TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION ADDS NEW THREE-PHASE BRUSHLESS FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER IC ALLOWING EASY SWITCHING TO MULTIPOLAR MOTOR

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (TDSC) today announced the launch of “TB67B054FTG,” a new three-phase brushless fan motor controller IC for home appliances, such as air conditioners and air purifiers, that realizes high efficiency drive and noise reduction. Mass production will start in November, 2017.

Today’s motor rotors are multi-polarized, since higher motor driving efficiency and noise reduction are required for fan motors used air conditioners, air purifiers and other in home appliances. Conventionally, motor control is carried out by a microcontroller and an 8-pole rotor and a rotation-control signal that outputs 3 pulses a cycle.

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CALVIN KLEIN, INC. ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF MULTI-BRAND LIFESTYLE STORES IN SHANGHAI AND DÜSSELDORF

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH], today announced the opening of new CALVIN KLEIN multi-brand lifestyle stores in Shanghai, China and Düsseldorf, Germany. Each store is a flagship and features the brand’s latest retail design concepts.

The 6,000 square foot, two-story Shanghai store is located in Raffles City and offers men’s and women’s CK Calvin Klein, CALVIN KLEIN JEANS, CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR and CALVIN KLEIN PERFORMANCE apparel and accessories. The new store in Düsseldorf is located on Königsallee Boulevard and spans three floors and over 3,500 square feet, and offers men’s and women’s Calvin Klein sportswear and accessories, CALVIN KLEIN JEANS, CALVIN KLEIN UNDERWEAR and CALVIN KLEIN SWIMWEAR.

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CHANGCHUN RECOMMENDS 120 LOCAL COMPANIES TO THE WORLD

CHANGCHUN, China, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- 

 

The government of northeast China's Changchun city has introduced 120 local companies with high quality and credibility to the world in a recent event, which aimed to promote foreign investment attraction and building of the city as a regional center of Northeast Asia. Changchun is in the geographic center of China's northeast region and Northeast Asia. It has four national level development zones and a national level new district. It is an important industrial base and commodity grain base in China. With automobile, agricultural products and equipment manufacturing as its three pillar industries, the city also boasts six strategic emerging industries including biomedicine, new energy and photoelectric information. The city maintained an economic growth of 8 percent in the first half of the year, above the national average and leading the major cities in the region. Jia Lina, deputy mayor of Changchun, said as an important city along the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor and the national Changchun-Jilin-Tumen opening-up strategy, Changchun has ten advantages including its location, resources, education, industrial bases, adequate production factors, multiple development zones and parks, favorable environment and policies. The city also seeks to open up further and integrate into the world economic development.  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=30173

ALIPAY PROMOTES SMART TOURISM WITH GLOBAL PARTNERS

HANGZHOU, China, Sept 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”), recently announced an upgraded smart outbound tourist service platform at a meeting of ecosystem partners from over 20 countries and territories in Beijing.
 
The platform connects Chinese tourists with merchants, airports, travel agencies and other Alipay partners, giving users access to intuitive local offers and services, and merchants the ability to target potential clients.
 
“With 98% of outbound Chinese tourists owning a smartphone, there is a clear opportunity for a mobile-based ecosystem to deliver a truly 21^st Century travel experience,” said Carl Su, Vice President of Ant Financial, at the 2017 Global Smart Tourism Ecosystem Summit in Beijing earlier this week. “Alipay’s smart tourist service platform connects all kinds of overseas merchants with the right Chinese tourists, even before they depart. Merchants find that our digital platform lowers marketing cost and improves conversion rate, while tourists find that access to local services and products is easier than ever before.”

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DIGITAL ETERNITY FOR NETIZENS

DigitalTown introduces global platform for perpetual digital addresses


SEATTLE, Sept 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DigitalTown, Inc. (OTC PINK:DGTW), a leading provider of smart city platform solutions, announced today the launch of permanent digital addresses for Netizens who are legal residents concurrent with the start of the rollout of their Blockchain based Smart City Platform across more than 20,000 of the world’s largest cities.

What is a Permanent Digital Address?
A DigitalTown Permanent Digital Address (PDA) is a privately owned “digital you” that is accessible on the Internet forever.  In an era of digital abundance, Netizens -- citizens of the global Internet -- are increasingly challenged with the issue of where to be found online. A Permanent Digital Address from DigitalTown is a one-time registration of a personal domain name, either branded in the identity of the city, e.g. Smith.London, or simply branded in your personal identity e.g. JohnSmith.com. Each Permanent Digital Address has the option of being verified by DigitalTown or other authorized verifiers, in order to provide visitors assurance that they are connecting with the intended person before they message or transact.  In many cases, Permanent Digital Addresses will be provided by a local municipality to their legal residents as part of the transition to a Smart City.

Why a permanent digital address?
When it comes to phone numbers, most Netizens cut the personal landline cord years ago, assuming they bothered to get one in the first place.  When it comes to digital presence, Netizens may have Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and YouTube to name just a few.  When it comes to digital communication, Netizens may have Skype, WhatsApp, GoToMeeting, Viber, Zoom, or other solutions for voice, chat and video conferencing. And when it comes to getting paid, or paying others, digital banking is now 24/7 through not only PayPal but a rapidly expanding array of digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. When it comes to managing digital permissions in the emerging era of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Identity represents a critical component in defining who has access to devices or services. And last but not least, when a Netizen passes away, who decides what happens to the personal digital assets of the Netizen, especially personal photos, documents and videos that may have archival importance?

