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London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSE) and Bucharest Stock Exchange Sign Collaboration Agreement

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:49:46 GMT

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSE) and the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE) today announce that they have signed an exclusive "Letter of Intent" (LoI) to collaborate across five key business areas.

The LoI, signed today by LSEG and BSE at a meeting at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, sets out five collaboration areas: Primary Markets, Seminars and Training, Proquote market data and trading solutions, FTSE and Post Trade services.

LSEG executives are in Bucharest meeting Romanian government ministers ahead of a planned set of co-ordinated joint initiatives which will bring together Romanian companies and London investors and advisors.

Tracey Pierce, Director of Equity Primary Markets, LSEG said:
"The London Stock Exchange Group is delighted to be working with the BSE. As one of the fastest growing CEE economies, Romania presents exciting and natural partnership opportunities for the London Stock Exchange Group. Through this collaboration we will bring together leading Romanian companies and privatisation candidates with the international investor community in London."

Lucian Anghel, Chairman of the Bucharest Stock Exchange said:
"It is an honour for us to establish a collaboration agreement with the London Stock Exchange Group. Throughout the years the foundation of a partnership has been built, but now we can really strengthen this collaboration and join our efforts towards bringing Romanian investing opportunities closer to London investors."

The scope of the collaboration covers:
Primary Markets:
- LSEG and BSE will co-promote a "Romania - Investment Forum", to raise awareness amongst London based investors and advisers of the investment opportunities within the fast-growing Romanian economy
- LSEG will support BSE during investor road shows of Romanian privatisation candidates

LSE Academy:
- The London Stock Exchange Academy will provide seminars, training courses and coaching sessions to members of the BSE, Central Depository, National Securities Commission, Romanian Ministries and Privatisation office

Proquote and Membership:
- LSEG will offer simple access to London Stock Exchange markets for new members together with cost-effective market information and execution facilities using the LSEG's Proquote system

FTSE:
- FTSE Group and BSE to explore the development of suitable indices for the Romanian market

Post Trade:
- LSEG and BSE will explore and develop potential collaboration between Monte Titoli and Depozitarul Central
- LSEG will provide assistance for the clearing of BSE traded securities and provide support to the potential establishment of a Securities Clearing House and Central counterparty functions

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Asian Activities Report for January 12, 2012: Wuliangye (SHE:000858) Total Revenue in 2011 Topped the Chinese Liquor Industry

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:00:12 GMT

China's liquor maker Wuliangye (SHE:000858) says that the Group has topped the Chinese liquor industry by achieving a total revenue of RMB 20.2 billion in 2011. Its net profit and earnings per share both increased by over 40%. Sales is expected to continue to grow in 2012, targeting RMB 50 billion in 2012. In 2011, Wuliangye was in the third place among China's 100 Most Valuable Brands, with a brad value of RMB 58.626 billion. The Group is actively expanding overseas markets in Korea, Japan and the USA. It is currently working with Lotte Group of Korea to market its products into the Korean market.

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) has unveiled Logitech HD Pro 920, the Company's first video webcam that makes video calls at full HD resolution. Logitech HD Pro 920 can send 1,080p video streams during Skype chats and 720p through Windows Live Messenger, with smoother video motion and better image quality. The webcam can also capture digital still images of up to 15 megapixels in quality. Logitech HD Pro 920 is expected to hit the market in January, 2012.

Toyo Engineering Corporation (TYO:6330) has won a contract to install topsides units for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system to be used in oilfield exploitation in Brazil. This is the twenty-eighth project to be executed by Toyo in Brazil. Toyo is striving to secure more overseas opportunities and to expand its business in the field of upstream activities such as resource development and FPSO.

NEC Corporation (TYO:6701) has announced the successful experimental demonstration of 1.15-Tb/s ultra-long haul optical transmission over 10,000 kilometers using optical superchannel technology. This is the first instance that a terabit/s channel generated from a single laser source has been transmitted over such a distance. The results clearly demonstrate that practical high-capacity transmission for transoceanic communication can be achieved using cost-effective superchannel technology.

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Asian Activities Report for January 5, 2012: Titans (HKG:2188) Won Outstanding Contribution Enterprise Award 2011 in Zhuhai, China

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:00:57 GMT

China Titans Energy Technology Group (HKG:2188) says that its subsidiary Zhuhai Titans Automatic Technology has received an Outstanding Contribution Enterprise Award from the local government of Hengqin New Area, Zhuhai City, China, for its contribution to the economic and social development of the local community in 2011. Focused on power electronics, Titans Group achieved several key milestones during 2011. Its Electric Vehicle Charging Project was successfully listed as a project under China's National High-Tech Research and Development Program in November 2011, indicating the Group's leading position in the development of electric vehicle charging technology.

