SYDNEY--24 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
RETAIL SHRINKAGE...
MUMBAI: Global Retail Theft Barometer Study Finds Shrinkage Down 5.6% to
1.36% of Retail Sales or INR4,980 Billion (US$107.3 Billion) Worldwide.
http://www.retailresearch.org
http://bit.ly/gC3Uze
BEAUTY BRANDS...
NEW YORK: Coty Inc., a leading global beauty company and philosophy, inc., a
premier skincare and cosmetics company, today announced that Coty has agreed to
acquire philosophy from The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager.
http://www.coty.com
http://bit.ly/dMfOYm
DATA CENTRE...
SINGAPORE: Pacnet today announced the launch of its Singapore Data Landing
Station (DLS), the first data center facility in Singapore with direct high
speed connectivity into Pacnet's pan-Asian subsea cable network, and part of
the company's plans to increase investments into Singapore.
http://www.pacnet.com
http://bit.ly/gIb37Z
BANKER OUTLOOK...
GENEVA: Will it be better to invest in equities or bonds in 2011? Growth
prospects in emerging countries are strong and the US economy is improving
gradually, so, coupled with the renewed monetary stimulus, we have a positive
outlook for financial assets, especially equities.
http://www.ubpbank.com
http://bit.ly/eRicBF
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/ehv64i
SECURITY CONFERENCE...
NEW YORK: UBM India and Computer Security Institute (CSI) jointly announce
Randolph Smith, Information Security Professional, United Parcel Service, as
the 2010 Keynote speaker for the inaugural India Computer Security Conference
2010 (ICSC 2010). The conference will be held December 15-16, 2010 at The
Westin Mumbai, Garden City, Mumbai, India.
http://www.ubm.com
http://bit.ly/i3H3fi
AEROSPACE CONFERENCE...
WICHITA: Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief Executive
Officer, Jeff Turner, will speak at the Credit Suisse 2010 Aerospace & Defense
Conference in New York City, at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec.
1, 2010.
http://www.spiritaero.com
http://bit.ly/i5PWle
TOY SALES...
NEWARK: Toy retailers in the U.S. are anticipating a bright holiday season,
reports PIERS ( http://www.piers.com ), the standard in trade intelligence. U.S.
containerized imports of toys increased by 20 percent on a year-to-date basis,
January through September, amounting to 398,137 TEUs. However, price increases
may be on the horizon for many toy manufacturers who are already dealing with
tight profit margins.
http://bit.ly/ieSW0t
METASTOCK TRADER...
SALT LAKE CITY: MetaStock, a product of Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI),
announced Taiwan's Blackstone Consulting Ltd., as an official dealer today.
http://www.blackstone.com.tw
http://bit.ly/gKEXZ3
FM SUMMARY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) October 2010 Monthly
Summary is now available at http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly . The monthly
summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date
activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and
other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.
http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly
http://bit.ly/hMlukI
WEBSITE LAUNCH...
MOUNTAIN VIEW: International online travel agent vayama is announcing the
launch of its sister website, vayama.hk. Vayama's Hong Kong-based travel
website will offer deeply discounted international airfares originating in Hong
Kong. Most of these airfare deals are exclusive to vayama.hk where travelers
and expats can book airfare originating in Hong Kong dollars. With vayama.hk,
travelers can book their entire trip online, so there's no need to fax or mail
anything!
www.vayama.hk
http://bit.ly/gyntHc
VERIZON SKYPE...
BASKING RIDGE: The holiday season is nearly upon us, and with it comes
reminders to slow down and reconnect with friends and family, both near and
far. Skype mobile(TM), now available on more than 20 Verizon Wireless phones,
including select prepaid smartphones, makes celebrating the holidays simple
especially for customers who are far away from their friends and families.
www.verizonwireless.com .
http://bit.ly/ftvWOC
JAPAN UNIT...
CHANGZHOU: The grand opening ceremony for the establishment of Komatsu
Construction Machinery Equipment Accessories (Changzhou) was held in Changzhou
National Hi-Tech District (CND), Jiangsu province, China recently. With an
investment of US$8.4 million, Komatsu Construction Machinery Equipment
Accessories (Changzhou) will specialize in the research and development,
manufacturing and marketing of scraper buckets used for mining and engineering
machinery as well as related accessories.
http://bit.ly/h0bXZA
VOLVO SUPPLY...
STOCKHOLM: Swedish eBuilder has been contracted to supply its travel and
expense management functionality to Volvo Cars (VCC) during the next three
years. Initially the solution will be available to all Volvo Car employees in
Sweden and Belgium with the possibility for a global rollout in the future. The
service, provided on a convenient subscription basis, began on November 15,
2010.
http://bit.ly/dUQOWK
LAB OPENING...
SINGAPORE and HONG KONG: RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global
trading solutions provider, announced today that the Chinese University of Hong
Kong (CUHK) has selected the firm as the key technology provider for its
state-of-the-art new trading laboratory opening tomorrow.
http://www.rtsgroup.net .
http://bit.ly/fwABj0
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