Video Interview: Peter Leys, Executive Chairman and Director, Materialise [MTLS]

NASDAQ CEO Signature Series Broadcasted From the NASDAQ MarketSite 
NEW YORK, April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Veteran business journalist Carmen Roberts joins Peter Leys, Executive Chairman and Director, Materialise [MTLS] to discuss the company's industry, strategy, financials and positioning.

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Rapid Micro Biosystems Secures $25 Million in Series C Equity Financing

LOWELL, Mass., April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid Micro Biosystems, a leading provider of automated, non-destructive, rapid microbial detection for quality control testing within the pharmaceutical, personal care products and medical device market segments, today announced that it has raised $25 million in Series C equity financing. The financing will be used to expand global commercial and manufacturing operations in support of the industry leading Growth Direct^TM System across the applications of environmental monitoring, sterility and bioburden testing.

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Photo Release -- MoneyGram Launches 2015 Cricket Ke Badshah Tournament in Singapore

SINGAPORE, April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, in cooperation with the Singapore Cricket Association (SCA), is launching the MoneyGram Cricket Ke Badshah 2015 tournament as part of its commitment to developing the sport of cricket in Singapore.

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Photo Release -- Open Textbook Provides a Ground-Breaking Teaching Resource for Faculty and Instructors

THUNDER BAY, Ontario, April 30 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Teaching and Learning, by Dr. Tony Bates, Contact North | Contact Nord Research Associate, is a great resource for all faculty and instructors, especially as online learning and new technologies become an integral part of all teaching.

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Recon Capital FTSE 100 The New ETF On Nasdaq Stock Market

 

KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Bernama) -- Recon Capital Partners has listed a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), The Recon Capital FTSE 100 on The Nasdaq Stock Market, which began trading on April 29, 2015.

UK is designed to give U.S. investors direct access to the well-capitalized listed companies on the London Stock Exchange. Recon Capital partnered with FTSE and the London Stock Exchange to license its flagship index.

The fund would have an initial expense ratio of 45 basis points, said Nasdaq in a statement issued today in New York

"Nasdaq is a leading-edge and modern marketplace, making it the perfect place to list the Recon Capital FTSE 100 ETF.

"It has demonstrated a commitment and a growing presence in the ETP market, which is why we once again turned to the Nasdaq when we decided to launch UK. We believe that Nasdaq's reputation, coupled with the innovative features of UK, will support a successful investor offering," explained Kevin Kelly, CIO of Recon Capital Partners in the same statement.

"Recon Capital launched their first ETF in 2013 and we appreciate their continued confidence in choosing Nasdaq as a primary market listing venue," added Jeff McCarthy, Vice President, Head of ETP Listings at Nasdaq.

-- BERNAMA

 

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NASDAQ LISTS THE GLOBAL X GURU(TM) ACTIVIST INDEX ETF

NEW YORK, April 30 (Bernama) -- Nasdaq announced that Global X Funds will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Global X Guru^TM Activist Index ETF (Symbol: ACTX), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market today, April 29, 2015.

"Activist investing is an increasingly popular alpha strategy, but is often limited to investors in hedge funds and other institutional managers," said Jay Jacobs, Research Analyst at Global X Funds. "With the launch of ACTX, investors can now participate in activist campaigns, but without a 2 and 20 fee structure and with the liquidity and transparency of an ETF."

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Nasdaq Lists The Recon Capital FTSE 100 ETF

NEW YORK, April 30 (Bernama) -- Nasdaq announced that Recon Capital Partners will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), The Recon Capital FTSE 100 ETF (Symbol: UK), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market today, April 29, 2015.

"Nasdaq is a leading-edge and modern marketplace, making it the perfect place to list the Recon Capital FTSE 100 ETF," says Kevin Kelly, CIO of Recon Capital Partners. "It has demonstrated a commitment and a growing presence in the ETP market, which is why we once again turned to the Nasdaq when we decided to launch UK. We believe that Nasdaq's reputation, coupled with the innovative features of UK, will support a successful investor offering."

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Nasdaq Lists The Global X Guru(TM) Activist Index ETF

NEW YORK, April 30 (Bernama) -- Nasdaq announced that Global X Funds will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Global X GuruTM Activist Index ETF (Symbol: ACTX), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market today, April 29, 2015.

