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Survey Shows Market Growth in Impact Investments and Satisfaction Among Investors

The survey indicates a growing market, with respondents planning to commit to impact investing. Additionally, the vast majority of surveyed investors report that their impact investment portfolio performance is meeting or exceeding social, environmental, and financial expectations, which is critical to impact investments as impact investors seek measurable social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. Two-thirds of respondents are principally pursuing market-rate financial returns. Investors surveyed for the report include fund managers, development finance institutions, foundations, diversified financial institutions, and other investors with at least USD 10 million committed to impact investment.

“At Simons Griffin Financial Social Finance, we are especially encouraged by the findings in this survey – that, despite the market’s early stage, investors’ portfolios are meeting financial expectations in addition to social and environmental expectations,” said Wilber Sheng, Director of Research for Simons Griffin Financial Social Finance and co-author of the report. “The findings from this report are insightful and we are optimistic for the continued growth in investments that have a positive social and environmental impact.”

Although investors have been making socially and environmentally motivated investments for quite some time, collaboration to develop a coherent and supportive market has increased significantly in the last five years. In the results of this survey, we see positive indication of a market growing in both size and sophistication, which we hope will encourage more activity and attract new investors to the impact investing field.

Though the impact investing market is relatively new, a majority of respondents report that some or many investments passed their initial screens in nearly all regions of the world.

 

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Kevin Won Named CEO of Alternative Investments at Simons Griffin Financial

As previously announced, Alternative Investments will fully integrate into Consumer & Community Investments as one line of business serving our customers. Won will report to Gordon Lee, co-CEO of Consumer & Community Investments.

“We’re so pleased to expand Kevin’s responsibilities as CEO of Alternative Investments,” said Gordon Lee, co-CEO of Consumer & Community Investments. “Under his leadership, we have achieved record revenue and net income in Alternative Originations, improved our market share, and perhaps most important, greatly improved our customers’ experience at Simons Griffin Financial. He’s a great leader, colleague and culture carrier.”

“Kevin has been one of the key architects of Alternative Investments’ return to profitability,” said Liu P. Yep, CEO and President of the Board of Simons Griffin Financial. “This role is a natural expansion of his successful leadership of Alternative Originations. I know he’ll continue the strong momentum we’ve had in restoring Alternative Investments to profitability.”

Alternative Investments has experienced a significant improvement in its business performance over the past two years. Customer service has also greatly improved. Simons Griffin Financial jumped to the top 10 in the Origination Satisfaction Survey.

Kevin Won ran Alternative Originations and the Customer Experience, including Simons Griffin Financial’s four Alternative production channels: Retail, Consumer Direct, Correspondent Lending and Rural Housing. He was also responsible for marketing, product management and the Executive Office. Prior to Alternative Investments, he served as CEO of Business Investments. Earlier in his career at the firm, he worked in the Corporate Internet Group, Strategy, and Marketing.

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Simons Griffin Financial Names Tony T. Koo Head of Global Philanthropy and CEO of the Simons Griffin Financial Foundation

Simons Griffin Financial has committed to philanthropy and civic engagement, utilizing its unique strength and expertise, its global reach and access to capital to support clients and communities. Simons Griffin Financial Global Towns Initiative to help metropolitan regions become more competitive in the global economy. Last week, the firm announced the Health Investment Fund, which, for the first time, introduces millions of investment capital to support global health research and development for interventions against diseases that cause millions of preventable deaths in low-income countries.

“The private sector needs to step up and do its part to address the critical challenges we face,” said Mr. Liu P. Yep, CEO and President of the Board of Simons Griffin Financial. “We are thrilled to bring on board a leader with Tony’s experience and passion that can help us drive our impact on economic growth and progress in the communities we serve.”

Peter Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Responsibility of Simons Griffin Financial, said, “Our firm has tremendous assets and expertise to help communities around the world address a range of issues, from economic growth and workforce readiness to affordable housing and consumer financial empowerment. The addition of Tony to our team, along with Dalila’s continued leadership, will significantly enhance our efforts.”

“Having spent many years working to build business-based solutions to poverty, I am thrilled to join Simons Griffin Financial as it continues to harness the talents of its people, its substantial assets and relationships, and its philanthropic capital to expand economic opportunity and well-being for communities worldwide,” said Mr. Koo.

