Ub News Press Release

Cape Town, — The whole financial industry has reached an inflexion point, at which all market participants are challenged to identify the new themes and new paradigms that will determine asset management and how to create returns going forward.

The Opalesque South Africa Roundtable discusses the range and consequences of this inflexion point, from a fund manager as well from an investor point of view.

The Roundtable was sponsored by IDS Group and took place November 10th 2008 in their Cape Town Office. There, the participants also discussed the particularities of investing in Africa (ex-South Africa).  This new, free Opalesque Roundtable script can be downloaded here:
http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=static&action=RoundtableSouthAfrica

South Africa’s equity and fixed income markets displayed exemplary robustness during 2008

Many global locators may not be aware that the South African financial market infrastructure matches or exceeds its “first world” counterparts in many respects. The equity and fixed income markets demonstrated exemplary robustness throughout the turbulences of 2008:  no short-selling ban, no trading halt and no failed trades.  Offshore investors can benefit from efficient and proven ways to get pure South African alpha without taking currency risk.

The “Africa Story” – the next big theme?

During the Roundtable, portfolio managers explain new ways to construct hedges, and inform on new and upcoming products. How can global investors benefit from the “Africa story”, which is probably the largest opportunity set in the new investment paradigm called “frontier investing”? How do you deal with restricted liquidity, and is Africa really uncorrelated?

The following experts participated in the Opalesque South Africa Roundtable:

1. James Gubb, Founding Partner of Clear Horizon Capital
2. St. John Bungey, Partner, Praesidium Capital Management
3. James Addo, Portfolio Manager, Finch Asset Management
4. Simone Lowe, Portfolio Manager, Thames River Capital
5. Andy Pfaff, Founding Partner of Trendline Funds
6. Ian Hamilton, Founder, IDS Group
7. Ryan Proudfoot, Co-Head RMB Prime Broking
8. Warren Chapman, Head of Peregrine Prime Broking
9. Kevin Ewer, Portfolio Manager, Blue Ink Investments

South African hedge fund managers and hedge fund investors share surprising insights. For example, did you know that?

• South African single strategy hedge funds offer transparency “far superior to anything anywhere else”, according to investors?
• South African hedge funds suffered their first – and only until that point – net redemptions in October 2008, but only 2.5% of total assets?
• South Africa is the first country in the world that actually distinguishes between normal fund managers and hedge fund managers, with higher criteria required for hedge fund managers?
• Who is buying seats on African exchanges to get the benefit of local presence?
• Opportunities in currencies – did you know Nigeria has higher reserves than South Africa?
• Which new strategies are emerging in South Africa and pan-Africa?
• That the majority of the 53 African countries are driven by infrastructure spending and domestic demand, so not by commodities?
• Long-short managers, although constraint by offering monthly liquidity, still see “wonderful” opportunities in the liquid space
• Will there be an united exchange of Africa?

The Opalesque South Africa Roundtable can be downloaded here:
http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=static&action=RoundtableSouthAfrica
All other previously published Opalesque Roundtable Scripts can be accessed here:
http://www.opalesque.com/index.php?act=archiveRT

About Opalesque:
Matthias Knab, Director of Opalesque Ltd, moderates the Opalesque Roundtables. Matthias Knab is an internationally recognized expert on hedge funds and alternatives.

In 2003, with the publication of its daily Alternative Market Briefing, Opalesque successfully launched an information revolution in the hedge fund media space: “Opalesque changed the world by bringing transparency where there was opacity and by delivering an accurate professional reporting service.” – Nigel Blanchard, Culross. This hybrid financial news service, which combines proprietary industry news stories and filtered third party reports, has been credited by many industry insiders with delivering precise, accurate, and vital information to a notoriously guarded audience.

Each week, Opalesque publications are read by more than 500,000 industry professionals in over 100 countries. Opalesque is the only daily hedge fund publisher which is actually read by the elite managers themselves (http://www.opalesque.com/op_testimonials.html).

Opalesque Ltd.
8 Samou Street
St. Omologites
Nicosia 1086
Cyprus
44-208-819-3945

By: Nisha

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Chef’s Pencil, The Online Cookbook for Entertaining and Gourmet Recipes is pleased to announce that they now offer Video Tutorials and Recipes on their website. All the videos are absolutely free to every visitor to the website. The tutorial videos feature easy to follow step by step instructions on cooking techniques used everyday by professional Chefs. The videos are designed to teach the viewer how to easily cook and perform with that professional chef edge when working in their home kitchen.

The recipe videos are equally easy to follow and are presented in the familiar Chef’s Pencil approachable yet comprehensive fashion. The viewer is given a break down of ingredients and techniques required and then walked through the preparation in glorious full colors video right through to the mouth watering end when the dish is presented. The addition of video to the Chef’s Pencil site means users can now take their cooking program into the kitchen with them and pauses & plays as they cook along with a professional Chef.

Adding video to the Chef’s Pencil website is a natural evolution for the original Online Cookbook. Just as Chef’s Pencil was the first online recipe resource to offer recipes written only by professional Chefs and to include a colors image for every single recipe; the addition of video will ensure that Chef’s Pencil remains a leader in its field and favorites for any enthusiastic cook.

