query: who are china's trading partners?

title: China–Mozambique relations

text: trading partners, behind South Africa and Portugal. China has also become a major buyer of Mozambican timber; despite local regulations forbidding the export of unprocessed logs, which aim to force foreign countries hoping to gain access to Mozambican resources to invest in setting up processing facilities in the country, many logs are exported illegally. Chinese businessmen are not typically involved in the actual practise of logging; instead, it is performed mainly by locals, who then bring the logs to buyers in port cities. China has also become an increasingly important player in Mozambique's construction industry; over one-third of Mozambique's new

title: Factory (trading post)

text: was present as the representative of the trading partners in all matters, reporting to the headquarters and being responsible for the products’ logistics (proper storage and shipping). Information took a long time to reach the company headquarters, and this was dependent on an absolute trust. Some Dutch factories were located in Cape Town in modern-day South Africa, Mocha in Yemen, Calicut and the Coromandel Coast in southern India, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Ambon in Indonesia, Fort Zeelandia in Taiwan, Canton in southern China, Dejima Island in Japan (the only legal point of trade between Japan and the outside world during

title: China–Mozambique relations

text: Shanghai and Maputo share a sister city relationship. From 1992 to 2003, 22 Mozambicans went to China as international students. Estimates for the number of Chinese nationals residing in Mozambique ranged from 1,500 to 12,000. China's pattern of trade with Mozambique differs from that with their major trading partners on the African continent, such as Angola, Nigeria, and Sudan. China mainly imports agricultural and fisheries products from Mozambique, but few raw materials, while exporting manufactured goods and machinery. Between 2004 and 2006, bilateral trade tripled in value from US$70 million to US$210 million, making China one of Mozambique's three largest

title: Commodity trading in China

text: 1999. The China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX), the country's first financial futures exchange, was inaugurated in October 2006. The long-awaited CSI300, the first mainland stock index futures, will be traded on this bourse, which is working to the launch. Commodity trading in China Commodity trading in China has a short but high-growth history. With an increasing product variety and deepening liquidity pools, the mainland's futures market is playing an increasingly important role in serving the national economy. At present, the commodity markets in China are still in a development stage, with only a few exchanges in China trading in a

title: Commodity trading in China

text: Commodity trading in China Commodity trading in China has a short but high-growth history. With an increasing product variety and deepening liquidity pools, the mainland's futures market is playing an increasingly important role in serving the national economy. At present, the commodity markets in China are still in a development stage, with only a few exchanges in China trading in a small group of commodities. In the next few years, the Chinese government will gradually allow more commodities products to be traded in China along with various related derivatives. Tony of the nation's three commodity futures exchanges totaled 40.97 trillion

title: PDT Partners

text: City. Peter Muller, the CEO of PDT, who started PDT as Morgan Stanley's proprietary trading group, was described by Bloomberg.com as an "unlikely executive", a 47-year-old math wizard, and a person with diverse intellectual interests and hobbies. PDT Partners PDT Partners (Process Driven Trading Partners) is a hedge fund company, led by quantitative trader Peter Muller, that was founded in 1993 as part of Morgan Stanley's trading division and spun out as an independent business in 2012. It has offices in New York City and London. PDT Partners started out as a proprietary trading division (called the Process Driven Trading

title: Argentina–China relations

text: two decades and increased to US $5.55 billion. This event led to Argentina's bilateral trade deficit from 2007 to 2014 amounting to US $24,164 million. During these two decades, Argentina's economic strategies have been ideal to soybean production which expanded from 1995's, 12 million tons, to 2010's, 52.6 million tons. During Argentina's trade deficit, not all of Argentina's soybean products were exported to China, leading to a growth in Argentina's trading partners. In 2012, India was an important importer of Argentine soy oil, followed by China, some European countries, Iran, and Peru. In 2013, Argentina was ranked third in global

title: China

text: trading partner of Brazil and building strategic links with Argentina. China has the second biggest economy in the world. According to Bloomberg News, China is planning to reduce the average tariff rate on imports from its trading partners by October 2018. In July 2018, China had also cut import tariffs on approximately 1,500 consumer products so as to open up the economy of the country. In September 2018, the US announced that it would increase tariffs on US$250 billion of goods from China, from 10% to 25%, leading China to also increase tariffs on US$110 billion of products from the

title: PDT Partners

text: PDT Partners PDT Partners (Process Driven Trading Partners) is a hedge fund company, led by quantitative trader Peter Muller, that was founded in 1993 as part of Morgan Stanley's trading division and spun out as an independent business in 2012. It has offices in New York City and London. PDT Partners started out as a proprietary trading division (called the Process Driven Trading Group) of multinational financial services corporation Morgan Stanley in 1993. According to "Bloomberg", PDT's investments have returned an estimated annual average of more than 20 percent through 2010. In January 2011, Morgan Stanley announced that it would

title: China–Nigeria relations

text: networks. China–Nigeria relations The bilateral relations between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the People's Republic of China have expanded on growing bilateral trade and strategic cooperation. China is considered one of Nigeria's closest allies and partners. China is also one of Nigeria's important trading and export partners. According to a 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 80% of Nigerians view China's influence positively, with only 10% expressing a negative view, making Nigeria the most pro-Chinese nation in the world. Nigeria and the People's Republic of China established formal diplomatic relations on February 10, 1971. Relations between the two nations grew

title: China–Nigeria relations

text: China–Nigeria relations The bilateral relations between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the People's Republic of China have expanded on growing bilateral trade and strategic cooperation. China is considered one of Nigeria's closest allies and partners. China is also one of Nigeria's important trading and export partners. According to a 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 80% of Nigerians view China's influence positively, with only 10% expressing a negative view, making Nigeria the most pro-Chinese nation in the world. Nigeria and the People's Republic of China established formal diplomatic relations on February 10, 1971. Relations between the two nations grew closer

title: Roth Capital Partners

text: a year later, CELM delayed its regulatory filings, trading in the stock was halted and the company's auditor resigned. In October 2011, CELM was delisted and several lawsuits were filed. The company was featured in the 2017 financial documentary "The China Hustle" for its underwriting relationships with Chinese companies that led to losses for American stockholders. Roth Capital Partners Roth Capital Partners, LLC is a small privately-held investment banking company with headquarters in Newport Beach, California. It specialises in providing services to small cap publicly-listed companies. Since 1988 it has held annual conferences, noted for their lavish evening entertainments and

title: China–Japan relations

text: GDP. Also, China's and Japan's economies are the world's first and fourth-largest economies by GDP PPP. In 2008, China-Japan trade grew to $266.4 billion, a rise of 12.5 percent on 2007, making China and Japan the top two-way trading partners. China was also the biggest destination for Japanese exports in 2009. Since the end of World War II, Sino-Japanese relations are still mired in tension. This is a situation that risks the break-out of a conflict in Asia. The enmity between these two countries emanated from the history of the Japanese war and the imperialism and maritime disputes in the

