Banking/Financial Service

Acorn International Announces Appointment of Independent Financial Advisor and Legal Counsel to Special Committee

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading marketing and branding company inChina, today announced that the special committee of independent directors of the Company's board of directors, consisting ofUrs P. Zimmerman, Jenny...

2020-01-22 19:30 18035

China Finance Online Regaining of Minimum Bid Price Compliance

BEIJING, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Finance Online Co. Limited ("China Finance Online", or the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") (NASDAQ GS: JRJC), a leading web-based financial services company that provides Chinese retail investors with fintech-powered online access to securities trading...

2020-01-22 19:15 16739

Trip.com Group Ltd. to Report Fourth Quarter of 2019 Financial Results on February 26, 2020 U.S. Time

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: TCOM), a leading one-stop travel service provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and corporate travel management, will announce its fourth quarter of 2019 results onWednesday, February 26,...

2020-01-22 17:00 16797

Guangzhou Night Debuted in WEF Annual Meeting

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On the night of January 21 (GMT+1),Guangzhou, China organized Guangzhou Night event in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting for the very first time.Guangzhou Night is co-organized by the People's Government of Guangzhou Municipality and C...

2020-01-22 16:16 1908

SINOIF launched market making for CNH futures in HKEX

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- West Coast Ltd., a subsidiary of SINOIF, has been qualified as market maker for CNH Futures (USD / CNH) inHong Kong stock exchange, and has been undertaking the responsibilities and obligations as market maker beginningJanuary 22, 2020. HKEX launched the U...

2020-01-22 09:00 2621

Cognate BioServices closes Series B and completes acquisition of Cobra Biologics

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognate BioServices, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specialized in cell and cell-mediated gene therapy products today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Cobra Biologics, a leading CDMO speciali...

2020-01-22 08:04 2882

Grab Advances 'Tech For Good' Agenda at WEF; Contributes to New Industry Guidelines

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grab, Southeast Asia's leading super app, today convened global leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting inDavos, Switzerland, to discuss the roles and expectations of technology companies in using "technology for good" ...

2020-01-22 02:04 3220

BMO Financial Group Named to Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Ranking

* BMO ranked top bank in North America * Reflects commitment to sustainable future and carbon neutrality TORONTO and DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) today announced it has been named to Corporate Knights' 2020 Global 100 Most Sustaina...

2020-01-21 21:45 18161

Great Stride in Hainan's Economic Transformation and Development

HAIKOU, China, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 17, the representative of People's Government of Hainan Province revealed at the second press conference held at the Third Session of the Sixth National People's Congress of Hainan Province that the People's Government of Hainan Province had ...

2020-01-21 18:56 2213

Phoenix Finance receives Most Innovative Fintech E-Wealth Management Platform award at The Wealth APAC forum

SHANGHAI, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wealth APAC forum – IPWM & IFWM China Awards 2019 were hosted in Shanghai by WEALTH Magazine on December 18, 2019. The forum brought together 100 well-known experts from the Asian Pacific wealth management community and executives from top financial ins...

2020-01-21 17:45 1757

TAL Education Group Announces Unaudited Financial Results for the Third Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2019

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 endedNovember 30, 2019. Highlights for the T...

2020-01-21 16:00 17557

TAL Education Group Announces Changes to Board of Directors

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yunfeng Bai to TAL's board of directors and the resignation of Mr. Yachao Liu from his post as a ...

2020-01-21 16:00 18163

V1 Group Issues 75,000,000 Placing Shares at a Price of HK$0.2 Per Placing Share

HONG KONG, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- One of China's top 100 internet companies with a tri-core "Video+" business focus,V1 Group Limited ("V1 Group" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 00082.HK), today announced to allot and issue the 75,000,000 Placing S...

2020-01-21 14:40 19304

Thailand Board of Investment Promotes Major Infrastructure Projects to Support Growth Over the Next Five years

BANGKOK, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thailand expects its ongoing investment in major infrastructure to be the basis of growth in the next five years, Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, Deputy Secretary General to the Prime Minister and Secretary to theThailand's Council of Economic Ministers, said at a re...

2020-01-21 14:32 2514

Leading payments provider NIUM brings on Yogesh Sangle to drive payments ecosystem growth

SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NIUM, a global payments platform, has appointedYogesh Sangle as its new Global Head of Consumer Business. This comes as the company looks to further expand and develop its payments ecosystem to make money movement easier for consumers and businesses around...

2020-01-21 11:00 4320

Shiji Group Selects Onyx CenterSource as Commission Payment Processing Partner for Shiji Distribution Solutions

BEIJING, Jan. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shiji Group, a global leader in providing secure and scalable technology stacks for the hospitality, food service, retail and entertainment industry, announced that they are partnering with Onyx CenterSource, a leading global provider of B2B payments and bus...

2020-01-21 09:00 2351

MassMutual Ventures announces USD $100 million second fund for Southeast Asia

BOSTON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MassMutual Ventures (MMV) ( https://massmutualventures.com/ ) announced today that it has launched a second fund ofUS$100 million for Southeast Asia, bringing its total capital under management toUS$350 million ac...

2020-01-21 08:00 1766

3B Scientific Acquires iSimulate

HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 3B Scientific, a portfolio company of J.H. Whitney Capital Partners, LLC and the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of anatomical models and medical simulation products for healthcare and patient education, announced that it has entere...

2020-01-21 03:07 2625

CEO Pessimism Over Global Growth Reaches Record High - PwC

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As we enter a new decade, CEOs are showing record levels of pessimism in the global economy, with 53% predicting a decline in the rate of economic growth in 2020. This is up from 29% in 2019 and just 5% in 2018 – the highest level of pessimism sin...

2020-01-21 01:30 2986

SaaS-Blockchain Platform FiO Releases Alpha Version at Google Developer Group Meetup in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The disruptive SaaS platform FiO kicked off its ambitious 2020 roadmap this week inTaiwan. The company officially released its platform's alpha version at a Google Developers Group (GDG) meetup in Taichung,Taiwan, where a senior FiO engineer delivered a keyno...

2020-01-21 00:00 1779

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