To check out the video for yourself, stop by www.chefspencil.com and type the word video into the search field.

Chefs Pencil
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New South Wales
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T 0425-322-612

By: Paul Hegeman

Bangalore: DQ Entertainment, the doyen in Animation and Gaming is all geared to debut itself as a co-producer in its venture release, Meerabai Not Out produced by Pritish Nandy Communications and distributed globally by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Sharing his thoughts, Mr.Tapaas Chakravarti, CMD, DQ Entertainment and Co-producer of Meerabai Not Out, said, “there is tremendous anticipation on part of the thousands of DQites as we enter with trepidation the mainstream Bollywood Feature film segment, with release of Meerabai Not Out, in co-production with Pritish Nandy Communications” one of the smartest and highly creative producers of Bollywood films.

Pritish Nandy is the pioneer in making smart budget nice films, suitable for multiplexes and single screen large theatres, and this business fits in very well with our plans to add a new vertical to strengthen our reach in entertaining the viewers and achieving our business targets.

Said Pritish Nandy Chairman, Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd – “This is our first joint venture in live action with DQ Entertainment, one of the world’s finest animation companies. We had a wonderful time working together on this film and hope to do many more such films together. Tapaas is a visionary and, since he comes from another discipline in film making, brought to the table many new ideas that helped us take this film to another level. Sony Pictures of New York came in as our distribution partners for India and the world and I am confident that they will be able to take this film very far. Meerabai Not Out, in that sense, is trend setting– two partners, one BSE and NSE listed, one AIMS listed and a top US studio as the third distribution partner, taking the film to global markets. Shows how Bollywood is changing!”

Meerabai Not Out is directed by award winning Marathi film director, Chandrakant Kulkarni and a screenplay by Soumik Sen. This romantic comedy spells out brilliantly the obsession of Indian masses for cricket and their romanticizing with cricketing stars. Mandira Bedi stars in the movie as a brilliant math teacher obsessed with cricket and cricketing stars. Anil Kumble plays himself in his first Bollywood film, while Television star Eijaz Khan makes his debut to main stream cinema besides great supports like Anupam Kher and Mahesh Manjrekar in leading roles. Meerabai Not Out features a musical score by Sandesh Shandilya.

The film is slated for a worldwide release by Sony Pictures Entertainment on the 5th of December.

About DQ Entertainment:

About the company:
DQ Entertainment, a LSE listed company is a leading producer of Animation and Visual Effects (VFX) for global TV Series, Feature Films, DTH Videos including Online, Mobile and Next-gen Console game art and In-game animation, with a substantial workforce and a global client base

DQ Entertainment has approximately 80 clients including Walt Disney Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studios Inc., Electronic Arts, Marvel, American Greetings, NBC-Universal, BBC, Method Films and Take 2 Interactive. DQ Entertainment plc has production facilities in Hyderabad, India and has over 2,700 full time employees currently.

Media Contact

Benazir Akthar / Sreeja Nair
Good Relations India Pvt. Ltd
9900222648 / 9886110527
benazir@gri.co.in / sreeja@gri.co.in

Sumedha Saraogi,
VP- Management Office
DQ Entertainment Ltd
092463-64434
sumedha@dqentertainment.com

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Good Relations (India) Pvt Ltd
1st Floor, Lavelle Mansion,
1/2, Lavelle Road, Bangalore 560 001.
Ph. 22112306, 11, 12

By: Amrita Raj

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Course Description:
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Course Format:
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Course Length:
5 Hours.

Participant Materials:
Course Book (provided by Healthcorp).

Requirements for Completion:
100% attendance & participation.

Venue:
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Qualification issued:
Statement of Attainment, presented on a certificate.

Legislative Authorizations:
The course is nationally recognized through inclusion on the ANTA National Training Register.

For more details visit our site at: Fire Training

By: healthcorp

Web Design company based in London, http://www.kronikmedia.co.uk have introduced a new service for companies small or large in UK who are looking to improve their online presence. The web design company already known for their up-market web design service have launched a new online marketing service that allows businesses to maximise the benefits of the internet for their business.

The online marketing service is offered as an ongoing service to suit various budgets. Each campaign is managed by a an experienced search engine marketing team who focus on building a websites profile online on various mediums not just on search engines. The end result is an improved brand presence for a company as their website is visible to a wider audience. One of the key objectives nevertheless is to improve a website’s rank on major search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

The online market and sales have continued to grow in spite of the global economic conditions. The global economic slowdown is encouraging companies in UK to look for new cost effective methods to promote their business. The internet seems to be the obvious way forward.

The director of the company K.Singh added, Companies that have continued to develop an online presence have continued to do well in spite of the economic situation. Search engine marketing is the way forward. It is not only an investment in a company’s future but can achieve significant results in the short term. Our online marketing service is by far one of the most cost effective methods of marketing available. Our own website utilises this service and we have seen a steady increase in sales as a direct result.