title: Economy of China

text: which, trade with developing countries became negligible, though during that time, Hong Kong and Taiwan both began to emerge as major trading partners. Since economic reforms began in the late 1970s, China sought to decentralize its foreign trade system to integrate itself into the international trading system. In November 1991, China joined the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group, which promotes free trade and cooperation in the economic, trade, investment, and technology spheres. China served as APEC chair in 2001, and Shanghai hosted the annual APEC leaders meeting in October of that year. After reaching a bilateral WTO agreement with the

title: China–Israel relations

text: Chengdu, its third in Mainland China. China is Israel's third largest trading partner globally and largest trading partner in East Asia. Trade volume increased from $50 million in 1992 to $15 billion in 2013. Shared commonalities and similarities between the cultures and values of the two nations with ancient roots dating back thousands of years as well as convergence of interests have made the two countries natural partners. In addition, China is one of the few countries in the world to concurrently maintain warm relations with Israel, Palestine, and the Muslim world at large. China's status as a potential world

title: Hudson's Bay Trading Company

text: Hudson's Bay Trading Company Hudson's Bay Trading Company, L.P. was an American portfolio company for NRDC Equity Partners, a private equity company. Hudson's Bay Trading Company was founded in 2008. NRDC Equity Partners was founded by Robert Baker and Richard Baker of National Realty and Development Corp., and William Mack and Lee Neibart of AREA Property Partners. Richard Baker served as President CEO of NRDC Equity Partners. On January 23, 2012, The Financial Post reported that Baker had dissolved Hudson’s Bay Trading Co., and Toronto-based Hudson's Bay Company will now operate both The Bay and Lord & Taylor. This new

title: Anti-parallel trading protests

text: Anti-parallel trading protests Anti-parallel trading protests () refer to the protests happened in Hong Kong from 2012, which aimed at striking the mainland parallel traders to import goods from Hong Kong to Mainland China. The parallel trading caused the household goods shortage, increasing inflation rate and exacerbate the Hong Kong-Mainland conflict. There are also conflicts between the local shop owners and citizens as the parallel trading boosts the sales but raises the local prices of daily necessities. In 2012, 95% of traveller who travelled between Shenzhen and Hong Kong many times were mainland parallel traders. Mainland consumers are able to

title: Brazil–China relations

text: Brazil, with financing oil exploration to repairing railways.The repair of railways and infrastructure came ahead of the Rio Olympics in 2016. There is also a trade phase from raw materials to heavy equipment and industrial goods. The two countries have also signed a currency agreement that will include up to $30 billion dollars worth of Chinese Yuan and Brazilian real. This deal was signed to provide an alternative currency to the US Dollar with respect to the Chinese Yuan. China is considered Brazil's largest trading partners. Brazil and China are members of an economic organization called BRICS, also consisting of

title: PJT Partners

text: Partners' first day of trading was on October 1, 2015; on the same day, it became publicly traded, listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol PJT. On its first day of trading, PJT had 330 employees and 46 partners. Blackstone’s decision to do the spin-off was largely driven by the conflicts of interest that arose between Blackstone’s advisory services business and its investing businesses, including private equity, real estate investing and hedge funds. Paul J. Taubman has served as the chairman and chief executive of PJT Partners since its inception in 2015, and was the founder

title: BGC Partners

text: BGC Partners BGC Partners is an American global financial services company based in New York City. Originally formed as part of the larger Cantor Fitzgerald organization, BGC Partners became its own entity in 2004. In 1945, Bernard Gerald Cantor founded a brokerage service for inter-dealer fixed income markets. The resulting company was B.G. Cantor and Company, which later became Cantor Fitzgerald. In 1965 Cantor Fitzgerald established an Institutional Equities Sales and Trading Division, which offers large block trading to asset managers, pension funds, and portfolio managers. In 1983, Cantor Fitzgerald became the first firm to offer worldwide screen brokerage services

title: Electronic trading

text: volume. For instruments which are not exchange-traded (e.g. US treasury bonds), the inter-dealer market substitutes for the exchange. This is where dealers trade directly with one another or through inter-dealer brokers (i.e. companies like GFI Group, ICAP and BGC Partners. They acted as middle-men between dealers such as investment banks). This type of trading traditionally took place over the phone but brokers moved to offering electronic trading services instead. Similarly, B2C trading traditionally happened over the phone and, while some still does, more brokers are allowing their clients to place orders using electronic systems. Many retail (or "discount") brokers (e.g.

title: SAIF Partners

text: SAIF Partners SAIF Partners is a stage and sector agnostic private equity firm in Asia. SAIF Partners currently manages over $4 billion in capital. The firm has offices in Hong Kong, China, and India. SAIF Partners was started as Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund in 2001 with a $400 million fund where Cisco Systems and Softbank Group were the sole limited partner, and general partner, respectively. Some of the previous Softbank Asia Infrastructure members started SAIF Partners in 2004 under its present name. SAIF China has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Changzhou, Hefei, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou. Their investments in China include

title: Germany–United States relations

text: is Germany's principal trading partner outside the EU and Germany is the U.S.’s most important trading partner in Europe. In terms of the total volume of U.S. bilateral trade (imports and exports), Germany remains in fifth place, behind Canada, China, Mexico and Japan. The U.S. ranks fourth among Germany's trading partners, after the Netherlands, China and France. At the end of 2013, bilateral trade was worth $162 billion. Germany and the U.S. are important to each other as investment destinations. At the end of 2012, bilateral investment was worth $320 billion, German direct investment in the U.S. amounting to $199

title: Argentina–China relations

text: experienced changes within their trade evaluations. The rate of soybean production of five South American countries a part of Mercosur witnessed a 221.4% growth from 1995 to 2010. Argentina is one of China's main trading partners in South America; the trade between both countries amounting to nearly $13 billion in US currency. Before 2008, the amount of exports Argentina sent to China accounted to be US $5.796 billion, and the imports from China to Argentina totaled to be US $7.649 billion. The trade exchange between Argentina and China showed an 80% export of soybean products to China from Argentina, and

title: BHR Partners

text: BHR Partners BHR Partners is a private investment fund founded in 2014 by Chinese and American partners to make investments outside of China. BHR was founded in 2013 by Chinese asset managers Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co. and Harvest Fund Management Co. and U.S. investment and advisory firms Rosemont Seneca Partners and Thornton Group LLC. The company website in 2016 reported that Bohai Capital managed the RMB20 Billion and Harvest ranks among China's largest mutual fund management companies. The website said the company "also enjoy the support of Bank of China, China Development Bank Capital, and other major Chinese