"Activist investing is an increasingly popular alpha strategy, but is often limited to investors in hedge funds and other institutional managers," said Jay Jacobs, Research Analyst at Global X Funds. "With the launch of ACTX, investors can now participate in activist campaigns, but without a 2 and 20 fee structure and with the liquidity and transparency of an ETF."

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ENMORE: 12th Oleochem Outlook 2015

SHANGHAI, April 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- ENMORE (formerly known as CBI CHINA) will present its flagship event 12^th Oleochem Outlook 2015 in Xiamen, China on July 8-9.
 
Coming to its 12^th year, the conference will bring 300+ market players including biodiesel producers, palm oil suppliers, fatty acid manufacturers, fatty alcohol manufacturers, surfactant manufacturers, daily-use chemical procurement, additive manufacturers, futures market players, associations and also others to gather in Xiamen, one of the most beautiful seaside cities in China to take a look at the market.

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ENMORE: Chinese Bitumen-China Bitumen Market Focus 2015

SHANGHAI, April 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ENMORE is going to hold the 6th China Bitumen Market Focus 2015 in Chengdu, Sichuan (China) on June 10-11.
 
Chinese buyers began to reduce their procurement when Brent began to drop dramatically from the low price level that has remained since 2014, while China’s consumption tax of fuel oil increased from RMB 812 to RMB 1,218 also made them more hesitant. Meanwhile, teapot refineries in Shandong reverted to cutback bitumen from overseas market.

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New Report Highlights Need for Operators to Check Validated Home Network Data Speeds

SAN RAMON, Calif., April 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report published today by Rethink Research, and sponsored by MoCA®, assesses the performance and reliability of the various home networking standards under real-world conditions and compares these figures with their respective advertised data rates.
 
The report, entitled Performance and Reliability: Home Network Technology Standard Comparison, concludes that there is considerable variation between some of the published and validated speeds. It also sets out a benchmark that can be used by operators to compare validated in-home data speeds.


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PSAV(R) Acquires AVC Live

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PSAV announced today it has acquired AVC Live, a specialist technical production company with a presence in London and the South East of the UK. AVC is a market leader in providing audiovisual and production services to hotels and venues and has an impressive client base throughout numerous sectors, spanning 34 years of operation.
 
PSAV continues to seek growth in the international marketplace, as well as developing the right partnerships; thus the acquisition of AVC. With PSAV’s reputation of five-star service and AVC’s high-end production capabilities, the two companies provide a perfect match to achieve PSAV’s goals. Clients will benefit from the expanded resources in the UK market including increased access to specialized technicians, consultative sales, creative services and advanced equipment, as well as legendary customer service.

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of United Overseas Insurance Limited

SINGAPORE, April 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa-” of United Overseas Insurance Limited (UOI) (Singapore). The outlook for both ratings is stable.

UOI’s rating primarily reflects the company’s excellent risk-adjusted capitalization as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, excellent operating performance and business profile as a member of the United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) group.

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Ex-Morning Musume Girls - Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji & Ai Takahashi... Has Started a New Girlgroup in Japan! Datsumo Musume. Is Now Here in Singapore!

SINGAPORE, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ex Morning Musume members Mari Yaguchi, Nozomi Tsuji & Ai Takahashi have started a new girl group, Datsumo Musume., under the management of Datsumo Labo (Japan HQ/ Singapore Orchard Branch). Datsumo Labo is a hair removal salon that has currently 7 branches in Singapore and 90 branches worldwide. Being a group that “supports all ladies’ beauty and dreams”, they have appeared in Japan’s television, newspapers, magazines, online news, and even on billboards in Shibuya! With their popularity increasing in Japan, their debut in Singapore, Thailand and Hongkong has been confirmed!

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PRA is Named International Clinical Company of the Year

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRA Health Sciences (PRA) is pleased to announce that it was named Clinical Company of the Year at the International Clinical Researcher of the Year award ceremony in London. This is the second year in a row that PRA has won this prestigious award. PRA also swept the Clinical Team of the Year category. PRA winners include:

• Clinical Research Associate: Charlotte Holmes
• Project Manager: Silvia Casellas
• Clinical Team Leader: Emma Lewis
• Clinical Team: Sarah Gage, Ashley King, Katy Mercer, Jo Perry

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Teva Reiterates Commitment to Cash-and-Stock Acquisition of Mylan for $82.00 Per Share

Provides Significant Premium and Immediate Value for Mylan Stockholders and Opportunity to Participate in Upside Potential of Combined Company
 
Combination More Attractive for Mylan Stockholders Than Any Other Alternative
 
JERUSALEM, April 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) today reiterated its commitment to its proposed combination with Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL). As previously announced on April 21, 2015, Teva has proposed to acquire Mylan for $82.00 per share, with the consideration to be comprised of approximately 50 percent cash and 50 percent stock. Teva’s proposal for Mylan implies a total equity value of approximately $43 billion.