What can a Netizen do with a permanent digital address?

A verified and secure Digital Address:  A personal digital homepage listing all of a Netizen’s digital coordinates.  Each URL is secured by a unique SSL certificate for encryption, and combines the Netizen-verified details for where to find them online or offline.

No more spam emails:  Persons who prefer to not to receive spam message can maintain a list of authorized senders, and even have the option of even charging senders to send them messages. Proceeds are deposited to their SmartWallet upon acknowledging receipt.

Send and receive payment:  With a permanent Digital address, a Netizen can also securely receive payments from others by them simply clicking “Pay” on the Netizen’s digital profile. Proceeds are instantly deposited, without fee, to the Netizen’s Smart Wallet.

Your Key to the City:  Each digital login is part of a global standard which is live in more than 20,000 cities for use by both the public and private sector.

Rob Monster, CEO of DigitalTown, commenting on the announcement, added “Digital Identity is at the core of the DigitalTown platform. A single login provides secure access to services in the community. In a time of rapid change and an increasingly mobile workforce, the introduction of secure permanent digital addresses is the right idea at the right time.  Consider for a moment the recently displaced persons caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria, as well as earthquakes in Mexico and volcanic eruptions in Indonesia, just during the last month, and one can quickly appreciate why permanent digital addresses may play an important role. DigitalTown is partnering with private citizens and municipal leaders around the world to make communities more effective in the best of times while also more resilient when disaster strikes.”

Your Digital Stake in the Global Future
Earlier this month, DigitalTown announced the launch of Blockchain-based solution for local ownership of the DigitalTown city platform for each city.   The response from city stakeholders and citizens from around the world has been enthusiastic. The first Blockchain token issuance for cities is scheduled for Q4 in Austin.city, Melbourne.city, Nashville.city, Pensacola.city, SanDiego.city, Sydney.city and Smart.London. The global rollout to more than 20,000 cities will follow during 2018 and 2019 in coordination with local stakeholders.  All registered users who are legal residents in any participating city will be eligible to participate by claiming their free coin during the claim period.

As part of the worldwide rollout of the DigitalTown SmartCity platform, DigitalTown is scheduled to exhibit at the International City Managers Association Expo in San Antonio from October 22-25 and the Smart City Expo in Barcelona from November 13-15.  For more information about permanent Digital Addresses, please visit us on the web at DigitalTown.com/forever.

About DigitalTown
DigitalTown, Inc. (DGTW) powers Smart Cities to succeed in the Digital Age. The company provides turn-key hosted solutions to power "Digital Towns," which improve Quality of Life for residents and visitors through Blockchain-based and Cloud-hosted solutions for economic development, civic engagement and digital inclusion for cities around the world. For more information about the company, please visit www.digitaltown.com.

Safe Harbor Language: Any statements contained herein related to future events are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. DigitalTown, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect actual events.

Media Contact:
Rob Monster, Chief Executive Officer
DigitalTown, Inc.
(425) 295-4564
rob@digitaltown.com


SOURCE : DigitalTown, Inc.

WAKUWAKU JAPAN: "CATCH YOUR DREAM!-STUDY IN JAPAN-"

Due to high popularity, broadcasting is planned for this year too!

- New Program that transmits charm of Japan from perspective of foreign students

 

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- WAKUWAKU JAPAN Corporation (Head office: Minato City, Tokyo, Representative Director: Masafumi Kawanishi, hereinafter referred to as “WAKUWAKU JAPAN”) will broadcast “Catch Your Dream! –Study in Japan-” this year as well, because of its high popularity. The program is intended to introduce universities and their surrounding areas by collaborating with local broadcasting stations of each area in Japan from the perspective of foreign students.

This program was originally produced with the purpose of showcasing the charm of Japan by introducing universities and their surrounding areas as studying destinations or travel destinations in foreign countries through lives of current foreign students. It was broadcasted from last year and obtained high popularity. The company plans to broadcast every Saturday this year from October 7. Foreign students will be interviewed about with what dreams they came to Japan and about their school life. The program will introduce university information such as curriculums, foreign student support systems, clubs, etc. Additional information regarding daily life and areas such as accommodations, part-time jobs, and leisure activities will also be introduced along with actual experiences which only current foreign students experience including things that amazed or troubled them.

Each local station, which takes root in the region by carrying out information transmission, will be asked to perform co-production of the program in order to aim for internationalization and revitalization of the region with the help of the local people. Within the program, the company has prepared a public relation framework in which people from municipal and regional companies present the charm of their region to the world.

In addition, as a program linkage plan, the company will establish a digital platform to provide information necessary for studying and tourist information in Japan as well as to provide an exchange opportunity where users ask questions to the students currently studying in Japan. Support will be carried out so that viewers who become interested by watching the program can act quickly, without missing an opportunity. Furthermore, Study in Japan Fair is scheduled to be held in Indonesia in January 2018. Support will be implemented where public relations opportunities for foreign countries will be offered to universities of each district in Japan to directly connect a university in Japan with a student in a foreign country who wants to enroll in the university. The company plans to implement a total service which not only targets universities but also targets graduate schools and vocational schools by expanding this business which connects broadcasting businesses and non-broadcasting businesses in the future.

