Friday May 18, 2012 00:13

FINANCE Press Releases

Photo Release: SCB opens booth offering total financial solutions at Money Expo 2012 Stcoks—17 May 12

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Siam Commercial Bank President Kannikar Chalitaporn, and members of the SCB Group management team jointly open the SCB Booth at Money Expo 2012 being held during May 17-20 at Challenger Hall

SCB parades gurus and financial products and services at Money Expo 2012 Stcoks—17 May 12

Bangkok--17 May--Siam Commercial Bank

The SCB Group is set to present visitors to the upcoming Money Expo 2012 with a wealth of financial and investment advice under the “Total Financial Solutions” concept, delivered by leading finance and investment gurus. In addition, SCB Group comprehensive financial products and services with exclusive promotions and gifts will be on offer. The exposition will be held during May 17-20 at Challenger Hall 1-2, Muang Thong Thani, and presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittirat Na Ranong.

SCB Senior Executive Vice President, Retail Banking Group, Mr. Yol Phokasub, said, “The Bank participates in the Money Expo every year because it is an event that can help boost the financial stability of the Thai people in the long run.”

At Money Expo 2012, the Bank and companies under its umbrella will open their booth under the “Total Financial Solution” concept. Emphasis will be placed on the provision of financial and investment advice to visitors to support their decisions on choosing financial products and services that suit their needs.

Experts from the Bank and companies under its group will provide their financial advice at the SCB Financial Advisory Center, along with famous gurus invited to participate in talk shows held to provid

Fitch Affirms AEON Thana Sinsap at 'BBB+(tha)'; Outlook Stable Stcoks—16 May 12

Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed consumer finance company AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited's (AEONTS) National Long-Term rating at 'BBB+(tha)' with a Stable Outlook and its National Short-Term rating at 'F2(tha)'. Fitch

Moody's downgrades four structured finance transactions directly exposed to Italian Stcoks—16 May 12

Frankfurt am Main, May 16, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service announced today that it has downgraded the ratings of structured finance securities directly exposed to the declining credit quality of Italian banks, which Moody's downgraded on May 14, 2012.

Moody's assigns Aa3 to JFM bonds Stcoks—15 May 12

Tokyo, May 15, 2012 -- Moody's Japan K.K. has assigned Aa3 ratings to domestic senior bonds issued by the Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities (JFM). The rating outlook is stable. These are domestic yen bond issuances which do not carry the

Moody's Assigns B3 Rating to Consolidated Communications Notes; Outlook Stcoks—15 May 12

New York, May 14, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) assigned a B3 rating to the proposed $350 million senior unsecured note offering for Consolidated Communications Finance Co. (Finance Co) and affirmed the existing B1 Corporate Family Rating

Aspire Defence Finance SPUR Outlook Revised To Positive On Stronger Financial Profile Than Peers; Stcoks—11 May 12

- Aspire Defence Ltd. (Aspire) and its subcontractors continue to deliver stable construction and operational services for an accommodation project for the U.K. Ministry of Defence, funded by debt issued by Aspire Defence Finance PLC. - The project is

MOODY'S ASSIGNS Aaa TO $177 MILLION CONNECTICUT HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY HOUSING MORTGAGE FINANCE Stcoks—11 May 12

Issue: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Housing Mortgage Finance Program Bonds 2012 Series C; Rating: Aaa; Sale Amount: $177,000,000; Expected Sale Date: 5-15-2012; Rating Description: Housing Finance Agency Pledge Opinion Moody's Investors Service

QNB Kesawan Bank adopts FinArch's IRFS Accounting and General Ledger Stcoks—10 May 12

Jakarta/ Singapore, May 8th 2012 - FinArch, international market leader in integrated risk and finance solutions for the financial services industry, announced today that PT Bank QNB Kesawan Tbk selected FinArch’s IFRS Accounting and General Ledger

Moody's assigns definitive ratings to ABS SME notes issued by Asti Finance PMI Stcoks—10 May 12

Frankfurt am Main, May 09, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned definitive ratings to Notes issued by Asti Finance PMI S.r.l.: ....EUR 384.3 M Class A Asset Backed Floating Rate Notes due 2062, Assigned Aa3 (sf) Asti Finance PMI S.r.l. is a