CK Life Sciences (HKG:0775) has signed an agreement to acquire Australia-based Peaty Trading Group and its related assets for approximately A$31 million. Peaty Trading Group is engaged in the production and sales of plant protection, specialty fertilisers, and pest control products. This acquisition is the latest step in CK Life Sciences' business expansion into the Australian health and agriculture sector, following its A$10.6 million acquisition of Qualco West Vineyard in the Riverland Wine Region, Australia's largest wine grape producing region in 2011.

Marubeni Corporation (TYO:8002) says that its subsidiary Marubeni Access is now providing international IP-VPN service, named VECTANT Global IP-VPN to Japanese companies' overseas subsidiaries. The service, supported by Asia's largest independent communication service provider Pacnet, covers major cities around the world including those in China. It offers an one-stop support through overseas base network with high quality international IP-VPN service.

Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) has restructured its research and development bases in Shanghai and Nantong, China. It has renamed its Shanghai base Toray Advanced Materials Research Laboratories (China), which will focus more on non-fabric products, whilst its Nantong-based Toray Fibers & Textiles Research Laboratories (China) will continue to specialise in textile products.

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Asian Activities Report for November 11, 2011: Hastings Rare Metals Limited (ASX:HAS) Announces Significant Rare Earth Results at Yangibana Project

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:38:46 GMT

Hastings Rare Metals Limited (ASX:HAS) announces the results of a recent sampling programme at the Yangibana Project in Western Australia. Assays return up to 12.8% total rare earth oxides, confirming the potential for a high neodymium oxide resource. The Company is considering a major drilling programme to further define the drilled targets and establish JORC-compliant resources in 2012.

iCash Payment Systems Limited (ASX:ICP) has determined to delay the targeted completion date of the proposed acquisition of further interest in NeoICP Korea Inc.. Due to a strengthened valuation of the Australian iCash business relative to the Korean NeoICP business, iCash are seeking to revise the transaction terms for acquisition. iCash is a vertically integrated ATM payments business that has designed, manufactured and sold over 12,000 ATMs in Korea and deployed over 1,500 ATMs in Australia.

Globe Metals & Mining (ASX:GBE) has signed an agreement to acquire up to 90% interest in a titanium-vanadium-iron project in Mozambique. Very high grades of titanium with additional vanadium were returned from rock-chip samples taken in Globe's recent due diligence program. Separate high-grade magnetite zone was also identified with two samples averaging 66.8% Fe.

Mission NewEnergy Limited (NASDAQ:MNEL) (ASX:MBT), a global provider of environmentally sustainable biofuels, will build a major waste material processing facility in Malaysia. The plant will be the first of its kind to recover palm oil from Spent Bleached Earth, a kind of waste material that historically has no application.

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Asian Activities Report for August 17, 2011: SMS Management and Technology Limited (ASX:SMX) Recorded a Strong Performance in 2010/2011

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:00:05 GMT

SMS Management & Technology Limited (ASX:SMX), an Australian-based company specialises in improving operational performance and IT delivery, recorded a strong growth in the 2010-2011 financial year. Revenue increased by 23.6% to A$306.1m while EBITDA increased by 10.8% to A$42.2m. The company remains debt free, holding a net cash balance of A$24.9m at year end. In the 2011-2012 financial year, the company will focus on Cloud Services, Business Analytics and technologies that can improve customer engagement and retention. It will also continue its business expansion in Asia through offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and a low-cost development centre in Vietnam.

Newly ASX-listed company Orpheus Energy Limited (ASX:OEG) said today that its B26 coal joint venture project with PT Mega Coal International has now completed drilling the next development block of coal in Indonesia. Analysis of the drill samples will now be used to formulate the Phase 2 mining plan. In addition, Orpheus has progressed plans to expand the strategic alliance with PT Mega Coal International. A number of projects have been identified for possible acquisition under the strategic alliance.

Building and construction materials supplier Boral Limited (ASX:BLD) has agreed to acquire Lafarge's 50% interest in Lafarge Boral Gypsum Asia ("LBGA") for EUR429 million. LBGA is a plasterboard joint venture between Boral and Lafarge (EPA:LG), and has the largest plasterboard network in Asia. This acquisition, when combined with Boral's market leading plasterboard activities in Australia, will position Boral as the pre-eminent producer of plasterboard and related internal linings solutions products in the Asia Pacific region.

Nemex Resources Limited (ASX:NXR) announced the results of 17 ironstone samples from its Coastal Project in western Guinea. The results showed iron grades ranging between 53-64% (averaging 60.7% Fe), and demonstrated the presence of a widespread iron ore mineralisation. The Company plans to commence drilling to determine ironstone thickness over the Coastal Project and to explore the other 2,000 square kilometres of regional licences.

