Category Archives: Commercial Credit Reporting

China Regulates Credit Information

According to a press release of the Legislative Affairs Office of the People’s Republic of China, Premier Wen Jiabao, presiding over a State Council executive meeting, examined and adopted the “Credit Management Ordinance”. The legislation covers consumer and commercial credit … Continue reading

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Commercial Credit Information: Imperatives for Sharing of Payment Data

A recent survey of the US based National Association of Credit Management (NACM) revealed that 46% of respondents did not share trade payment data with commercial credit information companies (Credit Professionals Split on Sharing A/R Data).  BIIA’s Board Member and … Continue reading

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Financial Disclosure or Communication – A Necessity for Small and Midsize Companies

Financial disclosure and regular shareholder communication are requirements for large enterprises.  The customary glossy annual reports and quarterly statements give the impression that such practices are reserved for capital corporations only. Small, and in particular medium-sized companies generally believe that … Continue reading

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World Bank Issues General Principles for Credit Reporting

The World Bank, in collaboration with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the IFC (International Finance Corporation), various central banks and members of the information industry represented by ACCIS (Europe), BIIA (Asia Pacific), CDIA (USA) and the Latin American Credit … Continue reading

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Asia: Demand for Experienced Risk Management Professionals is Soaring

The increasingly sophisticated regional business environment has created a huge demand for risk management professionals with banking and financial knowledge, analytical skills.  Although local universities provide education in accounting, banking and finance, the programs do not cover risk management and … Continue reading

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New Transparency for Credit Management – Value Added through Internal and External Information Sources

The German Credit Management Association recently held its 2011 conference and exhibit in Frankfurt/Main.   The conference focused on the topic of value creation through greater availability of internal and external information.   A number of presentations centered on methods in how … Continue reading

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Credit Information: What does ‘Freshly Investigated Credit Reports Mean’?

On June 13, 2011 BIIA posted a story “Customers Turn Competitors” discussing the offering of ‘freshly investigated credit reports’ by credit management associations.  The story was prompted by a discussion within BIIA what ‘freshly investigated credit reports’ means in terms … Continue reading

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