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Tinubu Square Announces New Head for Asia Pacific Region

LONDON, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tinubu Square, leader in credit risk software solutions for trade credit insurers and businesses, has today announced the appointment of Charles Dufourcq as Vice President for Asia Pacific. After seven years in Singapore, Charles is widely experienced in the region’s technology market, where he has worked for a number of large international organisations.
 
Since the opening of its Singapore office in 2011, Tinubu Square has built a considerable reputation in Asia and Australia establishing strong relationships with influential customers and with credit insurers. The appointment of Charles Dufourcq, will allow Tinubu to accelerate its three-year growth programme targeted at major international accounts.

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Vermilion Triumphs Again in WealthBriefingAsia Awards

SINGAPORE, April 27 (Bernama) -- Vermilion Software, the leading supplier of client reporting and communications software, announces today that it has been crowned 'Best Client Communications and Reporting' vendor at the WealthBriefingAsia Singapore Awards for the second year in a row.

Showcasing 'best of breed' providers in the global private banking, wealth management and trusted advisor communities, the awards were designed to recognise companies, teams and individuals which the prestigious panel of judges deemed to have 'demonstrated innovation and excellence during 2014'. Vermilion collected its accolade at a gala dinner at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of PVI Reinsurance Joint-stock Corporation

HONG KONG, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of PVI Reinsurance Joint-stock Corporation (PVI Re) (Vietnam). The outlook for both ratings is positive.
 
The ratings reflect PVI Re’s favorable risk-adjusted capitalization, profitable operating results and support from the major shareholders of PVI Holdings.

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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of PVI Insurance Corporation

HONG KONG, April 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb” of PVI Insurance Corporation (PVI Insurance) (Vietnam). The outlook for both ratings is stable.
 
The ratings reflect PVI Insurance’s favorable risk-adjusted capitalization, profitable operating performance and strong presence in the Vietnam non-life insurance market.

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Nasdaq Reports Strong First Quarter 2015 Financial Results

NEW YORK, April 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported results for the first quarter of 2015. First quarter net revenues were $507 million, down 4% from $529 million in the prior year period, driven primarily by a $29 million negative impact from foreign exchange rates. On an organic basis, excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates and acquisitions, first quarter net revenues were unchanged, as 3% organic growth in the non-trading segments was offset by declines in Market Services, largely due to lower volumes.

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Nasdaq Announces 67% Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.25 Per Share

NEW YORK, April 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on the company's outstanding common stock, an increase of 67% from the prior $0.15 per share quarterly dividend.
 
The dividend is payable on June 26, 2015, to shareowners of record at the close of business on June 12, 2015.

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SmartStream Further Enhances Its Exception Management Solution to Provide Enterprise-Wide Capabilities

LONDON, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- SmartStream Technologies, the leader in Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM^®), today announced the release of a new version of their TLM Exception Management solution. This new version will provide enterprise-wide capabilities that include the managing of processes, providing step-by-step operations capabilities and alerting functionality from the front to the back-office.
 
The new functionality has been developed in conjunction with client requests for further enhancements to their exception management capabilities. This functionality is already in use within SmartStream’s own Reference Data Utility (RDU) and now the TLM Exception Management solution will seamlessly interface with all of SmartStream’s solutions as well as other third party solutions, delivering a single point of exception management.

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smartTrade Technologies Wins Waters Best OTC Trading Initiative Awards

NEW YORK, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- smartTrade Technologies announces today that smart-FI™, its end-to-end trading solution designed for Fixed Income and OTC derivatives businesses, was awarded the best sell-side OTC Trading Initiative at the Sell-Side Technology Awards held by Waters Technology. This award recognizes the new and innovative ways of tackling the increasingly electronic derivatives trading landscape, with demonstrable benefits to sell-side firms.

