MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

18.09.2014

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ASTERIA DIAMONDS (HK) LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

Room 1207, 12/F., Unicorn Trade Centre, 131 Des Voeux Road, Central

 

 

Country :

Hong Kong

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

21.06.2011

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

58546129

 

 

Legal Form :

Private Limited Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Diamond Trader of All kinds of diamonds.

 

 

No. of Employees

5.

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

Small

 

Status :

Small Company

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

Litigation :

Clear

 

NOTES :

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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 1, 2014

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2014)

Current Rating

(01.06.2014)

Hong Kong

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

HONG KONG - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 12% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2013. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 34.9 million in 2012, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2012 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 46.6% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 57.4% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased by more than 4% in 2013. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. In 2013, Hong Kong and China signed new agreements under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from January 2014, cover services and trade facilitation, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies.

Source : CIA

 

Company name and address

 

ASTERIA DIAMONDS (HK) LTD.

 

ADDRESS:       Room 1207, 12/F., Unicorn Trade Centre, 131 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong.

 

PHONE:            852-2526 7780,  2331 3635

 

FAX:                 852-2526 7899

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:  Mr. Ishai Simon Bettan

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Incorporated on:             21st June, 2011.

 

Organization:                 Private Limited Company.

 

Paid Up Capital: HK$1.00

 

Business Category:        Diamond Trader.

 

Employees:                   5.

 

Main Dealing Banker:     The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Banking Relation:           Satisfactory.

Company name and address

 

ASTERIA DIAMONDS (HK) LTD.

 

ADDRESS:

 

Registered Head Office:-

Room 1207, 12/F., Unicorn Trade Centre, 131 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong.

 

Associated Companies:-

Asteria Diamonds (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Bashari Diamond (Shanghai) Ltd., China.

Eliyahu Bashari Diamonds Ltd., Israel.

 

 

BUSINESS REGISTRATION NUMBER

 

 58546129

 

 

COMPANY FILE NUMBER

 

1619668

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Managing Director:         Mr. Ishai Simon Bettan

Contact Person:             Ms. Joyce Chow

 

 

PAID UP CAPITAL

 

 HK$1.00

 

 

SHAREHOLDER

 

(As per registry dated 21-06-2014)

Name

 

No. of share

Ishai Simon BETTAN

 

1

=

 

 

DIRECTOR

 

(As per registry dated 21-06-2014)

Name

(Nationality)

 

Address

Ishai Simon BETTAN

Room 319, Building A, China Diamond Exchange Center, 171 Century Avenue, Pu Dong, Shanghai, China.

 

SECRETARY

 

(As per registry dated 21-06-2014)

Name

Address

Co. No.

Century Creation Accountancy Ltd.

Flat A4(107), 1/F., Tung Nam Factory Building, 40 Ma Tau Kok Road, Tokwawan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

0252743

 

 

HISTORY

 

The subject was incorporated on 21st June, 2011 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.

Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.

 

 

OPERATIONS

 

Activities:                      Diamond Trader.

 

Lines:                           All kinds of diamonds.

 

Employees:                   5.

 

Commodities Imported:   India, Israel, other European countries, etc.

 

Markets:                       Hong Kong, China, other Asian countries, etc.

 

Terms/Sales:                 COD or as per contracted.

 

Terms/Buying:               L/C, T/T, etc.

 

 

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Paid Up Capital:             HK$1.00

 

Profit or Loss:                Made a all small profit in 2013.

 

Condition:                      Keeping in a normal manner.

 

Facilities:                      Making rather active use of general banking facilities.

 

Payment:                      Met trade commitments as required.

 

Commercial Morality:     Satisfactory.

 

Banker:                         The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.

 

Standing:                      Small.

 

 

GENERAL

 

Having issued just one ordinary share of HK$1.00, Asteria Diamonds (HK) Ltd. is wholly owned by Mr. Ishai Simon Bettan who is an Israeli.

He is a Canada passport holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently.  He is also the only director of the subject.  His registered address is in Shanghai, China.

The subject has had two associated companies in Shanghai, China:-

Asteria Diamonds (Shanghai) Ltd.

Bashari Diamond (Shanghai) Ltd.

It also has had an associated company Eliyahu Bashari Diamonds Ltd. [Bashari] and Asteria Diamonds Ltd. [Asteria] in Israel.

The subject offers high-quality products, competitive prices and prompt delivery.  It offers a unique collection of the followings:-

White loose diamonds;

100% Natural fancy colour diamonds;

Unheated Burma Rubies and Sapphires at the lowest market prices available; &

Unique and exclusive pieces jewellery.

Besides, the subject has been a leading source for diamonds, natural fancy coloured Diamonds, Gem stones and Jewellery for many years.  It also supplies a large range of diamonds, fancy colour diamonds such as blue, pink and yellow and also recently a very exclusive collection of Rubies, Sapphires and Emerald stones.

Asteria can be traced back 40 years to Eliyahu Bashari, a young man who started out as a jewellery manufacturer and became a legend in the Diamond industry.  Today, Asteria is managed by Eliyahu’s family as well as diamonds experts from all over the world.

Besides in Israel, Asteria has set up offices in Shanghai and Shenzhen Special Economic Zone of China, Dubai, the United Kingdom, etc.

The subject’s products are exported to China, the Middle East, Australia, Europe, North America, etc.

In order to penetrate the international market further, the subject has taken part in fairs and exhibitions held in Hong Kong and other foreign large cities.  For instance, it is going to take part in “HKTDC Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show 2015” which will be held in Hong Kong Asia World-Expo, Lantau, Hong Kong during the period of 2nd to 6th March, 2015.  Its booth No. is AWE 2-J12.

As the history of the subject is over three years and two months in Hong Kong, on the whole, consider it good for normal business engagements in small credit amounts.

 

 

DIAMOND INDUSTRY – INDIA

 

-            From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace for diamonds.  It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C.  India, in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and Australia.

-            The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by progressive Government policies.

-            The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate in the diamond industry since many generations.

-            Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small, nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and philanthropy.

-            Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused strategies, modern management and technology.

-            Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export, inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process, several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital markets.

-            Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as under –

 

-            Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in its statistical data has shown the export of polished diamonds to have increase by 28 % in February 2013. Compared to $ 1.4 bn worth of polished diamond export in February, 2012, India exported $ 1.84 billion worth of polished diamonds in February 2013. A senior executive of GJEPC said, “Export of cut and polished diamonds started falling month-wise after the imposition of 2 % of import duty on the polished diamonds. But February, 2013 has given a new ray of hope to the industry as the export of polished diamonds has actually increased by 28 %. It means the industry  is on the track of recovery and round tripping of diamonds has stopped completely.” Demand has started coming from the US, the UK, Japan and China. India’s polished diamond export is expected to cross $ 21 bn in 2013-14.

 

-            The banking sector has started exercising restraint while following prudent risk management norms when lending money to gems and jewellery sector. This follows the implementation of Basel III accord – a global voluntary regulatory standard on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency
Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.60.95

UK Pound

1

Rs.99.32

Euro

1

Rs.78.97

                

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

KAR

 

 

Report Prepared by :

SDA

               

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

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

 

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NB

New Business

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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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