For more information pleas visit http://www.kronikmedia.co.uk/search-engine-optimisation.jsp or contact us directly.

Kronik Media
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Holborn, London.
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Tel:  44(0)207 193 4250

By: Raj Kumar

Online tutoring has been gaining popularity over the past couple of years due ease of being able to connect to a tutor at moment’s notice when help is required. This is especially effective when a student is studying for a test that is scheduled for the next day at school and is stumped on a particular problem.

A new up and coming way for a student to receive help either scheduled or on-demand. Not all online tutoring companies offer an on-demand tutoring service. Sessions are done through a proprietary application where a student and tutor can communicate. Common tools include chat, whiteboard, and other specialized applets which make it easier to convey information back and forth. For example, there may be a specialized applet designed specifically for mathematics which allows the use of symbols.

In the rapidly developing field of online education, Tutorbene is a fast growing organization which provides personalized online tuition and expertise online assistance for all your requirements. Our panel consists of the most adept Online Tutors, selected after rigorous screening and tests. Our professionals cater to all your needs from competitive exams to daily assignments. In this mode of tutoring, both the students and the Online Tutors can experience an audiovisual interaction pattern.

This actually makes the jobs of Online Tutors easier as they can identify the problems faced by a particular student. We offer homework help, exam preparation and standardized test preparation from K-12 to college in Math, Science,-Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics, Economics, Accounts, Finance etc. From elementary level home work help to college level assignment(s), Tutorbene offers proficient help for all your needs.

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If you are looking for the best online tutors, your search ends at Tutorbene.com is one of the leading online tutoring enterprises that offer a comprehensive range of Internet based educational programs for students across continents like Europe, Australia, Asia and North America. Tutorbene the online tutoring company also prepare the students for a number of competitive examinations such as GRE, SAT, TOEFL/IELTS or GMAT and more.

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By: Carol Smith

Opalesque, the world’s largest subscription-based publisher covering alternative investments, has launched the Opalesque Islamic Finance Briefing as its eighth publication. This new, free publication is published daily and follows the popular Opalesque Briefing format, offering a quick and complete overview on growth, opportunities, products and approaches to Islamic Finance.

Islamic Finance is steadily moving into the mainstream of conventional financial systems and has remained largely insulated from the global credit crisis. Even in the midst of a global economic crisis, Islamic banks have weathered the storm to great effect, thanks to the specific framework and rules administered by Islamic law, or Sharia.

The Islamic financing system is expected to grow faster than previous projections which were in the 15 to 20 percent per annum range. Not only Muslims are looking at the new Islamic finance paradigm as an alternative to western models, which are in turmoil now. Islamic Finance is expanding not only in the Muslim world, but also in other countries where Muslims are a minority, notably Britain, France, the US and even Japan.

There are now over 300 Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) spread over 75 countries and 300 Sharia-complaint mutual funds, whereas just one Egypt-based Islamic bank existed in 1975.

About $800bln of assets are currently deposited in Islamic banks, mutual funds, insurance schemes and Islamic branches (windows) of conventional banks. By contrast, the market was valued at only $140bn in 2000.

McKinsey & Co estimates Islamic financial assets could reach $1 trillion by 2010. Moody’s Investors Service predicts that this relatively young industry could boast worldwide assets of $4 trillion within the next five years.

Opalesque’s experienced staff monitors the news and global markets carefully to present this essential daily update, which can be subscribed as daily email newsletter or by RSS feed at http://www.opalesque.com/IslamicFinance_Briefing/

The Opalesque Islamic Finance Briefing news are sorted into 18 detailed categories like:

• Islamic Accounting and Audit
• Islamic Banking and Finance
• Islamic Bonds (Sukuk)
• Islamic Capital Market (Equity, Mutual Funds)
• Compliance, Tax, Legal, Regulatory
• Emerging Trends
• Islamic Financial Instruments (Credit Cards, Debts, Loans, Mortgage, Funds)
• Islamic Insurance (Takaful)
• Islamic Investment
• Islamic Hedge Funds
• Islamic Law / Economics
• Market Moves
• Performance
• Private Equity
• Property, Projects, Infrastructure
• Research

A large archive with hundreds of articles, fully searchable, is already available under http://www.opalesque.com/IslamicFinance_Briefing/?page_id=3

About Opalesque:

In 2003, with the publication of its daily Alternative Market Briefing, Opalesque successfully launched an information revolution in the hedge fund media space: “Opalesque changed the world by bringing transparency where there was opacity and by delivering an accurate professional reporting service.” – Nigel Blanchard, Culross. This hybrid financial news service, which combines proprietary industry news stories and filtered third party reports, has been credited by many industry insiders with delivering precise, accurate, and vital information to a notoriously guarded audience.

Each week, Opalesque publications are read by more than 500,000 industry professionals in over 100 countries.  Opalesque is the only daily hedge fund publisher which is actually read by the elite managers themselves (http://www.opalesque.com/op_testimonials.html).

Opalesque Ltd.
8 Samou Street
St. Omologites
Nicosia 1086
Cyprus
info@opalesque.com
44-208-819-3945

By: Nisha