Broadcasting outline
Name of program:		“Catch Your Dream-Study in Japan-”
Target broadcast countries:		Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Vietnam (yet to be determined)
Participants:		Kyushu University, Kogakuin University, Rikkyo University, Ritsumeikan University, Waseda University (in alphabetical order)
Broadcasting period:		Every week from October 7, 2017 (Saturday)
Broadcasting time:		Indonesia, Singapore: From 19:00 to 20:00 (Planned)
		Myanmar: From 19:30 to 20:30 (Planned)
		Sri Lanka: From 18:30 to 19:30
		Mongolia: From 21:00 to 22:00
		Thailand: From 9:30 to 10:30 on November 25, 2017 (Saturday)

“Catch Your Dream! –Study in Japan-” dedicated website: http://japan-study.com/
WAKUWAKU JAPAN CORPORATION Profile

• Company Name: WAKUWAKU JAPAN CORPORATION (http://www.wakuwakujapan.com/)
• Address: 7F Akasaka Enokizaka Building, 1-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
• Established: May 1, 2015
• Capital: 5.5 billion yen
• President & CEO: Masafumi Kawanishi
• Major shareholder: SKY Perfect JSAT 60%, Cool Japan Fund Inc. 40%
• Official site: http://www.wakuwakujapan.tv/
• Countries and regions currently broadcasting:
  Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Mongolia

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=51691205&lang=en

Contacts

Direct inquiries:
WAKUWAKU JAPAN Corporation
Tomoko Karasawa / Minyi REN, +81-3-5571-6880
Marketing Department
info@wakuwakujapan.com

 

Source: WAKUWAKU JAPAN Corporation

UPDATE -- NASDAQ ANNOUNCES EXPLORATION OF STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS SOLUTIONS AND DIGITAL MEDIA SERVICES BUSINESSES

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it has commenced a process to evaluate potential strategic alternatives for the Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services units within its Corporate Solutions business. This process is a result of Nasdaq's refined strategic direction, which emphasizes the company allocating more resources towards technology, data and analytics opportunities, leveraging its capital markets foundation.

"Nasdaq Corporate Solutions is a market-leading franchise built over the last decade to help public and private companies around the world successfully navigate the capital markets," said Adena Friedman, President and CEO, Nasdaq. "As a technology company, our growth path requires a review of our core strengths matched with the evolving needs of our clients. We intend to use our strengths in advanced marketplace technology and information analytics, coupled with our deep understanding of market dynamics, to provide actionable intelligence to corporate executives and boards, through our world-leading Investor Relations and Governance intelligence and collaboration tools."

The Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services businesses include the following products and services:

• Nasdaq GlobeNewswire: a global press release distribution platform and media contacts database
• Nasdaq Influencers: a service to identify and connect with relevant social media profiles
• Nasdaq Media Intelligence: a media monitoring and analyst-curated daily news reporting service
• Nasdaq IR Websites and Newsrooms: an open source-enabled webhosting service for investor relations and communications functions
• Nasdaq Webcasts: a multimedia service that publishes webcasts, webinars, video presentations and other content

Over the twelve month period ending June 30, 2017, the Public Relations Solutions and Digital Media Services businesses generated approximately $195 million of revenues and $25 million of operating income.

Nasdaq is dedicated to providing corporate clients with successful access and interaction with the capital markets, accompanied by strategic C-Suite and board solutions that provide investor relations intelligence and governance collaboration. Nasdaq plans to continue to invest in its Investor Relations solutions, as well as its Board & Leadership tools as strategic solutions to our thousands of global corporate clients.
 
Nasdaq has not set a definitive timetable for this process, nor has it made final decisions related to specific strategic alternatives at this time. Throughout this process, Nasdaq remains committed to all contracts and services and there will be no change to the high level of service the company delivers to its corporate clients. Nasdaq does not intend to provide further public comments on the strategic evaluation of these businesses unless there is a material development.

About Nasdaq

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com/.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about strategic initiatives, acquisitions or divestitures and Nasdaq’s products and offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond Nasdaq’s control. These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in Nasdaq’s annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to any forward-looking statements.

Media Relations Contact: 
Allan Schoenberg
+1.212.231.5534
allan.schoenberg@nasdaq.com
Will Briganti
+1.212.231.5012
william.briganti@nasdaq.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Ed Ditmire, CFA
+1.212.401.8737
ed.ditmire@nasdaq.com

SOURCE : NASDAQ, Inc.

TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION RELEASES N-CHANNEL MOSFET DRIVER ICS IN INDUSTRY-LEADING SMALL PACKAGE FOR MOBILE AND CONSUMER APPLICATIONS

TOKYO, Sept 28 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced the launch of “TCK401G” (active-high^[1]) and “TCK402G” (active-low^[2]), N-channel MOSFET drivers that support an input voltage of up to 28V, making them suitable for quick-charging and other applications requiring high current supply. Volume shipment of the new MOSFET driver ICs starts today.

The new TCK401G and TCK402G have various built-in functions, including overvoltage protection, inrush current reducing and auto output discharge, but are still housed in the industry-leading small WCSP6E package, measuring 0.8 mm × 1.2 mm × 0.55 mm (typical)^[3].

A high-efficiency power supply circuit can be realized by using one of the drivers with an external N-channel MOSFET that has a maximum voltage rating and on-resistance suitable for the target application. For example, the combination of a new MOSFET driver and the low-on-resistance SSM6K513NU MOSFET is suitable for mobile and consumer applications, as it makes it possible to build a 100-W-class power supply circuit in a small space. 

