The Business Times, 4 October 2012
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Title Section25 2012-10-04 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sp!l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Thursday, October 4, 201225 words
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1150 2012-10-04 1 KENNETH LIM, CAI HAOXIANG - Govt to allow multi-class shares, more proxies at shareholder meetings, among others By KENNETH LIM, CAI HAOXIANG [SINGAPORE] The Republic will finally seek to enfranchise CPF investors and to allow multi-class shares among public companies in the most thorough revision to the Companies Act1,150 words
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658 2012-10-04 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Growth forecasts of Asian giants scaled back amid gloom By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday slashed its growth forecasts for developing Asian economies including China and India this year and in 2013. It warned that after years of658 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article65 2012-10-04 1 HST INDEX 3,077.14 (-2.00) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,077.00 (-2.00) HSIMSCI 351.03 (-1.32) HSIMSCI FUTURES 351.10 (-1.60) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.232 (US$/S$ per 1.611 1.984 EURO (US$/S$/€) 1.292 1.591 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 78.20 63.50 RM 3.060 2.483 HK$ 7.755 6.295 BAHT 30.68 24.90 RUPIAH65 words
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Article45 2012-10-04 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,649.75 -1.28 NIKKEI 225 8,746.87 -39.18 HANG SENG 20,888.28 +47.90 SET INDEX 1,307.55 +1.89 JAKARTA COMP 4,251.51 -5.33 MANILA COMP 5,375.52 +26.84 SEOUL COMP Closed SHENZHEN B Closed MUMBAI IND 18,869.69 +45.78 12noonEDT Change DOW 13,526.03 +43.67 NASDAQ 3,138.60 +18.5645 words
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Article17 2012-10-04 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.493 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg17 words
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Advertisement192 2012-10-04 1 SIAS AWARDS BTjournalists bag half the gongs PAGE 2 LEADERS IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY Managing talent in uncertain times page 13 PROPERTY HNWI doing due diligence on Murray Terrace page 35 TIES THAT THRIVE SGX poised for next spurt of growth PAGE 36 Look out for the 14-page special supplement on192 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article377 2012-10-04 2 Major overhaul of Companies Act SINGAPORE will finally seek to enfranchise CPF investors and to allow multi-class shares among public companies in the most thorough revision to the Companies Act in a decade, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced yesterday. FRONT PAGE China, India growth to sputter: ADB THE377 words
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Article, Illustration765 2012-10-04 2 ANDREA SOH - Emilyn Yap, Grace Leong, R Sivanithy honoured for stories and commentaries By ANDREA SOH [SINGAPORE] The Business Times swept half the awards given out yesterday by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (SIAS) to honour the best business journalists here. BTPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 765 words
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Article38 2012-10-04 2 IN “GB shareholder questions placement” (BT, Sept 28), we inadvertently referred to Peter Cheng as Mr Lim in several places. Mr Cheng is a new substantial shareholder of Grand Banks Yacht. We are sorry for the error.38 words
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363 2012-10-04 4 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] COE premiums for small cars jumped yesterday, even as those for big cars slumped. The difference in cost for certificates of entitlement for these two categories normally more than $20,000 apart has been halved. In the latest363 words
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Article, Illustration619 2012-10-04 4 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh will review whether the insurer should inform customers that motor insurance renewal is not guaranteed if they drive dangerously. “I will raise it internally you have a fair point,”FILE PHOTO - 619 words
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834 2012-10-04 4 CAI HAOXIANG - By CAI HAOXIANG [SINGAPORE] An approved change to the Companies Act to provide for multiple proxies may mean more investors at future shareholder meetings. The move, meant to promote shareholder activism and corporate governance, affects indirect investors like fund managers as well as those834 words
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595 2012-10-04 4 RONNIE LIM - By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] The Republic will not need to resort to electricity imports to meet demand here in the next few years. There will be ample power supply available on the home turf, given the many plants fuelled by liquefied595 words
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554 2012-10-04 4 NEETA LAL - By NEETA LAL in New Delhi AN emboldened Indian government, which faced stiff resistance to its first wave of big-ticket economic reforms, is ready with Act Two. On the anvil are a vigorous push for infrastructure through a special fund and554 words