Moody's update on Adriano Finance S.r.l. Series 3 following documentation Stcoks—10 May 12

London, 09 May 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service has reviewed the amendments made to the transaction documentation that were completed on 3 April 2012. The amendments were as follows: (i) Crédit Agricole (Aa3 on review for downgrade/P-1) has

Moody's updates its methodology on SF CDOs and places three affected European transactions under Stcoks—09 May 12

London, 09 May 2012 -- Moody's has updated its methodology in relation to structured finance (SF) CDO transactions whose ratings take into account credit assessments of non-Moody's rated assets that are inferred from ratings assigned by other rating

Moody's assigns A1 rating to AHFC's MTN bonds Stcoks—09 May 12

Tokyo, May 09, 2012 -- Moody's Japan K.K. has assigned an A1 rating to the bonds issued by American Honda Finance Corporation's (AHFC) US medium-term note (MTN) program. AHFC is an indirectly, wholly owned subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (A1,

HSBC names Bhriguraj Singh new head of product management Stcoks—08 May 12

May 7th 2012 - HSBC has appointed Bhriguraj Singh as HSBC’s new Head of Product Management for Global Trade and Receivables Finance Asia Pacific (ex Hong Kong & Macau) with effect from 11 June 2012. Based in Hong Kong, Mr Singh will be responsible

Magnum Hunter Resources' $450M Senior Unsecured Notes Rated 'CCC+' (Recovery Rating: Stcoks—08 May 12

- Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. is issuing $450 million senior unsecured notes to fund its recent acquisitions and refinance its existing debt. - We have assigned our 'B-' corporate credit rating to U.S.-based exploration and production company Magnum

Moody's affirms (P)A1 for HKCG's USD2 billion MTN Program Stcoks—04 May 12

Hong Kong, May 04, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed a provisional (P)A1 rating for the USD2 billion Medium Term Note Program of HKCG (Finance) Limited, and which will be unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Hong Kong and China

Rating Raised On German CMBS Deal Fleet Street Finance Two's Class A Notes After Prepayments; Stcoks—03 May 12

- Given the partial redemption of the single loan backing Fleet Street Finance Two, we consider that the risk of principal losses in the transaction has decreased. - However, the class B, C, and D notes remain exposed, in our view, to interest shortfalls

Ratings Withdrawn On All Classes Of Notes In CMBS Transaction CPUK Mortgage Finance Following Note Stcoks—03 May 12

- CPUK Mortgage Finance was a CMBS transaction that closed in June 2007, with note maturity in October 2018. LONDON (Standard & Poor's) May 3, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has withdrawn its credit ratings on CPUK Mortgage Finance Ltd.'s

IMF and Sweden Host International Conference on Issues Surrounding Fiscal Consolidation and Stcoks—03 May 12

May 2, 2012 Most advanced economies are undertaking fiscal adjustments in order to put their public finances on a sounder footing. The key policy challenge, however, is to strike a balance between consolidation and growth-oriented policies, while

Moody's affirms India's Power Finance Corp's Baa3 rating Stcoks—02 May 12

Singapore, May 02, 2012 -- Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the foreign currency long-term issuer ratings of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) at Baa3. The rating outlook is stable. RATINGS RATIONALE "PFC's foreign currency issuer rating of Baa3

Photo Release: Bangkok Bank receives 2012 Best Trade Finance Bank Award for the third consecutive Stcoks—02 May 12

Bangkok Bank President Chartsiri Sophonpanich (3rd from left) and Trade Finance Center Manager Kajohnsak Manaviriyakul (3rd from right) received the 2012 Best Trade Finance Bank Award for the third consecutive year from The Asian Banker Magazine as part

China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd.'s Proposed Guaranteed U.S. Dollar Notes Rated Stcoks—26 Apr 12

Standard & Poor's RatingsServices today assigned its 'BBB' long-term issue rating and 'cnA' GreaterChina credit scale rating to the proposed issue of U.S. dollar-denominatedsenior unsecured notes by China Merchants Finance Co. Ltd. The company is a100%

ForexBrokersAZ.com Launches Forex Broker Comparison Service in Thailand Stcoks—23 Apr 12

