Tuesday, 2 February 2016

MITSUI CHEMICALS AGRO ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL SHARES OF SOTUS INTERNATIONAL IN THAILAND

TOKYO, Jan 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. (Tokyo, President & CEO: Kazunori Tani, “MCAG”) announced today that MCAG acquired additional shares of Sotus International Co., Ltd. (“SOTUS”), an agrochemicals company in the Kingdom of Thailand, as of January 21st, 2016. Having reached a share sale and purchase agreement with Pacific Agriscience Pte., Ltd. (“PA”), a shareholder of SOTUS, MCAG acquired all the PA-owned shares of SOTUS to increase its shareholding ratio to 16.2% of SOTUS’s total shares.


MITEL ACCELERATES LEAD IN MOBILE ENTERPRISE WITH MOBILE AND CLOUD INNOVATIONS

BERLIN, Jan 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mitel® (Nasdaq:MITL) (TSX:MNW), a global leader in real-time business, cloud and mobile communications, today announced a disruptive series of new solutions that accelerates its lead in the mobile enterprise market. The announcements, made in Berlin at the Mitel Next event, reflect rapid implementation of the company’s strategic vision of the cloud-based mobile enterprise designed to address the evolving needs of a mobile-first world for enterprises, workers and consumers.


NASDAQ REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2015 RESULTS

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported record results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015.  Fourth quarter net revenues were $536 million, up 4% from $517 million in the prior year period, driven by a $37 million positive impact from operations, partially offset by a $18 million negative impact of changes in foreign exchange rates.  On an organic basis, excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates and acquisitions, total fourth quarter net revenues were up 5%, while across the non-trading segments, organic revenue growth was 8%.


NASDAQ BWISE POSITIONED AS A 'LEADER' IN LATEST REPORT ON GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE PLATFORMS FROM INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM

NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has been positioned as a ‘Leader’ according to the Forrester Research, Inc report: “The Forrester Wave™: Governance, Risk and Compliance Platforms, Q1 2016”. Forrester Research ranked fourteen GRC technology vendors based on ‘Current offering’, ‘Strategy’ and ‘Market presence’.


LEED PLATINUM CERTIFIED GUANGZHOU PEARL RIVER TOWER: A BIG DRAW TO MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES

GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 1, 2016 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --
 
The Pearl River Tower, an environmentally-smart building that stands as a landmark within the Guangzhou skyline, has passed LEED-CS platinum certification - the highest LEED rating, thus becoming a big draw to multinational enterprises.
 
The 71-storey skyscraper is the first project in Guangzhou that achieves the LEED-CS platinum certification. So far, it has been home to a number of well-known multinational enterprises. They include ABB (China), Otis (China), Carrier, SGD Asia Pacific, Regus, Ford Motor, HBA Design, Alpine Electronics (China), Chugai Pharma, PCM (China), Jotun Group, CITIC Securities, Shenyin & Wanguo Securities, CNINSURE Inc., China Railway Oil, China Huaneng, Ping An Group, etc.

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​AMBER ROAD AND USFIA FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR IN HONG KONG

SourceTrends 2016 Themed “Getting Ready for Growth and Expansion into New Regions”
 
HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Supply chain leaders and service providers will convene again on March 1, 2016 in Hong Kong to provide major brands, manufacturers, retailers, agents and suppliers insight into the challenges and strategies to prepare for increased globalization of supplier bases and retail channels – spurred by many factors including preferential trade agreements.

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​A.M. BEST AFFIRMS RATINGS OF FMG INSURANCE LIMITED

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of FMG Insurance Limited (FMGIL) (New Zealand). The outlook for both ratings is stable.
 
The ratings reflect FMGIL’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and good operating performance. In addition, the ratings reflect the company’s well-established profile in the rural insurance sector of the New Zealand market.

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