Monthly Archives: March 2011

Business, Financial

Manulife Asset Management Singapore launches new global equity and fixed income funds

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Manulife Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd. today announces that it is launching two new funds – the Manulife Global Contrarian Fund and Manulife Strategic Income Fund. These are the first global funds to be launched by Manulife Asset Management in Singapore, joining 5 other domestic and Greater China funds already available to local investors.

The two funds are Singapore dollar-denominated funds which feed into strategies managed by Manulife Asset Management’s global equity and fixed income teams, based in Boston, USA. Both funds are available in Singapore to retail investors via the Aviva Navigator platform and to institutional investors.

Darryl Aw, Regional Head of Channel Distribution, Manulife Asset Management Singapore said: “We have harnessed the expertise of our international network of fixed income and equity managers to offer these two superior-performing global funds to Singaporean investors. Today’s announcement is indicative of the demand we are seeing from institutional and retail investors for global funds that carefully manage risk and generate consistently strong returns.”

Manulife Global Contrarian Fund

The Manulife Global Contrarian Fund aims to generate superior returns by investing in ‘overlooked or misunderstood’ companies selling at a discount to their intrinsic value. The fund also targets companies whose business models have the potential to generate high returns, that have attractive valuations or strong cash flows and which have proven management teams with strong track records for creating value.

The fund is part of Manulife’s Global Opportunities strategy, managed by Chris Arbuthnot in Boston. The strategy was top ranked for its 3 and 5 year performance by Bloomberg Markets magazine in 2010 and, in January 2011, topped the Global Equity performance charts to pick up a Best of the Best performance award from Asia Asset Management for its 3 and 5 year performance1.

Manulife Strategic Income Fund

The Manulife Strategic Income Fund is a multi-sector fixed income fund which allocates between global currencies, government and corporate bonds to generate strong consistent returns, while reducing risk. The dynamic and flexible approach of the underlying strategy has led it to consistently outperform its benchmark by 2% gross over 10, 5 and 3 year periods. Indeed over a 1 year period, it generated returns of 16.64% compared to benchmark returns of 8.16%2.

The strategy is managed by Daniel Janis in Boston and offers investors the benefits of diversification across multiple bond sectors but with the ability to emphasize any particular sector that the portfolio management team believes has the potential to generate superior returns at any one time. It also has the flexibility to make opportunistic currency investments.

More details are available by visiting www.manulife.com.sg.

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Notes to editors:

1Bloomberg Markets – The Global Opportunities Strategy was top ranked in Bloomberg Markets magazine’s annual ranking of U.S.-based mutual funds 2010.

2Performance shown is the Manulife Asset Management US Strategic Fixed Income composite as of September 30, 2010 in U.S. dollars. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Returns greater than one year are annualized.

About Manulife Asset Management

Manulife Asset Management™ is the global asset management arm of Manulife Financial. Manulife Asset Management and its affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for institutional investors and investment funds in key markets around the world. This investment expertise extends across a full range of asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternative investments such as real estate, timber, farmland, as well as asset allocation strategies.

Manulife Asset Management has offices with full investment capabilities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. In addition, it has a joint venture asset management business in China, Manulife TEDA. It also has operations in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Uruguay. As at December 31, 2010 total assets under management were US$ 210 billion. Additional information about Manulife Asset Management can be found at ManulifeAM.com.

About Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group operating in 22 countries and territories worldwide. For more than 120 years, clients have looked to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We provide asset management services to institutional customers worldwide as well as reinsurance solutions, specializing in life and property and casualty retrocession. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were Cdn$475 billion (US$478 billion) as at December 31, 2010. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as ‘MFC’ on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under ‘945’ on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.

Media Contacts:

For Manulife Asset Management in Asia:

Catherine Battershill (Hong Kong)

Tel: +852 2202 1634

catherine_battershill@manulifeam.com

For Manulife Asset Management Singapore:

Cindy Cheng

Tel: + 65 6833 8162

cindy_cheng_ac@manulife.com

Home & Garden

Useful Gardening Tips

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HomeFellas, 3.19.2011 – Nowadays many are trying to grow their own vegetables owing to the awareness of the benefits of having organic garden at home. HomeFellas is providing excellent service regarding gardening tools & tips for organic vs vegetables vs raised beds gardening. A garden can be used for many different purposes. A few of the most popular garden types are raised garden beds, organic gardening, fruit vegetable garden and garden plants shrubs.

