Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai has made it to the cover of Vogue for the third time, sporting an all black feathered look. The magazine carries interesting tidbits on the former beauty queen from 10 men who know her well. The magazine has spoken to people including Ash’s husband Abhishek Bachchan, designer Manish Malhotra, director Ashutosh [...]
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Aishwarya once again on Vogue cover
February 1st, 2011 |
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Assif Shameen: Glencore listing will boost Noble and Olam
February 1st, 2011 |
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JUST WHEN YOU thought the petty tit for tat between the Singapore and Hong Kong bourses was over, there is more. Less than a week after Singapore Exchange snatched the listing of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s ports assets of Hutchison Whampoa as a business trust, the Hong Kong Exchange leaked out word that Switzerland- based global commodities giant Glencore International AG was seeking a listing there by June. The IPO of the metals-to-agricultural commodities group is likely to raise up to US$2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in Hong Kong as part of a US$10 billion IPO and a dual listing in London.
GIC considers more IPOs after sale of Global Logistic, Tan says
January 31st, 2011 |
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Government of Singapore Investment Corp., a sovereign wealth fund with US$100 billion ($128.5 billion) of reserves, will consider selling more assets through initial public offerings, Deputy Chairman Tony Tan said.
GIC, which sold US$2.7 billion of shares in its Global Logistic Properties in October, “does own a number of assets which could be good candidates for listing if the circumstances are right and there’s a need,” Tan said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
GIC buys European rescue debt, May support further bond sales
January 30th, 2011 |
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Government of Singapore Investment Corp., a sovereign wealth fund with US$100 billion ($128.4 billion) of reserves, bought some of the European debt issued to finance Ireland’s bailout, Deputy Chairman Tony Tan said.
“We believe the bond is relatively safe given how it’s structured and it gives us reasonable yield,” Tan said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. GIC will consider buying more European rescue debt in future sales, he said.
GIC to hold stakes in Citigroup, UBS for ‘many years,’ Tan says
January 30th, 2011 |
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Government of Singapore Investment Corp., the biggest investor in Citigroup Inc. and UBS AG, plans to hold on to its stakes in the banks for “many years” and will only consider selling if there are attractive offers.
“We look to continue to hold on to our stakes in UBS and Citigroup for many years to come,” Tony Tan, deputy chairman of the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, said in a Jan. 29 interview at Davos, Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum meeting. ‘But one never says never; if someone offers an extremely high price, of course we’ll look at the possibility.”
Regional economic forum announced for July
January 28th, 2011 |
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Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger announced that a regional forum of the World Economic Forum will be held in Vienna at the beginning of July 2011. Eastern Europe and Asia will be the focus of the forum which should gather about 50 participants, including heads of state and government, as well as economic and civil society representatives, Spindelegger stated at the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
GIC says US to remain focus of investments as growth slows
January 28th, 2011 |
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The US will remain the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.’s biggest area for investments for years, even as emerging markets grow faster, Deputy Chairman Tony Tan said.
“There is a major transfer of wealth from the developed countries to the developing countries in Asia,” Tan said today in an interview at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. “But it does not mean that for us in GIC, as an international investor, that we do not see opportunities, certainly in the US but even in Europe, because prices have gone so low.”
GIC says long-term investing likely to decline in coming years
January 28th, 2011 |
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Government of Singapore Investment Corp. Deputy Chairman Tony Tan said long-term investing is likely to decline in the coming years because markets are more volatile, companies have a tendency to focus on the short-term and traditional long-term investors have a need for liquidity.
Tan made the comments at the Future of Investing panel at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, according to an e-mailed statement.
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Äoković in Aussie Open final after beating Federer
January 27th, 2011 |
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Serbia’s Novak Äoković has reached the final of this year’s the Australian Open Tennis Championships. On Thursday, he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-4.
Bit of abracadabra from Renault
January 27th, 2011 |
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Renault’s been a little bit, er, in the news lately and the company has even popped up at this week’s World Economic Forum in the ski resort of Davos, Switzerland.
Now the French manufacturer may not want to be reminded too much of Switzerland, given one of its three sacked employee’s story this week about being whisked to the country to examine alledged bank accounts, but here’s Renault’s Patrick Pelata turning up in Davos.
The COO inevitably had a microphone thrust under his nose in the resort, but sounded remarkably upbeat given the thunder raging around the company at the moment.
I wouldn’t say jovial was the word, but he gives a little chuckle and engages in some light-hearted banter.
He even used the word “abracadabrant ” – not something I’ve ever come across before – but seems to perfectly sum up the tales of espionage rocking France. Apparently Jacques Chirac coined the word during his tenure at the French tiller, with its connotations of the absurd.
What does Renault do now? Carlos Ghosn’s live TV appearance at the weekend, while polished, gave no detail away, while it now appears, amazing as it seems that speculation is mounting the French secret service may be deliberately leaking information to the media.
Not being on the guest list at Davos, it nonetheless does seem the most extraordinary talking shop of the great and the good. But it appears most people spend their time looking over people’s shoulders to see who even more famous and important may be lurking.
I wonder how long Pelata lasted.