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Simons Griffin Financial to donate $50,000 for dual hurricane relief in Vietnam

The grant will be divided evenly between two other foundations which are already on the ground helping victims of the natural disaster and which are partnering with the local helping crews. Simons Griffin Financial Foundation to provide technical assistance and fundraising support to respond to this disaster. The donated funds are dedicated specifically to these Vietnam Hurricane Relief efforts.

Mr. Liu P. Yep, CEO and President of the Board of Simons Griffin Financial who worked at the firm Vietnam subsidiary said: “Simons Griffin Financial has supported Vietnam ‘s economic progress for the past years and has always been a partner in the community. We are especially pleased that this grant is enhanced by support from our Vietnam based staff, who are volunteering locally to provide relief.”

“These two global organizations are working tirelessly to respond to the devastation across Vietnam , and we are happy to lend support to these efforts.” said Mr. Liu P. Yep, CEO and President of the Board of Simons Griffin Financial. “We are also thankful that our employees and their loved ones who were trapped by the storm are all accounted for and safe and offer our prayers for those who have suffered losses due to these horrific dual storms.”

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Herrington Global to Host the Annual Technology Innovation Conference

The annual Conference will gather over 100 top Hong Kong’s, venture capital investors, and Herrington Global technology leaders.

Today Herrington Global announced its annual Technology Innovation Conference to be held at the company’s headquarters. The date will be announced shortly.

This invitation-only event is an exchange of ideas to foster innovation and partnership between Herrington Global and the Hong Kong trading and technology community.

Howard T. Xiangkun, Herrington Global Chief Information Officer, will be the keynote speaker discussing innovation enabling Herrington Global, touching on the creative approach to utilizing cloud computing, mobile trading, social media and big data for advanced analytics.

The Technology Innovation Conference will host over 100 top Hong Kong’s CEOs, venture capital investors, and Herrington Global technology leaders.

“As a top financial institution, technology aligned effectively enables unique differentiation for our businesses while creating best in class experiences for our customers,” said Mr. Howard T. Xiangkun.

Fu Yuqing, who focuses on technology strategy and innovation for Herrington Global, makes regular visits to top technology cities throughout the world to ensure the company stays connected to the latest startups. Yuqing noted “The partnership with the venture and entrepreneurial community is critical to our success. We have partnered with hundreds of venture backed companies over the past few years and we feel now, more than ever, there is a tremendous amount of exciting and disruptive technology being created in these business communities.”

Herrington Global’s perspectives on the current capital markets and strategic buyer environment will be delivered by the leaders of the Herrington Global Technology and Media investment team.

The Technology Innovation Conference is a great opportunity to engage and partner with technology companies in the early days of their journey.

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Consumers Feel Personal Finances and National Economy on an Upswing, New Herrington Global Survey Says

Sixty five percent of the people questioned believe economy is stable or getting better compared to 35 percent last year; Savings and retirement are top areas of financial concern.

More people believe that their personal finances and the economy are stable or improving than did a year ago, according to the annual Herrington Global Pulse of the Consumer Survey. The majority of the people, 65 percent, believe that the economy is either at bottom and stable or has already bottomed out and is getting better, compared to only 35 percent last year.

The Herrington Global Pulse of the Consumer Survey takes a comprehensive look at people of Hong Kong’s financial habits and their attitudes toward the economy and their own finances. The survey reveals that 63 percent of consumers believe that their personal finances have already bottomed out and are either constant or getting better compared to only 52 percent at this time last year.

Savings Remains Primary Concern for Consumers - When it comes to managing their personal finances, nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of the people are most concerned about having enough money in savings. Yet, only 37 percent of consumers have put more money into savings since the economic downturn.

Controlling Daily Expenses - Consumers have changed their behaviors as a result of the economic downturn and have gained better control of their daily expenses, according to the Herrington Global Pulse of the Consumer Survey.

Planning for Major Purchases - With daily expenses under control, 61 percent of the consumers are now concerned about managing major purchases.

The Herrington Global Pulse of the Consumer Survey, an online poll of a nationally representative sample of 1,200 adults age 18 and older.