title: Trading curb

text: tiers of thresholds that have different protocols for halting trading and closing the markets. At the start of each day, the NYSE sets three circuit breaker levels at levels of 7% (Level 1), 13% (Level 2) and 20% (Level 3). These thresholds are the percentage drops in value that the S&P 500 Index would have to suffer in order for a trading halt to occur. Base price levels for which these thresholds will be applied are calculated daily based on the preceding trading day’s closing value of the S&P 500. Depending on the point drop that happens and the time

title: Thomas Weisel Partners

text: Following its acquisition of Westwind Partners that closed on January 2, 2008, the firm now offers a broad coverage platform across technology, media, healthcare, consumer products, energy, mining, and real estate. Equity and Debt underwriting and Merger and Acquisition advisory operations are supplemented by Research, Trading, Brokerage, and Asset Management units as the firm operates a full-service investment bank. Various divisions operate out of San Francisco, New York, Toronto, London, Baltimore, Zurich, Calgary, Montreal, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, and Portland. In 2010, Thomas Weisel announced its acquisition by Stifel Financial. Thomas Weisel Partners Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc., also known

title: Brookfield Property Partners

text: Brookfield Property Partners Brookfield Property Partners L.P. is a global company which owns, operates and invests in commercial property. The majority of the company’s assets are located in North America, Europe, and Australia. Brookfield Property Partners (BPY) was formed through a spin-off from Brookfield Asset Management in April 2013. On April 15, 2013, shares of BPY began trading on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges. The new company formed by the spin-off consolidated in one place all of Brookfield’s commercial property assets. During the 12-month period between October 2013 and October 2014, BPY surpassed one million square feet of

title: Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)

text: Hyland of "News of the World" criticised the child-friendly storyline, comparing it to "the back of a fag packet". He also criticised Tennant for appearing "jaded" and Tate for "still shouting". Partners in Crime (Doctor Who) "Partners in Crime" is the first episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was broadcast on BBC One on 5 April 2008. The episode reintroduced actor and comedian Catherine Tate as the temp Donna Noble, who had previously appeared in the 2006 Christmas Special "The Runaway Bride". In the episode, Donna and the alien time traveller

title: Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)

text: Partners in Crime (Doctor Who) "Partners in Crime" is the first episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was broadcast on BBC One on 5 April 2008. The episode reintroduced actor and comedian Catherine Tate as the temp Donna Noble, who had previously appeared in the 2006 Christmas Special "The Runaway Bride". In the episode, Donna and the alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) meet while separately investigating Adipose Industries, a company that has created a revolutionary diet pill. Together, they attempt to stop the death of thousands of people

title: China–Indonesia relations

text: could harm Indonesian industry. Indonesian private sector and civil society organizations vigorously lobbied the Indonesian government and members of parliament, insisting that Indonesia should either pull out of the agreement or renegotiate its terms with Beijing. China has remained on top of Indonesia’s key major trading partners, serving as the country’s largest export and import market. China serves as Indonesia’s largest export destination after overtaking Japan and United States, reaching USD 16.8 billion. China is also Indonesia’s most important source of imports, reaching USD 30.8 billion, or 22.7% of Indonesian imports in 2016. The balance however was in favour of

title: Algorithmic trading

text: in at least one state; in simple terms, it is the possibility of a risk-free profit at zero cost. Example: One of the most popular Arbitrage trading opportunities is played with the S&P futures and the S&P 500 stocks. During most trading days these two will develop disparity in the pricing between the two of them. This happens when the price of the stocks which are mostly traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ markets either get ahead or behind the S&P Futures which are traded in the CME market. Arbitrage is possible when one of three conditions is met: Arbitrage

title: Emissions trading

text: 30% compared to the business-as-usual scenario by 2020. In an effort to reverse the adverse consequences of air pollution, in 2006, China started to consider a national pollution permit trading system in order to use market-based mechanisms to incentivize companies to cut pollution. This has been based on a previous pilot project called the Industrial SO2 emission trading pilot scheme, which was launched in 2002. Four provinces, three municipalities and one business entity was involved in this pilot project (also known as the 4+3+1 project). They are Shandong, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Henan, Shanghai, Tianjin, Liuzhou and China Huaneng Group, a state-owned

title: Haiwen & Partners

text: founded in May 1992. The founding partners of Haiwen include Duke Law School graduate Gao Xiqing, who was the first Chinese citizen to pass the New York Bar exam and later became the President and Chief Investment Officer of the China Investment Corporation. Haiwen is known for its relatively mild corporate culture. As Jiping Zhang, Haiwen's management partner, mentioned in a recent interview: Haiwen & Partners Haiwen & Partners () is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep

title: Becoming Who We Are

text: Becoming Who We Are Becoming Who We Are is the first studio album from Kings Kaleidoscope with label partner Tooth & Nail Records. It is their third offering after 2014's "Live in Color (EP)" on Bad Christian Records and 2013's independently made "Joy Has Dawned (EP)". The album came out on October 28, 2014. From "HM Magazine", "Clearly an album that pushes the boundaries of worship music, Becoming Who We Are aims to move beyond the comfort zone of the inspirational genre by adding layers and unique compositions to bring out a truly original sound and uncompromising message." From Indie

title: Becoming Who We Are

title: Top trading cycle

text: the only top-trading-cycle is {3} (it is a cycle of length 1), so agent 3 keeps his current house and leaves the market. In the second iteration, agent 1's top house is 2 (since house 3 is unavailable). Similarly, agent 2's top house is 5 and agent 5's top house is 1. Hence, {1,2,5} is a top-trading-cycle. It is implemented: agent 1 gets house 2, agent 2 gets house 5 and agent 5 gets house 1. These three agents leave the market. In the third iteration, the top-trading-cycle {4,6} is, so agents 4 and 6 exchange their houses. There are

title: Hudson's Bay Trading Company

text: entity will be run by The Bay CEO Bonnie Brooks. CEO Brendan Hoffman will leave Lord & Taylor and take over as CEO at the department store chain Bon Ton. Baker will remain governor and CEO of the business and Donald Watros will stay on as chief operating officer. Canada United States Hudson's Bay Trading Company Hudson's Bay Trading Company, L.P. was an American portfolio company for NRDC Equity Partners, a private equity company. Hudson's Bay Trading Company was founded in 2008. NRDC Equity Partners was founded by Robert Baker and Richard Baker of National Realty and Development Corp., and

