The R&M “Lettre”

Press release – The WFDB will be creating a financial taskforce to follow up on the finance seminar held during the 2017 Presidents Meeting

Luxury group Kering reported a 2-percent rise in jewelry sales for 2016, attributing growth in its mid- and lower-range products.

The National Retail Federation has predicted that retail sales will increase between 3.7 percent and 4.2 percent in 2017.

Rolex is the No. 1 brand in the industry, at least according to Brand Finance’s annual list of the world’s most valuable brands.

The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) plans to audit synthetics detectors to help the industry navigate its way around the broad choice of machines available on the market.

So here it is, 2017 is already one month old, we have got over our end of year excesses, we are beginning to come to terms with the winter cold and… we are setting our sights on the year ahead.

Before its first Super Bowl ad aired Sunday, Tiffany & Co. made another major announcement : its CEO Frederic Cumenal has stepped down, effective immediately.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the KP chair in 2016, delivered a speech on the draft resolution “The role of diamonds in fueling conflict” at the UN general assembly 69th plenary meeting, 71st session, on February 2.

The controversial Dodd-Frank Section 1502 will likely be weakened by the new administration.

Analysts are unanimous in asserting that public welfare in recent years has been growing across the world, saying that if this is so, demand for jewelry is growing as well. Meanwhile, diamond consumption and diamond prices are inexorably going south in the last few years.

Fancy-color diamond prices grew in 2016, supported by mounting demand for rare blues and pinks, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) introduced an updated self-assessment workbook in a revised format that provides extra guidance to help members understand its code of practices.