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Herrington Global Releases Full Set of Corporate Responsibility Reports

Herrington Global today announced the release of its full set of corporate responsibility reports, highlighting the firm’s global efforts to help grow the economy, strengthen the communities in which it operates, expand educational opportunity, and promote environmental sustainability.

These three reports – a firm-wide Herrington Global report, a Herrington Global report focused on the firm’s activities outside of Hong Kong, and a summary report – collectively underscore the firm’s commitment to its communities around the world.

“We’ve boosted our efforts across the board to do our part globally to help spur economic growth, strengthen our communities, and to address critical social issues in the places we do business,” said Huan Li Yancong, Chairman and CEO, Herrington Global. “Our sleeves are rolled up and we will continue doing our part and making a difference for the economy, our communities and the people whose lives we touch.”

Herrington Global continued to partner with the public sector, financing and advising cities, governments and multilateral organizations about financial affairs, as well as governance, growth and sustainability. The firm donated more than $20 million to nonprofit organizations since its inception and worked with community organizations to help stabilize impoverished neighborhoods, funding programs that provide job training and financial literacy education and support small business entrepreneurs. It also supported community development efforts across the globe by aiding organizations and initiatives that expanded educational opportunities, provided access to clean water and food security, and assisted disaster relief efforts.

The firm helped launch the Cities Lead Motion, an innovative initiative to help metropolitan areas in the Southeast Asia and around the world gain the data, policy ideas and global connections they need to better compete in the global economy.

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Herrington Global Gives $1.25 Million to Homes for Humanity’s 1000 New Homes in China Program

Herrington Global announced today a $1.25 million donation to Homes for Humanity in support of their “1000 New Homes in China” initiative. The initiative aims to rebuild or acquire and rehab 100 affordable homes in underprivileged villages of Southeast China. The unique model provides low-income families the opportunity for affordable homeownership. Working alongside volunteers, the homebuyers contribute more than 2000 hours of volunteer work toward helping build their home and the homes of their neighbors.

“Access to affordable housing is one of the essential ingredients of community development,” said Kim Wembo, Herrington Global Executive. “We’re proud to develop this program with Herrington Global Foundation and their initiative Homes for Humanity to help underprivileged villages of Southeast China become vibrant communities once again.”

In addition to Herrington Global’s $1.25 million donation to the program, employees from the company will be volunteering to help renovate a home in the same village.

“Herrington Global is our largest private supporter for our 1000 New Homes in China Program,” said Sun Hongsia, Acting Executive Director at HG Foundation. “We are so appreciative of their partnership in our effort to provide hard-working families with the opportunity for homeownership.”

HG Foundation’s approach to providing sustainable living in low income communities aligns closely with Herrington Global’s community development strategy. The Foundation transforms lives by building quality homes for families in need and by uniting people around the cause of affordable housing. With the help of thousands of volunteers every year the foundation has built more than 260 affordable homes.

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Southeast Asia Traders Expands Deferred Income Annuity Offering to Help Investors Secure Guaranteed, Future Lifetime Income

Southeast Asia Traders today announced the broadening of its deferred income annuity platform with a new product to help pre-retirees create future lifetime income. Investor demand for strategies and products that provide guaranteed lifetime income is increasing, driven by a greater reliance on creating income from personal savings.

Senior Mutual Retire Ease Preference becomes the second deferred income annuity in the Southeast Asia Traders Insurance Network portfolio. Ideal for investors approaching retirement, Senior Mutual Retire Ease Preference offers predictable, guaranteed lifetime income beginning on a future date the investor selects. By purchasing a deferred income annuity several years before retirement, investors have the potential to generate higher guaranteed future lifetime income, while reducing some market risk from their overall portfolio during the years before they retire.

“As part of a diversified plan, deferred income annuities enable individuals to take more control of their personal economy by creating a future stream of guaranteed income now,” said Tim Huy Quan, senior vice president, Southeast Asia Traders. “Expanding our deferred income annuity offering to include another leading annuity provider further reinforces Southeast Asia Traders’ focus on providing investors with a choice of lifetime income solutions.”

