CCR World Magazine

London, 18 June 2013 - S&P Capital IQ today announced that it has completed a project to validate the Development Bank of Kazakhstan’s (DBK) internal credit risk assessment models.

Salvepar (or the "Company") has committed to invest US$7 million in Latin America Power Holding B.V. ("LAP"), a developer and operator of renewable energy projects in Chile and Peru, with a staff of approximately 65 employees.

IR Magazine’s Investor Perception Study, Europe 2013, carried out in Q1 2013, examined a range of issues including the concerns of the investment community about the macroeconomic environment, what it wants cash-rich companies to do with their cash piles, and the performance of IROs across Europe.

June 12, 2013 – New York, NY – Harold Finders, chief executive officer, SunGard Financial Systems, said, “The finance industry has undergone a transformation over the last five years imposed by the evolution of client requirements, escalating regulatory and risk demands, increased competition and budget pressures. As financial services firms are now growing accustomed to this new normal, they are moving beyond survival mode to focus on growth and future success. These firms are re-evaluating their business models to achieve this, driving important global technology trends across financial services.”

Extractive companies (such as mining and logging) will no longer be able to operate in the shadows when the European Parliament votes to ratify tough new rules on corporate transparency.

CHICAGO — Chris Spellman, senior vice president and chief compliance officer at Morrill & Janes Bank, received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award at the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 27th Annual Regulatory Compliance Conference in Chicago yesterday.

WASHINGTON - Although economic growth has been constrained in recent quarters, it will accelerate later this year and into 2014 as external pressures and fiscal drag ease, according to the Economic Advisory Committee of the American Bankers Association (ABA).

London, UK. - SNL Financial has released its annual ranking of the top 50 European banks by total assets.

Amid much focus on the deleveraging underway across Europe's banking sector, this annual look at the region's biggest banks sheds light on who has moved up and who has moved down over the past 12 months. 

As SNL Financial’s pro forma 2012 analysis shows, however, the effects of the deleveraging are subtle at best among Europe's big players. The analysis, in fact, shows three banks posting more than €2 trillion in total assets, compared to one such bank in the 2011 ranking.

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 -- Effective June 1, Simon Charlton joined Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Company (AHAB) as Chief Restructuring Officer and Acting Chief Executive Officer. Charlton, formerly of Deloitte Corporate Finance in Dubai, will be accompanied by two colleagues. Ben Jones will serve as Chief Financial Officer, to be assisted by Raef El Hassan as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The new executive team will oversee all aspects of the company's operations and management.

June 5, 2013 – HONG KONG - SunGard and Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transaction Services (GTS) today announced the key findings of their inaugural Asia Pacific Treasury Barometer survey. The opinions expressed in the Asia Pacific-dedicated survey provide one of the most comprehensive examinations of the present and future priorities of the rapidly evolving regional treasury management industry.