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Other assets and other liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets and Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Other assets and other liabilities

Followings is a summary of other assets and other liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013:

		December 31,
		2014			2013
Other assets
Prepaid commissions			5,649			5,042
Accounts receivable			4,281			1,514
Equity investment in a private fund (at cost)			530			530
Other			3,101			1,303
			13,561			8,389

		December 31,
		2014			2013
Other liabilities
Accruals and provisions			25,572			22,516
Accounts payable			4,260			2,471
Others			3,047			2,960
			32,879			27,947

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