​SATURNA SDN BHD NAMES NEW PRESIDENT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 20 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Saturna Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based Saturna Capital Corporation, recently announced the appointment of Shahariah Shaharudin as its new president. Ms. Shaharudin is filling the position previously held by Monem Salam who has returned to Saturna’s U.S. office.

“We are excited that Shaha will lead our organization in Malaysia,” said Monem Salam, executive vice president and fund manager of Saturna Capital. “Her deep experience in this market will ensure that Saturna continues to innovate and remain on the cutting edge of both Islamic and sustainable investing, proving, over the long run, that the combination of these two styles is a win-win for investors.”

A tenured and experienced professional with over 30 years of experience in commercial banking, fund management, and stockbroking, Ms. Shaharudin holds a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois in Springfield, Illinois, USA, and a Bachelor of Business Administration and Economics degree from Knox College, Illinois, USA.

She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director of Kenanga Islamic Investors Berhad (KIIB). Under her leadership, Kenanga Group won the Best Equity – Malaysia Islamic Fund award for The Edge | Thompson Reuters Lipper Malaysia 2017 and 2018. The Kenanga Syariah Growth Fund also won the Fundsupermart.com’s Recommended Unit Trusts Under the Core Equity – Malaysia (Islamic) categories for 2016 and 2017.

“I am deeply honored to be a part of this dynamic organization and take Saturna Malaysia into its next phase of growth, while making sure we’re well positioned for the future challenges of the global asset management industry,” said Ms. Shaharudin.

About Saturna Sdn Bhd

“Values-Based Global Asset Managers”

Saturna Sdn Bhd, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saturna Capital that specializes in Islamic-compliant investment advisory services for individuals and institutions. Saturna Sdn Bhd is a licensed Islamic fund manager under the Securities Commission of Malaysia, and is adviser to the ASEAN Equity Fund, and the ICD Global Sustainable Fund.

For more information about Saturna Sdn Bhd, visit www.saturna.com.my.

About Saturna Capital Corporation

Saturna Capital Corporation, established in 1989 in Bellingham, Washington, USA, is a private, employee-owned, investment adviser with US$3.6 billion in assets under management, providing investment advisory services to mutual funds, institutions, businesses, individuals, and endowments. Saturna Capital is adviser to the Amana Mutual Funds Trust, the oldest and largest family of funds in the US that follow principles of Islamic finance. Saturna Capital is also adviser to the US-based Sextant Mutual Funds and Saturna Sustainable Funds.
For more information about Saturna Capital, visit www.saturna.com.


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Contact

Victoria Odinotska
KANTER
Tel. + 1 703 685 9232
victoria@kanterpr.com

Monem Salam
Saturna Capital Corp.
Tel. +1 360 734 9900
monem@saturna.com

Source : Saturna Sdn Bhd

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Star rating: AM Best affirms excellent Financial Strength Rating of Starr China

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 (Bernama) -- AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of ‘a’ of Starr Property & Casualty Insurance (China) Company, Limited (Starr China).

The global insurance rating company said the outlook of the insurance company credit ratings remained stable.


The ratings reflect Starr China’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best classified as very strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk management.

Moreover, the ratings also reflect the company’s high level of integration with the wider Starr group and support received from capital management, underwriting expertise, inward business, reinsurance and risk oversight.

AM Best expects the company’s risk-adjusted capitalisation, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, to remain at a robust level over the short to intermediate term.

Meanwhile, AM Best has also revised its assessment of Starr China’s operating performance to adequate from marginal.

This is because the company demonstrated a successful implementation of its turnaround strategy in building a non-auto portfolio and reported an improving trend in its underwriting profit over the past five years.

Offsetting rating factors include the company’s limited market position amid the broadly soft and highly competitive Chinese non-life insurance market; exposure to volatility in claims experience arising from business expansion in casualty and financial lines; challenges in product innovation; and, the strengthening of its distribution network in the accident and health markets.

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SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer now includes intelligent anomaly detection

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- SolarWinds, an IT management software provider has included machine learning-enabled database anomaly detection and an automated management API in the latest version of Database Performance Analyzer (DPA).

