MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

23.01.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

EFFISSIMO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

260 Orchard Road #12-06 The Heeren 238855

 

 

Country :

Singapore

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

19.06.2006

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

200608902D    

 

 

Legal Form :

Exempt Pte Ltd

 

 

Line of Business :

Fund Management

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Small Company

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

Subject Company

 

EFFISSIMO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.

 

 

Line Of Business

 

FUND MANAGEMENT

  

 

Parent Company   

 

  -

 

 

Financial Elements

                                   

Sales                            : -

Networth                                   : -

Paid-Up Capital                                      : JPY10,000,000

Net result                      : -

Net Margin(%)               : -

Return on Equity(%)       : -

Leverage Ratio               : -

 

 

BUSINESS INFORMATION REPORT

 

COMPANY IDENTIFICATION

 

  Subject Company               : EFFISSIMO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.

  Former Name                                             :        -

  Business Address              :  260 ORCHARD ROAD

                                                 #12-06

                                                 THE HEEREN

  Town                                                           : SINGAPORE                 

   Postcode                              : 238855

  County                                 :              -

  Country                               : Singapore

  Telephone                           : 6735 1107                    

  Fax                                                                : 6735 8102

  ROC Number                                             : 200608902D                   

  Reg. Town                            :   -

 

 

SUMMARY

 

All amounts in this report are in:  JPY unless otherwise stated

 

Legal Form                             : Exempt Pte Ltd                

Date Inc.                                 : 19/06/2006

Previous Legal Form             : -

Summary year                                                 :  -                            

Sales                                                               :  -

Capital                                                            :  -                            

Paid-Up Capital                                             :  10,000,000  

Employees                              :   5                            

Net result                                :    -

Share value                             :     -

        

 BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD

NO. OF SHARES                  CURRENCY    AMOUNT

ISSUED ORDINARY        10,000,000          YEN         10,000,000.00

PAID-UP ORDINARY           -                      YEN         10,000,000.00       

 

AUDITOR: NIL

 

 

REFERENCES

 

Litigation                                 : No

Company status                      : TRADING                        

Started                                                            : 19/06/2006

 

 

PRINCIPAL(S)

 

TAKASHI KOSAKA                     G5880391Q      Director

 

DIRECTOR(S)

 

TAKASHI KOSAKA                     G5880391Q      Director

Appointed on     : 19/06/2006

Street               : 8 CAIRNHILL CIRCLE

 #09-14

 CAIRNHILL CREST

Town                 : SINGAPORE

Postcode          : 229814

Country             : Singapore

 

YOICHIRO IMAI                          MR7272242      Director

Appointed on     : 21/09/2006

Street               : 8 CAIRNHILL CIRCLE

  #05-12

 CAIRNHILL CREST

Town                 : SINGAPORE

Postcode          : 229814

Country             : Singapore

 

HISAAKI SATO                       G5869654X      Company Secretary

Appointed on     : 23/05/2007

Street               : 3 BIDEFORD ROAD

#15-05

Town                 : SINGAPORE

Postcode          : 229920

Country             : Singapore

 

ANG LEE LEE                        S7009933J      Company Secretary

Appointed on     : 22/11/2007

Street               : 502 PASIR RIS STREET 52

#14-227

Town                 : SINGPAORE

Postcode          : 510502

Country             : Singapore

 

 

FORMER DIRECTOR(S)

 

KAWAI KENTARO                                G5874077U

 

 

ACTIVITY(IES)

 

     BUSINESS MANAGEMENT                                     Code:3160

     BASED ON ACRA'S RECORD

     1) FUND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; FUND MANAGER, FINANCIAL ADVISOR

 

 

CHARGES

 

No Charges On Premises/Property In Our Database

 

 

PREMISES/PROPERTY INFORMATIONS

 

No Premises/Property Information In Our Databases

 

 

BANKERS

 

No Bankers Information In Our Database

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS(S)

 

     TAKASHI KOSAKA                                   3,000,000   Private Person

      Street : 8 CAIRNHILL CIRCLE

                           #09-14

                           CAIRNHILL CREST

      Town   : SINGAPORE

      Postcode                     : 229814

      Country                       : Singapore

 

     YOICHIRO IMAI                                    4,000,000   Private Person

      Street : 8 CAIRNHILL CIRCLE

                           #05-12

                           CAIRNHILL CREST

      Town   : SINGAPORE

      Postcode                     : 229814

      Country                       : Singapore

 

     HISAAKI SATO                                     3,000,000   Private Person

      Street  : 3 BIDEFORD ROAD

                           #15-05

      Town   : SINGAPORE

      Postcode                     : 229920

      Country                       : Singapore

 

 

SUBSIDIARY(IES)

 

No Participation In Our Database

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCES

 

Trade Morality            : AVERAGE

Liquidity                                              : UNKNOWN

Payments                                            : REGULAR

Trend                          : LEVEL

Financial Situation   :UNKNOWN

 

 

FINANCIAL COMMENTS

 

     LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY:

 

WHERE THE SHARES OF A PRIVATE COMPANY ARE NOT OWNED BY ANY CORPORATE BODY AND THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 20 MEMBERS, THE PRIVATE COMPANY IS KNOWN AS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.

