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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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.

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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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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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