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VIDEO: London Stock Exchange (LON:LSE) Senior Manager - Russia & CIS Equity Primary Markets John Edwards Speaks With Frontier Securities at Mongolia: Capital Raising and Investment Conference

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Thu, 21 July 2011 10:37:36 GMT

This year's conference, titled "Mongolia: Capital Raising and Investment" was the fifth edition of its kind to be organized by Frontier Securities. Having grown year on year in terms of importance since 2007, this conference has become a major event for anyone interested in exploring the latest developments in Mongolia's business environment from key direct sources.

The focus of this last edition, held in the context of a robustly growing economy and booming mineral exports, encompassed the dynamics of capital raising from the viewpoint of the Mongolian government and local private sector by way of privatization and/or bond issue. It further provided the global investors community (266 Mongolian and foreign entities covering 19 countries were represented) with some relevant and up-to-date insights about the numerous opportunities offered by a wide array of sectors in the country, the most prominent of which being the mining sector. The conference has gathered more than 500 prominent industry leaders and government officials.

View the Video Interview here:
http://www.abnnewswire.net/multimedia/en/68512/London-Stock-Exchange

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London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSE) To Provide Technology For New Central and Eastern European CCP Infrastructure

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Sat, 11 June 2011 11:59:52 GMT

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSE) ("LSEG") today announced that it has been selected to provide clearing technology services for a new cross-market Central Counterparty (CCP) mechanism for Central and Eastern European (CEE) capital markets. The new platform, called CCP.CEE, will facilitate a standardised cross-regional clearing infrastructure for CEE markets, initially in Vienna, Prague, Ljubljana and Budapest.

The service, which will offer international, regional and local customers an advanced, real-time clearing solution, providing best-practice international clearing and risk management services, will begin its roll out in Vienna in mid-2012, with the Prague cash markets to follow soon after.

The agreement was signed with Austrian capital market infrastructure provider, OeKB, which is a 50 percent co-owner of Austria´s Clearinghouse, CCP.A.
Kevin Milne, Director of Post Trade Services at London Stock Exchange Group, said:

"We are delighted to have been selected to provide clearing technology services for the CEE Capital Markets. This will enable CEE markets to benefit from an advanced real-time clearing platform. We look forward to working in partnership with CCP.CEE to expand this initiative within the CEE region."

Georg Zinner, Director of Capital Markets at OeKB, said:
"We are excited to be partnering with London Stock Exchange Group as the provider of clearing technology services for CCP.CEE. LSEG offers a fully hosted, near turnkey state-of-the-art solution. Choosing this solution will enable the CEE markets to achieve the benefits of scale which only shared infrastructure can offer."

The platform's software has been designed by LSEG and developed by leading global exchange technology provider, MillenniumIT. It will be operated by LSEG from its IT facilities in London and Milan.

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2nd Annual Smart Grid China Summit 2011 To Be Held In Beijing

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:00:32 GMT

2nd Annual Smart Grid China Summit 2011 - Leveraging on advanced technologies and equipments in tapping the burgeoning smart grid market.

2nd Annual Smart Grid China Summit 2011 will be held on June 9-10 in Beijing, China. It will leverage on advanced technologies and equipments in tapping the burgeoning smart grid market.

The 1st annual event in 2010 was a great success and attracted more than 150 delegates from the smart grid industry, 10% of which are from grid operators and power distributors, 27% from primary and secondary equipment suppliers, 24% from IT technology & service providers, 18% from R&D institutes and 14% from consultants and investors.

This year, the premier event will continue to be committed to delivering exclusive information intelligence and inviting 200+ industry players from grid operators and electric utilities; grid infrastructure vendors; networking, communication and software vendors; advanced metering infrastructure vendors; semiconductors and components suppliers; system integrators; automation solution providers; EV charging infrastructure developers; regulators, industry associations; R&D institutes; investors; advisors, etc.

What makes the event a must-attend one?

- Hearing the details of China's strong and smart grid roadmap during 12th 'Five-Year Plan' period

- Discussing the updates of smart grid standard in China and worldwide

- Sharing the demo projects updates and the applications of cutting-edge smart technologies and equipments

- Probing into how telecom-based solutions can be deployed to make grid smarter

- Keeping hold of the investment and collaboration opportunities in China smart grid implementation

- Gaining access to a target audience of grid operators, automation solution suppliers, equipment suppliers, IT technology & service providers, system integrators, renewable energy solution providers, smart technology R&D institutes, energy service providers, consultants, investors, etc

Previous Attendees Include (But not limited to):

