Monthly Archives: June 2011

Ascend Acquired by Flightglobal (Reed Business Information)

Reed Business Information, publisher of Flightglobal and the business information division of Reed Elsevier, has announced the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of aircraft fleets and data business Ascend Worldwide Group Holdings. Ascend will be integrated with the aerospace information and data service activities provided by Flightglobal. … Continue reading

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Experian: Announces Acquisition of Medical Present Value

Experian, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Medical Present Value, Inc. (MPV), a leading provider of data, analytics and software in the US healthcare payments market. The purchase price is US$185m which will … Continue reading

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Standard & Poor’s Adds Public Finance Data and Risk Analytics to Global Credit Portal®

S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies today announced the launch of powerful new analytics and data capabilities for investors in publicly-financed securities.  Financial Statement Data and S&P Indices® join RatingsDirect® Public Finance on S&P’s Global Credit Portal® investor analytics platform.  Together, these … Continue reading

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Coface Releases Study on Payment Behavior Of Chinese Companies

China is gradually adopting international standards on credit sales which are becoming widespread to meet competition but also due to the cash flow problems of Chinese clients. The trend is also towards improvement with regard to the payment behaviour of companies. … Continue reading

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Commercial Credit Information: The Shape of Things to Come?

BIIA contributing writer Philip Cotter examines how two new entrants disrupt the current status quo in commercial credit information. Recently Cortera in North America and Creditsafe in Europe, have caused discomfort to the larger players through their aggressive pricing, PR … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Martin Williams, Managing Director of Graydon UK Limited

The credit information industry in Europe morns the death of Martin Williams, Managing Director of Graydon UK.   He died on June 22, 2011 unexpectedly.   The BIIA membership expresses its sincere condolences to the Martin family. Source:  FEBIS – An Affiliated … Continue reading

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Market Segmentation: Dong Changlin, Director of Sinotrust Market & Industry Study discusses the use of the ‘Throw Factor”

Market segmentation is sure to be first concerned, no matter how an enterprise divides its organizational structure with corresponding solutions: how to more effectively subdivide markets, lock target markets and identify the target markets’ potential and features. On the strength … Continue reading

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Country Risk Climate: Trends To Keep An Eye On

Argentina – good prospects for a presidential victory for Cristina Fernandez Morocco – sweeping proposals for constitutional reforms United States – what happens after QE2? To read the full story click on the attachment:  Weekly Focus 6-23-11 The attachment contains news … Continue reading

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