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NSK Europe Improves Supply Chain Efficiency With Descartes' Cloud-Based Transportation Management Solution

AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that NSK Europe, one of the world's leading manufacturers of rolling bearings, automotive components and steering systems, has gained significant efficiencies and enhanced supply chain performance with the cloud-based Descartes Transportation Manager IS™ solution.

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Nasdaq's SMARTS Wins Best Sell-Side Surveillance Product

Waters Technology's 2015 Sell-Side Technology Awards Select SMARTS Trade Surveillance as 'Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product' for Second Year
 
NEW YORK, April 23 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's leading provider of market technology, was recently selected for 'Best Sell-Side Market Surveillance Product' by Waters Technology's Sell-Side Technology Awards for the second consecutive year. Nasdaq received the award for its SMARTS Trade Surveillance technology, which enables customers to find solutions and insight to evolving compliance challenges.

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Allied World Reports an 88.1% Combined Ratio and 13.1% Annualized Net Income Return on Average Shareholders' Equity for the First Quarter 2015

ZUG, Switzerland, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE:AWH) today reported net income of $124.4 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 compared to net income of $177.0 million, or $1.74 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.
 
The company reported operating income of $91.7 million, or $0.93 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015, compared to operating income of $129.9 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.

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Teva Files for Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Regarding Proposed Acquisition of Mylan

Reiterates Commitment to Consummating the Combination of Teva and Mylan
 
JERUSALEM, April 23 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) (TASE:TEVA) today announced that it has filed for premerger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL). As announced on April 21, 2015, Teva proposed to acquire Mylan for $82.00 per Mylan share, with the consideration to be comprised of approximately 50 percent cash and 50 percent stock. Teva’s proposal for Mylan implies a total equity value of approximately $43 billion and an enterprise value of approximately $50 billion.

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Nasdaq Lists The AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF

Only Actively Managed ETF in the Small Cap Growth Space
 
NEW YORK, April 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq announced that US Bancorp will list a new exchange-traded fund (ETF), The AlphaMark Actively Managed Small Cap ETF (Symbol: SMCP), which will begin trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market today, April 21, 2015.
 
"The AlphaMark Small Cap ETF will provide actively managed small cap exposure driven by high quality earnings momentum at a reasonable price to cash flow while utilizing an alpha preservation strategy," said Michael Simon, Founder and CIO of AlphaMark Advisors, LLC.

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Adoption of MoCA 2.0 Drives Increase in Product Certifications

U.S. and International Service Providers Embrace High Performance and Reliability of Connectivity Standard
 
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The migration toward and adoption of MoCA® 2.0 continues to gather traction among operators worldwide. As further demonstrated, certified products incorporating MoCA 2.0 technology outnumber those integrating MoCA 1.1 by a factor of more than three to one.

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ReadySpace Launches Cloud Service on IBM Power Systems

First service in Asia that lets businesses enjoy the high performance, reliability and security of IBM Power Systems through the cloud
 
SINGAPORE, April 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)-- ReadySpace, a leading cloud service provider in the Asia Pacific region, has launched a new service that lets organizations tap on IBM Power Systems powered by the UNIX (AIX) or Linux operating system – through the cloud.


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iQor Donates To National Kidney Foundation

    
KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 (Bernama) -- iQor, a global provider of customer contact solutions and product support services under its Qares program, is to donate RM23,941.60 to the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia on April 21, 2015.

Steve Deacon, Vice President and Richard Tan, Operations Director of iQor would present the cheque at No.29, Jalan Hamilton, 11600 Penang, said iQor in a statement issued today in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.

iQor runs and operates a 14,215 square meter repair facility in Penang, Malaysia, employing more than 550 employees. To date, the program has benefited over 20 global charities whose sole focus is to help those in need.

Through seven more additional facilities in China and Southeast Asia, iQor provides post-sales product and customer support throughout the region for some of the world's largest consumer electronics, wireless and telecom customers.

Steve Deacon, Vice President at iQor in the same statement said: "iQor is committed to creating brighter future for those who are suffering from kidney related illnesses. We are incredibly proud of the contributions from our teams around the world and their dedication to making a noticeable difference in their communities for those less fortunate."

Established in 2013, iQor Qares is a consolidated effort for iQor employees to volunteer time and donate money and/or resources to help address hunger, health and education in the communities in which they work.

For more information on this donation, please go to se.tan@iqor.com

--BERNAMA

 

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