title: History of foreign relations of the People's Republic of China

text: sources of diplomatic recognition, as alternative sources of trade and technology to reduce reliance on one or the other superpower, and as part of China's security calculations. In the 1980s China stressed the role of developed nations in ensuring peace in an increasingly multipolar world. Australia and Canada were important trading partners for China, but Beijing's most important relations with the developed world were with Japan and Europe. Japan has been by far the most important to China of the developed nations. Among the reasons for this are geographical proximity and historical and cultural ties, China's perception of Japan as

title: Day trading

text: Day trading Day trading is speculation in securities, specifically buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day. Strictly, day trading is trading "only" within a day, such that all positions are closed before the market closes for the trading day. Many traders may not be so strict or may have day trading as one component of an overall strategy. Traders who participate in day trading are called day traders. Traders who trade in this capacity with the motive of profit are therefore speculators. The methods of quick trading contrast with the long-term trades underlying buy and hold and

title: China–Germany relations

text: leaders. Meanwhile, in Rome another German Jesuit, Athanasius Kircher, who never got to go to China himself, used reports of other Jesuits in China to compile "China Illustrata", a work that was instrumental in popularizing knowledge about China among the 17th-century European readers. The earliest Sino-German trading occurred overland through Siberia, and was subject to transit taxes by the Russian government. In order to make trading more profitable, German traders took the sea route and the first German merchant ships arrived in China, then under the Qing Dynasty, as part of the Royal Prussian Asian Trading Company of Emden, in

title: Day trading

text: negatively as personal behavior and also considering the potential damage to the real economy. Day trading Day trading is speculation in securities, specifically buying and selling financial instruments within the same trading day. Strictly, day trading is trading "only" within a day, such that all positions are closed before the market closes for the trading day. Many traders may not be so strict or may have day trading as one component of an overall strategy. Traders who participate in day trading are called day traders. Traders who trade in this capacity with the motive of profit are therefore speculators. The

title: Australia China Youth Association

text: leadership in the Australia-China space, and has been hailed by Xinhua as "fortifying the fortunes and feelings of the two key trading partners...while also ensuring the tidal ebbs and flows of politics and power plays in no way hinder the growing ties between Chinese and Australian youths." ACYA is prominent within the youth and education arenas of Australia-China relations, being acknowledged by the Australia-China Council as one of the key youth initiatives "that helps to connect younger generations of Australians and Chinese". ACYA has been recognized by Australian media such as The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, and Triple J

title: Partners (Barbra Streisand album)

text: new, most of the songs have a previous history as Streisand releases. Two classic Streisand duets are updated with new partners: "What Kind of Fool", newly performed with John Legend (originally with Barry Gibb) and "Lost Inside of You", newly performed with Babyface (originally with Kris Kristofferson). The deluxe edition features an additional duet with Babyface along with previously released material featuring Frank Sinatra (who died in 1998), Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow, and Barry Gibb (from The Bee Gees). "Partners" is one of 2014's best-selling albums in the US, having sold 856,000 copies. "Partners" topped the "Billboard" 200 with sales

title: Economy of China

text: EU and other trading partners in summer 2000, China worked on a multilateral WTO accession package. China concluded multilateral negotiations on its accession to the WTO in September 2001. The completion of its accession protocol and Working Party Report paved the way for its entry into the WTO on 11 December 2001, after 16 years of negotiations, the longest in the history of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. However, U.S. exporters continue to have concerns about fair market access due to China's restrictive trade policies and U.S. export restrictions. China's global trade exceeded $4.16 trillion at the end

title: Simon-Kucher & Partners

text: businesses, and startups. These include many "hidden champions", a term coined by Hermann Simon in 1990, referring to companies that are "secret world leaders" in their respective fields. Simon-Kucher works with companies from numerous industries, including car manufacturers and automotive suppliers, banking and financial services, basic materials, construction, chemicals, electronics, energy, sales and trading companies, real estate, industrials, internet technology and telecommunications, insurance, public and social services, engineering, private equity, media and entertainment, medical technology, pharmaceutical companies, software, tourism, and transport and logistics. Simon-Kucher & Partners Simon-Kucher & Partners is a global strategy consulting firm with over 1,200 employees in

title: G. S. Sareen

text: the tire industry, backed by JP Morgan. Sareen launched mindtrac.com having gained previous knowledge of the market through various trading ventures throughout Asia and the USA. Under Sareen's direction, Omni United currently sells in excess of 6.5 million units of passenger and light truck tires in 80 countries. Omni United's manufacturing partners are located in the United States, Indonesia, China, India, Thailand and Mexico. The company currently sells more than two million units of passenger and light truck tires a year in the United States. Sareen purchased Interstate Tire Distributor (ITD), a California-based wholesaler with six locations in four Western

title: Xetra (trading system)

text: transaction costs, equality, geographical location, and the anonymity of trading partners in its favour. The main challenges discerned were to ensure system stability and availability, scalability, latency, and long-term growth in market activity. The Xetra trading technology was positioned as a brand product while it was still being developed. The intention was to be able to better position Xetra among trading participants and in the public eye, and to license it to other exchange operators. The trading technology of Xetra was designed and implemented on the basis of Eurex trading technology; this was undertaken on behalf of Deutsche Börse AG

title: Hull Trading Company

text: structure, in which employees awarded each other bonuses. Since pay was based on nominations received, the system has been described as highly meritocratic. Equity partnership interest was widely distributed among employees. At the time of the merger into Goldman Sachs there were over 20 employee partners holding about 25% of equity interest, with the remaining interest held by members of the Hull family. Hull Trading Company Hull Trading Company was founded by American businessman and investor, Blair Hull in 1985. Hull Trading was an independent algorithmic trading firm and electronic market maker known for its quantitative and technology-based trading strategy.

title: Leerink Partners

text: a friend to place trades on his behalf. The analyst gained around $600,000 from this investment and was later sentenced for insider trading. Leerink Partners Leerink Partners is a specialist investment bank focusing on the healthcare sector, headquartered in Boston, MA. Leerink offers capital markets capabilities, M&A advisory, corporate access and equity research. Through its subsidiary Leerink Capital, the firm engages in principal investments. Leerink Partners was founded in 1995 by Jeffrey A. Leerink. 1995 – Founded as Leerink Swann LLC with a focus on sell-side research 1996 – Established MedaCorp expert network as a joint venture with Dan Dubin

title: Centerbridge Partners

text: The firm also raised a $2 billion noncontrol, activist-oriented credit trading fund known as Centerbridge Special Credit Partners through 2009 and 2010. In 2010, the firm announced plans to begin marketing a second investment fund with a target of $3.75 billion of investor commitments. In 2011, the firm closed its second flagship fund, Centerbridge Partners II, on $4.4 billion, including a commitment from the GP. This was followed by a closing of its $2bn second Special Credit Partners fund in March 2012. In 2010, Centerbridge won control of Extended Stay Hotels, a company that Gallogly had been involved with at