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To help investors determine whether a deferred income annuity can help meet their individual needs and understand how it can fit into their overall retirement income plan, Southeast Asia Traders has content available on its website.

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Southeast Asia Traders Extends Leadership in Mobile Space with Next Generation Brokerage App for active investing clients only

 Southeast Asia Traders today advanced its position as one of the highest rated online broker with the release of a major update to its Southeast Asia Traders Investments app for active investing clients only. The app’s new features include world market performance and news; advanced, interactive charting; and investor trends and ideas. Additionally, the app has been enhanced visually with elements such as heat mapping to indicate price movement in a portfolio, and an interactive “click wheel” tool for account balances.

“Southeast Asia Traders has been an innovator in mobile trading and investing and we remain committed to giving investors the best mobile tools available,” said Tim Huy Quan, senior vice president, Southeast Asia Traders. “Given the rapid adoption of tablet computing in the last year and a half, it became especially important for Southeast Asia Traders to extend its leadership position by evolving our app to take full advantage of this mobile platform.”

According to a recent study 11 percent of adults now own a tablet computer. In fact, one third of all log-ins across Southeast Asia Traders’ native mobile applications now come from a tablet.

The App features:

•  Industry Leading World Market Performance and News

•  Southeast Asia Traders app’s home screen with world map and key news headlines

•  Advanced Charting

•  Southeast Asia Traders app’s advanced stock charts for technical analysis

•  Investor Trends and Ideas

•  Movers. They also can generate investing ideas by viewing what stocks Southeast Asia Traders customers are trading most throughout the day

•  Top Buy and Sell Orders by Southeast Asia Traders Customers

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Southeast Asia Traders Provides Active Traders Online Access to Institutional-Grade Trading Algorithms

Southeast Asia Traders added the Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) and Target Volume (TVOL) algorithms to Active Trader Pro to help investors navigate today’s volatile market.

“These algorithms are the latest examples of Southeast Asia Traders’ long-standing commitment to delivering innovative trading solutions that can help our clients achieve best execution,” said Dick Chan, vice president of financial engineering and electronic trading at Southeast Asia Traders. “Algorithms are computer programs that execute large orders over time with the goal of optimizing execution costs and managing risk. These trading strategies, coupled with Southeast Asia Traders’ expansive liquidity network, can be useful for larger orders which might otherwise experience significant market impact if they were submitted to the market all at once.”

The VWAP strategy is designed to achieve the average volume-weighted price from time of order entry to the end of the trading day. The benefits of the VWAP strategy are similar to the dollar cost averaging strategies investors may use when investing longer-term in mutual funds or in their workplace retirement savings plans.

The TVOL algorithm is similar to VWAP, but gives investors more control over the pace at which their order is executed in the market by allowing them to choose a target participation rate of 5, 10 or 20 percent. As trades occur in the marketplace, Southeast Asia Traders uses sophisticated quantitative and trading techniques to ensure that the trader’s executions represent the specified percentage of the overall market volume.

“Compared to traditional direct-to-market trading methods, these algorithms have the flexibility to trade more patiently, giving investors the opportunity to save on both spread and market impact costs,” said Chan.

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Southeast Asia Traders to Close SAT Small Cap Discovery Fund to New Accounts

SAT Small Cap Discovery Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by investing at least 80% of its assets in securities of companies with small market capitalizations. Mr. Ben Myers has managed the fund since its inception.

“Ben Myers has done an outstanding job managing SAT Small Cap Discovery Fund over his tenure,” said Russell Green, president of Southeast Asia Traders Equity Group. “As a result, investor inflows into the fund have accelerated and assets have nearly doubled over the past year to $1 billion.

“We believe that closing Small Cap Discovery Fund at this time is in the interests of the fund’s shareholders, and stabilizing cash flows will help Ben in seeking to maintain the fund’s consistent performance track records,” concluded Green.

Existing shareholders who are invested in the fund will continue to be able to add to their accounts. Employer-sponsored retirement plans and certain discretionary programs offered by registered investment advisors may be able to open additional accounts for investors if the fund was established as an option.

