Archive for January 3rd, 2012

• Alchemy Magazine Wins Award Pearl

  Date: 2012.01.03 | Category: Singapore Stock Exchange | Response: 0

  
  New York, NY (PRWEB) December 6, 2011

  Alchemy, SecondMarket publication devoted to the next generation of alternative investments, announced today that it has received a prestigious award from the Council of Pearl Custom Content for Best New Magazine, Editors. The award was granted only three editions, and Alchemy is the only award-winning publication is produced entirely in-house, and not to the user agency publications. The award announcement follows the recent release of the Winter 2011 issue of alchemy.
  
  More than 600 entries

  submitted user content councils an annual awards program, representing an array of publications from companies ranging from Panera Bread for Verizon Wireless. The awards were presented in the design, editing, and strategic initiatives in print and digital user environments.

  We are very pleased to receive this award and proud to be recognized among such well-known brands such as Bloomingdales, Four Seasons and Lamborghini, said Alchemy Publisher, Lisa Balter Saacks. We are pleased the future of alchemy as it strives to be the leading source of information about alternative investments.

  Alchemys Winter 2011 issue of stresses and investment opportunities in frontier markets, including the Middle East and North Africa. The new issue also looks at some of the esoteric without the exchange of assets, including life settlements, leased assets, a film finance and colored diamonds.

  As we continue to bring investors the unique information and opinions about alternative investments, we look forward to further development Alchemys interactive community on the Internet, said the head of Alchemy editor, Leila Zogby. In addition to Alchemys quarterly issues, we will provide some online exclusive and fresh content on a monthly basis.

  Alchemy SecondMarket publication created in spring 2011 as a vehicle to provide excellent knowledge of investment alternatives. Season tickets can be booked online alchemy.

  About Alchemy
  
  Alchemy winning global publication covering the new generation of alternative investments. Alchemy analysis, features and discusses the alternative investment universe, and brings readers the experience of opinion leaders, who are these investments. Alchemy is aimed at the target, expert information, and alternative investment professionals and investors can use to make informed decisions. Alchemy was the 2011 Pearl Award for Best New Journal.
  
  To view the online version of Alchemy, please click here.

  About SecondMarket
  
  SecondMarket is the leading market for alternative investments. She became the online destination for access to market information, build your network and investor agreements in assets such as private joint stock company, structured products, public equity and bankruptcy claims. SecondMarket centralizing and simplifying the secondary market activity by connecting buyers and sellers and providing world-class market and operations expertise. SecondMarket has more than 75 000 participants, including global financial institutions, regional and local banks, hedge funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, corporations and other institutional and accredited investors. SecondMarkets shareholders include FirstMark Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), Li Ka Shing Foundation Dunearn, a subsidiary of (Singapore) Temasek Holdings, and Social Capital Partnership LP + SecondMarket is a registered broker- dealer (member FINRA, MSRB and SIPC) and SEC-registered alternative trading system. The company was selected as Technology Pioneer 2011 by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. For more information, please visit http://www.SecondMarket.com.
  
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• Leading Singapore Corporate Services Provider urged Singapore companies to benefit from the scheme of PIC

  Date: 2012.01.03 | Category: Cpf Singapore | Response: 0

  
  Singapore (PRWEB) August 9, 2011

  AsiaBiz services is the agency providing integrated corporate services in Singapore, the company and the company is well regarded in the accounting and tax advisory services. The company recently released a downloadable short of a pass on his website. Brief provides an overview of the scheme pass, providing a quick reference to the figure.
  
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  economy that competes on the basis of cost, increase productivity and innovation factor is becoming more suitable for Singapore to maintain its competitiveness. Satish Bakhda consulting Asiabizservices said given the current inflation, which hangs over the region, it is important for companies to mitigate the effect of capitalization on special arrangements and performance, and innovation loans (PIC) provides the correct solution to alleviate the tax burden on companies, while their support to enhance their productivity.

  cost-containment measures do not give the desired growth and productivity, economic growth is the key to maintaining the global market. The costs associated with increased rates of CPF and foreign worker levies, increase rents and operating costs will be much easier if companies invest in training and automation, the cost of which can be calm with the tax deduction scheme for the village.

  peak Scheme was first announced in Budget 2010 to encourage businesses to invest in upgrading its activities and to encourage a wide range of innovation activities in Singapore. Peak was increased in the 2011 budget and is used for assessment year (YA) 2011 to 2015.

  
  Developing the scheme

  peak, Satish said Bakhda, International Installation of a branch in Singapore, mainly from the tax rate, but with rising operating costs in all areas in the region, the Singapore government made a generous improvement scheme at the right time. Instead of reducing the growth rate of primary tax, it softened the severity of significant tax deductions, opening the company to invest in long-term strategy. Such initiatives offer enterprise-level growth and stimulate the economy as a whole. One important aspect of the scheme is that the inclusive and this is a great advantage for small and medium-sized enterprises by facilitating their cash flow through deferred taxes, as well as helping small businesses that do not pay taxes, to work towards productivity and innovation. So companies should focus on projects and activities, click on the expanded settlement.

  Just to illustrate the quantum of tax savings, he sites a hypothetical case of company ABC from taxable income S $ 1 million will be required to pay a tax of S $ 170,000, according to the existing 17% tax rate, whereas the same company when he spent S $ 100,000 for the purchase of automation equipment and training of employees or on any of the qualifying events, the effective number of tax payments will peak after the expansion of S $ 102 000, thus considerable savings S $ 68 000 per year.

  six events in the innovation chain, who would be eligible to receive assistance pass are:
  
  

  
  ? The purchase or lease of equipment to automate the proposed
  ? Training of employees
  ? Acquisition of Intellectual Property Rights
  ? Registration of patents, trademarks, designs and plant varieties
  ? Research work
  ? Investment in projects approved design. Advanced

  pass scheme provides Singapore corporate tax deduction of 400% (compared to the previous 250%) for the first S $ 400,000 (compared to S $ 300 000) conducted for each of the qualifying activity. Expenditure cap S $ 400 000 per year shall be combined for 2013-2015, a total of 1.2 million to S $ , which allows companies to mitigate the potential problems of cash flows while investing in major research projects. The scheme will be available for research and development activities conducted outside Singapore. Conversion of cash, where cash payment of 30% can be obtained for business for the first S $ 100,000 of qualifying expenses instead of a tax deduction. This position will specifically benefit small businesses that pay little or no tax in Singapore, but would like to invest to increase productivity.

  tax to be deferred from tax years 2011 to 2014, when the company are qualifying expenditures peak. The amount of tax that may be deferred will be the smallest of tax assessed for the current tax year and qualifying peak costs incurred in the current fiscal year, subject to a cap of $ 100,000.

  
  About

  Asiabizservices.com:
  
  Asiabizservices offers registration of the company for entrepreneurs around the world. Asiabizservices specializes in the incorporation of Singapore, Singapore employment pass, Entrepass and related corporate services. For more information, visit the company’s website at: http://www.asiabizservices.com/

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