Stcoks Press Release : 07 Dec 2012

The SEC will not accept application of Chanunkorn Satiraprapakul for approval as auditor in the capital market for one year, as from December 7, 2012. This follows the SEC’s finding that he had made audit mistakes and failed to comply with the

TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 7, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'AA-' long-term senior secured local currency debt ratings to Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA; AA-/Negative/A-1+) ¥10 billion, 0.30% series

HONG KONG (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 7, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it has revised the outlook on its 'A+' long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (SFM)

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) welcomes Beauty Community pcl to its main board, listing in the Commerce Sector and start trading on December 12 under the ticker symbol "BEAUTY," with a market capitalization at the initial public offering (IPO)

TRIS Rating has affirmed the company rating of Bangkok Chain Hospital PLC (BCH) at “A-” with “stable” outlook. The rating reflects the company’s leading position in mid- to lower-income patient segment of the healthcare

Mr. Piti Tantakasem (Middle Right), Chief Wholesale Banking Officer and Mr. Pirapong Nithikraiwut (Right), Head of Multi-Corporate Banking Segment TMB, recently signed a loan agreement with Mr. Yeap Swee Chuan (Middle Left), President and CEO AAPICO

TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 7, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'AA-' local-currency long-term debt ratings to the following bond issuances by Japan Housing Finance Agency (JHF; AA-/Negative/A-1+): ¥23.0 billion, 1.375%,

TRIS Rating has assigned the rating to the proposed issue of up to Bt5,500 million in senior debentures of Ayudhya Capital Auto Lease PLC (AYCAL) at “A+” and has also affirmed the company and current issue ratings of AYCAL at “A+”

MELBOURNE (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 7, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that the ratings on Credit Union North (CUN) have been removed from CreditWatch with negative implications, and then affirmed at BB/Stable/B. The rating actions

- PUMA Masterfund S-12 is a securitization of prime residential mortgages originated through a network of mortgage managers and brokers under the PUMA securitization program. - We have assigned our preliminary ratings to two classes of notes to be issued

SAN FRANCISCO (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 6, 2012-- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook to stable from negative on Glendale Municipal Property Corp. (MPC), Ariz.'s outstanding senior-lien excise tax revenue bonds, issued for Glendale. At

- An Ohio district court has ruled that a type of single payment installment loan, which Community Choice Financial (CCFI) commonly offers, does not comply with the Ohio Mortgage Loan Act. - We are revising our outlook on CCFI to negative from positive

NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 6, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its rating on Los Altos School District, Calif.'s general obligation (GO) debt one notch to 'AA+' from 'AA'. The outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects Standard &

Mr. Pakorn Partanapat, KASIKORNBANK Executive Vice President, introduces water bill payment service for Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA) via K-ATM nationwide, providing convenience of complete service for customers in the provincial areas. K-ATM

Thoresen Thai Agencies Public Company Limited ("TTA") today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a special interim dividend for the financial year that ended on 30 September 2012. The stock dividend will be allocated to

- On December 4, a private-equity firm offered to buy 100% of Maxcom's shares, subject to several conditions including the successful exchange of Maxcom's $200 million notes due 2014. - We are placing our 'CCC+' corporate credit and debt ratings on

DALLAS (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 6, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its rating on Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College District's general obligation (GO) debt one notch to 'AA-' from 'A+'. The outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects

- Mexico-based electricity generator Mexico Generadora de Energia issued $575 million senior secured bonds due December 2032. - We are assigning our 'BBB' rating to the issue. - The stable outlook reflects our expectation of very stable cash flows as a

- WP CPP Holdings LLC is entering into a new credit facility to refinance existing debt and to acquire ESCO's Turbine Technologies Group. - We are assigning our 'B' corporate credit rating to the company. - At the same time, we are assigning our 'B'

MEXICO CITY (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 6, 2012--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that its 'BB' issue rating on Mexico-based conglomerate Grupo KUO S.A.B. de C.V. (KUO; BB/Stable/--) remains unchanged following the $75 million add-on to its

- Mexico-based electricity generator Mexico Generadora de Energia issued $575 million senior secured bonds due December 2032. - We are assigning our 'BBB' rating to the issue. - The stable outlook reflects our expectation of very stable cash flows as a

Mr. Kanit Sukonthaman (second right), President of Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), posed for a group photo with speakers at the opening of “Learning to Export” seminar, 6th in EXIM Thailand’s “Training Program for

Singapore, December 5th 2012 – DBS Bank today announced that bank customers will soon be able to trade shares without the need to maintain separate relationships with their bank and a broking firm. This makes DBS the first Singapore bank to offer

December 5th 2012 – Yesterday, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority KNF approved the application of Raiffeisen Bank Polska to merge with its full subsidiary Polbank EFG. The legal merger of the two banks is scheduled for the turn of the year.

Hong Kong, November 28th 2012 – Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that Eddie To has joined the company as Head of Legal and Compliance, Asia Pacific. In this role, Eddie is responsible for leading all internal and

New York, December 4th 2012 – BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, and OTC Markets Group Inc., operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced the creation of the OTCM

TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. has affirmed the company rating of Oishi Group PLC (OISHI) at “A-” with “stable” outlook. The rating reflects OISHI’s leading market position in the Thai ready-to-drink (RTD) tea market, its

TRIS Rating has assigned the preliminary rating of “A+(sf)” to the three-year amortizing guaranteed debentures (guaranteed debentures) worth Bt660 million, issued by SPV-SMC (5) Co., Ltd. (the Issuer, the SPV). The proceeds of Bt660 million

Study Points to New Ways of Thinking about Urban Water Management Using Integrated Approaches Dakar, December 6, 2012 --- As Africa urbanizes at a faster rate than any other region in the world, a more integrated approach to urban water management is

WASHINGTON DC, December 6, 2012 – In the midst of an ongoing global financial turmoil and rising food prices, a new toolkit designed by the World Bank seeks to assist countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region to ensure the health,

- We have assigned our 'B-' issue-level rating and '5' recovery rating to Rex's $250 million senior unsecured notes due 2020. - The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Rex will develop its Appalachian Basin assets without weakening its credit

LONDON, UK; WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2012 – Foreign investors, attracted by stronger economic growth in developing countries while mindful of risks, remain relatively optimistic about these destinations in the short term according to the results

December 6, 2012 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today released preliminary results from its 2011 annual Coordinated Direct Investment Survey (CDIS). The CDIS is the Fund’s worldwide survey of bilateral foreign direct investment positions1.

- We raised our ratings on two classes from one U.S. CMBS transaction and removed them from CreditWatch with positive implications. - We also lowered our ratings on 13 other classes from two U.S. CMBS transactions and removed nine of these ratings from

December 6, 2012 An International Monetary Fund mission, led by Mr. David Cowen, visited Dhaka November 27–December 6, 2012 to continue discussions on the first review under a three-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement with Bangladesh.1 The