“We take pride in providing tools designed to allow customers to keep their businesses running smoothly while shifting to a more proactive management approach,” said SolarWinds executive vice-president and global chief technology officer, Joe Kim.


“With new anomaly detection capabilities, SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 12.1 empowers database professionals to more accurately identify and respond to performance incidents,” he added.

With DPA 12.1, customers can save time by not only automating anomaly detection to a quicker find, visualise and alert when database wait times deviate from the expected, but also gain meaningful insight into what is expected versus an anomaly.

Database professionals can also benefit from the addition of the DPA management API, which allows customers to automate instance management and programmatically scale to meet the needs of large or dynamic environments.

SolarWinds has also introduced a broad refresh of its IT operations management portfolio, collectively designed to improve support for monitoring critical IT services and extend support for monitoring private cloud and converged infrastructures.

The updates for its software products include Server & Application Monitor 6.8, Virtualization Manager 8.4, Storage Resource Monitor 6.8, Server Configuration Monitor 1.1 and Log Analyzer 2.0.

SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software. For more information, contact https://www.solarwinds.com.

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Brexit has no impact on students intending to study in UK - GMAC

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) -- Brexit has no impact on student decision to study in the United Kingdom (UK) as agreed by 54 per cent of respondents, according to recent survey findings since December.

Likely bolstered by a falling pound and reduced interest in other study destinations worldwide over the same period, there has been an increase in candidates selecting the UK as their first-choice country for their business school experience.

The findings show that candidate consideration of the UK as a study destination is driven by the reputation of the UK education system, a desire to develop an international network and improve their chances of having an international career.

The findings also show that most non-UK candidates overall consider Brexit as a detriment to the availability of student and work visas in the UK, and over time candidates’ perception of the impact of Brexit on the cost of education and living in the UK have become more negative.

The periodic survey of non-UK citizens sent a Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score report by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) to a UK business school programme, as an indication of where they are interested in studying.

The test has been tracked by GMAC in response to the initial Brexit vote in June 2016 whereby, Brexit was feared to restrict or complicate the student visa process and dampen international candidates’ post- graduate job prospects in the UK.

With the continued uncertainty on how Brexit will proceed, it is not clear how international student mobility will be affected, should the actual departure from the EU take place and GMAC plans to continue to conduct survey research on this topic as events unfold.

GMAC is an association of leading graduate business schools worldwide. It is committed to creating solutions for business schools and candidates to better discover, evaluate and connect with one another. For more information, contact https://www.gmac.com.

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Deborah Kirkham ("PTW is in my DNA") appointed CEO

KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 (Bernama) -- Pole To Win International Inc (PTW), industry-leading video games and tech services outsourcer has appointed Deborah Kirkham as chief executive officer (CEO), effective January.

The former PTW president and chief operations officer replaces Teppei Tachibana who stepped down as CEO in December last year.


Kirkham is responsible for the company’s continued growth, focusing on R&D, and customer acquisition and retention.

Tachibana now becomes chairman of PTW and maintains his position as president and CEO of Poletowin Pitcrew Holdings Inc, under which PTW is a subsidiary, according to a statement.

“PTW is in my DNA. I love this company like it’s my own and in my new role as CEO, my commitment to delivering for our employees, customers and partners will only grow. I’m honoured that the board of directors recognised me as the leader who will, with the alignment and focus of my executive team, get it done” said Kirkham.

When Kirkham first joined e4e, later acquired by one of PTW’s subsidiaries, the company operated in three countries with less than 500 employees globally. Under her stewardship, it has grown to over 1,800 employees across 16 offices in 10 countries.

PTW’s diverse global tech company centres operations in the video games industry, interactive entertainment media, e-learning, e-commerce, and the bourgeoning Internet of Things market. For more information, contact https://www.ptw.com.

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​KEIO PLAZA HOTEL TOKYO HOSTS CINDERELLA THEMED DESSERT BUFFET - "WORLD OF GLASS DESSERT BUFFET"

TOKYO, March 14 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will host a special event entitled “World of Glass Dessert Buffet” based upon “Cinderella”, the popular fairy tale written by the French author Charles Perrault. This event will be held at the All Day Dining “Jurin” Restaurant located on the second floor of our Hotel from April 1 (Monday) to June 30 (Sunday), 2019. Specially prepared dessert items including vanilla mousse in the image of Cinderella, sponge cake patterned after horse carriages and others for a total of 30 different desserts based upon characters and motifs that appear in Cinderella will be served as the centerpiece of this buffet. Also, our Hotel will prepare a special site within our Hotel based on the concept of “Spellbound Maiden Who Became Princess” for guests to take commemorative photographs.

