The special football issue of BOLSHOI Sport magazine will be released in February 2010. The history of FIFA World Cups, their main heroes, sensational victories, unexpected losses and even new versions of the great game will form the contents of the special issue.

Gillette brand has become the exclusive advertiser in the football issue.

BOLSHOI Sport magazine was launched by MEDIACRAT in December 2005. According to the latest TNS Gallup Media research, the semiannual audience of the publication in Russia has grown further in May-October 2009 and currently amounts to 691,000 readers.

BOLSHOI Sport magazine is published by UNIMEDIA in partnership with MEDIACRAT.

At the request of Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, MEDIACRAT developed and published the corporate Olympic calendar for 2010. The calendar is centered on the theme of Sochi-2014 Olympic Winter Games, of which Aeroflot is the General Partner.

Over 500 guests came to the Moscow International House of Musiс on December 4 to enjoy the magnificent performance by world-famous musician and composer maestro Jivan Gasparian. The concert was organized by Jivan Gasparian Arts production company in cooperation with MEDIACRAT.

Among those present were President of UNIASTRUM Bank Gagik Zakarian, Chairman of Troika Dialog Ruben Vardanian, General Manager of Sobesednik publishing house Levon Airapetian, General Director of CenterTelecom Vaagn Martirosyan and many other representatives of Moscow business and art and culture communities (photo coverage of the event is available here).

As part of the event, the Akhtamar film produced by Pernod Ricard’s ArArAt brand and Dances in the Dark or Gomidas Songs by the St.Petersburg's dance theatre of Natalia Kasparova were presented. The Official Partners of the event were ArArAt (Yerevan Brandy Company), BEST Consulting investment company, Arthurs SPA Hotel, BE!MA (Media Arts Group) and Yerevan magazine.

Jivan Gasparian Arts is a production company founded by Jivan Gasparian and Gagik Zakarian,
President of UNIASTRUM Bank.

Jivan Gasparian Arts is managed by MEDIACRAT.

The winners of Russia’s first SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 were announced on November 26, 2009 at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hotel. Not only Russian, but also European banks and firms that provide services to HNWIs from Russia were praised.

Alfa-Bank (A-Club) was named Russian Private Bank of the Year. Credit Suisse was selected Foreign Private Bank of the Year providing services in Russia. Pictet & Cie was named Foreign Private Bank of the Year servicing Russian HNWIs outside of Russia. Troika Dialog received the Asset Management Firm of the Year award.

HSBC Private Bank was recognized as the Best Start of the Year. Rietumu Banka was named Best Private Bank in CIS and Baltic States. UFG Wealth Management received the Family Office of the Year award.

Deloitte & Touche was named Tax Adviser of the Year. Dobrovinsky & Partners became the Law Firm of the Year. Ingosstrakh received Insurance Firm of the Year award.

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards also praised best of the best among private banking & wealth management experts. Larissa Khomutova of Deutsche Bank received the Investment Adviser of the Year award. Irina Rapoport of Renaissance Investment Management was named First Lady of the Year in Private Banking & Wealth Management Industry. Yakov Galperin of Alfa Capital became the Gentleman of the Year. Finally, Andrei Movchan of Third Rome was named Industry Legend.

Over 500 guests gathered to applaud the award winners. Among those present were top managers of largest Russian and international banks and corporations providing services to Russian HNWIs, as well as representatives of art & culture community. In particular, Chairman of Wimm-Bill-Dann David Iakobachvili, Chairman of TCS Bank Oleg Tinkov, Head of Credit Suisse in Russia Alexis Rodzianko, Head of HSBC Private Bank in Russia Natalia Solodovnikova, Chairman of Troika Dialog Asset Management Pavel Teplukhin, Member of the Board of Alfa-Bank Alexei Marei, Chairman the Management Committee of Barclays Bank in Russia Nikolai Tsekhomsky and many other renowned guests attended the ceremony, which was hosted by Ivan Urgant.

“The Awards founded and presented by such renowned independent publication as SPEAR’S Russia magazine is an important event and prestigious expertise evaluation indicator in our industry”, said Yakov Galperin, Deputy General Director of Alfa Capital.

“SPEAR’S Russia Awards may become the very stimulus that will prompt companies to develop further and further, as winners receive not only awards, honor and recognition, but also an independent evaluation of their work and accomplishments over the past year”, noted Ilya Riaby, General Manager of MasterCard Europe in Russia.

Detailed information on SPEAR’S Russia Awards as well as the full list of winners may be viewed at http://awards.spearsrussia.ru.

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is Russia’s first specialized awards ceremony held to celebrate the achievements of professionals and firms from private banking, wealth management and related industries for their successes, innovations and acumen. SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is organized by tradition and analogy with the awards ceremony annually held in London by SPEAR’S UK.

Official partners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 were Land Rover, Legenda and Sobranie. Partners were Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, Tissura and Lindt.

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 was monitored by PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Consultant.

SPEAR’S Russia is the Russian version of the most trustworthy and influential European (London, UK) magazine for the world’s richest. Founder – PBWM Media, General Manager – Dmitry Gafin.

Creative and commercial management of the project is provided by MEDIACRAT.

