SAVE THE DOLPHINS?

SAVE THE DOLPHINS? About some of the things I dislike. Why I don’t like them? What’s wrong with them? Some of my preferences are based on deep (moral) objections. These absolutely must be honoured and upheld. Others, though, involve much more minor matters of personal taste. They may involve things that I could probably learn to like if I really tried – or if I really had to. (For example: - The shot behind my ear, when I sleep). Might one such comparatively trivial annoyance now masquerading as a serious threat? Common wealth from Wellfair2Work, choose your battles carefully today.

Top Manager of the Savings Bank was killed in an accident. Infox.ru. Head of Central Russian bank Sberbank Andrei Uspensky was killed in an accident.Savings have not yet provided official information about the incident. Chairman of Central Russian bank Sberbank of Russia Andrei Uspensky was killed in a car accident, told RIA Novosti source in banking circles. Savings Bank promises to provide official information to the end of the day. Crednerussky Savings Bank provides services in seven areas of the Central Federal District - Moscow, Bryansk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver and Tula. Two months ago at the age of 37 years died deputy chairman of Sberbank Dmitry Davydov. Davydov, in charge of the retail unit, came to the central office of Sberbank in November 2008. The bank in its scope of work included supervision of the retail unit, development of operations with deposits, bank cards, loans to individuals, as well as exchange operations. On reaching the post of deputy chairman, Davydov said that the scope needs to be reformed. Before being transferred to Moscow, he served as chairman of the Volga-Vyatka Bank of Sberbank. Savings Bank - the biggest bank in Russia and CIS. Its assets amount to a quarter of country's banking system, while the share of banking capital is at a level of 30%. According to the magazine The Banker, Sberbank held 38 th place in terms of core capital (Tier I capital) among the largest banks in the world. The branch network includes 17 territorial banks, 783 branches and more than 19,5 thousand of internal business units. The founder and main shareholder of Sberbank is the Central Bank, which owns more than 60% of the voting shares and 57% in the share capital of Sberbank.

Surgutneftegaz has acquired 15% of GC "Video International. Quote.rbc. 07.07.2010
OJSC "Surgutneftegas"has acquired 15% of CJSC" Group "Video International", said the oil company. Previously, "Surgutneftegaz"shares were owned by Video International." Changes in the share of companies registered on July 5 2010. The amount of the transaction were not disclosed. Earlier, citing sources reported that the structure of the bank "Russia" and its founders - "Surgutneftegaz"and" Severgrupp Alexei Mordashov - can buy 45% of Video International for an amount of about 225 million dollars. In mid-May this year Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia reported having received an application to acquire up to 45% of the company Video International entities affiliated with the bank "Russia". The request had been marked by four companies of the buyer, including members of the group "Russia - SOGAZ," Abros and Management Company "Leader".Fourth buyer's Office did not call. The head of the FAS Igor Artemyev did not rule out the possibility that the transaction may require the consent of the Commission on Strategic Investments. Recall that the structures affiliated with the bank "Russia", whose largest shareholder is Yury Kovalchuk, a prominent businessman, after the completion of the transaction received a 100 per cent control over the advertising monopoly. As a result, Y. Kovalchuk became one of the most influential players in the Russian media market. Structures businessman owns "National Media", 68% of REN TV, 72% of the TRC "Petersburg - Fifth Channel, 51% of the newspaper" Izvestia ", 49% ID" News media "(newspapers," Your Day "," Life for the whole week ", Journal of Heat", Internet portals and Life.ru Marker.ru.) etc. OJSC "Bank" Russia "(St. Petersburg) was founded in 1990. The main shareholders are: entrepreneurs Yury Kovalchuk (28.334%), Dmitry Gorelov, and Nicholas Shamalov (the proportion of each 11.730%), OOO" Transoil CIS (8.890%), JSC Severgrupp (6,667%),Surgutneftegaz(6.587%) and OOO IK Abros (5.864%). In the banking group "Russia" includes the insurer - the group "SOGAZ", a group of leasing companies "Zest", "National Media", JSC "STC" and a number of service companies.