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683 2012-10-04 4 KENNETH LIM - But observers say investors remain wary of multi-class share structures PROPOSED CHANGES TO COMPANIES ACT By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] Proposed changes to the Companies Act could finally open the doors to multi-class share issues, but the market remains wary about such structures, observers683 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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582 2012-10-04 5 LYNN KAN - Company uses local workers and sites in Latin America to fulfil order lists By LYNN KAN LOCAL content requirements for foreign companies seem to be the trend in Latin American emerging economies, according to Chow Yew Yuen, chief operating officer of Keppel Offshore582 words
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Article, Illustration348 2012-10-04 5 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI SOME analysts are shrugging at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) ahead of the release of its first-quarter results in two weeks’ time. CIMB Research’s Kenneth Ng and Daniel Lau kept their “neutral” rating and target priceof$7.26on the stock, noting thatPHOTO: REUTERS - 348 words
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349 2012-10-04 5 CARINE LEE - By CARINE LEE THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that its securities and derivatives activities grew in September from a year earlier. Securities’ daily average value rose 4 per cent year-on-year to $1.4 billion, while the total value traded slid 6349 words
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320 2012-10-04 6 LYNN KAN - Potential monetary easing seen as factor for strong market in the 4th quarter By LYNN KAN FUND managers have turned bullish on Asian bonds in the fourth quarter, in anticipation that Asian central banks will ease monetary policy. An HSBC survey320 words
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Article, Illustration228 2012-10-04 6 TEO SI JIA - By TEO SI JIA TAN Min-Lan, the head of Singapore equities and research at UBS, has been appointed the bank’s global head of macro strategy research with immediate effect. Based in Singapore, Ms Tan will oversee the global strategy research team, which includes global228 words
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Article, Illustration648 2012-10-04 6 They offer higher yields, says Pimco executive Bloomberg BRAZIL, South Africa and Mexico are the best emerging markets to buy localcurrency bonds because they offer higher yields than the debt of developed nations, according to Pacific Investment Management Co, manager of theBloomberg; PHOTO: REUTERS - 648 words
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Article, Illustration792 2012-10-04 9 It aims to focus on liquid chemical and gas tanker business Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s PT Berlian Laju Tanker, the world’s third-largest chemical shipper, hopes to restructure its US$1.9 billion debt by the end of the year and will switch its focus toReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 792 words
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Article, Illustration472 2012-10-04 9 ANDREA SOH - First Re, Golden Agri slip, but analysts see palm oil prices bottoming out soon By ANDREA SOH PALM oil stocks plunged yesterday as the market reacted to a fall in palm oil prices on Tuesday the biggest daily drop in threePHOTO: REUTERS - 472 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration623 2012-10-04 8 R SIVANITHY - Hong Kong bourse’s tentative showing also contributes to ST Index’s two-point loss STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday did not follow through on its Tuesday 21-point bounce perhaps not surprisingly, given that Tuesday’s rise had been largely thanks to the623 words
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Article64 2012-10-04 8 Oct 3 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -180.00-294.00 BT CADI -*****.00-128.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -18.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 737.82 -4.78 FTSE ST Small Cap 495.55 -4.35 FTSE ST All Share 750.93 -1.55 FTSE ST China Top 201.97 -1.08 FTSE ST China 221.42 -0.76 FTSE ST Catalist64 words
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Article56 2012-10-04 8 VOLUME Golden Agri 161,768,000 Contel 115,025,000 GSH Corp 84,744,000 Oceanus 48,854,000 AusGroup 47,279,000 NexGenSCom 40,304,000 RafflesEdu 37,189,000 Jason Parquet 36,015,000 Noble Grp 35,450,000 Equation 31,691,000 VALUE($) F&N 164,272,045 Golden Agri 102,711,840 Noble Grp 45,890,605 Wilmar 41,413,280 SingTel 39,179,890 OCBC Bk 30,697,276 DBS Grp 27,435,150 Keppel Corp 26,024,06056 words
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Article186 2012-10-04 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 9 2 0 0 0 3 9 2 Manufacturing 39 56 42 6 6 8 45 62 50 Commerce 14 30 20 5 3 2 19 33 22 Tpt/Stor/Comms 8 19 9186 words
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Article123 2012-10-04 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 12,064 12,064 47,052 47,052 Manufacturing 381,691 72,489 454,180 337,034 2,668 339,702 Commerce 303,037 4,102 307,139 131,349 279 131,628 Tpt/Stor/Comms 87,161 6,888 94,049 129,741 2,078 131,818 Finance 15,806 732 16,538 90,726 331 91,058 Construction 76,781 634123 words
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Article, Illustration966 2012-10-04 8 CAI HAOXIANG - Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Yeo Hiap Seng Oct 3 close: $2.20 Maybank Kim Eng Research, Oct 3 YEO Hiap Seng (YHS) is a household food and beverage (F&B) brand in Singapore and Malaysia with a 112-year heritage. It was said that the late Mr Ng Teng Fong ofSource: Bloomberg - 966 words
