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Thu, 24 May 2012 04:18:10 +0800 -

Media exec Sloan eyes Australia's Nine Entertainment: source

(Reuters) - U.S. media executive Harry Sloan has approached private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to buy a controlling stake in its asset, Australia's debt-ridden Nine Entertainment, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:01:19 +0800 -

Rio Tinto sticks to bold iron ore expansion plans

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Rio Tinto is maintaining its plan to substantially increase iron ore production over the coming years, saying its global output capacity could almost double to 450 million metric tons (496.04 million tons) by 2016 from current levels.

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:05:04 +0800 -

Chinese Estates head to be prosecuted over bribery in Macau

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Joseph Lau, the flamboyant tycoon who heads developer Chinese Estates Holdings , will face prosecution over bribery and money laundering in a land deal in Asia's gambling capital, Macau, the second high-profile corruption case involving a Hong Kong property company in two months.

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:55:19 +0800 -

Shareholders sue Facebook, NYSE comes calling

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The fallout from Facebook Inc's messy initial public offering widened on Wednesday as shareholders sued the social network and its bankers while a trading firm revealed a massive loss on the shares and threatened to seek "remedies."

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:46:10 +0800 -

RIM's head of global sales leaving BlackBerry maker

TORONTO (Reuters) - The head of global sales at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned to take on a leadership role in another industry, the BlackBerry maker said on Wednesday, a major blow ahead of make-or-break product launches due later this year.

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:39:18 +0800 -

EU urges Greece to stay in euro, plans for possible exit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders, advised by senior officials to prepare contingency plans in case Greece decides to quit the single currency, urged the country to stay the course on austerity and complete the reforms demanded under its bailout program.

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:57:04 +0800 -

HP to lay off 27,000, profit slides 31 percent

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett Packard Co plans to lay off roughly 27,000 employees or about 8 percent of its workforce over the next couple of years to jumpstart growth and save up to $3.5 billion annually, sending its shares 11 percent higher.

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:41:03 +0800 -

First wiretap played at Gupta insider-trading trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury on Wednesday heard former Goldman director Rajat Gupta on a FBI wiretap casually discussing business with Raj Rajaratnam, the now-imprisoned hedge fund founder he is accused of tipping off about boardroom secrets.

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:07:16 +0800 -

Wall Street finishes flat in late reversal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks staged a late-day reversal on Wednesday, rallying into the close in another volatile session as a sharp rise in materials shares boosted the S&P 500 and gains in Apple helped lift the Nasdaq.

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:54:23 +0800 -

Chesapeake defends board to shareholders

(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp defended its board of directors in a letter to shareholders on Wednesday as investors push for governance changes at the U.S. oil and gas company.

Centre for Asset Management Research & Investments (CAMRI)
NUS Business School
15 Kent Ridge Drive
Level 3, Mochtar Riady Building
Singapore 119245

Tel: (65) 6516 4165 or (65) 6601 1047
Fax: (65) 6778 0390

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Directions to CAMRI Investment Management and Trading Laboratory

The CAMRI Investment Management and Trading Laboratory is on Level 3 of the Mochtar Riady Building (map) at NUS Business School, 15 Kent Ridge Drive.

Please enter NUS through the NUS Entrance B on Clementi Road, and drive through Kent Ridge Drive towards the Heng Mui Keng Y junction. You can alight at the main entrance of our school building and enter the lobby (Level 1) through the glass door. Our Lab is on Level 3.

If you are driving, please click here for a parking map. To get additional parking information, please go to our NUS Parking website.