Stocks and Financial Services Press Releases

SEC Secretary-General Vorapol Socatiyanurak received the "Outstanding Booth" award from General Surayud Chulanont, Privy Councillor, at "Money & Banking Awards 2013" on June 14, 2013. The award is in recognition of the SEC booth presented under the theme

Bangkok Bank Chairman Chatri Sophonpanich (center), President Chartsiri Sophonpanich (left) and Executive Vice President Dr. Kobsak Pootrakul (2nd from right) welcome keynote speaker, China's Ambassador to Thailand, His Excellency Guan Mu (4th from

Amsterdam, June 18th 2013 - BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System e-payment solutions for the global financial industry, and Alfa-Bank - the largest private bank in Russia - today announced the launch of an innovative, contactless

Minnetonka, June 17th 2013 - Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, announced today that the inline Datacard MX6000T card issuance system will be used by a new service bureau in Indonesia - PT. Peruri Digital

Hong Kong, June 17th 2013 - TORA, the leading provider of advanced trading technology and financial services, today announced that Brian Tafaro has been appointed as Managing Director and co-head of TORA Liquidity Services. He will be based in the U.S.

Sydney, June 17th 2013 - The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) is warning customers to beware of criminals who scam the public - online and over the phone. To help customers protect and secure their computer and mobile devices, the ABA has produced

World Bank Flash--20 Jun--World Bank "The scientists tell us that if the world warms by 2

Event raises awareness, highlights climate change activities, identifies opportunities for collaboration ALMATY, June 18-19, 2013 - The inaugural Central Asia Climate Knowledge Forum took place on June 18-19 in Almaty, organized by the World Bank Central

Already vulnerable region faces rising sea-levels, ocean warming, and more intense typhoons, says new report WASHINGTON, D. C., June 19, 2013 - The rising possibility of a warmer world in the next two decades is magnifying the development challenges

NEW DELHI, June 19, 2013 - The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a $216 million loan for the Kerala State Transport Project II (KSTP II) to support the government of Kerala in improving the condition, traffic flow and safety of its road

Islamabad, June 19, 2013--An expected 2 C rise in the world's average temperatures in the next decades threatens South Asia's dense urban populations with extreme heat, flooding, and disease and could trap millions of people in poverty across the region,

Washington DC--20 Jun--World Bank Washington DC, June 19, 2013--An expected 2

SANA'A, June 19, 2013 - The World Bank urged international donors to deliver on commitments to Yemen at a meeting in Sana'a today which focused on the country's reform agenda and took stock of progress made so far. On the sidelines of the meeting, the

June 19, 2013 A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Commission, and the European Central Bank that has been reviewing the government's economic program has made important progress. To allow completion of technical work,

Organizations collaborate to improve understanding of economic policy issues by governments and individuals around the worldThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) and edX, the not-for-profit online learning initiative composed of the leading global

NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) June 19, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised the outlook on its 'BBB+' underlying rating (SPUR) on Allentown, Pa.'s general obligation (GO) bonds to positive from stable. The outlook revision reflects Standard &

- Tryon Park CLO Ltd./Tryon Park CLO Corp.'s issuance is a CLO securitization backed by a revolving pool consisting primarily of broadly syndicated senior secured loans. - We assigned our preliminary ratings to the class A through E notes. - The

TRIS Rating has affirmed the ratings of Thai ORIX Leasing Co., Ltd.'s (TOLC) guaranteed debentures at "AA+" with "stable" outlook. The debentures are fully guaranteed by TOLC's parent company, ORIX Corporation (ORIX) in Japan, a company rated "A-" and

KASIKORNBANK and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) have introduced the "SMEs Undeterred by Wage Increase" program, offering a 6-percent lending rate decrease to assist SME operators in 12 businesses of 51 provinces impacted by

- We have reviewed our ratings on Sony Bank under our revised rating methodology for financial services groups. - We continue to assess Sony Bank to be a "strategically important" subsidiary to Sony Financial Holdings. - We are affirming our 'A'

- MF2 Senior Loan is a CMBS transaction that Morgan Stanley Japan Securities (currently, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities) arranged. - The sales of all the properties backing the transaction's nonrecourse loan have been completed, and relevant parties are

TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) June 19, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has reviewed its ratings on eight Japanese life insurers by applying its new ratings criteria for insurers, which were published on May 7, 2013. The eight

SINGAPORE (Standard & Poor's) June 19, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has reviewed its ratings on 18 life insurance companies, insurance holding companies and some of their related entities in the Asia-Pacific region