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Article109 2012-10-04 8 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.655 CapitaLand 3.180 CapitaMall 2.040 CityDev 11.700 ComfortDelGro 1.695 -0.005 DBS Grp 14.290 -0.040 F&N 8.890 -0.010 GLP 2.510 -0.010 Genting SP 1.350 -0.020 Golden Agri 0.635 -0.020 HK Land 6.190 -0.010 IHH Healthcare 1.280 JMH 60.000 +1.750 JSH 35.470 +0.670109 words
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Article, Illustration418 2012-10-04 8 hits 2-week high vs yen on jobs data CURRENCIES Reuters [NEW YORK] The US dollar climbed to a two-week high against the yen yesterday after data showed US pri-vate-sector jobs increased by more than expected last month, fuelling optimism that the world’s largest economy may be on a more stableReuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 418 words
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Article110 2012-10-04 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 573.9 1.6 JMH 6000 215.5 3.0 JSH 3547 82.5 1.9 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4522 78.8 1.4 YHS 220 24.0 12.2 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1959 22.2 0.9 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 1982 14.8 0.6 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5830 12.3 0.2 DBXT CSI300 10US$110 words
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Article120 2012-10-04 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN IS S&P500 ***** -119.5 -0.7 Jardine C&C 4860 -50.0 -1.0 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1211 -43.1 -2.8 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -39.4 -0.3 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3506 -39.4 -0.9 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 4021 -32.0 -0.6 GLD 10US$ ***** -20.9 -0.1 Isetan 465 -15.0 -3.1 UOB120 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration643 2012-10-04 10 LEE U-WEN - Asian players gain ground against traditional powerhouses By LEE U-WEN SINGAPORE’S two oldest universities have made a marked improvement in the latest Times Higher Education World University rankings. The National University of Singapore (NUS) rose 11 rungs from last year’s 40th position643 words
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438 2012-10-04 10 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - IE S’pore working with 3 unis to expose students to opportunities in the region By MALMINDERJIT SINGH SINGAPORE companies can do more to engage Latin America while the government helps develop the manpower needed to support businesses expanding in these markets. The438 words
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Article, Illustration486 2012-10-04 10 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - Survey cites lack of financial planning among S’poreans By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA DESPITE having a higher level of savings and investments than their counterparts from most other countries, Singaporeans are still relatively worried about their retirement, according to results from Aviva’s Consumer Attitudes to Saving (CAS)Source: Aviva’s Consumer Attitudes to Saving survey June 2012 - 486 words
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480 2012-10-04 10 MALMINDERJIT SINGH - By MALMINDERJIT SINGH THOUGHT leaders from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) yesterday gave their take on what needs changing in Singapore in the years to come. At a lunch they hosted for journalists, they said that although Singapore has logged economic480 words
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Article, Illustration401 2012-10-04 10 ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA - E50 forum points out opportunities in green sector By ZEINAB YUSUF SAIWALLA CREATING energy efficient products and adopting sustainable practices must be the way forward for emerging companies to remain relevant and successful, according to panellists at an Enterprise 50 Association Policy ForumPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 401 words
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328 2012-10-04 10 MINDY TAN - By MINDY TAN THIRTY-ONE freehold strata industrial units in Century Warehouse have been put up for sale, with an asking price of at least $40 million, or some $800 per square foot (psf). The strata area for sale comes up to328 words
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532 2012-10-04 12 PAULINE NG - But price weakness in Sept is usually followed by strong Q4, says analyst By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur PLANTATION companies topped the list of losers on the stock market yesterday as crude palm oil (CPO) prices slumped to their532 words
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378 2012-10-04 12 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is well prepared to handle the current global economic turbulence due to its experience in addressing the Asian economic and financial crisis of 1997/1998. Prime Minister Najib Razak said that, at the time, the government had responded positively to378 words
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Article, Illustration299 2012-10-04 12 AFP [JAKARTA] Hundreds of thousands of factory workers went on strike across Indonesia yesterday demanding better pay and job security as South-east Asia’s biggest economy booms. Police estimated around 750,000 workers took to the streets for the one-day walkout in at least 12 provinces,AFP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 299 words