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DENSO LICENSES NETSPEED IP FOR USE IN ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE PLATFORM SOCS

SAN JOSE, Calif. , Sept 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetSpeed Systems Inc. announced today that DENSO Corporation, a leading global automotive supplier of advanced technology, systems and components, has licensed NetSpeed’s Orion on-chip network IP and Pegasus last-level cache for use in System-on-chip (SoCs) targeting Advanced Automotive Electronic Platforms including autonomous driving (ADAS, Autopilot) systems.

Automobiles are undergoing a dramatic transformation. Design efforts once focused almost exclusively on mechanical power trains and body styling are shifting toward advanced sensing and processing. As cars become autonomous, the SoCs inside that drive them need to be designed differently. SoC design must become much more efficient, error-free, and adaptable to meet next generation of challenges. Achieving the levels of performance, sensing, and functional safety required needs a whole new level of capability. Global leaders like DENSO are leading the charge by spearheading systems and solutions targeted towards the ADAS and autonomous driving systems. NetSpeed’s interconnect technology, with its combination of IP and the Design Cockpit, brings together performance, sensing, and safety, and leverages automation for breakthroughs in automotive design.

“NetSpeed’s interconnect IP offer the outstanding performance, flexibility and advanced functional safety features needed for our products,” said Hideki Sugimoto, General Manager, Semiconductor IP Department, Basic Electronic Technology Unit, DENSO. “Furthermore, NetSpeed Pegasus offering is one of a kind IP that allows us to build scalable platform solutions delivering unprecedented performance, power results.”

"We are excited to be working with DENSO, a company with world-class expertise, experience and an extensive technology portfolio,” said Sundari Mitra, CEO and co-founder of NetSpeed. “DENSO is well positioned to deliver SoC products to drive tomorrow’s automotive systems. With NetSpeed’s IP and the advanced functional safety features it delivers - ISO 26262 ASIL D Compliance - DENSO will be able to utilize its IP more effectively to create richer and more powerful SoC solutions.” 

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​SKYBOX SECURITY ANNOUNCES THREAT-CENTRIC VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL AND CLOUD NETWORKS

​SKYBOX SECURITY ANNOUNCES THREAT-CENTRIC VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL AND CLOUD NETWORKS

​SIGMA DESIGNS MAKES SECURE INTEROPERABILITY EASY WITH Z-WAVE SMARTSTART

​SIGMA DESIGNS MAKES SECURE INTEROPERABILITY EASY WITH Z-WAVE SMARTSTART

NASDAQ CORPORATE SOLUTIONS INTRODUCES INSIGHT360™, AN ANALYTICS-POWERED PLATFORM FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS

NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), today announced the launch of Insight360, a new solution designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with time-saving, actionable analytics to help measure investor activity more efficiently.

Infographics accompanying this announcement are available at
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Insight360 goes beyond providing traditional data to track critical benchmarks. IR professionals can, therefore, manage their engagement with investors, as well as the buy and sell-side, and better outline how they can access quality pools of capital. Insight360 is powered by Nasdaq IR Insight® and is available as an add-on to the Nasdaq IR Insight platform.

"In today's constantly evolving capital markets, IROs need faster and deeper insights and a tangible call-to-action," said Stacie Swanstrom, Executive Vice President and Head of Nasdaq Corporate Solutions. "Insight360 has been designed to assist IR professionals in determining how to best spend their time and maximize their C-Suite involvement to ensure they are participating in the most influential and productive investor meetings."

Insight360 will provide users with four initial capabilities:

• Event Benchmarking: tracks the effectiveness and progress of both existing and potential investor meetings against your peers;
• Peer Saturation: measures saturation of ownership between you and your peers;
• Target Tracker: dynamically tracks the progress of user-selected targets, while also identifying potential exposure; and
• City Flow: geographically tracks capital flows, highlighting the advantages or disadvantages of prioritizing certain areas.

Insight360’s capabilities can be applied to enhance an IRO’s investor targeting efforts and make the process for quantifying the effectiveness of their IR program more efficient. As the IR community adapts to critical regulatory changes, such as MiFID II; a greater emphasis on environmental, social and governance (ESG) information; and, the increase of passive index investing, the need for actionable analytics has never been greater.

To learn more about Nasdaq’s Investor Relations Solutions and subscribe to Insight360, please visit: business.nasdaq.com/insight360.

About Nasdaq:

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to 3,900 total listings with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com.

This communication and the content found by following any link herein are being provided to you by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Nasdaq”), for informational purposes only. Nasdaq makes no representation or warranty with respect to this communication or such content and expressly disclaims any implied warranty under law. Nasdaq, the Nasdaq logo, and Nasdaq Corporate Solutions are registered and unregistered trademarks, or service marks, of Nasdaq, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and other countries. ©Nasdaq, Inc. 2017. All rights reserved.

Nasdaq Media Contact: 
Will Briganti
+1 212-231-5012
william.briganti@nasdaq.com

SOURCE : NASDAQ, Inc.

CALL FOR ENTRIES ISSUED FOR 12TH ANNUAL STEVIE® AWARDS FOR SALES & CUSTOMER SERVICE

Top Sales Awards and Customer Service Awards Winners to Be Recognized in Las Vegas


FAIRFAX, Va., Sept 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, has issued a call for entries for the 2018 (12th annual) Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Entry kits and complete details on the competition are available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/Sales.

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/046857e5-784f-4818-9ec3-acd4c87065f4
All customer service, contact center, business development and sales departments, teams and professionals worldwide are eligible to be nominated, in addition to new products and services and solution providers used by those professionals. The 2018 awards will recognize achievements since July 1, 2016.