Raised bed gardens are easier to work on with less bending and less stretching. People who love to grow vegetables prefer raised garden beds. For people having low quality soil like heavy clay, the bed can be filled with quality top soil or the quality of the soil may be improved by adding organic material like well matured manure or compost. The raised garden beds will look more attractive if you plant a few tall, wispy flowers like poppy or corn flower and they won’t steal much light from your vegetables.

You can have an eco friendly natural home garden by using organic gardening. Gardening without any chemical nutrients, pesticides or herbicides is called as organic gardening. HomeFellas provides tips on organic gardening. It can be done by supplying the nutrients the plants need naturally and keeping them away from harmful pests. Most of the organic gardeners use compost and manure that will give nitrogen which is very essential for plant growth along with insect pests. The important tip for a natural home garden is to grow different plants each year and for club garden it is better to mix in plants like marigolds.

If you are a beginner in gardening HomeFellas will help you by providing some basic gardening tips. Before choosing the garden types and correct plant for your garden it is essential to consider the season. Some warm season crops like squash, cucumber and basil and warm season transplants such as tomatoes, peppers and egg plants will be killed by frost. Most cool season crops like cabbage, broccoli, lettuce and many others can tolerate a light frost. Another important factor to consider before gardening is to find the nature of the soil. After knowing about whether your soil is acidic or alkali, clay, loam or sandy you can check out seeds types.

About Homefellas.com
Homefellas.com provides information about the gardening tips offered by HomeFellas. It is one of the most visited website. Detailed information about the Raised bed gardening and organic gardening can be obtained from this website.

For more information visit: www.homefellas.com/blog/gardening

Contact Details:

HomeFellas
16192 Coastal Highway
Lewes, Delaware 19958
Phone No: (302)703-0033
Email: operations@homefellas.com

Advertising, Business

Add People Announces Pay Per Click Services to Generate Targeted Leads

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Cheshire, UK March 2011 – Websites are constantly on the look out for ways to drive traffic to their website. While SEO is considered a long term method of generating traffic and developing relationships with new customers, Pay Per Click advertising, also simply known as PPC, can create traffic quickly and for highly targeted keywords.

Google and Bing both operate a network of their own websites which includes their search engines and search results pages. PPC ads can be found at the top and at the side of these results, in prominent and easy to spot positions. When a business pays for PPC ads they can have a title, link, and brief description placed in these areas.

Managing a PPC campaign, however, means ensuring that you continue to target the most appropriate keywords, pay the lowest bid price possible, and generate the appropriate number of clicks. Without careful and experience management, a PPC campaign can prove more costly than beneficial and this is where the use of a professional PPC agency really comes into its own.

A PPC agency is experienced in the research of keywords, the creation of ads, and bidding on keywords to get the most exposure for the least cost. They are also skilled at ensuring that the click through rate for a campaign remains high through the creation of top quality landing pages and highly effective ad copy. A PPC management service also has the time, expertise, and tools to ensure that a PPC campaign continues to be profitable.

Add People is a professional online marketing agency providing a range of marketing services to businesses and websites in the UK and around the world. Their PPC management campaigns have helped thousands of customers to generate masses of targeted leads to their websites and other pieces of online real estate. More details and service areas can be found at the website http://www.addpeople.co.uk

Business

Award-Winning Marketing Exec Linda Schaible Joins World Web Partners Management Team Lead by Anthony Rolon

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FT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (January 19, 2011) – World Web Partners, a full-service online lead generation and creative services agency for business-to-consumer verticals, is proud to announce the recent appointment of Linda Schaible to the position of Vice President of Operations. In her new role, Schaible will lead programs related to SEO strategies, interactive and traditional media, creative services and analytics to deliver results-driven performance to the company and World Web Partners’ clients.

“We are truly privileged to have Linda join our team. Her expertise and leadership in the interactive space will help us deliver a whole new level of service and results to our clients,” said Anthony Rolon, President of World Web Partners.

Schaible possesses over two decades of marketing and strategic business experience with an emphasis on ROI campaigns. She possesses exceptional strengths in developing and leading initiatives to harness maximum marketing potential by implementing unique cross-platform solutions that include print, mobile, broadcast and interactive media. Her leadership has produced numerous award-winning campaigns during her most recent role as Vice President of Product Development and Outside Services at Tribune Interactive.

Recent accolades include “Best Location-Specific iPhone App” development and two “Marketing Campaign Creative Awards” from the Interactive Media and Marketing Academy. Ms. Schaible has also held management, marketing and research positions at prestigious companies including A.C. Nielsen Market Research, Emerson Electric and the Orlando Sentinel. Her corporate background and experience as a board member for the Entertainment Business program at Full Sail University will be tremendous resources for WorldWeb Partners’ clients.