No IPL, I’m not a billionaire: Saif Ali Khan
January 20th, 2011 |
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Some of his Bollywood peers own one. But Saif Ali Khan says he has moved on from his dream of owning an Indian Premier League (IPL) team since he’s “not a billionaire” and wants to focus on acting and production instead. “We were at one point considering getting involved (in IPL), but now I think [...]
The Dodos World Tour
January 18th, 2011 |
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FOURTH LP NO COLOR OUT MARCH 15
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The Dodos are heading out
on tour starting March 10 at the Lincoln Lounge in Reno, NV in support of their upcoming album No
Color, out March 15. Starting February 1, fans can pre-order No Color at DodosMusic.net and get an immediate download of “Black Night” off the
new album.
US + European 2011 Tour
3/10/2011 – Reno, NV – Lincoln Lounge
3/11/2011 – Las Vegas, NV – Beauty Bar
3/12/2011 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
3/13/2011 – Phoenix, AZ – The Duce
3/14/2011 – Santa Fe, NM – Warehouse 21
3/15/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/16/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/17/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/18/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/19/2011 – Austin, TX- SXSW
3/20/2011 – Norman, OK – Opolis
3/21/2011 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
3/22/2011 – Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
3/23/2011 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
3/24/2011 – Fargo, ND – Aquarium
3/25/2011 – Winnipeg, MB – West End
3/26/2011 – Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
3/28/2011 – Calgary, AB – Republik
3/29/2011 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite
3/31/2011 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
4/01/2011 – Victoria, BC – Sugar
4/02/2011 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
4/04/2011 – Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
4/05/2011 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
4/07/2011 – San Francisco, CA – Filmore
4/08/2011 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
4/09/2011 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
4/27/2011 – Donostia, Spain – Gazteszena
4/28/2011 – Vigo, Spain – University
4/29/2011 – Madrid, Spain – El Sol
4/30/2011 РBarcelona, Spain РPla̤a de la Odissea (Free Outdoor show)
5/02/2011 – Grenoble, France – Le Ciel
5/03/2011 – Milan, Italy – Salumeria Della Musica
5/04/2011 – Rome, Italy – Circolo Degli Artisti
5/05/2011 – Ravenna, Italy – Bronson
5/06/2011 – Aarau, Switzerland – Kiff
5/07/2011 – Munich, Germany – 59-1
5/09/2011 – Berlin, Germany – Magnet
5/10/2011 – Hamburg, Germany – Prinzenbar
5/11/2011 – Cologne, Germany – Blue Shell
5/12/2011 – Nijmegen, Holland – Doornroosje
5/13/2011 – Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg
5/14/2011 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique Festival
5/16/2011 – Vendome, France – La Chapelle Vendome
5/17/2011 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie
5/18/2011 – Paris, France – Divan du Monde
5/19/2011 – London, UK – Scala
5/20/2011 – Manchester, UK – Deaf Institute
5/21/2011 – Glasgow, UK – Arches
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The Black Keys Tour Cancelled Due To Exhaustion
January 17th, 2011 |
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The Black Keys are sleepy. The bluesy-rock duo, comprised of musicians Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, cancelled their tour of Australia — Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Melbourne — and New Zealand this week due to exhaustion. Shows in Germany, Switzerland, and France scheduled for March have also been scrapped. In a statement Monday, the [...]
Jan. 14, 1794: First Successful Cesarean in U.S.
January 14th, 2011 |
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1794: Elizabeth Bennett delivers a daughter by cesarean section, becoming the first woman in the United States to give birth this way and survive. Her husband, Jesse, is the physician who performs the operation.
He was pressed into service after Elizabeth, struggling with a difficult labor and believing she would die, requested her attending physician to [...]
SAP to Acquire Security Software from SECUDE
January 12th, 2011 |
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SAP is planning to buy secure login and single sign-on products from Switzerland-based security vendor SECUDE. – SAP announced Jan. 12 it will acquire a chunk of SECUDE’s security
business in order to bolster its identity management capabilities.
The deal, made for an undisclosed sum, brings the security software, identity and access management software and other related assets
of SECUDE into the SAP por…
Temasek said to hire banks for global bond investor meetings
January 10th, 2011 |
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Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state-owned investment company, hired HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc and UBS AG to help it organize meetings with credit investors, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The investor update meetings, which start this week, will take place in mainland China, Taipei, Chicago, Switzerland and Germany, the person said, asking not to be identified as details are private.
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Swiss daily: Thaci prepared KLA in Switzerland
January 8th, 2011 |
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Geneva-based daily Le Temps reports that Hashim Thaci was preparing his rise in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in Switzerland in mid-90s.
Albanian Diaspora in Switzerland was raising significant funds for the KLA during those years, the daily reported.
Shania Twain Married!
January 2nd, 2011 |
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The new year got off to a booming start for country sweetie Shania Twain: She got married! Just weeks after confirming her engagement to Nestle executive Frederic Thiebaud, Shania tied the knot in Puerto Rico on New Year’s Day, a rep for the singer confirmed to PEOPLE on Saturday evening. “They were married at sunset [...]
Thaci’s “Goebbels” comment angers Swiss
Kosovo Albanian PM Hashim Thaci has angered politicians in Switzerland when he compared the Marty report to the Nazi German propaganda of Joseph Goebbels.
According to Switzerland’s Le Matin daily, the comparison is violent and offensive to politicians in Switzerland.