The early-bird entry deadline with reduced entry fees is October 18, 2017. The final entry deadline is November 15, but late entries will be accepted through January 11, 2018 with payment of a late fee. Finalists will be announced in mid-January, and the Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award placements revealed during a gala awards banquet on February 23 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service feature more than 135 sales awards, customer service awards, business development awards, new product awards and solution provider awards categories. Entrants may submit any number of nominations to any number of categories.

2018 will see the return of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Customer Service, a popular feature of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service in which the general public may vote for their favorite providers of customer service, from among all Finalist nominations in the Customer Service Department of the Year categories.

Winners of the 2017 edition of the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service included 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Adobe Systems, Inc., Aflac, Dell Technologies, Delta Air Lines, Deutsche Post DHL, Guidewell Connect, IBM, Inci Akü GS Yuasa, VIZIO, Inc., and Wyndham Vacation Ownership among others.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.

Contact:
Maggie Gallagher
Maggie@StevieAwards.com
+1 (703) 785-0176

SOURCE : The Stevie Awards

AXA HEARTS IN ACTION RUN 2017 CONTRIBUTES RM150,000 TO SUPPORT 5 GOOD CAUSES!

- AXA Hearts In Action Run contributes RM150,000 to 4 NGOs .
- AXA named No.1 Global Insurance Brand for 9th consecutive year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The third edition of AXA Hearts In Action Run 2017 (“Run”) recently took place on 24 September 2017 at MAEPS, Serdang. Comprising of 2 categories: 12KM & 6KM, with 5,000 runners putting on colourful Run T-shirts to show their support for one of five social causes:

- Green (ENVIRONMENT) – to support environmental conservation
- Orange (ANIMALS) – to support wildlife protection
- Yellow (HEALTH) – to support healthy lifestyles and the fight against diseases
- Pink (WOMEN) – to support women empowerment
- Blue (CHILDREN) – to support the fight against child poverty

With the Run, a total contribution of RM150,000 was made to four NGO partners – WWF Malaysia, National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia (NKF), National Council of Women’s Organisations Malaysia (NCWO), and World Vision Malaysia (WVM), to support their continuous efforts in making a positive impact in these five causes.

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AMINVEST WINS MALAYSIA'S BEST ETF PROVIDER AWARD FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING|

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- AmInvest, Malaysia’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider, was honoured as the Best ETF Provider in Malaysia for the second year running at The Asset Triple A Private Banking, Wealth Management, Investment and ETF Awards 2017 recently.

AmInvest is the brand for AmFunds Management Bhd, a wholly-owned unit of AmInvestment Bank, AmInvest said in a statement today

 Acting Chief Executive Officer, Goh Wee Peng, said receiving the award for the second year running was a huge honour for the company.

“I’m pleased that the company’s offerings have been recognised as relevant to meet the evolving needs of investors throughout the years,” Goh said.

To-date, AmInvest manages unit trust funds, wholesale funds, institutional mandates, ETF and private retirement scheme funds, encompassing both conventional and Shariah-compliant funds.

-- BERNAMA

​PIANIST ARASH BEHZADI RELEASES NEW ALBUM 'ELSEWHERE'

​PIANIST ARASH BEHZADI RELEASES NEW ALBUM 'ELSEWHERE'

SEB AND NASDAQ TO BUILD BLOCKCHAIN FOR SWEDISH MUTUAL FUND MARKET

SEB AND NASDAQ TO BUILD BLOCKCHAIN FOR SWEDISH MUTUAL FUND MARKET

MOODY'S ANALYTICS WINS THREE CATEGORIES IN ASIA RISK TECHNOLOGY RANKINGS

HONG KONG, Sept 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Moody’s Analytics has won three categories and placed #5 overall in the 2017 Asia Risk Technology Rankings. This is the second straight three-win performance by Moody’s Analytics in these prestigious annual rankings. This year, the company topped the IFRS 9, Regulatory Capital Calculation and Management, and Asset & Liability Management categories.

Risk management professionals in banks, hedge funds, pension funds, and corporate treasuries voted on the Asia Risk Technology Rankings.

“We are thrilled to be recognized again as a leading provider of risk and capital management solutions by the readers of Asia Risk,” said Noah Berliner, Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics. “Our clients across the Asia-Pacific region continue to use Moody’s Analytics solutions to improve their overall risk management strategies. I am especially proud that this year we were recognized for our work in helping clients meet their IFRS 9 requirements.”

This year, Asia Risk introduced its first IFRS 9-focused ranking and its readers selected Moody’s Analytics as the leading provider. This recognition reflects the company’s ability in helping clients prepare to comply with the new accounting standard. Whether firms need better data, new forward-looking models, economic forecasting, end-to-end process management tools, advisory services, or a combination of all these elements, Moody’s Analytics can tailor solutions to meet our clients’ unique business needs.

RiskAuthority™ software earned Moody’s Analytics first place in the Regulatory Capital Calculation and Management category. Banks use RiskAuthority software to calculate, consolidate, and report on credit, market, operational, concentration, and liquidity risk. Banks also rely on RiskAuthority software to calculate capital, leverage, and liquidity ratios quickly and accurately in order to meet Basel directives and national regulatory requirements.

Asia Risk readers also selected Moody’s Analytics for the top spot in the Asset & Liability Management (ALM) category on the strength of the Moody’s Analytics RiskConfidence™ solution. By delivering integrated enterprise balance sheet management, the RiskConfidence ALM system helps banks manage interest rate and liquidity risk and analyze cash flows. Banks can also use the RiskConfidence ALM system to determine impairments of financial assets under IFRS 9. 