The Organizing Committee of Russia’s first specialized annual private banking & wealth management awards ceremony, SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009, is pleased to announce the nominee short list. The short list was formed based on votes by 118 top managers of Russian and foreign banks, wealth management firms and related companies, which were asked to select best three firms or individuals in 19 nominations out of nominee long list. Mikhail Alekseev (Chairman of the Board, UniCredit Bank), Alexander Kotchoubey (Executive Vice President, Lombard Odier), Christopher Mouravieff-Apostol (Head, Russia & Eastern Europe, Pictet), Vladimir Skvortsov (Chairman of the Board, AlfaStrakhovanie), Pavel Teplukhin (Chairman of the Board, Troika Dialog Asset Management) and many other renowned experts expressed their opinion by voting for the best firms and individuals.

The nominee short list is available for review at the official website of the Awards: http://awards.spearsrussia.ru

At the final stage of the Awards, the short list will be presented to the Judging Panel headed by SPEAR’S Russia Editor-in-Chief Alexander Gafin.

After the Judging Panel will have voted, the Organizing Committee in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Consultant of the Awards will determine winners in each category.

The winners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, which will be held on November 26, 2009 at Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow. The Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Ivan Urgant.

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is the first specialized awards ceremony in Russia held to determine the best representatives of private banking, wealth management and related industries. SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is organized by tradition and analogy with the awards ceremony annually held in London by SPEAR’S UK.

Official partners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 are Land Rover, Legenda and Sobranie. Partners are Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, Tissura and Lindt.

SPEAR’S Russia is the Russian version of the most trustworthy and influential European (London, UK) magazine for the world’s richest. Founder – PBWM Media, General Manager – Dmitri Gafin.

Creative and commercial management of the project is provided by MEDIACRAT

The Organizing Committee of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 is pleased to announce the members of the Judging Panel. The invitation of Alexander Gafin, SPEAR’S Russia Editor-in-Chief and the Chairman of the Judging Panel, to join the panel was kindly accepted by:

Leonid Grigoriev, President of the Institute for Energy & Finance Foundation
Dominic Gualtieri, professional investor
Sergey Litovchenko, Executive Director of the Russian Managers Association
Feodor Sheberstov, Managing Partner and Head of Financial Practice, Pynes & Moerner
Oleg Tinkov, Chairman of the Board of Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is the first specialized awards ceremony in Russia held to determine the best representatives of private banking, wealth management and related industries. SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is organized by tradition and analogy with the awards ceremony annually held in London by SPEAR’S UK.

The winners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, which will take place on November 26, 2009 in Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hotel. The Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Ivan Urgant.

Official partners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 are Land Rover, Legenda and Sobranie. Partners are Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, Tissura and Lindt.

SPEAR’S Russia is the Russian version of the most trustworthy and influential European (London, UK) magazine for the world’s richest. Founder – PBWM Media, Editor-in-Chief – Alexander Gafin, General Manager – Dmitri Gafin.

Creative and commercial management of the project is provided by MEDIACRAT.

The Organizing Committee of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 is pleased to announce the full list of nominees (long list) in each nomination, which is available for review at the official website of the Awards: http://awards.spearsrussia.ru/awards/nominees

The list of nominees was formed based on the information received form the market participants through the Awards website, as well as on recommendations by the Chairman of the Awards Judging Panel – SPEAR’S Russia Editor-in-Chief Alexander Gafin – and the editorial staff of SPEAR’S Russia magazine.

According to the Awards Methodology, during the second round the Organizing Committee will be collecting votes of professionals from private banking, wealth management and related industries in order to determine short lists of nominees in every category. The final short list will then be presented to the members of the judging panel who will vote to determine the winners of SPEAR’S Awards 2009. Votes by peers as well as by the members of the judging panel will be monitored by PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Independent Consultant.

The winners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, which will take place on November 26, 2009 in Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow hotel. The Awards Ceremony will be hosted by Ivan Urgant.

Official partners of SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards 2009 are Land Rover, Legenda and Sobranie. Partners are Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, Tissura and Lindt.

SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is the first specialized awards ceremony in Russia held to determine the best representatives of private banking, wealth management and related industries. SPEAR’S Russia Wealth Management Awards is organized by tradition and analogy with the awards ceremony annually held in London by SPEAR’S UK.

SPEAR’S Russia is the Russian version of the most trustworthy and influential European (London, UK) magazine for the world’s richest. Founder – PBWM Media, Editor-in-Chief – Alexander Gafin, General Manager – Dmitri Gafin.

Creative and commercial management of the project is provided by MEDIACRAT.

At the request of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, MEDIACRAT. is preparing for publication The Future of the Global Energy Market brochure.

Creative management of the project is provided by MEDIACRAT.

The gala concert of the world-famous musician, composer and the master of the Armenian national instrument – duduk, maestro Jivan Gasparian will take place in Moscow International House of Music on December 4, 2009. The concert will be organized by JIVAN GASPARIAN ARTS production company. As part of the concert, the Kannon Dance ballet troupe from St. Petersburg will present its special project, Gomidas Songs.

JIVAN GASPARIAN ARTS is also pleased to announce the launch of Jivan Gasparian official website http://jivangasparian.info.

JIVAN GASPARIAN ARTS is a production company founded by maestro Jivan Gasparian and the President of UNIASTRUM Bank Gagik Zakarian.

JIVAN GASPARIAN ARTS project is managed by MEDIACRAT.