title: GLG Partners

text: absolute return and long-only strategies across asset classes, sectors and geographies. The firm has headquarters in London, with offices in New York, Hong Kong and Pfäffikon. Man Group's 2014 trading statement reported that Man GLG had had a “mixed” year, but that the January 2015 acquisition of Silvermine would boost the division’s US CLO business. Man Group acquired GLG Partners partly to diversify its business towards more institutional clients. GLG Partners Man GLG (formerly GLG Partners) is a discretionary investment manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of British alternative investment manager Man Group plc. It is a diversified and multi-strategy

title: Idinvest Partners

text: Idinvest Partners Idinvest Partners, founded under the name AGF Private Equity, S.A in 1997, is a European private equity and venture capital firm. Operating as part of Allianz until 2010, Idinvest Partners then became independent. Idinvest Partners is based in Paris, France and has further offices in Frankfurt, Germany, Dubai, Madrid, Spain and Shanghai, China. Since its inception, Idinvest Partners has invested in more than 4,000 European businesses. With an excess of €7 billion in assets under management, Idinvest Partners focuses on the financing of small and medium-sized European enterprises at various stages of growth. Idinvest Partners has been named

title: Life Partners, Inc.

text: services. They claim that this service was provided free for the last so many years. A federal judge ordered Life Partners Holdings Inc and two top executives to pay $46.9 million for misleading investors about the core aspects of its business. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had sued Life Partners in 2012 and sought to prove that Life Partners intentionally misled investors over nearly four years about core aspects of its "life-settlements" business and that its two top executives engaged in insider trading. U.S. District Court Judge James Nowlin on Tuesday ordered Life Partners to pay $15 million in

title: Algorithmic trading

text: for the S&P 500 and 38-77bp per year for the Russell 2000. John Montgomery of Bridgeway Capital Management says that the resulting "poor investor returns" from trading ahead of mutual funds is "the elephant in the room" that "shockingly, people are not talking about." Pairs trading or pair trading is a long-short, ideally market-neutral strategy enabling traders to profit from transient discrepancies in relative value of close substitutes. Unlike in the case of classic arbitrage, in case of pairs trading, the law of one price cannot guarantee convergence of prices. This is especially true when the strategy is applied to

title: Sexy Partners

text: Sexy Partners Tomoko suffers at the hand of her husband, Arakawa, who practises sadistic sex with her and various other women. After Arakawa dies suddenly, Tomoko is at first relieved, but then discovers that she is incapable of enjoying sex unless she is in a masochistic position. Kan Mukai filmed "Sexy Partners" for Mutsukuni Eiga and this studio released it theatrically in Japan on July 2, 1967. There is some disagreement among Japanese sources as to which was the first "pink film" to deal with sado-masochism. Besides "Sexy Partners", some claim the first "pink" S&M was in Masao Adachi's "Birth

title: Sandler O'Neill and Partners

text: Sandler O'Neill and Partners Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., (Sandler O'Neill) is a full-service investment banking firm and broker-dealer specializing in the financial services sector. It is headquartered in New York City, and has offices in Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. The firm also operates a mortgage finance company and registered investment adviser based in Memphis. Sandler O'Neill provides investment banking services to financial institutions and their investors. Its services include merger and acquisition advisory, capital markets, fixed income sales and trading, and equity sales and trading, equity research, balance sheet management, mortgage finance, and consulting services. The firm

title: Lab Partners

text: Lab Partners Lab Partners are an American shoegazing band from Dayton, Ohio. Lab Partners first formed in Dayton in 1998 by Mike Smith, Amy Smith and Matt Schultz of the band Honeyburn and Kevin Parrett of Ten O'Clock Scholar. After releasing two EPs in 1999 and 2002, drummer Matt Schultz left the group to join Let's Crash, and later, Enon. He was replaced with Ian Kaplan, and the group released its first full-length, "Daystar", in 2002 to critical acclaim. After "Daystar"'s release, Mike Volk (another Honeyburn veteran) replaced Parrett on guitar and Todd Carll took over for Kaplan on drums.

title: China–Georgia relations

text: to 5,299,820 bottles in 2016, nearly double the amount exported in the previous year. On 13 May 2017, Georgia and China signed a Free Trade Agreement. China–Georgia relations The China–Georgia relations are the foreign relations between Georgia and the People's Republic of China. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1992. Bilateral ties have advanced gradually since then and mostly focused on economic cooperation. By 2017, China had become Georgia's fourth largest trading trading partner and the second largest exporting market for Georgian wine. China has been appreciative of Georgia's commitment to One-China policy and has supported Georgia's

title: Haiwen & Partners

text: Haiwen & Partners Haiwen & Partners () is a Chinese law firm focused on cross-border securities, M&A transactions, private equity, general corporate and commercial dispute resolution practice. Haiwen is a fully integrated partnership with a modified lockstep compensation system. Haiwen currently has around 200 lawyers in total working at its Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong offices. Compared with most major PRC law firms, Haiwen & Partners maintains a relatively small number of attorneys and focuses on capital market and M&A practices. Haiwen & Partners is one of the "Red Circle" law firms in PRC China. Haiwen & Partners was

title: SAIF Partners

text: for its India dedicated fund In July 2017. The third fund helped push the Indian assets under management by SAIF Partners to over $1 billion. SAIF Partners SAIF Partners is a stage and sector agnostic private equity firm in Asia. SAIF Partners currently manages over $4 billion in capital. The firm has offices in Hong Kong, China, and India. SAIF Partners was started as Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund in 2001 with a $400 million fund where Cisco Systems and Softbank Group were the sole limited partner, and general partner, respectively. Some of the previous Softbank Asia Infrastructure members started SAIF

title: Amblin Partners

text: the company and will handle marketing, distribution support and merchandising of Amblin Partners films in China in addition to co-financing Amblin and DreamWorks films worldwide. On February 15, 2017, Universal acquired a minority stake in Amblin Partners, strengthening the relationship between Universal and Amblin, and reuniting a minority percentage of the DreamWorks Pictures label with its former animation division DreamWorks Animation. In December 2017, Amblin Partners signed a music publishing deal with BMG Rights Management, covering music from its films and TV series. Amblin Partners Amblin Partners (legally known as Storyteller Holding Co., LLC and Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC) is