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COLD STORAGE MALAYSIA'S FIRST KIDS RUN DRAWS 1,000 CHILDREN TO STARTING LINE!

Inspiring Kids to Grow & Glow through Healthy Eating & Living

PETALING JAYA, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- It was a special Malaysia Day for about 1,000 eager children between four and 12 years-old as they, accompanied by
parents of the younger ones, were flagged off for the inaugural Cold Storage Kids Grow & Glow Run at Central Park Bandar Utama!

The event kicked-off at 6.30am with the playing of "Negaraku", stirring the participants in their custom race t-shirts alongside scores of friends and family to rise
and join in the singing of Malaysia's national anthem. Excited and motivated by the highly charged atmosphere, participants then took their places at the starting point, where they were ceremoniously flagged-off amidst cheers of encouragement from the supporters, right up to when they proudly crossed the finish line.

Joining in the fun run with her children was Datin Dr. Halina Mohd Yunos, wife of Malaysia’s first astronaut, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. 

The Kids Grow & Glow Run, organised by Cold Storage Malaysia in conjunction with Malaysia Day, is the country's first-ever kids run to promote healthier eating and living within the community. Featuring the different stages of growth, the 1km race trail brought participants on a learning experience of life's evolution from birth to healthy adulthood. Throughout the race, participants were faced with several “growth obstacles”, which required them, amongst others, to balance themselves across a beam and climb over an inflatable pyramid. The children also learned to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food choices, and ultimately make the decision to take the correct food path to get to the finish line and claim their medal!

Speaking about the event, Mr. Pierre-Olivier Deplanck, CEO of GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. said, "On top of being the first event of its kind to be organised by Cold Storage Malaysia, the Kids Grow & Glow Run is also the first kids run in Malaysia that features the different stages of growth. As The Fresh Food People, Cold Storage Malaysia has always aimed to inspire our customers to make healthy food choices by availing the finest selection of organic, fresh and high quality groceries in all our stores. Today's event is held specifically on Malaysia Day to bring this commitment even further. This is where we move ahead with our vision, to celebrate and embrace the nation's diversity whilst nurturing the next generation to choose to live healthy lifestyles. A healthy person equates a healthy mind, and we believe that it's never too early to instil the habit of eating and living healthily amongst children." 

After the race, each participant was rewarded with a medal and given a goody bag to be filled up with numerous prizes and products from the various sponsor booths. Amongst the event’s main sponsors were Bestari, Dutch Lady, Mondelez and Haagen Dazs. 

The inaugural Kids Grow & Glow Run also saw 40 children from MyKasih Foundation joining the race towards a healthier life. Furthermore, a total of RM20,000 was channelled to MyKasih Foundation, as part of Cold Storage Malaysia's CSR efforts. 

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ARKADIN ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGED SERVICES FOR OFFICE 365 TO ENABLE BUSINESSES TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT MICROSOFT CLOUD VOICE

Proven Microsoft-certified services empower the organizational change required to drive adoption of Microsoft’s cloud UC suite

SINGAPORE, Sept 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arkadin, an NTT Communications company and market leader in cloud communications, including Unified Communications and Collaboration services, has rolled out comprehensive capabilities to enable global clients to successfully transition to Microsoft’s cloud UC suite. Arkadin Managed Services (AMS) for O365 provides real time support for Microsoft cloud voice, online meetings, Meeting Broadcast and advanced voice requirements (in both Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams). Arkadin’s proven 360-degree methodology ensures high levels of adoption and productivity for customers in their Microsoft workplace transformation journey.

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TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION LAUNCHES 10-TERABYTE ENTERPRISE CAPACITY HDD

TOKYO, Sept 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced the addition of an 10-terabyte (TB[1]) SATA model to its MG06 series of 3.5-inch[2], enterprise capacity class hard disk drives (HDD). Shipments start from today.   The continuing progress of digitization, most recently the quickening expansion of IoT and the increasing reliance on cloud services means that more information is being generated and stored than ever before, and that the rate of its creation only continues to increase. The data centers and cloud-based services that use this data constantly require higher-capacity, higher-performance HDDs. Toshiba’s MG06 series HDDs meet industry requirements by deploying an improved magnetic recording head and disk magnetic layer, and now deliver up to 10TB of capacity with air-based HDDs, a 25%[3] increase over the maximum capacity of the earlier MG05 series. The HDDs achieve a sustained transfer rate of 237 MiB/s[4,5], and a 25%[6] improvement in operating life that boosts MTTF[7] to 2,500,000 hours. These improvements in capacity, speed and reliability can contribute to the lower system TCO (total cost of ownership).  http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=30142

EFINIX™ COMPLETES $9.5M FUNDING ROUND

Investment Will Accelerate Market Entry of Efinix’s Quantum™ Programmable Technology


SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept 27 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Efinix^TM, an innovator in programmable product platforms and technology, today announced the completion of a $9.5 million funding round. The investment will accelerate the market deployment of the company’s Quantum™ programmable technology with a focus on deep learning and compute acceleration.

The investment was led by leading provider of All Programmable semiconductor products, Xilinx, and Hong Kong X Technology Fund (HKX), a leading investment fund supported by Sequoia Capital China and focusing on fast-growing technology companies. In addition, Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation, Samsung Electronics’ investment arm, also joined the funding round, as well as Hong Kong Inno Capital and Brizan Investments.

