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Adil Relocates To Accommodate Growth Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:44AM29 July 2010 Asset Development and Improvement Limited (ADIL), the independent consultancy providing development and operations management support to the energy industry, is relocating its Aberdeen Head Office to Rubislaw Terrace.
Scottish Business Briefing - Thursday 29 July, 2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:03AMWELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today.
Financial News meets... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 7:10PMOver the past week, Financial News has published a series of high-profile Q&As with financial services professionals. The topics up for discussion have ranged from investment opportunities in China to the state of the private equity industry in Europe.
Keppel boss needs to charm Brazil's Petrobras to win new rig orders Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:33PMSINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Choo Chiau Beng, head of the world's biggest rig maker, doesn't believe in quick returns.
'The lack of recognition for Catriona is a disgrace,' says Davies Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:25PMMum was very much the word at last year's Ricoh Women's British Open as Catriona Matthew completed a stunning 11-week journey from the maternity ward to the winners' enclosure. Alas, as far as the sponsors were concerned, mum carried on being the word for the Scottish champion. The phone never rang, the millions did not arrive.
Sponsors never came after Catriona Matthew's win Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 6:11PMON REFLECTION, even the ever modest Catriona Matthew admits that her win in the Ricoh Women's British Open a year ago was an astonishing achievement.
Fund firm SLI targets Japan in Chuo Mitsui tie-up Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 12:00PM* $2.2 bln in asset transfers between firms
SC Revokes Sj Asset Management Licence, Provisional Liquidators Appointed Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:26AMKUALA LUMPUR, 28 JULY, 2010: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked the licence of SJ Asset Management Sdn Bhd (SJAM) to undertake fund management activities.
SC Revokes Sj Asset Management Licence, Provisional Liquidators Appointed Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:25AMA lot has transpired since the unforgettable March 8 General Election which embodied the changing tides in Malaysia’s socio-political scene thanks to Opposition leader Dat...
Singapore Air skipper a hard act to follow Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:17AMTHE chief executive of Singapore Airlines, Chew Choon Seng, who took a pay cut while maintaining the carrier's wine budget during the recession, samples economy-class meals every month to make sure they meet his standards.
Virtus to Become Advisor to Phoenix Edge Series Fund Under Agreement with Phoenix Companies Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 8:34AMThe Phoenix Companies, Inc. and Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. today announced they have reached an agreement for Virtus to become the advisor and distributor to the Phoenix Edge Series Fund, a variable insurance trust. Â Virtus will rename the trust the Virtus Variable Insurance Trust and market the current and new investment strategies to other insurance and annuity companies.
Golf: Cat delighted to defend her title at 'favourite' Birkdale Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:54AMCatriona MATTHEW hit her career high 12 months ago when she became the first Scot to win a women's major over four extraordinary days at Royal Lytham and St Annes. She is
Singapore Air CEO May Step Down After Doubling Stock Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:01AMSingapore Airlines Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng, who took a pay cut while maintaining the carrier’s wine budget during the recession, samples economy-class meals every month to make sure they meet his standards.
Aquino to borrow P766b to plug the budget deficit Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 3:25AMTHE government plans to borrow P766.4 billion and to raise at least another $200 million this year to finance infrastructure spending, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said Tuesday.
Singapore Air CEO may step down after doubling stock Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:52PMSingapore Airlines Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng, who took a pay cut while maintaining the carrier’s wine budget during the recession, samples economy-class meals every month to make sure they meet his standards. That attention to detail has helped the airline’s shares double during Chew’s seven years as CEO, even as he grappled with a global recession, SARS, swine flu, record jet-fuel ...
Philippines Plans First Global Sale of Peso Debt in 4th Quarter Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:01AMThe Philippines, confident it will win a higher debt rating under President Benigno Aquino, plans to sell peso-denominated bonds overseas for the first time in the next quarter, according to Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima.
Philippines Plans First Global Sale of Peso Debt, Seeks Rating Upgrades Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:57AM“We will probably start issuing within the next three to four months depending on the market situation,” he said in an interview today in Makati City, near Manila.
Govt pushes build-operate-transfer deals Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:53AMTHE Philippines will rely heavily on build-operate-transfer contracts from the private sector to finance key infrastructure projects given the new administration’s budgetary constraints, President Benigno Aquino III said Monday.
18,070.71 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:33AMTowns and cities in the country are growing by default rather than by design, leading to unplanned development and growth of slums in urban areas, she said.
Thai Corporate Profits to Help Stocks, Aberdeen Says Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:31AMThailand’s earnings growth may help stocks withstand a renewal of political turmoil after a bomb attack in the capital over the weekend, said Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, which runs the best-performing Thai equity fund.
City pleased with Aberdeen Asset Management's success in emerging markets Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:20PMABERDEEN Asset Management pleased the market with tripled net inflows of client money in the three months to end-June as freshening interest in emerging market equities offset
Do more to make Malaysia sexy to fund managers: Aberdeen Asset Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:23PMMalaysia needs to make itself interesting to attract foreign fund managers to invest here.
Do more to make Malaysia sexy to fund managers: Aberdeen Asset Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 12:05PMMALAYSIA needs to make itself interesting to attract foreign fund managers to invest here. "We are doing the right things, but the Malaysian economy is not currently viewed as sexy compared to, say, Indonesia with a population of 260 million people and relatively no exports," Aberdeen Asset Management managing director Gerald Ambrose said at the FTSE Malaysian Market Insights and Investment ...
Aberdeen Private Equity reduces hedge fund exposure Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 10:16AMLONDON (SHARECAST) - Aberdeen Private Equity Fund Ltd (APEF) has cut its exposure to hedge funds to 3.3% of its NAV at the end of March 2010 and the exposure to private equity funds has increased.
