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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.”

Education and Resources for Investors
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.

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 Expands Commodity Suite of Thermal Coal Assessments for China and Greater Asia

Data aids price discovery & risk management of China’s domestic and imported coal

Asian FTG a premium source of benchmark price assessments commodities today announced it has further expanded its suite of pricing references for China and the greater Asia-Pacific region with the launch of two new thermal coal price assessments for the Chinese market.

“The two price assessments are designed to complement each other by providing a quick and straightforward way for traders and other interested parties to compare the prices of domestic and imported thermal coal in the Chinese market and immediately determine whether there is price arbitrage advantages favoring one type or the other,” said James Hester, Asian FTG Senior Coal Trader.

The new assessments capture physical spot prices for domestic and imported thermal coal with a calorific value of 5,500 kilocalories per kilogram (kcal/kg) on a net-as-received basis as follows:

•  Asian FTG CFR South China: Physical open-market price assessment of thermal coal (including the cost of freight) out of Australia, Colombia, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa that is traded in the seaborne spot market

•  Asian FTG FOB Qinhuangdao: Physical open-market spot assessment of thermal coal (loaded free on board) from ports in northeastern territories.

“Asian FTG believes that providing a consistent independent source of spot price information supports better decision making regarding cargo trade, arbitrage between regions, storing and transporting thermal coal to markets, investment in infrastructure projects and optimal production rates, processing margins and consumption levels,” said Hester.

Asian FTG’s CFR South China and FOB Qinhuangdao thermal coal price assessments are based on all-day market monitoring and data collection of transactions, bids, offers and other information from market participants in the open markets. Assessments reflect values at the close of the physical trading day, local time.

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 Launches New Online Commodity Investment Resource Center

Asian FTG announced today the launch of the next generation online  Commodity Investment Resource Center developed four clients. The re-designed  Commodity Resource Center  offers leading-edge graphical charts that give unique insights into the commodities market at a glance, and a host of advanced tools and search functionality enabling customers of all skill levels to invest in commodities with greater ease, insight and speed.

“Most investors understand that commodity trading is a very profitable way to boost your returns. However, they are underutilized or wrong utilized because many investors don’t know how to research and select commodities and investment strategies in commodities.” said Paul Livingstone, Asian FTG’s Head of trading and Vice President of Investing. “So we’ve rebuilt the Asian FTG Commodity Investing experience from the top down to make buying and selling commodities as seamless, intuitive and straightforward as buying a stock.”

The new  Commodity Resource Center  supports a full range of fixed income investing needs — for novice investors through expert traders — with new features, such as:

Strategy Analyzer – Run historical tests and analyze the performance of your automated trading strategies.

Market Analyzer – A turbo-charged quote sheet allowing you to monitor, sort and rank hundreds of instruments in real time.

•  100 plus indicator columns

•  Rules based cell color coding and alerting

•  Dynamic ranking, sorting and filtering

Trade Performance – Analyze the performance of your historically back-tested trading strategies and/or your live real time trades.

Additional Analytic Tools

•  Time & Sales window

•  Level II market data window

•  Alerts window

•  News & RSS window

” Asian FTG is demonstrating tremendous vision by delivering market-leading tools to make commodity trading more accessible. The Commodity Investment Resource Center is an innovative, content-rich, easy-to-navigate solution that enables Asian FTG customers to manage their portfolios.”

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 Appoints Anthony Feders as COO of Commodity Trading Services for Europe Division

Asian Futures Trading Group has today announced the appointment of Anthony Feders to the position of Chief Operating Officer of its Worldwide Expansion Department to oversee the Asian FTG’s operations in Europe.

In his new role, Mr. Feders is responsible for all aspects of the Worldwide Expansion Department business including sales, operations, technology, product, client service and the organization’s strategic agenda.

Asian FTG’s Worldwide Expansion Department business focuses on new business and customer development services by helping clients – institutional investors, alternative asset managers and broker dealers – optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue.

Mr. Feders was most recently head of Asian FTG Asian Client Management department and was responsible for setting strategy, driving sales and relationship.

