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Stcoks Press Release : 31 Jan 2013

Photo Release: Krungsri Lady Titanium Master Cardholder Met and Greeted with Louis Scott Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Louis Scott, a popular Thai movie star, took photos with the lucky winners of Krungsri Lady Titanium Master Card who won the “Lady Starlight Experiences 2012” promotion campaign to join a private party and watch an award-winning movie, Les

Thai bourse reaches out to provincial investors via “Investment Nationwide” campaign Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Bangkok--31 Jan--SET

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces a key marketing campaign, called “Investment Nationwide,” in order to expand the retail investor base outside of Bangkok, by joining with the Association of Thai Securities Companies (ASCO) to present financially-related knowledge to local investors and increase the number of investment advisors in ten main cities throughout the country. SET expects to boost the proportion of provincial investor accounts to 20 percent of all retail investor accounts over the next three years.

At the end of 2012, there were the total 797,326 securities accounts of retail investors. Of that, 657,476 accounts, or 82.46 percent, were in Bangkok, while there were 139,850 accounts, or 17.54 percent, in the provinces. The 2012 overall trading valuation was THB 15.83 trillion, of which 90.26 percent was in Bangkok and 9.74 percent in the provinces.

SET President Charamporn Jotikasthira, said that to expand the investor base and build quality investors, SET plans to do marketing activities and train investors in 10 provinces, which are Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chonburi, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Phitsanulok, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Ubon Ratchathani, and Udon Thaini, throughout the year.

“So far, the expansion into provinces has been fueled due partly to the stron

Thai bourse’s 2013 CSR plan focuses on sustainable development Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Corporate Social Responsibility Institute (CSRI), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with the Thaipat Institute and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), disclosed their 2013 CSR & sustainability plan towards the second era of

Photo Release: KBank awards prizes under the program “Make bill payment, transfer money or Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Recently at KASIKORNBANK Head Office, Rat Burana, Mr. Pakorn Partanapat, KBank Executive Vice President, represented the Bank in awarding a pickup truck, gold bar, iPhone and iPad to Ms. Pornthip Phraommachat, the winner of lucky draws under the program

Photo Release: KTC and AIA to offer 3% cashback on purchase of annual “Senior OK Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Mrs. Jiraporn Srisaan, Senior Vice President - Net Worth Marketing and Insurance, “KTC” or Krungthai Card Public Company Limited, introduced a new campaign in collaboration with AIA Co., Ltd. KTC members aged 50 and above who are interested

TRIS Rating Affirms Company Rating of "DTC" at "BBB+/Stable" Stcoks—31 Jan 13

TRIS Rating has affirmed the company rating of Dusit Thani PLC (DTC) at “BBB+” with “stable” outlook. The rating reflects DTC’s brand equity as a major Thai hotelier and its sound balance sheet. The rating also takes into

‘Srisawad Ngern Tid Lor’ reports strong 2012 performance with lending growth of over Stcoks—31 Jan 13

CFG Services Co Ltd, the owner brand of ‘Srisawad Ngern Tid Lor’ (Money on Wheels), showed the robust loan growth of more than 50% to 6.5 billion baht in 2012. To ensure the leadership in auto refinancing segment, CFG Services unveils three

Fitch Affirms Siam Cement at 'A(tha)'; Outlook Stable Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed The Siam Cement Public Company Limited's (SCC) National Long-Term rating at 'A(tha)', its National Short-Term rating at 'F1(tha)' and its senior unsecured debentures at 'A(tha)'. The Outlook is Stable. The

Photo Release: AEON Movie Day Stcoks—31 Jan 13

AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Thailand by organizing a range of activities to reward valued AEON cardholders. AEON rewarded their top spending cardholders with free movie tickets at “AEON

AEON Shopping Day Stcoks—31 Jan 13

AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited celebrates its 20th Anniversary in Thailand by organizing a range of activities to reward valued AEON cardholders. On January 31, 2013, “AEON shopping Day” at Central Grand Rama 9, AEON

BOCOM selects FICO's analytics solution to fight fraud Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Singapore, January 29th 2013 - FICO, the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that China’s Bank of Communications (BOCOM) has selected FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager to protect the bank and its

