FPT Information System and Global Securities sign strategic agreement

April 24th, 2008 - Global Securities Company Limited (VINAGLOBAL) and FPT Information System (FPT-IS) signed a strategic agreement in which FPT will provide the most advanced comprehensive management software solutions and infrastructures for securities trading, as well as online and banking transaction systems.

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These solutions will facilitate system administration and customer management activities to improve service quality, meet investors’ and partners’ demands while also helping the company to become one of the first companies to initiate online trading at HOSE. With this agreement, VINAGLOBAL aims to be the pioneering company in modern applied technology customer services.

Agreement details are as follows:

VINAGLOBAL Securities

VINAGLOBAL Securities was established and started operations in accordance with License No. 83/UBCK-GP of the State Securities Commission dated January 16th, 2008 .

Since its inception, VINAGLOBAL core values have always been its customers. It has strived to complete and model its business strategy based on clients’ demand, with the help of an experienced, professional staff, as well as excellent services for maximum customers’ benefit.

VINAGLOBAL aims to be a prestigious financial corporation, one of the top 10 securities companies in Vietnam , with the motto win-win, investing and growing to become different from other securities companies.

. FPT-IS will provide special support to VINAGLOBAL to best meet the company’s need for special and diverse products and services by providing customers with a variety of products to client base and profit.

. Consultation: the two sides have pledged to provide mutual consultation services in investment and provision of technology solutions, including both software and hardware solutions in the finance and securities.

. Independent consultation: the two sides have pledged to introduce independent consultants to provide support in business development strategies planning and modern technologies access.

. Products and services preference: the two sides have agreed to give preference the each others’ products and services as long as mutual economic benefits are ensured.

. Experience and knowledge sharing: the two sides will share their experience and knowledge in their respective forte, providing support for the development of new products.

. Information sharing: the two sides have agreed to share information within boundaries.

. Information research assistance: the two sides have agreed to proactively assist each other in information research activities.

· Partners introduction: the two sides have agreed to promote the use of each others’ products through the introduction of products to their respective partners.

· Training: the two sides are committed to providing cross-training to personnel to both become the leading organizations in the areas of finance, investment and securities tech solution provision in Vietnam .

The Agreement will facilitate the two sides’ information sharing and cooperation efforts, especially mutual consultation in investment and tech solutions in the areas of finance and securities. It will also promote mutual information and experience sharing and support in training activities to become the leading organizations in finance, investment, and provision of tech solutions in Vietnam.

The agreement also creates a framework to bridge the two sides’ markets. The two will cooperate in investment opportunities, increase economic relations, and operate together in new and prospective areas.