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523 2012-10-04 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Move will finally decide how the case progresses By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE opposition state government of Kelantan yesterday was granted leave by the Federal Court to pose several questions of law related to its claim to oil523 words
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Article, Illustration2048 2012-10-04 13 KENNETH LIM - Bosses should fight the reflex to reduce headcount as that could mean cutting their life blood, business leaders tell KENNETH LIM IN the classic Western movie The Magnificent Seven, a small village hires a small band of cowboys to protect them from bandits. Outnumbered by2,048 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration580 2012-10-04 14 Seventh straight quarter of slowing economic growth looms Reuters [BEIJING] China’s normally robust services sector weakened sharply in September to its lowest point since November 2010, as slow growth in manufacturing finally began to feed through to the rest of theReuters; PHOTO: AFP - 580 words
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522 2012-10-04 14 Move signals island spat still shaking up wider bilateral ties AFP [TOKYO] Chinese banks have pulled out of events linked to annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Japan next week, a report said, as Tokyo andAFP - 522 words
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474 2012-10-04 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Foreign exchange deposits in Chinese banks have hit record highs every month since last October, suggesting that fears of destabilising outbound capital flows may be unwarranted. The structure of the deposits also shows that the non-state sector is taking an increasingly largeReuters - 474 words
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500 2012-10-04 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Lupin, the world’s biggest maker of drugs to treat tuberculosis, plans to add prescription skin treatments for the Indian market to help revive profit that expanded at the slowest pace in at least a decade. The drugmaker controlled by billionaire Desh Bandhu GuptaBloomberg - 500 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration862 2012-10-04 15 Carmakers’ sales hit annualised rate of 14.9m in Sept, best pace since Mar 2008 Bloomberg [SOUTHFIELD, Michigan] The housing market is still on shaky ground. Unemployment remains above 8 per cent. The one flank of the US economy that’s marching steadily backBloomberg; PHOTO; AFP - 862 words
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395 2012-10-04 15 Prices of major commodities fall for third consecutive month AFP [SYDNEY] Australia’s trade deficit blew out to more than US$2 billion in August, data showed yesterday, with exports diving as China’s slowdown hit the key mining sector, increasing pressure on theAFP - 395 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration997 2012-10-04 16 Corporations seek profits overseas to compensate for downturn at home Reuters [MADRID] Spain’s corporate tax take has tumbled by almost two thirds from pre-crisis levels as small businesses fail and a growing number of big corporations seek profits abroad to compensate forReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 997 words
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577 2012-10-04 16 Swap will make its debt repayments easier next year Reuters [LISBON] Portugal returned to bond markets yesterday for the first time since a bailout last year, swapping short for longer-dated debt to buy time to fix its public finances. The countryReuters - 577 words
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437 2012-10-04 16 LATEST US DATA Reuters [NEW YORK] US companies added 162,000 jobs in September, more than economists expected but still pointing to slow improvement in the labour market, data from a payrolls processor showed yesterday. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast that the ADP NationalReuters - 437 words
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664 2012-10-04 17 But 2011 decline was just 1% not as sharp as the 2-3% in other recent years AP [NEW YORK] US births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported yesterday, with experts calling it more proof that the weakAP - 664 words
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Article, Illustration693 2012-10-04 17 Aquino pushes Bill to guarantee access to free birth control Reuters [MANILA] Philippine President Benigno Aquino is squaring off against his country’s powerful Catholic church in a bid to give people free access to the means to limit the size of their families.Reuters; PHOTO: AP - 693 words
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285 2012-10-04 17 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea aims to promote a message of life and hope and at a bridge over the River Han in the capital, Seoul, that has the unenviable reputation as the favourite place for people wanting to commit suicide. South Korea’s suicideReuters - 285 words
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Article, Illustration371 2012-10-04 20 But the country’s universal bank model will remain Reuters [PARIS] France’s Socialist government will present “merciless” legislation before the end of the year to ring-fence banks’ risktaking business from their retail arms, Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said in an interview published yesterday.Reuters - 371 words
