News & Updates - refer to my blog for more detailed information
Refer to www.tradefinance.training for latest updates
April 2015: ICC Banking Commission, Singapore
November 2014: New online training platform released - tradefinance.training
November 2014: ICC Banking Commission, Istanbul
July 2014: The 2014 ICC Global Survey on Trade Finance is available at www.iccwbo.org/Products-and-Services/Trade-facilitation/ICC-Global-Survey-on-Trade-Finance/
April 2014: ICC Banking Commission Dubai, 27-30 April 2014. The ICC held
its bi-annual meeting in Dubai under the banner ‘Gateway to sustainable trade
and Development’.
March 2014: The 2013 ICC Global Survey on Trade Finance is available at http://www.iccwbo.org/Products-and-Services/Trade-facilitation/ICC-Global-Survey-on-Trade-Finance/
March 2014: David Meynell appointed as ICC Banking Commission Senior Technical Advisor responsible for DOCDEX & Opinions
February 2014: Last edition of DCInsight, including an article from Dave Meynell.
January 2014: In co-operation with Gary Collyer, developing a series of online training modules for Trade Finance - details available upon application.
October 2013: ICC Banking Commission, Vienna
16 July 2013: Dave Meynell named as one of three new ICC Banking Commission Technical Advisors
24 June 2013: ICC 2013 survey on trade and finance released
18 June 2013: Creation of an ICC Banking Commission Compliance Group
11 June 2013: ICC Opinions overturned
15 May 2013: The next ICC Banking Commisssion meeting will be held October 21 - 25, 2013 - RBI Raiffeisen Bank International, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
17 April 2013: URBPO and ISBP revision approved
16-17 April 2013: ICC Banking Commission meeting, Lisbon, Portugal
6 March 2013: Final draft of URBPO distributed to ICC National Committees
5 March 2013: Final draft of ISBP distributed to ICC National Committees
19 February 2013: ICC launches regional MENA Banking Commission
15 February 2013: BAFT-IFSA continues global advocacy for trade finance transactions and transaction banking issues in Basel III. Meetings held with US and European officials; further planned meetings with regulators in Asia.
6 February 2013: Feedback distributed to ISBP Drafting Group in respect of Draft 5 of ISBP revision
6 February 2013: Comments received from ICC National Committees in response to Draft 3 of URBPO
5 February 2013: David Meynell held a series of Trade workshops in Johannesburg
2 January 2013: Draft 3 of URBPO distributed to ICC National Committees
18 December 2012: Draft 5 of the International Standard Banking Practice (ISBP) Revision distributed to ICC National Committees
11 December 2012: ICC UK Winter Trade Finance conference.
4 December 2012: URBPO Drafting Group met in London to prepare draft 3 of the rules.
28 November 2012: David Meynell provided a short status update on BPO Rules to the BAFT-IFSA FSC Committee
12-15 November 2012: ICC Banking Commission meeting, Mexico City
22 October 2012: BAFT-IFSA submitted a comment letter detailing industry concerns with the Federal Banking Agencies' notices of proposed rulemaking on enhancements to bank capital requirements implementing Basel III in the United States.
17 October 2012: ICC UK meeting on Banking Technique and Practice
12 October 2012: Tod Burwell named President and CEO of BAFT-IFSA.
21 September 2012: Draft 2 of the Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligations (URBPO) distributed to ICC National Committees together with various educational trade documents.
18 September 2012: Document highlighting the outstanding issues on Draft 4 of the ISBP Revision distributed to ICC National Committees.