 

AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY ENJOYS A GREATER AMOUNT OF PRIVACY THAN A

PRIVATE COMPANY. IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE ACCOUNTS WITH THE

REGISTRAR IF IT CAN PRODUCE A CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY ONE OF ITS

DIRECTORS, SECRETARY AND AUDITOR CONFIRMING THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

 

1. THE COMPANY IS AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY.

 

2. THE AUDITED ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN TABLED BEFORE THE SHAREHOLDERS

AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

 

3. THE COMPANY IS ABLE TO MEET ITS LIABILITIES.

 

THERE IS THEREFORE NO DISCLOSURE TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE COMPANY ALTHOUGH THE ACCOUNTS STILL HAVE TO BE AUDITED EVERY YEAR AND APPROVED AT AN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY.

 

A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT IS WHOLLY OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT MAY BECOME AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE, IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST, DECLARES IT TO BE SUCH BY A GAZETTE NOTIFICATION.

 

EXEMPT FROM AUDIT

AN EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY IS EXEMPT FROM AUDIT REQUIREMENTS IF THE STARTING DATE OF ITS FINANCIAL YEAR IS BETWEEN 15 MAY 2003 AND 31 MAY 2004 AND ITS TURNOVER FOR THAT FINANCIAL YEAR DOES NOT EXCEED $2.5 MILLION. FOR FINANCIAL YEARS STARTING 1 JUNE 2004, THE AMOUNT OF THE TURNOVER HAS BEEN RAISED TO $5 MILLION. THESE COMPANIES ARE STILL

REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ACCOUNTING.

 

BACKGROUND/OPERATION

 

THE COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE ON 19/06/2006 AS A LIMITED EXEMPT PRIVATE COMPANY AND IS TRADING UNDER ITS PRESENT NAMESTYLE AS "EFFISSIMO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.".

 

AS AT 21/01/2008, THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED AND PAID-UP CAPITAL OF 10,000,000 SHARES OF A VALUE OF JPY10,000,000.

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:

SUBJECT IS REGISTERED WITH THE ACCOUNTING & CORPORATE REGULATORY

AUTHORITY (ACRA) TO BE PRINCIPALLY ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF:

1) FUND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; FUND MANAGER, FINANCIAL ADVISOR

 

FROM THE RESEARCH DONE, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS GATHERED:

 

SUBJECT ENGAGES IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:

* FUND MANAGEMENT

 

FROM THE TELE-INTERVIEW CONDUCTED ON 23/01/2008, THE FOLLOWING WAS

GATHERED:

 

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:

* 2008: 5

 

NO OTHER TRADE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON 23/01/2008.

 

REGISTERED ADDRESS:

20 CECIL STREET

#14-01 EQUITY PLAZA

SINGAPORE 049705

- DATE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS: 19/06/2006

 

BUSINESS ADDRESS:

260 ORCHARD ROAD

#12-06 THE HEEREN

SINGAPORE

- RENTED PREMISE

- OWNED BY ATLAS ICE (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED

 

WEBSITE:

-

 

EMAIL:

-

 

MANAGEMENT

 

THE DIRECTORS AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT ARE:

 

1) TAKASHI KOSAKA, A JAPANESE

- BASED IN SINGAPORE.

 

2) YOICHIRO IMAI, A JAPANESE

- BASED IN SINGAPORE.

 

 

ADVERSE ON DIRECTORS

 

AS THE DIRECTORS ARE FOREIGNERS, THE ADVERSE CHECK ON DIRECTORS WILL

NOT BE CONDUCTED.

 

 

Singapore’s Country Rating 2007

 

 

Investment Grade

 

IN SINGAPORE, THE POLITICAL SITUATION REMAINS STABLE.

 

SINGAPORE BOASTS THE BEST GOVERNANCE IN ASIA, WITH AN EFFECTIVE LEGAL SYSTEM FACILITATING DEBT COLLECTION AND TO A HIGH DEGREE OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.

 

EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS HAVE REMAINED SUBSTANTIALLY IN SURPLUS, CONTRIBUTED TO THE

 

DYNAMISM OF THE ELECTRONICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS SECTORS AND TO REPATRIATION OF PROFITS FROM SINGAPORE INVESTMENTS. THE FINANCIAL AND TOURISM SECTORS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LARGE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS.


SINGAPORE CONTINUES TO KEENLY WELCOME FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND OFFERS A VERY OPEN AND WELL-PLANNED ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING AMBITIOUS DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY, FOCUSED PARTICULARLY ON THE CHEMICALS AND PHARMACEUTICAL SECTORS.