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525 2012-10-04 20 EU’s sixth largest grower has unique soil, unusual grapes Reuters [GURA VADULUI, Romania] Can the latest fad for wine enthusiasts possibly come from an eastern European country whose wine-growing traditions are as old as Christianity? Romania is the sixth-largest wine grower in the European Union;Reuters - 525 words
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496 2012-10-04 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - It also hopes isles disputes with China, Korea won’t mar next week’s World Bank, IMF meetings By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo ONE of the most high-pro-file achievements of next week’s International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Tokyo may not be496 words
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Article, Illustration1281 2012-10-04 21 Cargill unit accused of doing business with group that has organised crime links NYT [KAWAGOE, Japan] Several years ago, an investment subsidiary of the agricultural giant Cargill bought a group of “love hotels”, which typically rent rooms by the hour, including the neon-lit HotelNYT; FILE PHOTO: THE NEW PAPER - 1,281 words
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Article, Illustration688 2012-10-04 23 Transport Secretary cites ‘completely unacceptable’ flaws in bidding process Reuters [LONDON] Britain yesterday scrapped a £6 billion (S$11.9 billion) deal to award one of the country’s biggest railway franchises to FirstGroup plc, blaming government officials for serious mistakes in the biddingReuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 688 words
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Article, Illustration665 2012-10-04 23 Reuters [BANGKOK] The chairman of Thailand’s central bank yesterday weighed into the mounting controversy over a hugely expensive scheme to subsidise rice farmers, saying it was a threat to the country’s stability and should be scrapped. The rice intervention scheme,Reuters; PHOTO: REUTERS - 665 words
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680 2012-10-04 23 It could be first of ex-communist states to ask for a bailout Reuters [LJUBLJANA, Slovenia] When Slovenia joined the euro in 2007, it had the fastest growth in the currency area and its 2 million inhabitants had some of the highest living standardsReuters - 680 words
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Advertisement178 2012-10-04 23 GAS GAS ASIA SUMMIT Conference and Networking Marina Bay Sands Singapore 24-25 October 2012 A GASTECH REGIONAL EVENT Part Of SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK 22-25 October 2012 The Role of Natural Gas LNG in the Race to Fuel Asia B.C. Tripathi Chairman Managing Director GAIL (India) Ltd S. Iswaran Minister178 words
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Article, Illustration499 2012-10-04 24 VEN SREENIVASAN - Consolidated facility is the company’s largest in the Asia Pacific region By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] FedEx Express yesterday officially opened its new $97 million South Pacific Regional Hub at Changi Airport to support its growing regional business. The 282,700 squarePHOTO: FEDEX - 499 words
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408 2012-10-04 24 Reuters [TORONTO] The Canadian government and its airlines can make a range of policy changes to slow the tide of 5 million travellers a year that head to the United States for cheaper flights, a think tank report said yesterday.Reuters - 408 words
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Article, Illustration270 2012-10-04 24 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] General Electric plans to ask airlines for a second round of inspections on its newest engines after an investigation pointed to different causes for failures on a Boeing Co 747-8 jumbo jet and a 787 Dreamliner. A service bulletin willBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 270 words
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501 2012-10-04 24 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong has thrived as Asia’s throbbing transport hub, but a deadly ferry accident on the busy National Day holiday this week has raised questions about safety in the city’s frenetic harbour. A total of 37 people wereAFP - 501 words
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310 2012-10-04 24 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian billionaire Clive Palmer said yesterday that he will unveil the design and plans for his ambitious Titanic II project in New York with the help of John F Kennedy’s daughter Caroline. The flamboyant M r P a l merAFP - 310 words
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Article255 2012-10-04 24 SGX '000 Oct 3 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.51 -0.01 986 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.25 -0.01 63 Cosco Corp 0.97 unch 3952 S$ Ezra Hldgs 1.20 -0.04 ***** First Ship Lea 0.12 unch 350 Freight Links 0.07 unch 939 Grand Banks 0.43 0.01 13 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.57255 words
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1936 2012-10-04 28 BALISA SHIPPING TRADING PTE LTD 8 Shenton Way, #40-03A, Singapore *****1 Tel: 6345 5700 Fax: 6345 5227 Email: singapore@balisagp.com UEN NO. *****3249E UK CONTINENT SERVICE U.S.A. SERVICE n GLOBAL SERVICE Destination STXPO TBN Antwerp/UK *Loads Singapore, E./W. Malaysia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE CONVENTIONAL, BREAKBULK PROJECT Destination1,936 words