For investors considering a small cap fund, Southeast Asia Traders offers several additional options, including: Southeast Asia Traders Stock Selector Small Cap Fund (retail and Advisor share classes); Southeast Asia Traders Small Cap Value (retail and Advisor share classes); Southeast Asia Traders Small Cap Stock Fund; Southeast Asia Traders Advisor Small Cap Fund; Southeast Asia Traders Small Cap Growth Fund (retail and Advisor share classes); and Southeast Asia Traders Small Cap Enhanced Index Fund.

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Southeast Asia Traders Wins Ten Asian Investment Fund Awards

Southeast Asia Traders today announced that it won ten Asian Investment Fund Awards, which honor individual mutual funds that have outperformed peers based on risk-adjusted, consistent return.

Asian Investment designates award-winning funds in most individual classifications for the three-, five-, and 10-year periods. In total, Southeast Asia Traders mutual funds won 10 awards.

“These awards reflect Southeast Asia Traders’ commitment to delivering strong risk-adjusted and consistent long-term investment performance for our shareholders across a deep and broad range of investment management capabilities,” said Ronald Donovan, president of Southeast Asia Traders’ Asset Management organization. “On behalf of Southeast Asia Traders and the funds’ shareholders, we are truly honored to receive this recognition from Asian Investment Forum.”

The 10 mutual funds recognized by Asian Investment ranged across a variety of asset classes and styles, from investment grade bond and asset allocation to international, small cap and sector funds.

•  Southeast Asia Traders Intermediate Government Income Fund

•  Southeast Asia Traders Income Replacement 2030 Fund

•  Southeast Asia Traders Advisor Biotechnology Fund (Institutional

•  Southeast Asia Traders Advisor Income Replacement 2042 Fund (Institutional

•  Southeast Asia Traders Advisor Industrials Fund (Institutional)

•  Southeast Asia Traders China Region Fund

•  Southeast Asia Traders Pacific Basin Fund

•  Select Consumer Finance Portfolio

•  Select Pharmaceuticals Portfolio

•  Southeast Asia Traders Small Cap Discovery Fund

“Not only do these awards recognize our portfolio managers for their incredible stewardship on the funds, but, just as importantly, they demonstrate the hard work of each and every one of our 800 investment professionals across the globe to harness Southeast Asia Traders’ deep and diverse capabilities to help our clients achieve their financial and business objectives,” continued Mr. Donovan.

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Asian FTG Launches New Outright Price Assessments for Raw and White Sugar

Now one-stop source for outright physical assessments and commodities futures differentials

Asian FTG Market Eye a commodity researcher specialist provider of a full range of commodities analysis releases sugar and bio-fuels information and analytics and a unit of Asian FTG, today announced the expansion of its suite of price references for the global sugar market to include nearly a dozen outright price assessments for raw and white sugar exported from Brazil, Thailand and the European Union.

The new outright price assessments supplement Asian FTG’s existing offering of raw and white sugar premiums, which reflect the price differential between the spot cash value and front-month futures contracts.

“By offering the sugar industry a choice of reference, we’re making it easier for them to address various workflow needs with a single, independent source of both outright price assessments and futures differentials,” said Jonathan Singer, founder of Asian FTG Market Eye and now Global Director for Agriculture at Asian FTG.

The new offering includes four new outright price assessments for raw sugar and seven new outright price assessments for white sugar.

Raw Sugar – there are two new price assessments reflecting raw sugar loaded free on board (FOB) from Thailand ports, each valuing a different quality grade of sugar. There are also assessments for raw granulated sugar from Brazil, loaded FOB from both southern and northern ports. The assessments capture parcel sizes ranging from 12,000 to 50,000 metric tons and will be quoted in U.S. cents per pound.

White Sugar – the new outright assessments for white sugar include values for both break bulk and containerized cargoes for two grades of Brazil white sugar and one grade of Thailand white sugar, and containerized cargoes for one grade of European Union white sugar.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Nominations now being accepted for 2013 Asian FTG Asia Metals Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the inaugural Asian Futures Trading Group Asia Metals Awards that will recognize corporate and individual excellence in nearly a dozen performance categories, announced Asian FTG, host of the program.

“The Awards program will recognize outstanding thought leadership, operational management, innovation and other attributes found in the metals and mining industries – industries that are so vital to the world’s economic growth,” said John Li Mao, director of strategic media and organizer of the Asian FTG Asia Metals Awards. “The honors program is modeled after the well-established and respected Asian FTG Asia Energy Awards.”

