SYDNEY--29 Mar--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
SONY COMPUTER...
MANILA: Sony Computer Entertainment Asia (SCE Asia) announced that the
company will initiate the PlayStation business in Republic of the Philippines
on 27th March, 2010, making the world's popular computer entertainment systems
and services available to the PlayStation fans and consumers in the country.
http://asia.playstation.com/
MARGIN FX EXECUTION...
NEW YORK and SEOUL: GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., a global provider of online
trading services, Monday announced it has been selected as a primary clearing
partner for Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd, (KIS) one of Korea's
leading securities companies and a subsidiary of Korea Investment Holdings,
Korea's largest non-bank financial holding company.
www.truefriend.com
TELAIRITY ENCODERS...
SANTA CLARA: Telairity, a global leader in encoding technology, announced
Monday that the China Meteorological Administration (the national weather
bureau) will use its encoders as part of a new nationwide satellite initiative.
JETSTAR TAKES OFF...
MELBOURNE: Low fares leader Jetstar has Monday celebrated its inaugural
services to the South Pacific with first-time direct flights to Fiji, one of
the most popular destinations for Australian holidaymakers seeking a fun and
friendly beach international getaway just four hours from Sydney.
AUSTRALIAN RULES...
VIENNA: In a global first, the Australian Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Rules has been selected as the model guide
governing the worlds biggest international commercial arbitration competition.
POKER PRO...
DUBLIN: Full Tilt Poker pro Carlos Mortensen made poker history on Wednesday
by capturing his third World Poker Tour title for a $393,820 payday.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com
SOCIAL WEB GAME...
COLOGNE: UP Web Game GmbH, a United Prototype project, is happy to welcome
Swiss RapidTainment AG and German High-Tech Grunderfonds (HTGF) as new
investors and shareholders.
http://www.unitedprototype.com
www.rapidtainment.com
HBA EXPO...
NEW YORK: HBA Global has expanded its presence in social networking by
establishing communities and fan pages on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
http://twitter.com/hba_events
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1856844
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HBA-Global-Expo-and-Conference/309356259815
http://www.hbaexpo.com/blog
www.hbaexpo.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of MTNR
securities issues amounting to a total of US$35 million on April 7, 2010 at a
redemption price equal to 100 per cent of the principal amount redeemed plus
accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
FANNIE MAE...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amount of xxx
securities issues amounting to a total of US$175 million and US$345 million on
April 6 and April 7 2010, respectively, at a redemption price equal to 100 per
cent of the principal amount redeemed plus accrued interest.
http://www.fanniemae.com
POLARIS ACQUIRES...
HENNAI: Polaris Software Lab Limited, a leading Financial Technology Company
Friday announced the acquisition of IndigoTX, a SaaS (Software as a service)
Company that provides GO TX, an enterprise brokerage solution for the
securities market on a pay per use model.
http://www.indigotx.com
http://www.polaris.co.in/
TIMKEN NAMED...
CANTON: The Timken Company has been recognized as one of the World's Most
Ethical Companies for 2010 by the Ethisphere Institute, an international
organization focused on the advancement of best practices in business ethics.
http://www.ethisphere.com/
http://www.timken.com
FIRST STAR...
VANCOUVER: First Star Resources announced Friday it has signed Letters of
Intent with International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. and its subsidiary Raven Gold
Alaska Inc.
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