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462 2012-10-04 26 EDITORIAL AS leaders from Latin America gather in Singapore this week for the Latin America Business (LAB) Forum, it is a timely reminder to companies of a new frontier beyond Asia which deserves closer attention. Businesses here have traditionally tended to drag their feet462 words
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Article, Illustration1004 2012-10-04 26 THANANAN SANGNUAN, LIEW LAN HING, WONG MENG YEW - But dealing with differing objectives and rules, among other things, will be challenging By THANANAN SANGNUAN, LIEW LAN HING, WONG MENG YEW Thananan Sangnuan is a partner in Thailand, Liew Lan Hing is a partner in Singapore) and Wong Meng Yew is anPHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,004 words
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Article, Illustration834 2012-10-04 26 ANTHONY ROWLEY - THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent I HAVE been covering IMF and World Bank annual meetings pretty well continuously over the past 30 years in various parts of the world and, while they can’t be said to have exactly a carnival atmosphere,834 words
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Article, Illustration1461 2012-10-04 27 Gold standards may have a long tradition in Europe and US, but there’s little to argue for adopting the practice today The writer is chief international economist, ING Bank By ROB CARNELL REPUBLICAN policy drafts suggest the establishment of a “Gold Commission”, and thePHOTO: AFP - 1,461 words
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Article, Illustration651 2012-10-04 27 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group WITH less than five weeks to the election, US President Barack Obama is benefiting from a curious paradox. Although the economy remains weak by most indicators, consumer optimism has registered a distinct, though modest, gain. The stock marketThe Washington Post Writers Group - 651 words
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Article3017 2012-10-04 29 Transaction date: Oct 3 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller 145 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 144 -1 3713,017 words
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Article173 2012-10-04 30 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr173 words
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Article8121 2012-10-04 30 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Asset Mat Pte Ltd APS Alpha FuncfCI A!** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd Aberdeen Asset Mat Asia Limited Asian Local Ccy SD Bond 0.9819/ EM Local Ccy8,121 words
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Article202 2012-10-04 30 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 39.5 25.5 AVJennings A31 +0.5 12 31 31 31 37.5 3.6 11.3 2.5 80.7 41.5 25.5 Genting HK US$ US32 unch 2867 32 31.5 31.5 32 2107202 words
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Article953 2012-10-04 30 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 127.1 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127 126.4 127.3 103.1 95.8 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US103 102.6 103.4 10.8 1322 1246 CIMBASEAN40 100S$D 1306 1306953 words
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Article633 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8778.26 8806.75 8729.56 Dec12 8780.00 8820.00 8730.00 8755.00 ***** *****3 Mar13 8725.00 8725.00 8725.00 8745.00 111 1046 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 275.33 275.40 273.61 Oct12 275.80 276.20 273.60 274.20 ***** *****3 Nov12 275.60633 words
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373 2012-10-04 31 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 2 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 919.9 0.0 10.9 0.1 5.7 0.0 11.5 EAFE Preliminary 729.7 0.0 7.0 0.1 2.3 0.0 8.0 Europe Preliminary 1110.9 -0.1 8.2373 words
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Article, Illustration82 2012-10-04 31 As on 2 October 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2012 1782.20 1777.30 1775.80 12 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT DEC2012 1.2975 1.2897 1.2938 65 BASE METAL COPPER FUT DEC2012 8422 8311 8382 103 AGRICULTURE BLACK PEPPER FUT OCT2012 6600 660082 words
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Article107 2012-10-04 31 Oct 2 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 12 1530.50 1560.25 1561.25 1526.50 Jan 13 1533.25 1563.00 1564.00 1530.00 Mar 13 1501.75 1529.50 1529.75 1495.75 May 13 1461.50 1488.50 1488.00 1455.5 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Oct 12 50.27107 words
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Article70 2012-10-04 31 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 02 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 112.07 -0.19 WTI (Near Mth) 91.74 -0.63 Dubai (1-Mth F) 108.87 0.37 Tapis blend 116.61 0.9 Minas 111.76 0.9 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 105.11 -0.78 Jet Kerosene 130.62 0.5 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2315 1.2325 2-months 1.2315 1.2325 3-months 1.2314 1.2325 6-months 1.2310 1.2321 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article64 2012-10-04 31 Oct 2 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2078.75 2097.50 3 months 2107.00 2126.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8325.25 8300.75 3 months 8325.50 8299.50 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2288.50 2282.50 3 months 2300.00 2292.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.0064 words
