Press Releases

Manchester United remains the world’s most valuable football brand with a brand value of US $853 million after solid performances on the pitch and great numbers on the income statement. Champion’s League triumph secures another season in Europe for Chelsea … read more

Apple named the most valuable brand in the world (US $70.6 billion) after rocketing from 8th to 1 st position on 2012 table by Brand Finance Inc, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy firm Californian Tech Giant pushes Google … read more

Walmart is the Brand Finance Best Retail Brand 2012 but Amazon.com gains ground as online sales soar Walmart retains its status as the world’s most valuable retail brand with a value of $38.3 billion. Online giant Amazon.com has a hugely … read more

HSBC Named the World’s Most Valuable Banking Brand as European Banking Brand Values Plummet HSBC, the only British bank among the ten most valuable banking brands, knocks Bank of America off the top spot in the Brand Finance Banking 500. … read more

Brand United Kingdom stays strong as the continent collapses The Top 100 Nation Brands have been ranked by Brand Finance plc with the USA, Germany and China topping the report. Eurozone crisis affects the Nation Brand vales of Greece , … read more

“Qantas is an iconic Australian brand. Despite its loss in value, the brand has the resilience to recover from the current trauma. However, all stakeholders should be acutely aware that the dispute is eroding a cornerstone of the business.” Tim … read more

More than a year after the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) launched the ISO 10668 standard on monetary brand valuation , serious concerns remain that brand valuations continue to lack transparency, consistency and objectivity. One of the key requirements of … read more

Independent brand valuation company Brand Finance USA is pleased to announce the appointment of Elise Neils as one of the Managing Directors of our US offices where she will be working alongside William E. Barker . Elise specialises in the … read more