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Asian (FTG) Futures Trading Group Receives Green Stamp for Largest Waste-fired Plant Sponsoring

Under a new agreement, Asian Futures Trading Group will handle the sale of power and certificates for the waste incineration plant located in China.

“The Asian market is especially attractive,” says Asian (FTG) Futures Trading Group (www.asian-ftg.com) energy manager Tom Wing. “The challenge is that climate certification is an extremely complex area, and so it was crucial that Asian Futures Trading Group made the process simple and easy. It required little effort from our side and we are now looking at an attractive cash return,” he adds.

The certificates are electronic certificates issued by the Hong Kong regulatory board to accredited power stations for each of renewable source electricity generated.

Asian Futures Trading Group is experiencing a growing demand for certification of origin and the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. In addition to Asian Futures Trading Group handling certified wind turbines, 100% biomass-fired plants and Chinese cogeneration plants.

Asian Futures Trading Group Head of Origination Ren Shujing adds: “This was very successful for the client. They are receiving an attractive financial subsidy and don’t have to do anything for it.”

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Asian (FTG) Futures Trading Group Research Department Releases the Global Industrial Automation Report

The Dictionary defines automation as “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically.” Virtually all industries are now using some or the other sort of automation processes in order to increase the overall output and also reduce labor costs. Industrial automation, meanwhile, makes use of robotic devices to complete manufacturing tasks. Industrial automation has a very important role to play in the manufacturing industry. Some of the advantages of industrial automation include stricter quality control, higher waste reduction, and increased integration with business systems, amongst others.

In recent years, China has emerged as a major force in the industrial automation industry, with most automation companies having direct exposure to the Chinese markets. Most automation companies now have a major presence in China. For example, according to Asian (FTG) Futures Trading Group (www.asian-ftg.com), China accounts for more than almost 50% of all its CPU/PLC units sold worldwide. Asian Futures Trading Group Research analyzes the Global Industrial Automation Industry in its latest research offering.

The report includes the following:

•  An introduction to automation and industrial automation through definitions and a look at the benefits of industrial automation;

•  A thorough analysis of the global industrial automation industry makes up a significant chunk of this report.

•  An analysis of discrete automation is followed by an in-depth analysis of the importance of China to the global automation industry.

•  An analysis of major end user markets in which industrial automation processes are utilized follows. We analyze nine major sectors such as Aerospace & Defense, Automobile, Chemicals, consumer, mining, oil & gas, amongst others.

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Asian FTG Futures Trading Group Earns Asian Commodities Trading Award

Alongside representatives from leading Hong Kong companies, Michael Tian Janguo, CEO of Asian Futures Trading Group received the award at an event officiated by the Chief Official of Trade and Asian Affairs, in Hong Kong.

Asian FTG Futures Trading Group (www.asian-ftg.com) the company has grown revenues to almost 90% every year. Four new markets were added last year and Asian Futures Trading Group now trades in 32 countries across the world. Twenty-seven nationalities are represented in the company’s 300 staff, which has almost doubled since last year.

In selecting Asian Futures Trading Group, the Award Winning panel cited the following reasons for the company’s success:

•  Be the first in the market – pioneers have the advantage of being one step ahead

•  Have a solid roadmap for entering new markets that can be adapted to match local conditions

•  Stay close to your customers

•  Recruit staff with local knowledge, language and culture

•  Hold on to your values

•  Be a great place to work where people are inspired to be the best they can be

•  Nurture a winning network of customers and suppliers, together we create mutual, enduring value.

•  Maximize long-term return to shareowners while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.

•  Be a highly effective, lean and fast-moving organization.

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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.

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 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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