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Article80 2012-10-04 31 Oct 2 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 12 1599 1580 1603/1560 Mar 13 1596 1577 1599/1555 May 13 1603 1583 1606/1562 Jul 13 1610 1589 1612/1569 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 12 2200 2179 2211/2172 Jan 13 2208 2188 2218/2181 Mar 13 2220 2199 2229/2193 May 13 223080 words
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885 2012-10-04 31 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 488 6.38 19 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 1.1 unch 1114 1 32 -1 30.45 1 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.3 1885 words
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Article470 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.008 6.421 0.791 7.923 53.529 97.976 0.799 11.376 3.126 1.244 97.154 42.572 1.259 8.604 0.957 29.949 31.344 0.634 1.022 Canada 0.992 6.371470 words
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Article60 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths SWAP Mid rates (S$) 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates60 words
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Article135 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 GOLD(US$/oz) Sep 27 Oct 03 Hong Kong 1764.00 1783.00 Oct 01 Oct 02 London 1776.80 1778.30 1777.80 1779.05 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 03 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 158 70 5gm 448 351 10gm 799 702135 words
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Article92 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 03-Jan-13 0.29 6-Month BS*****W 04-Apr-13 0.31 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.29 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0N 0.25 01-Oct-14 102.12 102.16 102.16 5-Year N*****0Z 2.37592 words
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Article57 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 12 2179.0 2083.0 2200.0 2132.0 48 2623 Nov 12 2205.0 2175.0 2295.0 2148.0 3486 ***** Dec 12 2300.0 2255.0 2387.0 2230.0 ***** ***** Jan 13 2371.0 2360.057 words
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Article154 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2579 1.2595 1.0214 1.0219 Canadian dollar 1.2484 1.2496 1.0139 1.0137 Euro 1.5907 1.5923 1.2917 1.2919 NZ dollar 1.0109 1.0123 0.8209 0.8213 Sterling pound 1.9832 1.9853 1.6104 1.6108154 words
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Article121 2012-10-04 31 As at 9am Oct 03 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.292 1.231 Can dollar 1.279 1.219 Euro 1.627 1.55 Sterling pound 2.023 1.946 NZ dollar 1.045 0.996 US dollar 1.249 1.201 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article160 2012-10-04 31 Oct 3 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.03 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.13 1 month 0.35 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.50 0.30 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 0.95 0.75 12160 words
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Article, Illustration1030 2012-10-04 32 People buy houses because they have few options to safely stash savings LAT-WP [BEIJING] Sitting on the floor of his apartment surrounded by the toys of his one-year-old son, Guo Hui tallied the homes that he and his wife had acquired over the years.LAT-WP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 1,030 words
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Article949 2012-10-04 32 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 28 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN SEPT 5 AND SEPT 11, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED V On Shenton Apt 10/09/2012 99 1033 1981 1918 V On Shenton Apt949 words
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Article, Illustration438 2012-10-04 34 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Transacted price pales in comparison to the $1,600 psf quoted in May By KALPANA RASHIWALA ALL six penthouses at the freehold Amber Residences, which was completed early last year, are said to have been sold recently by its developer in separate transactionsSource: onemap.sg - 438 words
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Article, Illustration266 2012-10-04 34 AFP [HELSINKI] Struggling Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia might sell its headquarters on the outskirts of Helsinki, a senior company official was quoted as saying yesterday. “We are exploring different options for our property assets. This includes a possible sale of our headquarters,” Nokia’sAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 266 words
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709 2012-10-04 34 New visa scheme in Nov to attract more of Asia’s wealthy Reuters [SYDNEY] India’s wealthy, from old money to nouveaux riches IT entrepreneurs, are quietly snapping up hotels and mines Down Under just as Australia embarks on an immigration campaign to attract long-term investment.Reuters - 709 words
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Article, Illustration831 2012-10-04 35 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Price said to be $75m; buyer looking at hotel use for 14 shophouses By KALPANA RASHIWALA MURRAY Terrace, an award-winning row of 14 conserved shophouses just off Maxwell Road and opposite the URA Centre, could be sold for around $75 million, BTPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 831 words
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Advertisement148 2012-10-04 34 Australian Property Finance Have you recently bought an Australian property and need a loan to complete the transaction? Already own and want to ensure you have the best loan? CONTACT SPECIALIST MORTGAGE HERE IN SINGAPORE FOR FREE IMPARTIAL ADVICE TO REVIEW ALL OF YOUR OPTIONS. w specialist mortgage Web www.smats.net148 words