Credit Agricole Suisse announces key leadership changes across Asia Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Singapore, January 29th 2013 - Crédit Agricole (Suisse) SA , operating under the brand Crédit Agricole Private Banking in Asia region, today announced a series of important leadership changes in the Asia to support its growth across the

Dot Commodity and Market Systems establish data centre in Hong Kong Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Tokyo, January 28th 2013 - Dot Commodity, Inc. (Dot), Japan's largest online commodity futures broker, is pleased to announce that Dot and its wholly owned subsidiary, Market Brokerage & Futures Systems, Inc. (Market Systems) have established their first

ASAP TP and PayEco unveil cross-border payments partnership Stcoks—31 Jan 13

Hong Kong, January 28th 2013 - ASAP TRANSACTION Processing Corporation Limited (ASAP TP), a leading transaction processing technology provider, and PayEco Limited (PayEco), a pioneer of cloud-based mobile settlement services in China, today unveiled a

Ratings On Pajaro Valley Wtr Mgmt Agy, CA Certificates Of Participation Raised To 'BBB+' On Stcoks—31 Jan 13

SAN FRANCISCO (Standard & Poor's) Jan. 30, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) to 'BBB+' from 'BBB' on Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, Calif.'s certificates of participation. The

Grupo Posadas 'B' Ratings Affirmed On Sale Of 11 Of Its Hotels And $50 Million Add-On, Outlook Stcoks—31 Jan 13

- Mexican hotel operator Grupo Posadas sold 11 of its hotels to a real estate trust (FIBRA) for MXN1.5 billion. Also, the company issued an additional $50 million to its $225 million notes due 2017. With the proceeds of both transactions the company will

S&P Corrects Ratings On Various Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, CA Bonds By Removing Them From Stcoks—31 Jan 13

SAN FRANCISCO (Standard & Poor's) Jan. 30, 2013--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services corrected its 'A-' long-term rating and underlying rating (SPUR) on the Long Beach Bond Finance Authority, Calif.'s series 2002B tax allocation revenue bonds (Downtown

Various Rating Actions Taken As Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Announces $5 Billion Acquisition Of Stcoks—31 Jan 13

- U.S. midstream energy transport and storage company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. (KMP) has announced an agreement to purchase Copano Energy LLC for $5 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction, including the assumption of debt. - We are affirming

MTL Publishing LLC 'B+' Rating Outlook Revised To Stable From Positive On Weaker-Than-Expected Stcoks—31 Jan 13

- U.S.-based music publisher MTL Publishing LLC's operating performance was slightly below our expectations in the most recent quarter. - We are revising our 'B+' rating outlook on the company to stable from positive. - The stable rating outlook reflects

Inequality Matters to People Worldwide, World Bank Photo Contest Shows Stcoks—31 Jan 13

WASHINGTON, January 30, 2013 – Eleven photographers have been selected as winners of the World Bank’s “Picture Inequality” photo contest for their powerful images and statements on inequality. The contest attracted more than 750

357 Ratings Lowered, 35 Raised, 310 Affirmed On 161 U.S. RMBS Alt-A, Neg-Am, And High LTV Stcoks—31 Jan 13

- We reviewed 1,313 classes from 161 RMBS transactions issued between 1998 and 2007 and backed primarily by U.S. Alternative-A (Alt-A), high loan-to-value (LTV), and negatively amortizing (Neg-am) mortgage loans. - We lowered our ratings on 357 classes

IMF Concludes Second Post-Program Monitoring Mission to AngolaPress Release No. Stcoks—31 Jan 13

January 30, 2013 A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Mauro Mecagni, visited Luanda from January 16 to January 29, 2013, to conduct the Second Post-Program Monitoring mission following the completion of the Stand-By

IMF Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation Mission to MauritiusPress Release No. Stcoks—31 Jan 13

January 30, 2013 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Martin Petri visited Port Louis during January 16–30, 2013 to conduct the discussions for the 2013 Article IV consultation with Mauritius. The mission met with The Honorable Vice

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC Assigned 'B+' Rating; New Debt Rated; Outlook Stcoks—31 Jan 13

- U.S.-based childcare center operator Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC has put in place a new $790 million term loan and $100 million revolving credit facility, and has completed a $222 million IPO. - The company is using transaction proceeds to