“High-volume applications and markets are prime targets for our Quantum-accelerated products,” said Sammy Cheung, co-founder, CEO, and president of Efinix. “Combining our Quantum programmable technology and Efinity™ Integrated Design Environment, we will be launching a number of joint development projects and a new line of silicon product platforms in the coming months thanks to the funding announced today.”

Efinix’s Quantum programmable technology delivers a 4X Power-Performance-Area advantage over traditional programmable technologies. This disruptive advantage enables products accelerated by the Quantum technology to compete in high-growth markets such as custom logic, deep learning and compute acceleration.

“Efinix’s solution can address a wide variety of applications that are typically not served by today’s FPGAs,” said Salil Raje, senior vice president of Software and IP Products Group at Xilinx. “We are excited to be an investor and look forward to working with them.”

“We are thrilled to support Efinix’s growth as it accumulates design wins and grows its customer base,” said Prof. Guanhua Chen, co-founder of HKX. “The truly disruptive Quantum programmable technology addresses needs in many markets especially mobile devices and artificial intelligence.”

“Efinix’s Quantum programmable technology brings opportunity for diverse range of applications,” said representative from Samsung Ventures. “We envision many applications that feature Quantum technology embedded inside ASICs, ASSPs, or FPGAs.”

About Efinix

Efinix is an innovator in programmable products platforms and technologies. The company’s Quantum programmable technology enables advanced programmable silicon products in the ASIC, ASSP, and FPGA segments. With Quantum’s Power-Performance-Area advantage, Efinix products address the needs of high-volume, low-power, and small form-factor products for applications in custom logic, compute acceleration, and deep learning.  Efinix’s joint development activities, which focus on infrastructure, data centers, and advanced silicon processes, further amplify the company’s leadership in the programmable industry. For more information, visit http://www.efinixinc.com.

Contact:
Steve Stratz
Relevanz Public Relations for Efinix
206.300.9134
steve@relevanzpr.com

SOURCE : Efinix, Inc.

THE PROSUME ENERGY FOUNDATION PRESENTS A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED PLATFORM THAT WILL FOSTER THE PEER-TO-PEER ENERGY EXCHANGES

The Foundation believes in the power of connecting people through the blockchain technology to develop new energy community models and it’s now asking the support of everyone through a pre-ICO starting the 27th of September, 2017

ZUG, Switzerland, Sept 26 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Rethinking the actual energy models, looking forward a network of communities and new ways to share sources: these are the ideas behind the Swiss PROSUME Energy Foundation, founded in Zug, the heart of the Crypto Valley, by professionals with a strong and long-time experience in the energy sector as well as in the blockchain softwares.

The Foundation has developed a new revolutionary platform to exchange electricity from renewable and fossil sources. It connects independent power producers, consumers, innovative utility companies and energy communities in a locally shared market where each peer is free to interact in a multi-tenant ecosystem.

The mission of the Foundation is to promote decentralizing power models and empower energy communities through the blockchain software technology and through the implementation of peer to peer energy exchange policiestargeting possible solutions for all the existing physical and legal energy framework barriers, investing in Research & Development to offer innovative hardware and IoT-devices related to smart metering, smart grid, energy routers and devices.

PROSUME is based over 3 main pillars: decentralization, digitalization and decarbonisation. Blockchain has been considered the perfect tool to achieve the mission of the Foundation because this disruptive technology combines IT with cryptography and governance principles to create a new safer, more resilient and transparent place where everyone could be independent in choosing his own energy sources. 

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HYPERBIT ANNOUNCED AS WORLDWIDE RETAIL PARTNER FOR L21 LITECOIN MINER

HONG KONG, Sept. 27, 2017/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --
 
Block Assets Limited (http://www.blockassets.io/) trading as HyperBit (http://www.hyperbitshop.io/), a Hong Kong based company for the emerging crypto-currency market, has been appointed as the worldwide distribution partner for Bewang Electronic Commerce Company Limited (BW) to exclusively sell the World's Fastest Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Scrypt Miner for Litecoin, the L21, to its customers globally via its online store.
  
Trading online as HyperBit Shop, the retail website has been launched to the world today and for the first time crypto-currency "miners" will be able to order the L21 Miner for Litecoin in any quantity. The manufacturer, BW has previously limited the sale of the L21 to major mining companies, with large minimum order quantities required.

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ULLINK PARTNERS WITH LEADING EUROPEAN BANK TO LAUNCH NEW MIFID II SOLUTION FOR SYSTEMATIC INTERNALISERS

• ULLINK sees spike in broker demand for MiFID II solutions as deadlines nears
• New UL QUOTE solution simplifies management of client RFQ workflows and ensures regulatory compliance

LONDON, Sept 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has partnered with a leading European bank to develop a new solution for client quote management. The new solution, called UL QUOTE, is available to Brokers acting as a Systematic Internaliser (SI), enabling them to comply with MiFID II regulations concerning pre-trade transparency.

With the introduction of MiFID II in January 2018, a SI acting as a liquidity provider in MiFID instruments must comply with new rules around client Request For Quote (RFQ) management, quote publication and reporting. ULLINK’s UL QUOTE solution is specifically designed to address these requirements. As a modular extension to ULLINK’s Order Management System (OMS), UL QUOTE enables a SI to receive cross-asset class RFQs and direct them to the most appropriate source of liquidity, including internal options. UL QUOTE also enables a SI to distribute multiple RFQs based on client orders to the market.