 

THE GOVERNMENT USES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TO DEVELOP PRIORITY SECTORS (ELECTRONICS, CHEMICALS, BIOTECHNOLOGY). THE AIM IS TO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF HIGH ADDED-VALUE ACTIVITIES AND TURN SINGAPORE INTO A REGIONAL HUB FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS INTERESTED IN ASIA.

 

CERTAIN SECTORS (MEDIA, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL SERVICES) ARE HOWEVER ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT. THESE SECTORS ARE SLOWLY OPENING UP, BUT THE PROGRESS IS SLOW.

 

AFTER HIGH GROWTH IN 2006, BUOYED BY THE DYNAMISM OF BOTH EXPORTS AND HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, A SLOWDOWN IS EXPECTED IN 2007.

 


ASSETS

MAJOR EXPORTER OF CAPITAL IN ASIA, NOTABLY VIA THE STATE-OWNED TEMASEK HOLDING COMPANY.

HIGH QUALITY COMPETITIVENESS IN ASIA

EXCELLENT BUSINESS CLIMATE

POLITICAL STABILITY.

 

WEAKNESSES

SKILLED MANPOWER HAS BEEN LACKING IN THE SECTORS TARGETED FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AN AGEING POPULATION COULD, ULTIMATELY, AFFECT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE.

GROWING INEQUALITY AND THE EMERGENCE OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE LEAST SKILLED COULD GENERATE SOCIAL TENSIONS.

BEING THE WORLD’S MOST OPEN ECONOMY, IT HAS BEEN VULNERABLE TO WORLD ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR

 

PAST PERFORMANCE

THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR GREW SUBSTANTIALLY BY 20%, FOLLOWING A 17% GAIN RECORDED IN 2Q 2007.HOWEVER, ON A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTER-ON-QUARTER BASIS, THE SECTOR FELL BY 8.6%, COMPARED WITH THE 39% GROWTH IN 2Q 2007. THE DECLINE PARTLY REFLECTED THE IMPACT FROM THE TURMOIL IN FINANCIAL MARKETS WORLDWIDE.

 

MOST SEGMENTS REGISTERED BROAD-BASED GROWTH. THE DOMESTIC STOCK MARKET RECORDED A 2.2 TIMES INCREASE IN TURNOVER VOLUMES, DESPITE A SHARP CORRECTION IN STOCK PRICES IN AUGUST. THE WEALTH ADVISORY CLUSTER WAS SIMILARLY RESILIENT. AT THE SAME TIME, GROWTH WAS BOOSTED BY THE BANKING CLUSTER, WHICH CONTINUED TO REGISTER SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN BOTH DOMESTIC AND OFFSHORE LENDING ACTIVITY.

 

LOANS TO NON-BANK CUSTOMERS GREW BY 13.0% IN 3Q 2007. THE STOCK OF TOTAL LOANS IN THE DOMESTIC BANKING SECTOR STOOD AT S$219 BILLION AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, S$9.6 BILLION HIGHER THAN AT THE END OF JUNE.

 

CREDIT GROWTH WAS DRIVEN MAINLY BY LOANS TO CORPORATES, WHICH ROSE BY 15.0%. LENDING TO THE BUSINESS SERVICES AND TRANSPORT AND STORAGE SEGMENTS REMAINED STRONG, WITH INCREASES OF 41.0% AND 37.0% RESPECTIVELY. CREDIT EXTENDED TO THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ROSE BY 21.0%, PARTLY REFLECTING THE GROWTH IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING ACTIVITY. THE BUOYANT PROPERTY MARKET ALSO SPURRED MORTGAGE LOANS, LIFTING OVERALL CONSUMER-RELATED LOANS GROWTH TO 10.0%, COMPARED WITH 5.7% IN 2Q 2007.

 

FINANCE COMPANIES ALSO REGISTER STRONGER CREDIT GROWTH OF 21.0%. THE OVERALL STOCK OF LOANS, DISBURSED BY FINANCE COMPANIES ROSE TO S$9.6 BILLION AS AT END-SEPTEMBER, S$826 MILLION HIGHER THAN AT END-JUNE.

 

THE STOCK OF TOTAL ASSETS/LIABILITIES IN THE ASIAN DOLLAR MARKET ROSE BY 26.0% TO REACH US$845 BILLION IN 3Q 2007. THIS WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO STRONG LENDING ACTIVITY IN BOTH THE NON-BANK AND INTERBANK MARKETS. IN THE NON-BANK MARKET, LOANS RECORDED A SUBSTANTIAL 34.0% GROWTH, AS LENDING TO EAST ASIAN AND EUROPEAN REGIONS

CONTINUED TO GATHER MOMENTUM. LOANS GROWTH IN THE INTERBANK SEGMENT ALSO ROSE 19.0%, COMPARED TO THE 11% GROWTH IN 2Q 2007.

 

OUTLOOK

WITHIN THE FINANICAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, THE OUTLOOK IS POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES, OVERALL, A NET WEIGHTED BALANCE OF 17.0% OF FIRMS FORECASTS HIGHER BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN THE COMING MONTHS.

 

EXTRACTED FROM: MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

 

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

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