title: China–Georgia relations

text: China–Georgia relations The China–Georgia relations are the foreign relations between Georgia and the People's Republic of China. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 9 June 1992. Bilateral ties have advanced gradually since then and mostly focused on economic cooperation. By 2017, China had become Georgia's fourth largest trading trading partner and the second largest exporting market for Georgian wine. China has been appreciative of Georgia's commitment to One-China policy and has supported Georgia's territorial integrity by refusing to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The China–Georgia relations were officially established on 9 June 1992, when China extended its diplomatic recognition

title: Index trading

text: Index trading Index Trading is a type of trading of a group of stocks which make up the index. An Index is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market. It is computed from the prices of selected stocks. It may also be referred as a group of stock market publicly listed uppermost businesses within a region. There are numerous Stock Market Indices within the world such as S&P/ASX 200 (Australia), FTSE100 (London), CAC 40 (France), AEX index (Amsterdam), DAX (Germany), IBEX 35 and more. Customarily, the investor buy the assets they put resources into and

title: Eaton Partners

text: among independent private funds placement agents. On November 9, 2015, Stifel Financial Corp. agreed to buy Eaton Partners. The acquisition closed on January 4, 2016. The firm was founded in 1983 by Charles Eaton and has over 60 employees and six offices: three in the US, two in Asia and one in Europe. The firm's headquarters are in Rowayton, Connecticut. In 2010, the firm was the first placement agent in the U.S. to launch a fund raising platform for private equity firms in China. In 2013, Private Equity International named Eaton Partners the "Placement Agent of the Year in North

title: Wong Tung & Partners

text: People's Republic of China. The Firm also founded Zhong Tian Wong Tung International Engineering Design Consultants Co., Ltd., a joint-venture Grade A Design Institute in China. In 2013, the firm ranked 54 on the WA100 (World Architecture 100) list of largest architectural practices in the world. Wong Tung & Partners Wong Tung & Partners is an international architecture, planning and design firm established in Hong Kong in 1963. It has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing. Wong Tung & Partners provides multi-disciplinary services in architecture, interiors, planning and urban design. The firm has over 250 architectural professionals

title: Zokwang Trading

text: Zokwang Trading held accounts with two Macau banks Banco Delta Asia and Seng Heng. In 2005, these were frozen at the request of US financial regulators. The funds were released in 2007. During 2006, Zokwang moved across the border to Zhuhai. Zokwang Trading Zokwang Trading Company is a North Korean state-run import-export business based in Zhuhai, China. It is reportedly controlled by Room 39, a secret department of the government of North Korea. Zokwang Trading is not on the official list of North Korean companies published by Naenara, the official web portal of the North Korean government. Zokwang Trading was

title: Renasant Financial Partners

text: 2009, the company completed a going-private transaction and delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange. MFP subsequently changed its name to Clearlink Capital Corporation and, in 2006, became Renasant Financial Partners. Renasant Financial Partners Renasant Financial Partners Limited (formerly Clearlink Capital Corporation and MFP Financial Services) is a computer supply and service company, which offers leasing, asset-based financing and equipment trading services to corporate and government clients to meet technology and computer needs. The company was established in 1984, and became a publicly traded corporation in 1993. The company's Toronto office was involved in the Toronto city government's computer leasing scandal.

title: Cantab Capital Partners

text: Cantab Capital Partners Cantab Capital Partners is a hedge fund based in Cambridge, England, co-founded by Dr. Ewan Kirk and Erich Schlaikjer. Cantab operates quantitative funds using computer models to drive investment decisions. As of Feb 2015 Cantab had $4.5 billion in assets under management, after launching with $30 million in 2006. The firm takes its name from Cantabrigia, the medieval Latin name for Cambridge. It is regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. Cantab Capital Partners was acquired by GAM in 2016 and is since part of GAM Systematic. Cantab's stated investment philosophy is that algorithmic trading

title: Day trading software

text: Day trading software Day trading software is computer software intended to facilitate day trading of stocks or other financial instruments. Day trading software falls into three main categories: Data, Charting, and Trade Execution. A day trader needs to know the prices of the stocks, futures, or currencies that s/he wants to trade. In the case of stocks and futures, those prices come from the exchange where they are traded. Forex is a little different as there is no central exchange. The vast majority of day traders will chart prices in some kind of charting software. Many charting vendors also supply

title: Who are the Most Beloved People?

text: from the top Chinese leaders. Considered the most famous literary and propaganda piece produced by China during the Korean War, the essay succeed in elevating the soldiers' traditionally low social status within the Confucian culture, and helped to boost the recruitment of soldiers for the Korean War. In the decades following the essay's publication, the phrase "most beloved people" has become synonymous with the PVA in mainland China, while the essay has become required reading in Chinese school curriculum. Who are the Most Beloved People? Who are the Most Beloved People? () is the title of a famous essay about

title: Fraudulent trading

text: trading is normally a requirement to establish wrongful trading, but not fraudulent trading). The effect of a successful application for fraudulent trading varies between different legal systems. In some countries, the assets contributed by the directors are treated as general assets which may be taken by any secured creditors who may have a security interest which attaches to all the company's assets (characteristically, a floating charge). However, some countries have "ring-fenced" payments made for fraudulent trading so that they are made available to the pool of assets for unsecured creditors. Fraudulent trading is entirely separate and distinct from "insider trading",

title: Weaver & Devore Trading

text: Weaver & Devore Trading Weaver & Devore Trading is a family-run, independent general store located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It was established in 1936 by Harry Weaver and Ellis "Bud" Devore, fur traders and watercraft men from Peace River, Alberta. Their first trade run to Yellowknife Bay in 1936 was in response to the increased mining activity that summer. The following year, the partners had erected a permanent log-cabin trading post and business boomed as Yellowknife grew into an important commercial centre. While Bud Devore sold out in 1954, the business continued to operate under the name Weaver &

title: MBA Partners

text: The film grossed at the Chinese box office. MBA Partners MBA Partners is a 2016 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Jang Tae-yoo and starring Yao Chen, Tiffany Tang, Hao Lei, Li Chen and a special appearance by Aaron Kwok. It was released in China on April 29, 2016. Lu Zhenxi (Yao Chen) had a dream since her childhood, to become just like her uncle, a successful entrepreneur. But when her "Big American Dream" comes down crashing, she is left dejected, and returns to China. Now, after a fateful meeting with her idol Professor Meng (Aaron Kwok), she must find

title: MBA Partners

text: MBA Partners MBA Partners is a 2016 Chinese romantic drama film directed by Jang Tae-yoo and starring Yao Chen, Tiffany Tang, Hao Lei, Li Chen and a special appearance by Aaron Kwok. It was released in China on April 29, 2016. Lu Zhenxi (Yao Chen) had a dream since her childhood, to become just like her uncle, a successful entrepreneur. But when her "Big American Dream" comes down crashing, she is left dejected, and returns to China. Now, after a fateful meeting with her idol Professor Meng (Aaron Kwok), she must find it in herself to take a second shot.