The solution timestamps RFQs and attaches other data required for MiFID II reporting, and is fully FIX-compliant for easy interoperation with buy-side OMS and trading platforms. UL QUOTE extends the new product capabilities developed by Ullink for MiFID II compliance, following the launch of the UL PUBLISHER (for order data management and transaction reporting) and UL TRADE REPORTING (for real-time report generation and submissions to APAs) products announced earlier this year.

Richard Bentley, Chief Product Officer at ULLINK, comments: “The changes in market structure due to MiFID II are both a challenge and an opportunity for brokers. As the deadline nears, we are continuing to see many brokers look to market specialists to ensure they meet the plethora of new rules covering quote publication and management, as well as post-trade reporting. UL QUOTE is the latest output of a long, successful collaboration with our customers to ensure we continue to provide products which help them achieve their business goals.”

-Ends-
 

Contacts

ULLINK
Mireille Adebiyi
Advertising & Communications Director
Tel.: +33 1 49 95 30 00
mireille.adebiyi@ullink.com
or
COGNITO
Oliver Mann
Yvonne Maher
Tel: +44 (zero)20 74269420
Oliver.Mann@cognitomedia.com
Yvonne.Maher@cognitomedia.com

 

Source: ULLINK

NEURALSTEM ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

GERMANTOWN, Md., Sept 26 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neuralstem, Inc. (Nasdaq:CUR), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for nervous system diseases, today announced that Zhang Zhuo and Cristina Csimma, PharmD, MHP, have been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective September 18, 2017.

“I’m very pleased to welcome Mr. Zhang and Dr. Csimma to our Board,” said Rich Daly, Chairman and CEO. “Mr. Zhang joins us as Tianjin Pharmaceuticals’ appointee as agreed to in connection with their $20 million strategic investment in December of 2016. We very much value the support Tianjin has provided in the past year, and look forward to working with such a major multinational pharmaceutical enterprise further on the research and development of our innovative stem cell and small molecule platforms.”

“Dr. Csimma brings with her decades of senior leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry as well as a wealth of expertise in drug development. Her insights into corporate operations and capital raising will be immensely helpful to Neuralstem during this potentially transformative period for the company,” Mr. Daly continued.

Mr. Zhang is currently the Vice Director of International Cooperation for Tianjin Pharmaceuticals, which he joined in 2011. Mr. Zhang holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and International Business from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.  

Cristina Csimma is the Executive Chair, Board of Directors for Exonics Therapeutics and is also a Board Member and Member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of Juniper Pharmaceuticals.  She also serves on advisory boards including Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, the Muscular Dystrophy Association Venture Philanthropy Scientific Advisory Committee; the Executive Oversight Board to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroNext Network; the External Oversight Committee of NIH Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network, the Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital MRCT Center External Advisory Board, the Rockefeller University Robertson Therapeutic Development Fund Review Committee and the TREAT-NMD Advisory Committee for Therapeutics (TACT). She was previously a Board Director of Vtesse (acquired in March 2017 by Sucampo Pharmaceuticals) and Cydan, where she was also President and founding CEO, the Vice President of Drug Development at Virdante Pharmaceuticals Inc (acquired by Moderna), Principal at Clarus Ventures LLC, and held roles in Clinical Development and Translational Research at Wyeth (now Pfizer), Genetics Institute and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Dr. Csimma holds both a Doctor of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, as well as a Master of Health Professions from Northeastern University.

About Neuralstem
Neuralstem is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for nervous system diseases of high unmet medical need.  NSI-189 is a small molecule in clinical development for major depressive disorder (MDD) and in preclinical development for Angelman syndrome, irradiation-induced cognitive impairment, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and stroke.

NSI-566 is a stem cell therapy being tested for treatment of paralysis in stroke, chronic spinal cord injury (cSCI) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).  Neuralstem’s diversified portfolio of product candidates is based on its proprietary neural stem cell technology.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relate to future, not past, events and may often be identified by words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek” or “will.” Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Specific risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements include risks inherent in the development and commercialization of potential products, uncertainty of clinical trial results or regulatory approvals or clearances, need for future capital, dependence upon collaborators and maintenance of our intellectual property rights. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Additional information on potential factors that could affect our results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in Neuralstem’s periodic reports, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in other reports filed with the SEC. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Contact:
Kimberly Minarovich
Argot Partners (Investor Relations)
212-600-1902
kimberly@argotpartners.com

SOURCE : Neuralstem, Inc.

EASTSPRING DECLARES INCOME DISTRIBUTION FOR EASTSPRING INVESTMENTS DANA DINAMIK

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) –  Eastspring Investments Bhd has declared a gross income distribution of 0.0446 sen per unit for its Shariah-compliant unit trust fund, Eastspring Investments Dana Dinamik.

In a statement here today, it said all unitholders who have maintained their unit holdings in the fund as at Sept 25,  2017 will be entitled to the income distribution.

“At Eastspring Investments, we have a positive outlook on the Malaysian economy for the year driven by improved trade flows, domestic private consumption and rising capital expenditure.

“Overall, we think that the country's economic health is in good shape and market valuations are also inexpensive. We believe that there are still opportunities out there and good stock selection is the key to outperformance.” said Chief Investment Officer, Rudie Chan.

Eastspring Investments is one of the leading asset management companies in Malaysia in both institutional and retail, with over RM40 billion in assets under management in the country as at June 30, 2017.

-- BERNAMA