Aberdeen Asset Management Selects ARC Logics' Sword Solution Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:30AMLONDON----ARC Logics, a Wolters Kluwer business, announced today that Aberdeen Asset Management PLC has selected its Sword software to manage risk at the enterprise level across Aberdeen’s global operations.
Asset firm wins £11bn of business Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:19AMAberdeen Asset Management, wins new business but says assets under management have dropped by 3.6% in the last quarter.
Analysts 'pleasently surprised' despite falling Aberdeen assets Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:11AMAberdeen Asset Management reported positive flows into its equities strategies over the three months to the end of June, leaving analysts broadly upbeat on its quarterly results today, despite an overall decline in its assets as a result of falling markets.
The week ahead (26/07 - 30/07/10) Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:09AMIt's the battle of the oil titans this week as BP and Royal Dutch Shell go head to head with their second-quarter results. BP has barely made it out of the headlines in the past three months as it desperately attempts to halt the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil leak.
Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. Announces Payment of Quarterly Distribution Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 8:40AMThe Board of Directors of Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. announced in July its adoption of a managed distribution policy in which the Fund will pay quarterly distributions . Â In connection with the policy, the Fund's Board of Directors is pleased to report the Fund's distribution of US 44 cents per share of common stock declared on June 25, 2010, payable on July 23, 2010, to shareholders of record ...
Lula Subsidies Mean JBS Yields Narrow Versus Tyson Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:39AMBrazilian state financing to JBS SA, the world’s largest beef producer, is driving the company’s borrowing costs relative to Tyson Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. meat producer, to the lowest level in six months.
Keppel boss needs to charm Brazil’s Petrobras Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:22AMChoo Chiau Beng, head of the world’s biggest rig maker, doesn’t believe in quick returns. Choo, who holds the top post at Singapore’s US$10 billion ($13.8 billion) Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI) had to work his way up after starting his career as a ship repair management in 1971. As Keppel fights a slump in orders after a five-year boom that ended in 2008, the naval architect needs to steer the firm ...
NEWSMAKER-Keppel boss needs to charm Brazil's Petrobras Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:31AM(Adds dropped word in paragraph 2)
Technip's Second Quarter Results Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:00AMPARIS----Regulatory News:
Catriona Matthew using Evian Masters as a catalyst for her Open defence Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 6:14PMCATRIONA Matthew has plenty reason to remember last year's Evian Masters.
First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.13 Per Share ... Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:34PMWHEATON, Ill.----First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution payable on August 16, 2010 to shareholders of record as of August 4, 2010.
UK property fund looks to invest in Asia-Pacific Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:24PMAberdeen Property Investors, a unit of Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, is in talks to create a fund investing in property funds in the Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region's long-term growth prospects.The property arm of Aberdeen...
Deadline approaches for Latin American income investment trust Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:54AMIncome seekers wanting to spread their net a little wider will need to move fast to invest in the first UK-listed Latin American income investment trust before the deadline next week.
Aberdeen is launching the newest FIF “Aberdeen American Growth Fund” Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:46AMBangkok, 20 July 2010 - Aberdeen is to launch a new fund investing in US large cap companies. The fund, the Aberdeen American Growth Fund (ABAG) is the latest in the company’s FIF range and will bring
Tube cuts will damage economy, say City chiefs Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:24AMMore than 100 leading business figures today urged Transport Secretary Philip Hammond to protect vital investment in the Tube.
Aberdeen to Introduce $300 Million Asia-Pacific Property Fund Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 8:26PMAberdeen Property Investors, a unit of Aberdeen Asset Management Plc, is in talks to create a fund investing in property funds in the Asia-Pacific to capitalize on the region’s long-term growth prospects.
All change in the home for women earning more than their partners Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 6:09PMMORE women are becoming their household's main breadwinner as families try to cope with the effects of the recession.
TSX-listed corporate dividends and distributions declared July 19, 2010 Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 1:59PMTORONTO - Dividends or distributions were declared or updated on the followed listed issues on the Toronto Stock Exchange on July 19, 2010. Carfinco Income Fund Trust Units (TSX:CFN.UN): $0.02. Payable Jul 30. Record Jul 20.
Aberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc. Announces Record Date and Payment Date for Monthly Distribution Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 10:20AMAberdeen Global Income Fund, Inc.
DRILLING & PRODUCTION Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 4:18PMAt this writing, the efforts to stop the flow of oil and gas at BP’s Macando well in the Gulf of Mexico show no signs of ending. The relief wells, one main well and one contingency well, are drilling ahead and estimates are that the first well, from the Development Driller II may make contact this month (July). The second well, from the Development Driller III , is about 4,500 ft (1,372 m ...
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. Announces Dividend Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 11:41AMAberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. , a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a dividend of US$0.265 per share on August 13, 2010 to all shareholders of record as of July 30, 2010 . Â This distribution is comprised entirely of net investment income.
Defence firm wins top business award Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 3:11AMBARNSTAPLE based J+S Ltd has won the Under Â£25m turnover section of the West of England Business of the Year Awards.
FUNDVIEW-Russia fund buys housing for liquidity, quick return Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 2:56AMMOSCOW, July 14 (Reuters) - Residential property is the best asset for funds seeking a low-risk return from Russia's unpredictable real estate market, the head of the 105 million euro ($133 million) Russia Development Fund told Reuters.
Promising tourism outlook profits Thai Airways Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 7:48PMThai Airways' shares gained almost four per cent following the news of forecasted growth in Thailand's visitor arrivals. As Thailand returns to normalcy after months of anti-government demonstrations...
MLC expands investment management team Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 7:10PMMLC has appointed Michael Karagianis as an investment strategist in its investment management business.
Malaysia: Hub for Islamic fund firms Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 12:50AMMalaysia: Hub for Islamic fund firms