ForexBrokersAZ.com, the comparison service for Forex brokers, is now available in Thailand. For the first time, Thai traders can compare Forex trading accounts in one place. Unlike other comparison services, ForexBrokersAZ.com compares brokers down to

KFH-Bahrain awarded JP Morgan Quality Certificate Stcoks—19 Apr 12

April 17th 2012 - Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain) was awarded the J.P. Morgan ‘Outstanding Payments Quality Certificate 2011′, in recognition of its superior high-quality performance and commitment to quality achieved by the Bank

บลจ.ยูโอบี (ไทย) จำกัด ขวัญใจนักลงทุน รับรางวัลจาก World Finance หุ้น—18 Apr 12

นายวนา พูลผล ประธานเจ้าหน้าที่บริหาร บลจ.ยูโอบี (ไทย) จำกัด กล่าวว่า”นับเป็นรางวัลที่ 3 ที่ได้รับในปีนี้ ต้องขอขอบคุณนักลงทุนที่ได้ให้ความไว้วางใจ ทำให้ได้รับรางวัล World Finance Investment Management Company of the year 2012

Canadian National Stock Exchange to provide real-time data with Google Stcoks—17 Apr 12

Toronto, April 12th 2012 - CNSX Markets Inc. (CNSX Markets) today announced that it has finalized an agreement with Google Inc. to provide free access to real-time Canadian National Stock Exchange data through the Google Finance web site. The data, which

ภาพข่าว: รมช.คลังร่วมการประชุมการเงินอิสลามโลกประจำปีที่ 2 ทั่วไป—12 Apr 12

นายวิรุฬ เตชะไพบูลย์ รัฐมนตรีช่วยว่าการกระทรวงการคลังพร้อมด้วยนายธีรศักดิ์ สุวรรณยศ ผู้จัดการธนาคารอิสลามแห่งประเทศไทยและคณะ เดินทางเข้าร่วมการประชุมการเงินอิสลามโลกประจำปีที่ 2 (2nd Annual World Islamic Finance Conference 2012)

ภาพข่าว: eFinanceThai.com จัดโครงการ Smart Marketing หุ้น—12 Apr 12

บริษัทออนไลน์แอสเซ็ท จำกัด ผู้บริหารงาน www.eFinanceThai.com จัดโครงการ Smart Marketing เพื่อให้ความรู้และแนะนำเทคนิคการใช้งานโปรแกรมดูข้อมูลหุ้นแบบเรียลไทม์ ชื่อว่า eFin Smart Portal ให้กับเจ้าหน้าที่การตลาดของทุกบริษัทหลักทรัพย์

Bangkok Bank together with four other banks provide CPFI with US$740 million to acquire CP Pokphand Stcoks—10 Apr 12

Bangkok Bank together with Krung Thai Bank, CIMB Bank Berhad, Thanachart and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Thai) signed a contract with CPF Investment Limited (CPFI), a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Limited, to arrange a finance facility

New CEO for Jetstar Asia IT—10 Apr 12

The Board of Jetstar Asia is pleased to announce Mr Barathan (Bara) Pasupathi as the airline’s new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Pasupathi brings 16 years’ experience in senior roles across the energy, aviation and finance sectors, including

ภาพข่าว: รองนายกฯ และ รมว.คลัง ร่วมการประชุม AFMM ครั้งที่ 16 ทั่วไป—05 Apr 12

นายกิตติรัตน์ ณ ระนอง รองนายกรัฐมนตรีและรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงการคลังเข้าร่วมการประชุมรัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงการคลังอาเซียน (ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting: AFMM) ครั้งที่ 16โดยมีสมเด็จอัครมหาเสนาบดีเดโชฮุนเซน

ภาพข่าว: สบน. รับ 2 รางวัลแรก จาก FinanceAsia จากความสำเร็จในการออกพันธบัตรชดเชยเงินเฟ้อ หุ้น—04 Apr 12

นายสุวิชญ โรจนวานิช รองผู้อำนวยการสำนักงานบริหารหนี้สาธารณะ (สบน.) (ที่ 3 จากขวา) เป็นตัวแทนรับรางวัล “Best Local Currency Bond 2011” และ “Best Thailand Deal 2011” จากนิตยสาร FinanceAsia