Archive for March, 2008

BVI-registered Yucheng Technologies raises management guidance on POS installation and appoints new CFO

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

BVI-domiciled and China-based Yucheng Technologies Limited, providing IT solutions and services to China’s banking industry, in the end of February published press release where it announced the increase of its management guidance on POS terminal installation base from 20,000 to 25,000 for 2008. Yucheng’s CEO Mr. Weidong Hong commented on the management guidance increase: “Observing from our business momentum in Q1 and the strong prospects into the rest of 2008, we would like to reiterate our confidence in delivering the 2008 management guidance on revenue.”

The other news released is the change of the Chief Financial Officer: Remington Hu took the place of previous CFO Peter Li, who will remain with the BVI company as a senior advisor. Prior to Yucheng, Mr. Hu was previously in venture capital as Chief Representative/PRC for CVM Capital Partners LLC, one of the leading venture capital firms in Taiwan. Prior to CVM, Mr. Hu was the Chief Financial Officer of the Wholesale and Retail Business Group of publicly-traded Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Limited, China’s largest sporting goods retailer.

Mr. Peter Li, who has been CFO of the BVI corporation in its way from a 300 employee private company to a 1,700 employee Nasdaq-listed industry leader, left the post to pursue other career interests and will continue to assist Yucheng with investor relations and strategy.

Deloitte Touche Tohnmatsu appointed as independent auditor of BVI-based CTDC

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

China Technology Development Group Corporation, British Virgin Islands company that provides clean and renewable energy products and solutions for solar energy business in China, announced that it has appointed Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.. to act as its independent auditor for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

This appointment followed the expiry of the service term of Friedman LLP, and was based on recommendation and approval of the audit committee and the Board of Directors of China Technology on February 14, 2008. The reason for the change of the auditor was not any kind of disagreement between CTDC and Friedman, on matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

CEO of the company Charlene Hua commented on the appointment of the new auditor: “Given our strategic focus in the solar energy business in China, we believe that Deloitte’s strong presence in China will provide us with audit services that are more efficient and suitable for a rapidly growing company like ours. We also wish to thank Friedman for the excellent work and professional services provided by their team.”

BVI-domiciled China Technology Development Group Corporation has also a number of BVI subsidiaries, one of which, China Natures Technology Inc., about a month ago was disposed to an independent party for HK$10,000,000, pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement dated December 18, 2007.