When asked about her future outlook with World Web Partners, Schaible’s passion for her work and clients was evident. Her work in supporting post-secondary education clients is of particular interest.

“I am thrilled about the opportunity to bring my experience to this exciting sector of the online realm,” said Schaible. “It is a privilege to be part of an organization actively involved with institutions that help individuals bring a career vision to fruition.”

With over a century of combined experience, World Web Partners is a full-service online lead generation and creative services agency for the private post-secondary education sector and other emerging verticals. Led by a group of industry veterans, they have built a creative, multi-disciplinary team that has a passion for delivering proven results and an unique ability to apply their imagination to exceed client expectations. The World Web Partners’ team takes great pride in their work and strives to deliver comprehensive, scalable solutions that can adapt quickly to client market conditions.

Anthony Rolon:
Marketing and Admissions Executive in the private post-secondary education sector with over 20 years experience. Held a variety of Admissions and Marketing management positions in both single-location and multi-location Education companies including Berkeley Colleges, ATI Enterprises, Florida Career Colleges and American Institutes, among others.

For more information, Visit www.worldwebpartners.com/president.htm

CONTACT:
Anthony Rolon,
President,
World Web Partners
PH: (954) 306-6373
E-Mail: ar@worldwebpartners.com

Art, Home & Garden

Color Up The Ambience Of Your Home With Carol Chipkin Original Art For Interior Design

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March 20, 2011 – Carol’s Highly Expressive Nature Paintings Abound with Texture and Intense Color, and Are Perfect for Instilling Life into Any Ambience

Contemporary artworks can establish a focal point in interior design, enrich/ complement the dominant color palette chosen for a room, or even provide the inspiration for decorating an entire home. Modern art paintings can convey a variety of moods, while instilling a more personal and intimate feel to an interior, and all that with a relatively modest financial investment.

Decorating, wallpaper and paint costs can burn a hole in your budget, not accounting for labor costs and the many hidden expenses that can add up to a huge decorating bill in no time. By contrast, a piece of contemporary art is generally affordable, extremely easy to install, by far more appealing than regular paintwork, and above all, can add a sense of originality and style in an otherwise inexpressive setting.

Original art for interior design is something that reflects a person’s personality and individuality. Depending on your intended effect, you can either have it steal visual interest with its chromatic richness, or blend sympathetically with a room’s color theme and overall design. Regardless, original art design is a great way to personalize a room and instill life into any ambience.

To make your residence feel more like home, and for an added touch of color to your decor, consider opting for Carol Chipkin’s bright colorful cheerful art. An established nature artist, Carol’s portfolio mainly consists of decorative, floral themed pieces created using a number of different mediums. Carol’s nature paintings abound with texture and intense color, and blend in original techniques – like the use of layered tissue and textured materials for creating structure and unique shading effects – with popular ones – mostly pencil, ink, and acrylic.

About Carol Chipkin

Carol Chipkin has a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg where she was born and educated. She moved to Vancouver 17 years ago and says that living in a stunning city like Vancouver invigorates her, just as the creative process does, both soothing her spirit and clearing the noise of life for hours at a time. She has always been oriented to the more decorative with a passion for color, which probably originated during the time she was a textile designer. Her work is most frequently mixed media, and the colors used are vivid and strong, but without ever being brash.

For samples of the artist’s work, please visit the Carol Chipkin art gallery online at www.carolchipkin.com

Contact Details:
CarolChipkin
Vancouver, Canada
Phone Number: 1-866-383-1657
Email: info@CarolChipkin.com

Business, Internet & Online

Achieve More Traffic through Pay per Click Advertising and Make More Sales

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There is no need of having a website that people don’t visit as this only means that it is a failure. SEO-Services.us comes in to get rid of this problem by offering high quality SEO services to ensure one’s site gets high ranking to have a strong presence in the market. This attracts more traffic to make more sales.

Many website owners usually have to go through a lot of problems trying to ensure that they get visitors to their site so that it can be successful. Most of the times, their efforts don’t pan out leading to numerous frustrations and disappointments. This no longer has to be a problem as SEO-Services.us gets rid of this by offering SEO services that come second to none in the industry to ensure that a person’s site gets a lot of traffic. This normally results in increased sales and profits a great achievement for the business. One of the ways the company does this is through pay per click advertising a highly accountable and efficient method of promotion and advertising. This is usually quick and easy to implement and it allows a person to choose the phrases and keywords that will be used for the campaign.

