prepared to recreate it again and again
in your business long after the program is over.
The market
practices chronicled
in this white paper show that financial firms and their
sales - based financial professionals function as investment advice providers, despite financial lobbyists» legal claims to the contrary.
A great way to
practice this motivational
sales speaker tip is to suggest a few common challenges you've observed
in the marketplace, and then ask, «Do any of these ring true to you?»
In a blog post, Hubspot defines this as «the
practice of capitalizing on the popularity of a news story to amplify your
sales and marketing success.»
Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged
in predatory lending
practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the
practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection
practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans
in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection
practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest
sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for
sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and,
in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution
in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
A necessary step
in the euphoria stage is the occurrence of «irregular» lending
practices, irregular
sales practices, and financial engineering.
Wells has changed its
sales practices, and called tens of millions of customers to check on whether they truly opened the accounts
in question.
In January, the board took the unusual action of publicly firing four executives whom the board said had major roles in the bank's sales practices at the center of the scanda
In January, the board took the unusual action of publicly firing four executives whom the board said had major roles
in the bank's sales practices at the center of the scanda
in the bank's
sales practices at the center of the scandal.
Collins wants to remove a broker's duty of care
in the areas where it's needed most — «where the conflicts of interest are greatest, the investors are least sophisticated, and the
sales practices are most abusive,» says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America.
Property
sales in Cyprus have fallen by more than a third
in the last year, amid fears that Chinese buyers have been put off by «appalling
practices» of the past.
Record setting
sales and prices
in Vancouver led to dozens of negative headlines about the shady
practices of real estate salespeople, ultimately resulting
in the industry's loss of self - regulation
in that province.
If the technology were to be implemented
in practice, it's not a stretch to imagine that a process of this sort might be developed for car
sales and registration as well.
As inefficient as cold calling can be, an underrated, sorely missed benefit of the tactic
in technology - reliant
sales teams is the
practice it gave reps
in facing adversity, honing their messaging and developing creative, on - the - spot responses to overcome prospect objections.