title: Accel Partners

text: India. In addition to the U.S., Accel has investments across in France, Germany, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, India, Switzerland and more. Accel Partners Accel, formerly known as Accel Partners, is an American venture capital firm. Accel works with startups in seed, early and growth-stage investments. The company has offices in Palo Alto, California and San Francisco, California, with additional operating funds in London, India and China (through a partnership with International Data Group (IDG-Accel)). Accel has funded technology companies including Facebook, Slack, Dropbox, Atlassian, Flipkart, Supercell, Spotify, Etsy, Braintree/Venmo, Vox Media, Lynda.com, Qualtrics, DJI, Cloudera, Jet.com,

title: Turquoise Partners

text: fully licensed Iranian brokerage company, Firouzeh Asia Brokerage, which offers services such as trading, online trading and wealth management to both local and foreign clients. In February 2015, Firouzeh launched "Turquoise TSE 30 Iran Index ETF”, which will be mirroring the TSE 30 index which covers the top 30 largest companies by market capitalization on the Tehran Stock Exchange. It is Iran's first index ETF. This ETF is listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange under the ticker: فیروزه In 2015, Charlemagne Capital in London (U.K.) and Turquoise Partners announced their partnership. Charlemagne has $2.5 billion assets under management. Together, they

title: Silver Screen Partners

text: film financing limited partnership by E. F. Hutton. Silver Screen's fourth limited partnership was also set up to finance Disney's studios. On October 23, 1990, The Walt Disney Company formed Touchwood Pacific Partners which would supplant the Silver Screen Partnership series as their movie studios' primary source of funding. In 1991, Silver Screen Partners III, L.P. along with the other production companies were sued for copyright infringement over "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"'s "End Title" song. The partnerships paid for the movie's production costs and shared in the gross dollars in all markets from theater to television. Limited partners received their

title: Eaton Partners

text: America" ahead of Park Hill Group and Credit Suisse. Eaton Partners is a Registered Broker-Dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The firm is also registered as an Introducing Broker with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and member of the National Futures Association and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). The firm's UK operating subsidiary is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and their Hong Kong-based arm is approved as a Type 1 License company under the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong. Fund raising - Eaton Partners has relationships with over 4,000 active

title: BGC Partners

text: financial brokerage business will remain challenged in the medium term because of lower trading volume”. Two days later Zeke Faux published a second, much longer, article titled 'Cantor Growth Plan Sputters as 41% of Touted Hires Exit' citing that 41% of the 158 traders and bankers whose hirings Cantor announced in news releases since 2009 had left, according to industry records. In 2012 the company became the title sponsor of the Masters snooker tournament. BGC Partners BGC Partners is an American global financial services company based in New York City. Originally formed as part of the larger Cantor Fitzgerald organization,

title: Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)

text: He sees her in his telescope and celebrates on his allotment. "Partners in Crime" features several actors returning to the series. Catherine Tate was offered the opportunity to return as Donna Noble during lunch with executive producer Julie Gardner. Tate, who expected Gardner would ask about appearing in a biopic, later admitted it was "the furthest thing from [her] mind". Tate's return was controversial amongst "Doctor Who" fans; the criticism she received was compared to Daniel Craig after he was cast as James Bond. Howard Attfield, who appeared as Donna's father Geoff in "The Runaway Bride", filmed several scenes for

title: The Men Who Lost China

text: the comprehension of the Western and Chinese perception of these events. The US involvement in the Chinese Revolution of 1911 and the perceived Western betrayal in the aftermath of First World War are the two most pivotal points in Chinese modern history that the documentary examines, subtitled into English, Chinese, and Spanish. The Men Who Lost China The Men Who Lost China is a documentary film created by Mitch Anderson. Released in 2013, the documentary explores the United States' attitude towards China following the 1911 Chinese Revolution and the First World War and how the attitude of other Western nations

title: Zokwang Trading

text: Zokwang Trading Zokwang Trading Company is a North Korean state-run import-export business based in Zhuhai, China. It is reportedly controlled by Room 39, a secret department of the government of North Korea. Zokwang Trading is not on the official list of North Korean companies published by Naenara, the official web portal of the North Korean government. Zokwang Trading was founded in 1974 in Macau, then under Portuguese administration, soon after Portugal recognised North Korea, following the Carnation Revolution, in which a left-wing government came to power. It functioned as North Korea's "de facto" consulate in Macau, issuing documents and visas.

title: Emissions trading

text: Shenzhen, Tianjin as well as Guangdong Province and Hubei Province, with different prices in each region. The pilot is intended to test the waters and provide valuable lessons for the design of a national system in the near future. Their successes or failures will, therefore, have far-reaching implications for carbon market development in China in terms of trust in a national carbon trading market. Some of the pilot regions can start trading as early as 2013/2014. National trading is expected to start in 2017, latest in 2020. The effort to start a national trading system has faced some problems that

title: Partnership (China)

text: distributed equally by the partners. The partnership agreement may not distribute all losses or all profits to just one or a group of partners within the partnership. The partners shall pay tax on their respective share of the partnership income. The required documents and procedures of partnership enterprise in China Partnership (China) A partnership in the People's Republic of China is a business entity governed by the Partnership Enterprise Law passed by order of the President of the People's Republic of China to authorize and govern partnership enterprises. A partnership is a type of business entity in which partners share

title: Chinese national carbon trading scheme

text: Chinese national carbon trading scheme The Chinese national carbon trading scheme is a cap and trade system for carbon dioxide emissions set to be implemented by the end of 2017. This emission trading scheme (ETS) creates a carbon market where emitters can buy and sell emission credits. From this scheme, China can limit emissions, but allow economic freedom for emitters to reduce emissions or purchase emission allowances from other emitters. China is currently the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and many major Chinese cities have severe air pollution. With this plan, China will soon be the largest market in carbon

title: New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme

text: date of the Kyoto Protocol. Although transitional measures are legislated to end after 2012, the Government has suggested that they will be extended in the event that major trading partners such as the USA and Australia do not implement emissions trading schemes of their own before then. During the transition period participants in energy, fossil fuels and industry will only need to surrender one NZU for two tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. Free allocation of units to energy-intensive and trade-exposed activities will also be halved. Secondly, participants may pay a fixed price of NZ$25 instead of buying and surrendering

title: Insider trading

text: Procter & Gamble Co., was convicted by a federal jury in 2012 of leaking inside information to hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. The case was prosecuted by the office of United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara. With the guilty plea by Perkins Hixon in 2014 for insider trading from 2010–2013 while at Evercore Partners, Bharara said in a press release that 250 defendants whom his office had charged since August 2009 had now been convicted. On December 10, 2014, a federal appeals court overturned the insider trading convictions of two former hedge fund traders,

