http://www.forfaiters.org/news News articles en Copyright 2012 2012-01-03T12:09:52+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/happy_new_year_from_the_ifa Our warmest wishes to all members of the big family of IFA for a very Happy, Blessed and Prosperous 2012. 2012-01-03T12:09:52+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/new_photos_from_vienna1 New photos from Vienna 2011-12-22T07:50:08+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/new_photos_from_vienna New Photos from Vienna are now available 2011-12-10T09:30:38+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/successful_annual_workshop_of_the_german_regional_committee For the second time the German Regional Committee has held a workshop for Senior Forfaiters. This year the Workshop took place in Munich. It was hosted by Bayerische Landesbank, followed by an invitation by the IFA to a networking dinner for all participants to the workshop. The workshop was – as last year – reserved for IFA members only, aimed at experienced players in the market and held in German. Therefore the attendants came mainly from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but there was also one Participant from London and we were very pleased to have Paolo Provera with us again, who speaks excellent German, so the language is not an issue for him. 2011-11-28T09:29:53+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/christmas_party_in_london_on_12th_december_2011 Christmas Party in London on 12th December, 2011 2011-11-07T13:01:14+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/post_conference_sean_edwards_and_clarissa_dann_tfr_report_from_the_vienna_e Post Conference: Sean Edwards reflects on the best of what trade finance offered at the IFA Conference in Vienna, and Clarissa Dann (TFR) reports from the Vienna Event 2011-10-13T10:44:26+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/h._stepic_cee_charity The H. Stepic CEE Charity is a non-profit association working to improve the living conditions of children, juveniles and women in Central and Eastern Europe. The association was founded in Vienna in the year 2006 and has its office in Vienna. All projects are displayed at www.stepicceecharity.org. 2011-09-12T07:08:32+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/ifa_education_course_in_amsterdam On 9 June 2011, IFA organized a successful education course in Amsterdam which was attended by 32 delegates from 16 financial institutions. 2011-06-29T21:04:58+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/successful_ifa_cee_regional_educational_gathering_in_vienna IFA’s Central and Eastern European Regional Committee has hosted a successful education seminar in Vienna. 2011-05-12T12:32:13+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/meeting_of_the_members_of_the_german_regional_committees1 On May 5th, 2011 the members of the German Regional Committee met in a very beautiful traditional Frankfurt-style apple-wine cellar to get updates on latest events in the IFA, exchange some ideas and news and just to have a good time together. Over 20 members from 12 different banks from all over Germany assisted in this very relaxed and casual meeting. 2011-05-05T12:29:14+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/nominations_for_election_update Dear Member, As you know this year some Board Members will terminate their term of service and therefore at the next AGM in Vienna there will be the election. For this reason and as requested by the art.15 of the Statute, the IFA Board has constituted the Nomination Committee composed as follows: Demetris Zouzoukis (Chairman) email: dzouzoukis@marfinforfaiters.gr Sean Edwards email: sean.edwards@gb.smbcgroup.com Charles Brough email: charles.brough@apr.unicreditgroup.eu Geoff Parry email: geoff.parry@nabasia.com Renato Schulman email: renato.schulman@finantia.com.br Semih Oezcan email: semih.oezcan@rbinternational.com The IFA Board kindly request the interested candidates wishing to present their candidacy to the Board election, to inform a member of the Nomination Committee at his/her discretion not later than 30th June, 2011 allowing therefore the Nomination Committee to properly accept the candidacy. 60 days before the AGM i.e. 8th July, 2011 the IFA Board shall notify the members in writing of the candidates proposed although any interested member wishing to be elected to the Board may confirm his/her candidacy directly to the Board not later than 30 days before the AGM that will be held in Vienna on 8th September, 2011. Many thanks for your attention Kind regards, Paolo Provera IFA Chairman 2011-04-18T23:47:36+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/news_from_the_board Further to our recent Board meeting held in Amsterdam on the 6th of April, we would like to inform all IFA members on the following: • Our Annual Conference this year will be in Vienna from 7th to 9th September in the Savoyen Hotel. A very full and interesting programme will include presentations on the new Uniform Rules for Forfaiting, a UCP for the Forfaiting market on which we are working jointly with the ICC , Basel III and MRPAs in the trade finance market. Over 200 participants are expected. • IFA, together with BAFT- IFSA and ICC has recently constituted a committee named ITEC which will work with those organizations to produce a set of “Trade Definitions” to be addressed to the Basel Committee to assist it in concluding that trade is indeed safer and should benefit from better capital treatment. • Since we haven’t been able to organize an Educational Seminar in Amsterdam last week as we wished, our Board decided that the IFA must come back to Amsterdam and I am pleased to announce that during June, 2011 we will finally hold this seminar in the city; you will be informed in due course and we hope that many of you and your colleagues may attend. These are only some of the opportunities that IFA propose to its members and I am sure that you will all benefit from these and more. 2011-04-14T22:28:00+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/ifa_welcomes_comoi_group_as_new_member IFA welcomes CO.MO.I Group as new member in Italy. 2011-04-14T00:55:57+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/ifa_and_credit_europe_bank_nv_cocktail_reception_in_amsterdam The Board of the International Forfaiting Association and Credit Europe Bank N.V. are pleased to invite all interested members to a Cocktail Receptionat the “Little Buddha Bar”, Amsterdam on Wednesday 6th of April from 19:00-22:00 2011-03-08T07:05:00+00:00 http://www.forfaiters.org/news/archives/ifa_is_pleased_to_welcome_two_new_members The IFA is pleased to welcome Swiss Forfait s.r.o. of the Czech Republic and London Global Forfaiting Limited of the United Kingdom as its newest members. 2011-02-08T23:14:00+00:00