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Article, Illustration1526 2012-10-04 36 TEH HOOI LING - SGX is making sure that it stays relevant in the flow of finances between Asia and the West.TEH LINGreports TEH HOOI LING THE financial landscape has undoubtedly been very tough since the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008. Since then, financial sector regulation hasPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 1,526 words
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Article, Illustration866 2012-10-04 1 ANDREA SOH - companiesRetail investors can play a part in enhancing good corporate governance practices, reports ANDREA SOH reports ANDREA SOH UCH has been said and even more ink has been spilled about director independence and board composition in the area of corporate governance. But outside of theFILE PHOTO - 866 words
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Article, Illustration2772 2012-10-04 2 OVERVIEW INVESTORS are always concerned about the safety of their investments in listed companies, but these worries are assuaged when companies have high corporate governance and disclosure standards. For the first time since the Singapore Corporate Governance Awards started in 2003, the views of the investors2,772 words
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Article, Illustration1246 2012-10-04 4 ONC PANG THYE, YVONNE CHIU - The audit profession must do more to communicate to the public its role in the financial reporting process, sayONG PANG THYEandYVONNE CHIU ONC PANG THYE YVONNE CHIU Ong Pang Thye is head of Audit, and Yvonne Chiu is partner, Audit at KPMG in Singapore. ThePHOTO: STOCK.XCHNG - 1,246 words
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Article, Illustration2358 2012-10-04 5 OVERVIEW OFTEN vilified as an impediment to the work of business units, internal audit teams are now getting their turn in the limelight as shareholders increasingly consider the robustness of a company’s internal controls as a key element of long-term success. BT speaks with2,358 words
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Article702 2012-10-04 8 ANDREA SOH - Good corporate governance and transparency can bridge the dichotomy between companies and shareholders, reportsANDREA SOH reportsANDREA ANDREA SOH SHAREHOLDERS always prefer to have as much information as they can about a company. On the other side of the fence, companies have information to protect702 words
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Article, Illustration1041 2012-10-04 8 ANDREA SOH - TopGun CEOs tell andrea soh how they communicate to shareholders the value proposition of their companies, and deliver key information clearly to shareholders ANDREA SOH THE role of a chief executive has always been a difficult one. Not only do they chart1,041 words
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Article, Illustration641 2012-10-04 10 ANDREA SOH - Retired accountant Tan See Peng’s dedication wins him Model Shareholder accolade, reports ANDREA SOH reports ANDREA SOH AT 83 years old, retired accountant Tan See Peng may not need to report for reservist duty anymore. But he is still doing national service of a differentPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 641 words
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Article, Illustration931 2012-10-04 12 BRENDAN WOOD - Shareholders have a right to know about the companies they own, but seldom fully exercise that right, says brendan wood BRENDAN WOOD The writer is the founder and chairman of Brendan Wood International The source and perspective of this commentary is the Worldwide Shareholder Confidence Index. FirstFILE PHOTO - 931 words
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Advertisement193 2012-10-04 1 CONTENTS Making corporate governance count page 2 Audit quality and quality audit page 4 Internal audit key to long-term success page 5 Clearly for the good of all page 8 Shareholder duties take front seat PAGE 10 The shareholder's voice page 12 SIAS INVESTORS' CHOICE AWARDS 2012 Singapore Corporate Governance193 words
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Advertisement192 2012-10-04 4 MIDAS HOLDINGS LIMITED Expressing our heartfelt appreciation to our shareholders, customers, suppliers, business associates and employees. Thank you for your unwavering support! We are proud to be selected as the Winner for the Most Transparent Company Award 2012 (Chemical Resources Category) at the SIAS 13th Investors’ Choice Awards. gSIAS Choice192 words
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Advertisement925 2012-10-04 6 13 th INVESTORS' CHOICE AWARDS 2012 I SIAS Choice Awards 2012 Congratulatory message by Guest-of-Honour Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance I would like to congratulate the Securities Investors Association (Singapore) on its 13th anniversary. Through the years, SIAS has remained steadfast and committed in its925 words
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Advertisement263 2012-10-04 9 Kian Ann Engineering Ltd is honoured to be named Most Transparent Company Runner-up, Main Board Small Caps Category at the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2012 Established since 1965 in Singapore, Kian Ann is one of the world’s largest one-stop centre for heavy machinery parts and diesel engine spares. We have263 words
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