Thursday, 5 January 2017

QANTAS THE WORLD'S SAFEST AIRLINE


PERTH, Australia, Jan 5 (Bernama) -- AirlineRatings.com the world's only safety and product rating website has announced its top 20 safest airlines for 2017 from the 425 it monitors.

Top of the list for the fourth-year running is Australia's Qantas, which has a fatality free record in the jet era.
( http://www.airlineratings.com/news.php?s&id=997 )

Making up the top 20 in alphabetical order are; Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airline System, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.

COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL COMPLETES MERGER

Integrates operations in Northern California and Nevada

TORONTO, Jan 4 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading global commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CIGI) (TSX:CIGI) today announced the completion of the previously announced merger with affiliate Colliers Parrish International Inc. (“CPI”).

With this move, Colliers International significantly increases its scale and coverage in Northern California and Nevada with additional offices in San Jose, Oakland, Stockton, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Fairfield, Mountain View, Gilroy and Walnut Creek, California, as well as Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada. The acquisition adds more than 400 professionals providing a comprehensive suite of services including investment sales, lease brokerage, capital markets, valuation and advisory and property management to local, regional, national and international clients. 

NASDAQ HOLDS FOURTH QUARTER 2016 INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL

NEW YORK, Jan 5 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has scheduled its Fourth Quarter 2016 results announcement.

Who:

Nasdaq’s CEO, CFO, and additional members of its management team

What:

Review Nasdaq’s Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Results

When:

Tuesday, January 31, 2017



Results Call: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.


Wednesday, 4 January 2017

HONG KONG INVESTOR UNVEILS AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SIX-STAR BEACHFRONT HOTEL

SURFERS PARADISE, Australia, Jan 3 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Investment group Aquis Australia has unveiled plans for a new $AUD440 million luxury hotel on a prime beachfront position in the tourist mecca of Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

The 48-level complex will include 580 hotel rooms and suites as well as the Gold Coast’s premier dining and entertainment facilities. A Development Application has been lodged with local authorities.

It is the only new, large-scale hotel currently planned for south–east Queensland and comes as the Gold Coast records its highest ever levels of tourist visitation.
Aquis Australia Chairman and highly-regarded Hong Kong investment banker Tony Fung said the property would be the first truly six-star beachfront hotel in Australia and target ‘super luxe’ travellers from around the world. 

KAMIN LLC ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR INDUSTRIAL HYDROUS KAOLIN CLAYS

MACON, Ga., Jan 3 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KaMin LLC announced today that it will increase prices for hydrous kaolin clay products for the global industrial market 6-8% effective January 1, 2017, or as contracts allow.
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28219

Tuesday, 3 January 2017

THE PRIVCO ASIA 50: RANKING ASIA'S LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANIES

NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrivCo has just released The PrivCo Asia 50: Ranking the Largest Private Companies in Asia by Revenue Report.

PrivCo screened through its proprietary Private Company Financial Database with information on over 900,000 private companies to rank the PrivCo Asia 50, the definitive ranking of the top 50 privately-held companies in Asia based on 2015 revenue. PrivCo has provided its Exclusive Top 5 Rankings below, with Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd taking the top spot ranking as the #1 Largest Private Company in the PrivCo Asia 50. Ranked just behind it were Suning Holdings Group Co., Ltd (#2) & Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group (#3).
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28211

THE PRIVCO ASIA 50: RANKING ASIA'S LARGEST PRIVATE COMPANIES

NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PrivCo has just released The PrivCo Asia 50: Ranking the Largest Private Companies in Asia by Revenue Report.

PrivCo screened through its proprietary Private Company Financial Database with information on over 900,000 private companies to rank the PrivCo Asia 50, the definitive ranking of the top 50 privately-held companies in Asia based on 2015 revenue. PrivCo has provided its Exclusive Top 5 Rankings below, with Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd taking the top spot ranking as the #1 Largest Private Company in the PrivCo Asia 50. Ranked just behind it were Suning Holdings Group Co., Ltd (#2) & Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group (#3).
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=28211