SYDNEY--19 Apr--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CURRENCY CLEARING...
HONG KONG: J.P. Morgan Treasury Services today announced that it has
developed a solution to facilitate a new currency clearing service for its
Indonesian bank clients using Hong Kong's cross-border payment-versus-payment
(PvP) settlement system.
www.jpmorgan.com/ts
SEMINAR CONCLUSION...
HONG KONG: Avnet Electronics Marketing (NYSE: AVT) and Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:
XLNX) have concluded their five-month, 37-city global X-fest technical seminar
series - smashing attendance expectations and earning kudos from those involved.
http://www.xilinx.com
AGREEMENT REACHED...
REHOVOT, Israel: D-Pharm Ltd (DPRM: TASE) announced that it has reached an
agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Special
Protocol Assessment (SPA) procedure for a pivotal phase 3 trial (MACSI) of its
neuroprotective agent DP-b99 in acute ischemic stroke patients.
http://www.dpharm.com
IP AUCTION...
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass.: Joseph F. Finn, Jr., C.P.A. ("Finn"), Assignee for
the Benefit of Creditors of Epix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Epix"), announced
today that the MRI imaging intellectual properties will be auctioned on May 28,
2010.
SANCTION ORDER...
CALGARY, Alberta, Canada: Value Creation Inc. ("VCI") is pleased to announce
that on April 16, 2010, its wholly owned subsidiary BA Energy ("BAE") obtained
the sanction order from the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, approving its
Plan of Arrangements, with approval by its creditors.
STEPS TOURNAMENTS...
DUBLIN, Ireland: Full Tilt Poker is pleased to announce the launch of Steps
Tournaments, offering players the chance to win entry to larger buy-in
tournaments - and claim shares of bigger prize pools - by working their way up
the steps of a progressive series of tournaments.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/newClientFeatures.php
NEW TOURNAMENT...
DUBLIN: Full Tilt Poker, the world's leading poker site, has once again
revolutionized the online poker industry with the release of Rush Poker*
Tournaments - a brand new tournament format which offers the fastest poker
tournament action in the world.
http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/rush-tournaments
Q1 EARNINGS...
CHARLOTTE: Bank of America Corporation today reported first-quarter 2010 net
income of $3.2 billion compared with a net loss of $194 million in the fourth
quarter and net income of $4.2 billion a year earlier.
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) 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.
WORLD TITLE...
SANTIAGO, Chile: At the end of hotly contested finals, Gerard Basset - Hotel
Terra Vina, located in Hampshire, England - stylishly carried off the Concours
A.S.I. prize for the World's best sommelier 2010 and now holds the World title
for a period of three years.
http://www.concurso2010.cl/
PEABODY ENERGY...
ST. LOUIS: We are pleased that Macarthur Coal (ASX: MCC) has decided to
engage with us and also has postponed its EGM to allow us time to reach a
satisfactory conclusion for all shareholders.
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