title: Commodity trading in China

text: protect hog breeders from being exposed to sharp price swings. As a major producer and consumer of commodities, China has large potential for developing its futures market. China's commodity futures markets have expanded product ranges and deepened liquidity pools to cater to the increasingly diverse needs of the nation's rapidly growing economy. With increasing volatility in global commodity markets and prices, companies have been expanding their agricultural product, precious/base metal, fuel oil and other commodity-related investments in China. There are three commodity exchanges in China after the merger of 50 exchanges into 14 in 1995 and subsequently into three in

title: Paul S. Atkins

text: Paul S. Atkins Paul S. Atkins is CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC, which provides consulting services regarding financial services industry matters, including regulatory compliance, risk and crisis management, public affairs, independent reviews, litigation support, and strategy. He also serves as an independent director and non-executive chairman of the board of BATS Global Markets, Inc., a leading operator of electronic U.S. and European securities markets trading listed cash equity securities and equity options. Originally from Lillington, North Carolina, Atkins grew up in Tampa, Florida. He received his A.B. from Wofford College in 1980 and was a member of Phi Beta

title: XMS Capital Partners

text: institutions or alongside private equity fund partners and make strategic investments which include long-term investments. XMS Capital Partners XMS Capital Partners (XMS) is an independent, privately owned, global financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and merchant banking services worldwide. XMS Capital Partners was launched in August 2006 and has grown into a global, independent financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and merchant banking. It has offices in Chicago, London, and Dublin and strategic relationships in Germany, Japan, China, and India. It also has a strategic alliance with Headwall Partners for its expertise in the steel, metals,

title: XMS Capital Partners

text: XMS Capital Partners XMS Capital Partners (XMS) is an independent, privately owned, global financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and merchant banking services worldwide. XMS Capital Partners was launched in August 2006 and has grown into a global, independent financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and merchant banking. It has offices in Chicago, London, and Dublin and strategic relationships in Germany, Japan, China, and India. It also has a strategic alliance with Headwall Partners for its expertise in the steel, metals, mining and building products industries. XMS Capital Partners has three business units: Investment Banking (including

title: China–Israel relations

text: various academic projects. Since 2012, with the appearance of the first signs of a crisis in Israel's relationship with the U.S. (and the European Union) with regards to the negotiations with the Palestinians, many Israeli state officials began pointing to China's economic prowess as a possible alternative to the economic dependence on the West. Israel began increasingly engaging trading partners in Asian markets such as China, India and Japan to combat flagging trade growth with Europe as well as facing less political pressure attached to those partnerships. Furthermore, many European countries often utilize their strong economic clout to exert political

title: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

text: Hummer Winblad Venture Partners Hummer Winblad Venture Partners is a software and web focused venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California. Its founders include John Hummer and Ann Winblad. The firm was an early investor in Napster, the first popular file trading service, and in several internet firms that failed during the dot-com bubble. Ann Winblad started Hummer Winblad Venture Partners with former professional basketball player John Hummer after selling her company Open Systems and serving as a consultant to Microsoft, Apple Computer, and IBM. The company originally focused on raising money from pension funds and investing in software

title: Permian Investment Partners

text: Permian Investment Partners Permian Investment Partners is a hedge fund founded in 2007 by then founder Cara Goldenberg, and joined by co-partners Alex Duran and Scott Hendrickson in 2008 prior to the firm's launch. Its name is derived from the Permian geological period. Its offices are currently located at 295 Madison Avenue, New York NY. The fund employs a long/short equity strategy with a focus on management change and management quality, predominantly in Western Europe. The firm was the recipient of the 2012 Europe-Focused Global Emerging Manager award presented by S&P Capital IQ. In November 2011, Permian was among several

title: Chinese national carbon trading scheme

text: 500,000 tonnes. In the future, China’s carbon trading allowance would expect to be increase to 3–5 billion tonnes of CO2, which would bring a revenue of around 60–400 CNY. Chinese national carbon trading scheme The Chinese national carbon trading scheme is a cap and trade system for carbon dioxide emissions set to be implemented by the end of 2017. This emission trading scheme (ETS) creates a carbon market where emitters can buy and sell emission credits. From this scheme, China can limit emissions, but allow economic freedom for emitters to reduce emissions or purchase emission allowances from other emitters. China

title: Trading jacket

text: Trading jacket A trading jacket is a garment worn by an individual who executes trades by open outcry in and around the trading pits of various financial exchanges. Trading jackets are frequently brightly coloured and distinctive to assist in the identification of specific traders and/or the exchange members for whom they work. This colourful characteristic of the financial markets is dying out as open outcry exchanges adopt electronic trading platforms. On 5 April 2007, the Guardian newspaper reported that KPMG, the Liquidators of Barings PLC had sold a trading jacket thought to have been worn by Nick Leeson while trading

title: China Navigation Company

text: and normal working resumed. Butterfield and Swire (B&S), which was the Far Eastern trading company of JS&S, was appointed from the formation of CNCo as eastern managers. All correspondence with JS&S, the London Managers, was conducted by the offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Shanghai was responsible for the CNCo business on the Yangtze River and the north China coast (from Ningpo north), and Hong Kong handled the south coast and Canton trade and all the South East Asian, Australian and Philippines routes. In many ports the B&S agent acted for CNCo although in some places a separate CNCo office

title: Lamson & Hubbard Trading Company

text: On the other hand, the larger Hudson's Bay Company weathered the storm and was now in a position to systematically attack on their territory and business partners, for which the Lamson lacked the financial resources or manpower to battle back. This led to the HBC buying out all of the stock in Lamson & Hubbard in 1924, including its transportation wing Alberta & Arctic Transportation, giving the HBC a good measure of dominance in the fur trading and transportation industry of northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. Lamson & Hubbard Trading Company Lamson & Hubbard Trading Company (also referred to

title: Matrix Partners

text: fund. In 2006, Matrix raised Matrix Partners VIII fund, with $445 million of investor commitments. In 2006, Matrix also raised a separate $150 million India fund. In July 2009, Matrix raised Matrix IX fund with $600 million. As of 2018, the firm has raised eleven U.S venture capital funds and five China focused funds. Since 1977, Matrix has invested in Apple Computer, Alteon WebSystems, and Office Club. They have also invested in companies such as Ambarella, Apartment List, Kinnek, JustFab, Gilt Groupe, sqrrl, BillFloat, Inc, Klook, Mitro, Grownout and Canva. Matrix Partners Matrix Partners is a US-based private equity investment