Monthly Archives: April 2012

Australian Risk Climate: Business Optimism Plummets

Manufacturing sector pessimistic about the quarter ahead according to Dun & Bradstreet Australia Uncertainty over interest rates and continued pressure from the high Australian dollar are weighing on businesses, with executive expectations for the September quarter 2012 plummeting. Dun & … Continue reading

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China: Commercial Credit Information Company Raided by Police

The Beijing based Unicredit Investigation Consultant Company was raided on April 20th by police and all employees were arrested.  The reason for the sudden raid is somewhat vague and appears to involve the ‘exposure of confidential company information’. According to … Continue reading

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China: 1,700 Arrested for Stealing & Misusing Personal Data

BEIJING, Apr. 26 (Xinhuanet) — Police across the country have arrested more than 1,700 people on suspicion of stealing or misusing personal information, according to the Ministry of Public Security. Police in 20 provincial-level regions, uncovered 38 operations where personal … Continue reading

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Bisnode Signs Agreement To Sell Hoppenstedt Publishing

Bisnode has signed an agreement to sell Hoppenstedt Publishing in Germany to the German publishing Group WEKA. The divestiture is in line with Bisnode’s strategy to focus on growth and development in its core business. Hoppenstedt Publishing publishes a range … Continue reading

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FICO Banking Analytics Blog: Big Data Changes the Analytics Paradigm

Big Data is a hot topic today that stems back to the early days of high-performance computing and parallel computing.  These days, Big Data tools facilitate the ease in applying these concepts.  Much of the discussion around Big Data focuses … Continue reading

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Baidu Q1 Revenue Up 75% – Closes JV with Rakuten

Baidu announced its first quarter results for 2012.  Revenues were US$677 million, up 75% over the same period in 2011. Net income attributable to the company was US$299 million, a jump of 76% over the first quarter last year. Diluted … Continue reading

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Country Risk Climate: Improvement in Japan and the United States, but Euro Zone Risk on the Rise

In Coface’s view, the world economy is presently marked by divergence between the three major advanced zones: the economic contraction in the euro zone is worsening (-0.3% currently forecast in 2012 versus -0.1% previously), whereas North American growth is stabilizing … Continue reading

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Country Risk Alert: TRENDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON

Greece – the debt restructuring is nearly complete; India – S&P’s has good reason to put the country on negative watch; Myanmar – sanctions are coming off, little by little; United Kingdom – a double-dip recession, and what to expect. … Continue reading

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CoreLogic Q1 Revenues up by 13% – Stong Growth in Analytics

CoreLogic(CLGX), a provider of consumer credit information, analytics and business services, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.  Revenues were up 13.2% to US$358.1 million largely fueled by double digit growth in its Data and Analytics … Continue reading

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