Sydney--18 Jun--Asianet/InfoQuest PMI APPOINTS... HONG KONG: PMI Mortgage Insurance Asia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The PMI Group Inc., has announced theappointment of Albert Ting as Country Manager for Hong Kong. http://www.pmigroup.com http://www.pmi-asia.com COOL WAR... BRUSSELS: With the potential to knock out one per cent of global greenhouse gases, the world's automotive manufacturersare being urged to opt for the sustainable solution in "The Cool War" as they make their decision over which newrefrigerant to adopt for air conditioning in cars in the coming weeks. http://www.alliance-CO2-solutions.org / ANTI-LAUNDERING SOLUTION... NEW YORK and TOKYO: Fortent, a provider of compliance information, technology, and training, has announced that TheBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., will implement Fortent's anti-money laundering solution across their global network,commencing the rollout in their New York, London, and Manila branches. WINDOWS SUPPORT... NUREMBERG: NCP engineering GmbH has extended support of the Windows CE operating systems of its Secure Entry CE Client with support for the Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system. http://www.ncp.de http://www.ncp.de/english/download/testsoftware/index.html CATHAY FLEET... CHARLOTTE: Cathay Pacific Airways Limited has chosen Goodrich Corporation to provide advanced cargo systems for its new fleet of Boeing 747-400ERF freighter aircraft. http://www.goodrich.com / TAKEOVER APPROVED... MOSCOW and TORONTO: OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel have announced that Norilsk Nickel's proposed acquisition of control ofLionOre Mining International Ltd which was notified in Norway on May 21, 2007, has been approved under the Norwegian Competition Act of 5 March 2004. www.nornik.ru/en www.sedar.com BORGWARNER HONOURED... AUBURN HILLS: BorgWarner Morse TEC was recently honoured by Mazda with a Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) Award. http://www.borgwarner.com EUROPEAN FACTORY... DRESDEN: The California-based solar module manufacturer Signet Solar broke ground on Friday on its main European factory. http://www.invest-in-germany.com ATFCAN PARTNERSHIP... MUMBAI: The President and CEO of ATFCAN, Rodney Semotiuk, was pleased to announce the partnership of ATFCAN with Mumbai Gold Cabs Pvt. Ltd. FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of six securities issues amounting to a total ofUS$403.009 million on June 25-27 at a redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. http://www.fanniemae.com ELEMENT ACQUIRES... LUXEMBOURG, BAD HOMBURG and BURGHAUN: Element Six has announced that it has reached an agreement with German private equity investor Equita to acquire Barat Carbide Holding GmbH for an undisclosed sum. RESEARCH REPORT... SYDNEY: Supply Chain Consulting, a global provider of enterprise software solutions and services, has announced theavailability of a complimentary new research report from Aberdeen Group. www.supplychain-consulting.com ROCHE RESULTS... BASEL: Roche has announced significant results from 'OPTION', the first rheumatoid arthritis multinational phase III study of Actemra outside of Japan. http://www.roche.com http://www.roche.com/med_events_mb1106 AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.