SYDNEY--25 Aug--AsiaNet/ InfoQuest
HKAC APPOINTMENT...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC), a leading investor in global
aviation finance, announced today that Richard Cherney has been appointed as
Head of Commercial and Technical.
www.hongkongaviation.com
http://bit.ly/bXxtMZ
ROBEKS JAPAN...
MANHATTEN BEACH: Robeks Corporation announced today that it signed a
multi-year master franchise agreement with Tokyo-based Clarence Corporation to
open 500 smoothie cafes in Japan and 12 other Asian countries.
http://www.Robeks.com
http://bit.ly/965WnS
KRATON ASIA...
HOUSTON and SHANGHAI: Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a
leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or "SBC's" (together with
Kraton Polymers LLC and its other subsidiaries, "Kraton"), announced that it
has initiated a project assessment, which includes site-selection activities,
to identify options for building a new, hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer
(HSBC) plant in Asia.
http://bit.ly/bM9uxy
UMS APPOINTMENT...
PARSIPPANY: UMS Group is pleased to announce its appointment by the
Institute of Asset Management as a PAS 55 Endorsed Assessor. This appointment
will enable us to certify compliance with Publicly Available Specification 55 -
the emerging global standard for Asset Management excellence, and now on the
path to becoming an ISO Standard.
http://www.umsgroup.com/pas55
http://bit.ly/bh1ZvK
AFH SPEAKER...
BEVERLY HILLS: AFH Holding & Advisory, a leading financial advisory and
management consulting firm, today announced that its founder and managing
director, Amir Heshmatpour, will join Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Congresswoman Dr. Judy Chu, San Gabriel City Mayor Albert Huang, along with
prominent Chinese entrepreneurs, in delivering the opening remarks at the 2010
U.S.-China Real Estate Summit, August 26 at 9 a.m.
http://afhholdingandadvisory.com
GEMBALLA TUNER...
LEONBERG: GEMBALLA has made a name for itself as one of the most extreme
Porsche tuners and has received worldwide attention with its modified Porsches
such as the GEMBALLA Avalanche, which is based on the Porsche 911, or the
GEMBALLA Mirage GT, based on the Porsche Carrera GT.
http://www.gemballa.com
http://bit.ly/cnUHjg
SECURITIES REDEMPTION...
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/ctyZl0
REGENICIN APPOINTMENT...
NEW YORK: Regenicin, Inc. (http://www.regenicin.com) (OTC Bulletin Board:
WDSTD), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced today that Dr. Joseph
Rubinfeld, one of the four original founders of Amgen, Inc.
(http://www.amgen.com), has agreed to join the company's board of directors.
http://www.regenicin.com
http://bit.ly/9qfQsE
BARIX INTERCOM...
ZURICH: Barix AG, a pioneer in IP-based audio transmission, intercom,
control and monitoring systems, introduces the Annuncicom 155 IP intercom and
announcement device developed foremost for use on trains and in rail stations
and tunnels.
http://www.barix.com
http://bit.ly/9ydld2
YURUN RESULTS...
HONG KONG: China Yurun Food Group Limited ("Yurun Food" or the "Company",
and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; HKEx: 1068), a leading
vertically-integrated meat-product processor and supplier in China, announced
today its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010 (the "Period").
http://www.yurun.com.hk
http://bit.ly/bvmm3X
HACKER SURVEY...
SAN MATEO: An in-depth survey carried out amongst 100 of the elite IT
professionals attending this year's DEF CON 2010 Hacker conference in Las Vegas
recently has revealed that hackers view the cloud as having a silver lining for
them.
www.fortify.com
http://bit.ly/a29yuc
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