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Our All Day Dining “Jurin” Restaurant has previously hosted dessert buffets based upon the fairy tales “Alice in Wonderland”, “Beauty and the Beast” and others, and served various desserts depicting characters and motifs that are highly photogenic and ideal for posts on Instagram and other social media. The upcoming event based upon Cinderella depicts scenes from the “Glamorous Dance Ball” held at the Palace, including the princess wearing a tiara, a glass slipper placed on a platform, and other scenes reflected in our desserts that make for highly picturesque photo opportunities.

About the Keio Plaza Hotel
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), located in Shinjuku at the very heart of the nation’s capital Tokyo, is one of Japan’s leading international hotels. Our hotel boasts of over 20 restaurants and bars, and we host a wide range of local and international guests who visit us for our welcoming facilities, warm hospitality and unique services that allow them to experience Japanese culture, including our wedding kimono experience, tea ceremony and many others. For more information about our facilities and services, please visit our website, YouTube,Facebook or Instagram.

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Contact
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
Keiko Kawashima, +81-3-5322-8010
Public Relations Manager
keiko-kawashima@keioplaza.co.jp

Source : Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

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TELEDYNE E2V ANNOUNCES NEW 5 MPIXEL, 1/1.8 INCH CMOS IMAGE SENSOR FOR MACHINE VISION

HONG KONG, March 12 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE: TDY] company and global innovator of vision solutions, announces the expansion of its Emerald family of CMOS image sensors with a new 5 Megapixel device.

The Emerald™ 5M is designed for machine vision, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), and factory automation applications that require higher resolution images of objects in motion, with no distortion. Available in both monochrome and color, this sensor has a small 1/1.8 inch optical format, containing a 2.8 μm, low-noise, global shutter pixel, and arranged in a 2,560 x 1,936 array. The device can also stream video at 50 fps at 10 bits, over a 4 wire, MIPI CSI-2 interface.

The Emerald 5M is designed to enable fast, wide-range operation and includes powerful unique patented features and region of interest modes. The sensor is optimized for machine vision applications and includes 5° Chief Ray Angle compensation and is offered in a ruggedized CLGA^® package or miniaturized organic fan-out package that is only 1.19 mm thick.

The Emerald 5M also provides flexibility to R&D engineers with its global shutter and MIPI CSI-2 interface, which allows it to utilize the latest Image Signal Processors (ISP) available for mobile applications. The sensor’s embedded digital functionalities (multi region of interest, subsampling, auto exposure at first frame, single frame HDR and on-chip statistics) help reduce processor load and hasten time-to-market.

Key features:

• Global shutter CMOS pixel (2.8 μm x 2.8 μm)
• 1/1.8” optical format
• MIPI CSI-2 interface, up to 4 wires
• Package options: CLGA or fan-out organic package
• Color Filter Array options: monochrome or color Bayer
• On-chip functionalities: multi ROI, subsampling, single frame exposure, single frame HDR

This latest 5 Megapixel device is a member of the expanding Emerald family of sensors, which are now available in resolutions of 2, 8.9, 12, 16, and 67 Megapixels.

Samples are available in Q1 2019, please contact us for more information.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Yuki.Chan@teledyne.com | +852 3679 3652 

Note to Editors:

Teledyne e2v is part of the Teledyne Imaging Group. Their innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets. Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information www.teledyne-e2v.com

About Teledyne Imaging 

Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge technology companies aligned within the Teledyne brand. With unrivalled expertise across the electromagnetic spectrum and decades of experience, the group offers world-leading capabilities in sensing, signal generation and processing. The collective delivers innovative solutions to aerospace, defense, geospatial, machine and industrial vision, medical and life sciences, semiconductors and MEMs. For more information, visit teledyneimaging.com

 

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/85044f24-b536-4ccb-b876-619ae7032592.
 

SOURCE: Teledyne e2v

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