This is beneficial to both the customers as well as advertisers as the ppc marketing techniques used only require the advertisers to pay for the number of clicks that are linked on their site. The keywords help to make the search easier so that one does not have to waste a lot of time looking for the products they are shopping for. The company ensures they come up with a workable strategy that will be used to ensure the campaign used is effective and the business reaps the benefits fully.

The company also helps one to choose the keywords that will be used for Google adwords management so that everything falls in the right place. Some of the benefits that one gets when working with the company include increased high quality visitors translating to enhanced sales. The company analyzes the visitors to know the plans that will be used in the future to make the business more successful. This also ensures that one gets a high ranking on top search engines making the site more visible to explore new international markets. The company also offers transparent services at affordable costs so that one does not have to spend too much on the services but get more and save.

About SEO-Services.us
SEO-Services.us is the best SEO service company that offers top notch services to ensure an individual’s site gets ranked highly resulting in increased traffic. It offers affordable quotes and money back guarantee incase one does not get the promised results. Some of the services it offers include keyword analysis, video optimization, content writing and ethical SEO ranking among others to satisfy customer needs. For more details on the amazing company, take time to visit: www.seo-services.us/ppc.php

Contact:
Author Name: Adam Feinberg
Address: 15021 Oak Ridge Ct Dayton, MD
Zip Code: 21036
Phone: 410-531-8598
Email: info@seo-services.us

Travel

Many Choosing A Hotel In Samui To Hold Their Wedding Today

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[Suratthani, Thailand] – March 20, 2011 – Able to boast of resorts that allow for visitors to step straight out their doors and stroll to gorgeous beach sands, Koh Samui is an island off the coast of Thailand that has a great deal to offer. Here, it is possible to find some of the most amazing sights in the world for those who enjoy the type of tropical paradise that we often see in gorgeous post cards. With so many choices for international travelers today, the type of resort Samui offers is certainly appealing to many. The proximity to sun and surf is a huge appeal, but so too is the high quality Samui hotel experience that this island is becoming known for today. This is one huge reason that a Samui wedding is now a very desirable option for people from all over the world that want to be wed in a blissful tropical setting. With its well known friendliness and so much natural beauty, as well as the high level of quality that the Samui beach resort experience is known to provide, many are choosing this island for their honeymoon, as well.

Part of the allure of this place is the gorgeous sparkling waters of the Andaman Sea in the Gulf of Thailand. Along with that, a trip right from one’s Koh Samui hotel to any of the local shops or restaurants certainly brings them into contact with many other newlyweds and also the locals who are so widely regarded for their high levels of hospitality. For couples who want a high quality beach resort Koh Samui has options and can provide clean, efficient stays that are also cost effective while still being quite luxurious. For a boutique hotel Samui has numerous choices that are going to give visitors that charming bed and breakfast experience in a tropical paradise that so many dream of one day seeing. Truly, this is an island where high quality and natural beauty come together like nowhere else on Earth today.

For those who wish to learn more about having a wedding on this island or simply booking a Koh Samui resort, a visit to Saboey Resort & Villas’ website at Saboey.com can show them how to book an excellent stay here.

For more information visit: www.saboey.com

Contact Info:

Saboey Resort & Villas
51/4 Moo 4, Bangrak Beach
Bophut, Koh Samui, Suratthani, 84320, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 77 430 450
Fax: +66 (0) 77 427 799

Travel

Koh Samui Rapidly Rising To Become Top Holiday Destination For Many

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[Suratthani, Thailand] – March 20, 2011 – For years, people have been coming to Thailand to do business, to have a tropical escape or simply as a relaxing place to tour during their travels. It used to be Bangkok that everyone went to, but recently Samui travel has become a top choice for many. The island of Koh Samui provides a lot of opportunities to see gorgeous places such as the Chaweng beach. With Chaweng hotels being so easy to find now and plenty of places to stay coming up all the time, a lot of travelers are finding that this is an ideal place for them to visit. This island is well known for not only the hotels Koh Samui locals rely on to earn their living, but the friendliness of these locals who come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, living in harmony like nowhere else in Thailand. That makes this a tropical escape that is booming today, as tourists continue to discover just what magic this island happens to be home to.

With the hospitality industry being the driving force here today, it is easy to see just how this has come to be. A visit to any of the Koh Samui hotels on this island show clean, modern rooms that provide all the amenities one expects. An array of prices mean that those who want an affordable vacation will be able to experience that here, but those who are seeking the luxury hotels Samui residents rave about will also be able to find that, as well. The beauty of it is, all of the choices are close to the same gorgeous white sand beaches and incredible tropical pleasures that this part of Thailand is known for. Plus, the variety of cultures intermingling here mean that cuisine is quite a varied experience, as well. All of these factors combine to encourage travel writers from around the globe to give this island quite high marks for its ability to offer a high quality experience to travelers of all means.