“Anthony brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to his new role and will be an invaluable addition to the region. His appointment reflects Asian FTG’s strong commitment to growing the Worldwide Expansion Department offering in Europe,” said Stephen Wu-Chow, Chief Executive Officer of Asian FTG.

“We have a steadfast focus on our clients’ continuing and evolving needs and with Anthony’s experience and guidance we will continue to ensure that our clients have access to the full product and service power of the firm globally,” said Mr. Wu-Chow.

Mr. Feders said the key focus of the Worldwide Expansion Department business will be to continue strengthening client partnerships by leveraging Asian FTG’s global capabilities across all business areas.

“Our global presence means Asian FTG is ideally positioned to partner with our superannuation and investment manager clients in Europe in an increasingly dynamic business environment,” Mr. Feders said.

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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Cardell Company Hong Kong Launches New Website

Hong Kong based Financial Services Firm – Cardell Company Ltd; proudly announces the launch of their new website. The website will help a growing number of international clients learn more about the products and services offered by Cardell Company. The website demonstrates Cardell Company Ltd. focus on the European and American cliental.

“We have noticed a very high demand for our products and services from Europe and United States.  Our new website will allow the English speaking demographic to navigate and understand our products and core business in their native language.  “We are very excited to be able to service and offer our products to Europe and United States of America.”

Cardell company will also be adding additional language services in the near future, French being next in line.

To learn more please visit www.cardell-limited.com

The new international website hosted at www.cardell-limited.com comes with a user friendly interface and also access to clients accounts online facilitating a 24/7 state of the art technology, allowing clients to get connected at all time and be informed about the current status of their holdings with Cardell Company.

“The website will be available in other languages as well over the next few months, including French and Spanish. The previous Chinese website will be fully integrated as well at the same time and will be available on the international web page of Cardell Company at www.cardell-limited.com said Mr. Glen Matthews, Vice President and Chief Information officer at Cardell Company.

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Cardell Company Adds Investment Specialist Daniel Syan, CFA to Enhance Client Service

CARDELL COMPANY HONG KONG is pleased to announce that Daniel Syan has joined the team at Cardell Company Lyd., Asian Division.

A seasoned financial research professional and Chartered Financial Analyst since 2001, Daniel is knowledgeable in all aspects of wealth management and investment advisory operations, and has a proven track record of analyzing and streamlining investment management operations to create a more efficient and error-free environment. He comes to us most recently from Bank of China in Shenzhen, where he served 10 years as an Investment Portfolio Analyst.

“Daniel will play a key role in servicing our Asian clients,” said Mr. David Cardell, CEO & Chairman of the Board at Cardell Company.

. “We welcome his high level of technical expertise and his clear commitment to surpassing our clients’ expectations by proactively managing their issues.”

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Schengen, where he graduated magna cum laude.

“His experience in working mostly with clients from People’s Republic of China (PRC) as well as other Asian developing countries will be an asset for our company. He will be working on developing new and innovative market strategies as well as implementing those strategies with our existing Asian clients base. He will also help in expanding our client base as he brings along a large portfolio of clients that have been very happy with his services and advice and follow him wherever he goes.” added Mr. Cardell.

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George Mattison Cardell Company Presents at the 2014 Hong Kong ICM Conference

Cardell Company HK Strategist George Mattison leads a panel discussion about “Investment Strategies for Asia Pacific Region: Managing Risks from Disruption in Capital Markets” to Business Leaders at the 2014 Hong Kong Investments and Capital Markets Conference.

“The risk of disruptions in the global capital markets poses yet another challenge for emerging market economies and their banks as capital markets adjust to changes in US monetary policy,” says George. “The favorable long-term outlook for economic growth in the emerging markets and prospects for increased portfolio allocations to the emerging markets sector remain intact. However, short-term swings in capital flows could stress the liquidity position of banks in small and middle-sized emerging markets which are closely correlated to their sovereign.” George Mattison adds, “The Management and Boards of emerging market companies would be well served to develop strategic funding plans to anticipate a disorderly economic adjustment scenario. In addition to arranging interbank lines of credit, emerging market banks should set in place asset backed funding programs which they could tap in less than favorable new issuance markets. Recurring inflows of offshore financial payments in major currencies are one potential source of security for banks to leverage. Structures such as Depository Payment Rights securitizations have performed through multiple international debt crises and a broad universe of institutional investors has experience with this asset class.”

