Kamakura Corporation News and Events

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All Kamakura Corporate Press Releases by year.

July 27, 2010
Kamakura Announces Direct Kamakura Risk Manager Links to Trepp’s Commercial Mortgage-Backed Deal Library

July 21, 2010
Kamakura Corporation and Sumisho Computer Systems Team Up for Japan Risk Management: SCS to distribute Kamakura Risk Manager in Japan

July 19, 2010
Kamakura Releases 10 Year Monthly Forecast of U.S. Treasury Yields and Swap Spreads for July, 2010: New Research on Credit Default Swaps by Prof. Robert Jarrow Also Announced

July 1, 2010
Kamakura Troubled Company Index Shows Modest Improvement in Credit Quality in June: Kamakura Troubled Company Index Drops 0.09% to 10.21%

June 2, 2010
Kamakura Reports Decline in Corporate Credit Quality in May Kamakura Troubled Company Index Jumps 0.84% to 10.30%

May 17, 2010
Kamakura Releases 10 Year Monthly Forecast of U.S. Treasury Yields and Swap Spreads for May, 2010 Kamakura Forecasts Based on Forward Rates Implied by Current Yields

May 13, 2010
Kamakura Releases Major Upgrade of Kamakura Risk Manager to Clients World-wide Research Director Prof. Robert Jarrow Testifies Before Congress

May 4, 2010
Kamakura Reports 12th Improvement in Corporate Credit Quality in Last 13 Months: Kamakura Troubled Company Index Drops Again to 9.46%

April 26, 2010
Rand Merchant Bank and Kamakura Corporation Announce Progress in Default Probability Collaboration: October Research Pact Provides Quick Benefits to Both Firms

April 19, 2010
Kamakura Releases 10 Year Monthly Forecast of U.S. Treasury Yields and Swap Spreads: Kamakura Forecasts Based on Forward Rates Implied by Current Yields

April 5, 2010
Kamakura Reports 11th Improvement in Corporate Credit Quality in Last 12 Months: Kamakura Troubled Company Index Drops to 9.69%

March 2, 2010
Kamakura Reports 10th Improvement in Corporate Credit Quality in Last 11 Months Kamakura adds 1,889 Public Firms in China to KRIS Universe

February 2, 2010
Kamakura Reports 9th Improvement in Corporate Credit Quality in Last 10 Months: Kamakura Troubled Company Index Declines Again to 10.23%

January 27, 2010
New Version of Kamakura Risk Manager Incorporates Saudi Umm al-Qura Calendar

January, 4, 2010
Kamakura Reports 8th Improvement in Corporate Credit Quality in Last 9 Months: Kamakura Troubled Company Index Declines to 11.07%

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A detailed listing of all Kamakura Corporation events and speaking engagements.

July 28-29, 2010
Advanced Economic Capital Modeling with Macro-Factor Driven Risks - Los Angeles

August 10-11, 2010
Advanced Modeling of Random Risky and Risk-free Interest Rates - Honolulu

September 8-9, 2010
Modeling Default and Prepayment Risk in Mortgage and Consumer Lending - Honoulu

September 13-14, 2010
Introduction to KRIS Version 5 Public Firm and Sovereign Default Models - Honolulu

November 3-4, 2010
Advanced Economic Capital Modeling with Macro-Factor Driven Risks - Cambridge, MA

November 22-23, 2010
Testing for Accuracy in Default Probability Modeling - Honolulu

December 15-16, 2010
Advanced Modeling of Random Risky and Risk-free Interest Rates - Honolulu

May 27, 2010
Advanced Modeling of Random Risky and Risk-free Interest Rates - Cambridge, MA

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Media coverage about Kamakura Corporation, its products and services as well as its clients. In addition, a general overview of Kamakura and contact information for members of the media.

July 19, 2010 - Reuters on KRIS default probabilities for banks in the Euro zone

May 7, 2010 - Reuters Insider - CDS Spreads vs. Kamakura default probabilities at Virgin Media

November 2, 2009 - Kamakura Distributor Fiserv is Number One on FinTech 100 Ranking of Top Technology Companies

October 6, 2009 - Some banks' risk is higher than CDS implies-Kamakura - Reuters

July 9, 2009 - Chartis Research Report Ranks Kamakura Risk Manager (Fiserv KRM) Number 1 in the World

March 5, 2009 - Vidyo Chosen by Global Leader in Risk Management Solutions

March 3, 2009 - Asia-Pacific Futures names Tawain vice premier Chiu honorary chair

February 5, 2009 - Good News, Or A Blip? Power Line Blog

January 7, 2009 - Is Continuing Suit Worth Citi's While? American Banker

December 18, 2008 - Fed Loans Guided by Raters Grading Subprime Debt AAA (Update1), Bloomberg.com

December, 2008 - In Search of Distress Risk, Journal of Finance

November, 2008 - Kamakura Risk Manager: 2008 Credit Magazine Innovation of the Year Award Winner

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Recognition of Kamakura's contributions, succcess and leadership in risk management.

2009 - Robert A. Jarrow Receives Ross Best Paper Award

2009 - Kamakura Managing Director Robert A. Jarrow Named for RISK Magazine 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award

2008 - Kenji Imai, Kamakura Corporation's Managing Director, Software named in July to Risk Who's Who.

2008 - Dr. Donald R. van Deventer, Chairman & CEO, named in April to Risk Who's Who.

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