Wednesday 14 January 2015

Disney Consumer Products Gears Up For A Powerful Year From Pixar

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Disney Consumer Products today unveiled exclusive details about the new global toy lines celebrating Disney∙Pixar's Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, debuting theatrically in the U.S. on June 19, 2015, and Nov. 25, 2015, respectively. Both movies will have robust toy lines from best-in-class licensee TOMY, whose innovative approach, strength in international markets and ability to reflect Pixar's unique storytelling in its product lines made them the ideal choice for Pixar Animation Studios' most exciting year yet.
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Tuesday 13 January 2015

Malaysian Students Invited To Tour Chiba Prefecture, Poised To Post Its Allures On SNS

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Ten Malaysian university students, who were invited to visit Chiba Prefecture on a monitoring tour from Jan. 5 to 9, 2015, paid a courtesy call on Governor Kensaku Morita while visiting a number of sightseeing spots and engaging in exchange programs with their local counterparts.

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AG Commences In-House Trade Credit And Political Risk Inusrance Platform

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (AG) has commenced its in-house trade credit and political risk insurance platform with the completion of its previously-announced acquisition of former program administrator, Latin American Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (LAU).

LAU has underwritten trade credit insurance and political risk coverage solely for AG since 2010 and underwrote $28.5 million (RM101.1 million) of gross premiums in 2013, said AG in a statement issued today in ZUG, Switzerland.

As part of the acquisition, LAU's underwriting teams comprising of seven staff in the United States and London have joined AG. Todd Germano, Executive Vice President of AG, will manage this particular group.

AG's trade credit platform will continue to offer short and medium-term credit and political risk insurance targeting exporters, importers, financial institutions, contractors and investors worldwide with limits up to $25 million (RM88.75 million) per obligator/guarantor and for credit terms up to five years.

"AG trade credit and political risk coverage is essential for companies conducting business globally. Our products are tailored to clients' specific needs and our group's underwriting expertise affords us a stronger presence in this specialty segment of the market.

We look forward to working with the former LAU team to ensure the continuity of services and coverage to our clients and trading partners. We will continue to develop and grow this line of business, and provide the service and expertise that our clients have come to expect from AG," explained Todd Germano, Executive Vice President of AG in the same statement.

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PHOTO RELEASE -- PWC NAMES SIGAL ZARMI VICE-CHAIRWOMAN AND NETWORK CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- PwC announced today that Sigal Zarmi has been named Vice-Chairwoman and Network Chief Information Officer (CIO) for PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited.

A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=29999

Ms. Zarmi is responsible for the delivery of IT services to the PwC network, developing and implementing PwC's IT transformation strategy, and creating the technology roadmap for PwC Global IT enterprise-wide systems.

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ISOLA ASIA PACIFIC (TAIWAN) INC. CERTIFIED TO ISO 50001 ENERGY MANAGEMENT STANDARD

The Company's Taoyuan and Yangmei Manufacturing Facilities Have Been Recognized for Their Energy Management Systems

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Isola Group S.à r.l., a market leader in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate advanced multilayer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), announced today that its subsidiary, Isola Asia Pacific (Taiwan) Inc. has received ISO 50001:2011 certification by SGS, the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. This certification recognizes that the company has integrated energy management into its overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management at its manufacturing facilities located in Yangmei and Taoyuan, Taiwan. This recognition follows Isola's recent announcement regarding its Taoyuan facility achieving the Green Factory Label from Taiwan's Industry Development Bureau (IDB) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs that recognized Taoyuan as the first "green" copper-clad laminate (CCL) factory in the country.

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Friday 9 January 2015

Allied World Announces In-House Trade Credit Insurance Platform; Completes Acquisition Of Latin American Underwriters Holdings Ltd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced today the commencement of its in-house trade credit and political risk insurance platform with the completion of its previously-announced acquisition of its former program administrator, Latin American Underwriters Holdings Ltd. ("LAU"). LAU has underwritten trade credit insurance and political risk coverages solely for Allied World since 2010, and underwrote $28.5 million of gross premiums in 2013.
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Sleepy's Deploys Descartes For Home Delivery

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 (Bernama) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Sleepy's, the largest privately-owned specialty mattress retailer in America, has transformed customer service by offering a highly-differentiated buying and delivery experience using Descartes' advanced home delivery appointment booking and mobile solutions.
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Tsuneishi Delivers Its 200th Bulk Carrier

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 (Bernama) -- TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd., headquartered in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture, delivered its 200th KAMSARMAX class 82,000-mt D/W bulk carrier, on Wednesday Jan 7.

Built particularly by TSUNEISHI GROUP (ZHOUSHAN) SHIPBUILDING, Inc. in China, the carrier was delivered to buyer KAMBARA KISEN Co., Ltd, said TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING in a statement issued today in Hiroshima, Japan.

The KAMSARMAX class bulk carrier was the international maritime industry's first vessel to increase the deadweight of Panamax bulk carriers (vessels whose structural dimensions make them capable of traversing the Panama Canal) from the 70,000-mt class to more than 80,000-mt.

With higher fuel efficiency due to enhanced features that reduce wave and wind resistance, this class of vessel has been well received well by many customers both in Japan and overseas.

"We would like to express our profound gratitude to our many customers and suppliers for their significant support that has allowed us to build 200 KAMSARMAX class bulk carriers since 2005.

"We will devote the passion and energy of our group's shipbuilding bases in Japan, the Philippines, and China into pursuing fuel efficiency, propulsion performance, and easy cargo handling in every ship we design and deliver, paving and leading the way in the worldwide maritime industry," commented Kenji Kawano, President of TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING in the same statement.

As of the end of December 2014, the company's order book reflects a number closely approaching 300, making the KAMSARMAX class vessels the best-seller for TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING.

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Wednesday 7 January 2015

i2c And Corporate Prepaid Launch Uchoose Reward Gift Card In Australia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- i2c, Inc., a global provider of card processing and emerging financial services solutions, and the global prepaid program manager Corporate Prepaid Solutions (CPS) have launched the uChoose corporate rewards gift card in Australia.

The uChoose program is the first collaboration between i2c and CPS with both planning to have an additional corporate prepaid program in various global markets, said i2c in a statement issued today in Redwood City, California, United States.

The card is powered by i2c's global processing platform, a turnkey solution for companies that wish to offer a Visa-branded gift card. Companies could choose from a variety of card designs or customize the card to align with their brands.

The card could be used anywhere Visa is accepted, offering recipients the freedom to spend their gifts at millions of merchant locations worldwide.

"i2c played an important role in enabling us to build a solution that offers simplified program setups and card ordering, quick turnaround times and reliable global acceptance," explained Kristy Allen, General Manager of operations at CPS in the same statement.

"CPS has customized the uChoose program to deliver maximum value to both corporate clients and end consumers. We are excited to partner with them to take this winning model to new markets," said Steve Diamond, Vice President of Business Advisory Group at i2c.

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