Those who wish to learn more about visiting Koh Samui should certainly take time to use the web to their advantage. A quick trip to the Koh Samui Travel website at www.Koh-Samui.Travel will certainly enlighten them to their many options on the island today.

For more information visit: www.koh-samui.travel

Contact Info:

Koh Samui Travel
Moo 1, Mae Nam
Koh Samui, Suratthani, 84330, Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 894713947

Home & Garden

Take Part in Memorial Day 2011 Activities

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HomeFellas, 3.18.11- For most of us a memorial day is a day meant for both celebration and remembrance. In US the Memorial Day is usually observed on last Monday of May to remember the loved ones who have served their country. HomeFellas provides information regarding Memorial Day and May 30th is the Memorial Day 2011. However in New England, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the summer travel season. You might have a Memorial Day feast like clam chowder or red hot nachos that will have your Memorial Day guests swooning. A grilled asparagus or mouth watering pasta will be a healthy option.

For some Memorial Day is a day to visit to a national cemetery or a day to watch out the local parade schedule. A lot of people won’t forget the excitement of watching a Memorial Day parade when they were kids. In some places along with parade they may have two or three day festivals filled with wonder for kids. For most of us the upcoming festivals in our local area will be a memorable day to watch out. You can also try some nice, quite memorial day activities like trying out kid friendly recipes.

HomeFellas is providing top rated listing information for local home services and educational articles along with valuable information such as when is Memorial Day and special event in Memorial Day 2011. The government will declare it as a holiday in order to honor members of the military who died in serving their country. On that important day along with the comprehensive list of events, national cemetery commemorations will take place in Washington DC. All the programs will be lively telecasted in TV.

You can have a Memorial Day weekend by having a perfect long getaway which is a best option to recharge your minds. HomeFellas provide festivals in Memorial Day week end. To enjoy your long getaway weekend you can visit any one upcoming festivals like Crawfish festival in Texas, wine testing tours in Washington and Jazz festivals in Atlanta. Sometimes you may get special offers in hotels, travel or tickets to events.

About Homefellas.com

Homefellas.com provides information about the Memorial Day 2011 offered by HomeFellas. It is one of the most visited website. Detailed information about the Memorial Day week end festivals can be obtained from this website.

For more information visit: http://www.homefellas.com/blog/national-holidays/memorial-day-weekend.hf

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Lewes, Delaware 19958
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Email: operations@homefellas.com

Business, Home & Garden

Be Healthy By Keeping Your House Clean

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HomeFellas, 3.19.11- For many people, cleaning their homes or offices is not enjoyable. But it is very essential to clean our homes because without cleaning we are prone to sickness frequently or it may lead to the production of mold or rodents in the house. Mostly people in some countries used to clean their houses from top to bottom once in a year which would take place in the first warm days i.e. during the spring season and hence it is called as Spring cleaning. To achieve a desired effect in cleaning, HomeFellas gives a proper preparation and best planning for spring cleaning.

It is better to have a house cleaning checklist before starting the task. If you don’t have enough time to cover the house cleaning checklist, you may seek any help from one of the best house cleaning services. HomeFellas is offering top rated listings information about local home services contractors.

Try to get organize all the cleaning work inside the house by looking in every room and work outside the house. Then work out the tools and resources required. Finally if your house is cluttered, get it out from your house or think about some new storage containers if you need it. It is easier to clean and maintain a house with less clutter.

HomeFellas offers some tips to be followed in house cleaning. Use best quality cleaning products for house cleaning. When low quality chemicals are used for cleaning, there may be an environmental impact. A house cleaning schedule must be followed. Kitchen cleaning and especially the oven cleaning is the toughest job. It is better to use the cleaning supplies to spray, spread or pour the product on tough grime and grit and let it work for as long as it needs to soften up that dirt. Windows can be cleaned easily when there is no direct sunlight on the glass. For carpet cleaning it is better to leave it to a professional carpet cleaning service or you can rent the machine. Along with the house cleaning, gutter cleaning should be done for a pleasant look.

About Homefellas.com
Homefellas.com provides information about the house cleaning offered by HomeFellas. It is one of the most visited website. Detailed information about the tips for house cleaning and house cleaning schedule can be obtained from this website.

For more information visit: http://www.homefellas.com/blog/cleaning

Contact Details:
16192 Coastal Highway,
Lewes, Delaware 19958
Phone No: (302)703-0033
Email: operations@homefellas.com