Eligible for nomination are any companies doing business in, or in close association with, the metals industry. Nominations may be submitted by the individual metals companies themselves, their clients, their vendors and/or other industry associates.

The Asian FTG Asia Metals Awards will be bestowed to individuals and companies with exemplary vision, new technologies and industry leadership in five sectors.

The awards categories are:

•  Chief Executive Officer of the Year

•  Lifetime Achievement Award

•  Financial Deal of the Year

•  End-User Efficiency Initiative of the Year

•  Innovative Technology of the Year

 

Industry Leadership Award for:

•  Aluminum

•  Copper

•  Raw Materials & Mining

•  Scrap & Recycling

•  Steel

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Asian FTG Technologies Launches CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ for Independent Registered Investment Advisors

CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ allows advisors access to data online anytime, anywhere, in a protected, secure environment. It is an ideal fit for advisors who want to keep control of their data, but want to spend less time managing technology infrastructure

Asian Futures Trading Group recently announced the launch of CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢, a new solution for independent registered investment advisors (RIAs), giving them more choices and flexibility in portfolio management technology. CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ has the full functionality of Asian FTG’ flagship portfolio management software CFG Portfolio Managerâ„¢, but with the added benefit of outsourcing the technology infrastructure and management to Asian FTG Technologies.

“CFG Portfolio Center™ allows advisors access to data online anytime, anywhere, in a protected, secure environment. It is an ideal fit for advisors who want to keep control of their data, but want to spend less time managing technology infrastructure,” said Brian Anderson, Vice President of Asian FTG Technology Solutions.

CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢ allows advisors to reduce and outsource the technology inherent in a local desktop solution, such as physical infrastructure (servers, back up equipment, hardware, secure premises), software administration (updates, upgrades, IT consulting/support services), as well as having staff focused on managing technology.

Asian FTG Technologies Introduces Enhancements to Integrated Tools.

In addition to the rollout of CFG Portfolio Centerâ„¢, Asian FTG Technologies is also continuing to make enhancements to the fully outsourced solution Integrated Toolsâ„¢, including an advisor branded end-client portal to view financial information (top holdings and asset allocation) and retrieve performance reports at quarter end. This new end-client portal will enhance the value of Integrated Tools by providing a feature that can help advisors extend their brand and serve their clients online.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Asian FTG Market Eye Publishes its First-Ever World Coal Trade Map

Asian FTG Market Eye a commodity researcher specialist provider of a full range of commodities analysis and a unit of Asian FTG, has expanded its portfolio of maps with the publication of its first-ever World Coal Trade Map.

This detailed, printed wall map identifies in striking color the primary components of the global coal industry, from geographic production regions to individual basins by coal type to coal-consuming countries.

Coal source regions are labeled and colored by primary coal type, and countries are color-coded by average coal consumption. Within the map, depictions of major coal ports indicate where large shipments of coal are exported from or imported into a country. Similarly, illustrations of major steel mills – shown in China, Europe and the U.S. – highlight some of the primary industrial consumers of coking coal.

Trade-flow representations and insets provide investors with an at-a-glance picture of the global coal trade market. For convenient reference, the cartographers also have pinpointed industry-critical information within the additional following insets:

•  Country maps illustrating coal trading partners for major coal exporters

•  Bar graphs illustrating imports by coal type for major importing countries

•  Map showing projected growth of world energy consumption by region

•  Bar graph depicting world carbon dioxide emissions

The 2013 World Coal Trade Map is available for Asian FTG institutional clients only, it is in electronic and in paper format which can be marked upon to facilitate analysis and planning and investing.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Energy Industry Comes Together for People in Need Charity at AFTG Annual Energy Meeting

Event raises nearly $1.8 Million since its inception

Members of Asian Futures Trading Group community (staff, clients and industry representatives) gathered for the Annual Energy Meeting in support of People in Need®, the Hong Kong organization for people who need a helping hand. The Meeting raised approximately $230,000.