George Mattison is a Senior Strategist and Asset Management Executive at Cardell Company in Hong Kong (www.cardell-limited.com), where he advises his institutional clients on corporate and capital markets strategy. Previously he managed global bank fixed income investments at Chase Manhattan in the Earlier in his career he was Portfolio Manager in various financial advisory companies and banks in Asia and US. He holds a BA degree in Business Finance from Michigan University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Doyle Hutton Associates Receives Diversity Leadership Award

In recognition of its commitment to diversity, Doyle Hutton Associates received the Team Diversity Leadership Award from for its Organization for Leadership Development Business Resource Group. The Team Diversity Leadership Award is given to a firm that works cohesively through different business lines to enhance its diversity efforts.

Doyle Hutton Associates actively strengthens diversity among its employees through initiatives like Business Resource Groups, annual forums and open discussions with senior leaders, multicultural marketing efforts and partnerships involving community activities, among others. All Business Resource Groups are sponsored by a senior executive.

Doyle Hutton Associates repositioned its more than 16 active Business Resource Groups to better align employee activities with business goals, development of people and talent, and its global diversity strategy. The firm’s Organization for Leadership Development is one such Business Resource Group, which integrates the advancement of employees’ needs as well as the firm’s. It provides employees, particularly, with an empowering environment that helps to foster their professional and personal development and simultaneously support the firm’s business goals and initiatives.

“Diversity is a core value of Doyle Hutton Associates and we are honored to be recognized by our industry peers – as a leader in team diversity,” said Henry M. Chiang, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Doyle Hutton Associates. “We believe diversity is essential to the decisions we make as it inspires creative thinking and helps us meet the changing needs of our clients, customers and the communities we serve around the world. This exemplifies one of the many ways we actively promote diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and bring people together across our various lines of business.

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Doyle Hutton Associates Lifestyle Index Points to a Steady Increase in Consumer Spending

Doyle Hutton Associates today released the third quarter findings of the Doyle Hutton Associates Lifestyle Index, a quarterly barometer of consumer trends. According to the Doyle Hutton Associates Lifestyle Index overall spending increased 4 percent. Spending was strong across the majority of categories, with solid increases in food, back-to-school, and outdoor/leisure expenditures.

“Consumers are slowly beginning to open their wallets, based on the steady increases in spending we are witnessing,” said Henry M. Chiang, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Doyle Hutton Associates. “The overall trends suggest that consumers are increasing discretionary entertainment and leisure spending on a year-over-year basis, which is a good sign from an economic recovery perspective.”

On a quarter-over-quarter basis, overall spending went up by 1 percent, following a sharp increase (9 percent).

Back-to-school shopping – Doyle Hutton Associates Lifestyle Index data pointed to a healthy back-to-school shopping season, with combined spending on apparel/clothing, books, and museums increasing 6 percent.

Eating out – Consumers spent 22 percent more in food. Restaurant spending was nearly as strong, with a 19 percent year-over-year increase.

Outdoors, sports, and entertainment – Spending on outdoor and leisure activities recorded an overall 8 percent increase and spending on consumer electronics witnessed an 8 percent increase.

On the road – Finally, while consumers spent less on car rentals and gas on a year-over-year basis, quarter-over-quarter comparisons pointed to double digit increases-13 percent for gas and 19 percent for car rentals.

“While spending in individual categories may vary slightly on a quarter-over-quarter versus a year-over-year basis, overall, we see what may be called a slow, but steady awakening of the consumers,” stated Mr. Chiang. “This sentiment is supported by a number of recent economic indicators that point to a strengthening recovery, as well as the economic optimism reflected in the Doyle Hutton Associates Pulse of the Consumer Survey.

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