MELBOURNE, Australia & SINGAPORE, June 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today announces it has named Angelo (Ange) Calvitto to lead its asset servicing business across the Asia-Pacific region. Calvitto who was most recently country head for Northern Trust in Australia will succeed William Mak who is retiring from the company…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — PIKOM is hosting the first-ever large-scale online technology exhibition in Malaysia this year. The PIKOM Tech Fair is an inclusive, consolidated digital platform comprising an ecommerce marketplace, exhibition space and B2B matching and meeting avenue. The PIKOM Tech Fair is an advanced digital…

TOKYO, June 1 (Bernama) — – Opportunities to Receive Support for Applicants’ Unusual Inventions and Ideas – KADOKAWA ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc. of Tokyo, the executing agency for the “INNO-vation Program,” implemented by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, presents the 2021 INNO-vation Program ( https://inno.go.jp/en/ ), an…

CHELMSFORD, Mass. June 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — ZOLL® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, and Global Healthcare SG, a developer of portable body cooling solutions, today announced their exclusive distribution agreement. As part of the agreement, ZOLL has exclusive rights to distribute the CarbonCool® Full…

SINGAPORE, June 1 (Bernama) — AM Best is maintaining its negative market segment outlook on India’s non-life insurance industry as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate pressure on India non-life insurers’ underwriting and investment performance.In the new Best’s Market Segment Report, “India Non-Life Insurance,” AM Best states that historically, India’s economic…

Stand a chance to win an iPhone 12 Pro Max and other lucky draw prizesKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 1 (Bernama-PRNewswire) –Gibraltar BSN, one of Malaysia’s fast growing life insurance companies, today launched its Syioking June campaign. Customers can stand a chance to win an iPhone 12 Pro Max and other “syioking” prizes when…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama) — PETRONAS reported a commendable overall performance for the first quarter of 2021, recording an increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) from the corresponding period last year. The results were attributed to the recovery in commodity prices since the initial aftermath of COVID-19, coupled with lower…

OctaFX brought its trading expert Gero Azrul and the famous food blogger Rhys William together to compare the subtleties of cooking with the complexity of trading. KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) — Ramadan Special is the first cooking show in Malaysia produced by a financial company, where guests of the show…

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) — CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB Group” or the “Group”) announced a core¹ profit before tax (“PBT”) of RM1.74 billion for the first quarter ended 31 March 2021 (“1Q21”), an increase of 144.0% from RM714 million in the first quarter ended 31 March 2020 (“1Q20”). The…

TOKYO, May 31 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) launches a new insider guide to Japan categorized into seven themes that will motivate tourists. These seven themes of “Nature,” “Outdoors,” “Tradition,” “Cuisine,” “Relaxation,” “Art” and “Cities” are linked to a concept of “Wellcation” (a mix of well-being and vacation) which…