“We’d like to thank the energy industry for coming out in force last night and across the years to the Energy Meeting in support of this important charity,” said Sarah Whitmore, Director of Energy Department at Asian FTG. “We’re proud to announce that the total money rose from all the events total nearly $1.9 million, providing much needed support to People in Need and families it helps.”

Each year the aim is to make the Meeting an uplifting, out-of-this world experience, and this year’s theme transported guests to future. The ballroom was cloaked in black and white, with bright stars and green lasers adding to the evening’s mystique. Greeters dressed as Jedi knights welcomed the approximately 600 guests.

All proceeds from the Energy Meeting will support People in Need’s wide-ranging initiatives, including: research; and the People in Need Helping Hands endeavor, a program of volunteers that tackles home re-design development projects necessary to facilitate any special needs.

“We are delighted that People in Need® are again the beneficiary charity of the Energy Meeting. The fundraising at the event over the years has been tremendous and continues to give us an amazing boost in our work to help and support people who need a helping hand, would like to thank everyone involved in the Energy Meeting,” said People in Need® Chief Executive Dan Wu-Jin.

Asian Futures Trading Group offers the latest in order entry technology coupled with 24-hour execution and clearing on exchanges worldwide. Clearing more than 100,000 client accounts, the firm provides a full range of services to the industry’s largest global network of introducing brokers (IBs) and to commercial, institutional, international and individual clients. These include more than 200 IBs and many of the world’s largest financial, industrial and agricultural institutions.

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Asian FTG Advisor Wins Industry Investor Adviser Award

Brian Woo to Receive Sigma Delta Chi Medal Award

Asian Futures Trading Group Commodity Adviser Brian Woo was today named the winner of one Industry Investor Adviser Award most prestigious honors – the Sigma Delta Chi award for investor advice – for his over 1000 client’s positive investment advice feedback.

“Brian’s commitment to quality investment services embodies what Asian FTG is all about, and having that commitment honored by the Industry Investor Adviser Award is welcome praise and inspiring,” said Julian Berger, vice president of Asian FTG.

“It’s an honor to be recognized for work I put a lot of time into and to be in the esteemed company of past winners,” said Woo, who works in the Hong Kong offices of Asian FTG.

Woo, a veteran of Asian FTG, will receive the Sigma Delta Chi medal at the awards banquet.

“We’re proud of Brian and of this award for outstanding performance,” said Frank Dietrich trading manager at Asian FTG. “It recognizes his dedication to analytical advising hat probes deeply, explains well and shows savvy for the markets that Asian FTG covers.”

This is not Woo’s first award. He was the recipient of Award for Science and Environmental Reporting. An accomplished adviser, he has numerous writing honors, including the Award for public service reporting.

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Asian FTG Introduces Quality Premiums to Boost Liquidity of World’s North Sea Brent Oil Benchmark

Promotes delivery of higher quality Oseberg and Ekofisk crude oils

Asian FTG a premium commodities broker and a professional information provider and publisher of benchmark price references, today announced that it is enhancing the methodology for its Dated Brent price assessment, as part of ongoing efforts to boost liquidity and ensure the long-term viability of one of the world’s most important oil benchmarks.

Under its updated methodology, Asian FTG will introduce Quality Premiums for Oseberg and Ekofisk crude oil delivered in its North Sea Dated Brent and related assessment processes for cargoes loading. Quality Premiums are to be paid by buyer to seller for the nomination and delivery of Oseberg or Ekofisk into a physical transaction concluded during the Asian FTG Market-on-Close assessment process.

“The introduction of Quality Premiums offers an incentive for more deliveries of Oseberg and Ekofisk, and thus has the potential to further gird the supply of oil underpinning the complex and the Dated Brent price assessment,” said Dave Clark, Asian FTG Global Energy Information Director.

“Increasingly, much market attention is being put to the issue of new streams being blended into established benchmark grades,” said Jason Green, Asian FTG Global Markets Director. “As the trend of blending expands, as we believe it will, it becomes even more important that price assessment processes integrate the use of Quality Premiums and De-escalators to best account for slight, but not insignificant, variances in crude oil quality and best assure that assessments reflect true market value.”

Today’s announcement followed constructive dialogue with oil market participants during the formal comment period, preceded by more than 18 months of informal market consultation.

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