State GRID Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid, State Grid Information & Telecommunication Corporation, Energy Research Institute of National Development & Reform Commission, IPPF, Central Research Institute of Electri Power Industry, Cooper Power System SE Asia Regional Office, China Electric Power Research Institute, EDF Asia Pacific Branch, KEPCO, IBM (NYSE:IBM), Siemens (NYSE:SI), GE (NYSE:GE), Intergraph Corporation, Atos Origin (EPA:ATO), SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM), Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR), ABB Limited (VTX:ABBN), Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions, Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A), Hongfa Electroacoustic Co., Ltd., BPL Global, Cienet Technologies (Beijng) Co., Ltd., Citiway Technology Co., Ltd., Hua Wei Technologies Co., Ltd., China Electri Equipment Group, CPL Power, Dongfang Electric Corporation R&D Center (SHA:600875), FUJITSU (China) Holdings Co., Ltd., Flextronics Infrastructure, Guodian Nanjing Automation Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), NEC Electronics (China) Co., Ltd., Nuvoton Electronics Technology (SH) Ltd. (TPO:4919), Nokia Siemens Networks Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Neusoft Corporation (SHG:600718), Panasonic R&D Center China Co., Ltd., Sensus, Asian Development Banks, China eCapital Corporation, Dongxing Securities Co., Ltd, Guizhou Zhongquan Electric Group Co., Ltd., Henen Electric Power Research Institute, Shanghai Linyang Energy Storage Technology Co.,Ltd, Shanghai Jiulong Electric Power Science & Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai Potevio Co., Ltd (SHG:900930), TDR Energy Investment Limited, Uniband Electronic Corp., VIA Technologies, Inc. (TPE:2388), Xiamen Hongfa Electric Power Controls Co., Ltd

With packed and highly-topical agenda, invaluable interactive platform and superb networking opportunities, 2nd Annual Smart Grid China Summit 2011 is the unique choice among current masses of smart gird events that you can't miss..

For more detailed information, please visit the official conference website:
http://www.smartgridchinasummit.com

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IG Vision International Corporation
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai Becomes First Vietnamese Company To List on London Stock Exchange

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:10:01 GMT

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Company today became the first Vietnamese company to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company, which raised $56.5m on admission to the Exchange's Professional Securities Market ["PSM"], is also the first Vietnamese incorporated company to issue equity outside Vietnam. The company's Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) will be traded on the London Stock Exchange's international order book, with Deutsche Bank acting as the custodian and depositary.

- First ever issue of equity from a Vietnamese incorporated company outside Vietnam
- Company raises $56.5m at admission
- One of Vietnam's largest diversified businesses and Arsenal FC's main Southeast Asia merchandise distributor

Tracey Pierce, Director of Equity Primary Markets at London Stock Exchange Group, said: "We are delighted to welcome Hoang Anh Gia Lai, our first Vietnamese listing, to London. As the first ever issue of equity by a Vietnam incorporated company outside of its home market, today's float is a major win for London and a tremendous achievement for the company, which is now quoted on our markets alongside its global peers.

"The broad range of routes to market that we offer, including the PSM, which allows companies to report in domestic accounting standards, ensures that London's unrivalled pool of international capital is accessible to ambitious, high quality companies from the widest possible range of countries and sectors. Following today's successful debut, we hope that many more companies from South East Asia will follow Hoang Anh Gia Lai's lead, and pursue an international listing".

Established in 1993 as a small wooden furniture producer based in Gia Lai province, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is now one of Vietnam's largest diversified companies. As well as being one of Vietnam's largest property developers, the company is involved in forestry, minerals, rubber plantation and latex processing, with ambitions to expand its operations into other Southeast Asian countries. The company also owns the soccer club which bears its name, and is the main distributor of Arsenal FC merchandise in Southeast Asia, following an agreement signed with the English club last year.

Lauren Crawley-Moore
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London Stock Exchange (LON:LSE) Cash Markets Go Live on New Trading System

newsroom@abnnewswire.net — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:19:48 GMT

The London Stock Exchange's (LON:LSE) UK cash markets have today migrated to a new ultra low-latency trading platform - Millennium Exchange. Developed by London Stock Exchange Group's leading trading technology business MillenniumIT, Millennium Exchange is a highly scalable, multi-asset class trading platform, offering the Exchange's clients superior technical performance, ultra low-latency and enhanced functionality.

Antoine Shagoury, Chief Information Officer, London Stock Exchange Group, said:
"Today's roll-out of Millennium Exchange for our UK cash markets demonstrates our continued commitment to technological innovation in the marketplace. We are confident that this new platform will provide our customers with exceptional levels of performance, functionality, and capacity.

"This migration is a crucial step forward in our drive to offer best in class trading services and marks a key milestone in the introduction of tightly integrated transaction technology across our markets."

The timeline for further phases of the London Stock Exchange Group's migration to Millennium Exchange, covering the other markets operated by the Group, will be released in due course.

The following UK Trading Services have migrated to Millennium Exchange:

- SETS (including ETFs, ETCs and ETNs)
- Modified SETS (including Covered Warrants and other structured products)
- SETSqx
- SEAQ
- International Order Book (IOB)
- European Quoting Service (EQS)
- European Trade Reporting Service
- Trade reporting only

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