The Business Times, 29 April 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Monday, April 29, 2013
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    Lock icon Local bank chiefs now in big boys pay league
    1055 1  -  They are rewarded for steering a steady ship while global bankers come under attack By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Even as the salaries of global banking bosses face increasing resistance and scrutiny, the three local bank chiefs are almost in the
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    Lock icon How the PMI came to rock markets worldwide
    744 1  -  Index veteran recalls its humble start and discusses why it has become a vital tool By VIRGINIE MANGIN in Beijing WHEN Chris Williamson joined NTC Economics in 1996, which then became Markit Economics, it never struck him that he was joining a
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,348.87 +54.82 KL COMP 1,711.29 +5.01 NIKKEI 225 13,884.13 +567.65 HANG SENG 22,547.71 +534.14 SET INDEX 1,582.93 +37.47 JAKARTA COMP 4,978.51 -19.95 MANILA COMP 7,025.44 +68.34 SEOUL COMP 1,944.56 +37.81 SHENZHEN B 810.55 -15.30 MUMBAI IND 19,286.72 +270.26 DOW 14,712.55 +165.04 NASDAQ 3,279.26 +73.20 S&P
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      20 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 HONG KONG 6.55 INDONESIA 5.00 TAIWAN 13.243 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.237 (US$/S$ per 1.545 1.912 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.304 1.613 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 98.60 79.70 RM 3.032 2.450 HK$ 7.764 6.274 BAHT 29.42 23.77 RUPIAH 9,722 7,856 RENMINBI 6.166 4.983 INDIAN RUPEE 54.28 43.86 A$ 0.971 0.785 NZ$ 1.173 0.948
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      26 1 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For personal finance stories, go to btinvest.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call 6388-3838. 8 *****1 *****4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Words describe it all, or do they?
      1153 2  -  Firms’ 2011 and 2012 outlook statements provide a look-ahead into 2012 and 2013 By NG SAI YING NATHANIEL CHEW [SINGAPORE] Singaporelisted companies are thinking a bit more about investments, now that sentiment has improved and concerns about Europe have faded into the background.
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      475 2 Local bank chiefs now in big boys pay league EVEN as the salaries of global banking bosses face increasing resistance and scrutiny, the three local bank chiefs are almost in the big league. To be fair to local bankers, their relatively rising pay should be seen in the
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      Lock icon PwC quits as auditor of casino titan Las Vegas Sands
      388 2 Internal audit found violations related to foreign corruption Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP resigned as auditor of Las Vegas Sands Corp, the casino company that disclosed last month it probably violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Pricewaterhouse told the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Expect a hectic week ahead
      867 4  -  Earnings reports; housing, jobs data; Fed, ECB policy statements due WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN IF you trade US stocks, you’re in for a busy week. This week’s calendar could hardly be more cluttered with pivotal economic, earnings and central bank related events, and
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      Lock icon Yacht charters are gathering speed
      639 4  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI [SINGAPORE] Private yacht charters picked up speed last year, with bookings ranging from the usual leisure and corporate events to more atypical jaunts, such as property hunting expeditions. According to charter firms that BT spoke to, there has been a rising interest
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      297 3 Visuals Ocean Photo: Brandlab STX OSV is now with effect from today We commence trading under our new name Vard Holdings (SGX-ST: MS7) with effect from today www.iogm.no Vard Holdings Limited, formerly STX OSV Holdings Limited, is one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels
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      174 4 IMDEX ASIA 2013 14 -16 May Changi Exhibition Centre Singapore ES I REGISTER NOW THE MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR MARITIME PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE SCAN FOR INFO www.imdexasia.com Created for maritime professionals to tap into the unparalleled business opportunities in the Asia Pacific markets, IMDEX Asia is the must-attend event to keep abreast
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Zhongmin Baihui opens its 10th store in China
      727 5  -  Company planning move to SGX mainboard later this year By in CAI HAOXIANG in Quanzhou, China DEPARTMENTAL store operator Zhongmin Baihui Retail Group opened its 10th store in China yesterday, putting itself on a path to expand rapidly in the next two
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      Lock icon More companies reporting lower profits in Q1
      497 5  -  By KENNETH LIM SINGAPORE-LISTED companies extended a trend of lower profitability among businesses that reported their first-quarter results over the past week, according to preliminary data compiled by The Business Times. The 41 companies with December year-ends that reported first-quarter results over the
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      363 5 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Anchun Int’l Hldg A Room 3 4 Level 3 Amara Singapore Hotel 165 Tanjong Pagar Road 29-Apr 9.30am Atlantic Navigation A The Executive Centre Dax Room Level 25 North Tower 1 Raffles Quay 29-Apr 10.30am Banyan Tree A Ballroom 1 Lower Lobby The
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      285 5 Apr 26 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd ...5.75 Banque Internationale
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      Lock icon What will happen to ES trading?
      762 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY TO say that trading in Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) extended settlement (ES) contract hasn’t lived up to expectations might be a bit of an understatement of the 70 currently on offer, only 9 saw any volume yesterday, with 61
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      2584 5 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 8Telecom Int'l bn 0.114 24-Apr 26-Apr 10-May 05-Apr ABR Hldgs ak 1.000 06-May 08-May 28-May 15-Apr Action Asia ak 0.700 10-May 14-May 28-May 04-Mar Advanced Hldgs ak 0.300 03-May 07-May 22-May 11-Apr Advanced Int Mfg ak 0.160 06-May
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      Lock icon Sharp rebound in director trades
      1717 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd DIRECTOR activity rebounded sharply last week with 44 trades worth $37.9 million, based on Singapore Exchange filings in the fourth week of April. The figures were up sharply from the previous week’s
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon When stocks rise while economies slide
      657 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent AN increasing number of commentators have been wondering what the endgame might be to all the money printing that central banks are employing to try and kickstart growth in their jurisdictions. One answer which many hope will materialise is
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      Lock icon Markets rebound as investors’ appetite for risk grows
      753 6 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Global commodity markets rebounded last week from recent losses on the back of growing investor appetite for risk, dealers said. “Commodity prices are firmer, having posted varying degrees of recovery from the previous week’s widespread price declines,” said Barclays
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      1370 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT 1.75 2.00 4 9.67 18.36 1.81 1.78 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.25 3.25 4 0.05 8.09 0.61 0.52 ARA Asset Management Limited 2.57
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      4 6 WEEKLY
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      73 6 Apr 26 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -89.00 +151.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +90.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -9.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 837.68 -1.26 FTSE ST Small Cap 589.94 +3.72 FTSE ST All Share 827.28 +2.24 FTSE ST China Top 218.02 +0.47 FTSE ST China 247.24 +0.27 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 6 VOLUME Lorenzo 552,304,000 YHM 522,313,000 SingHaiyi 493,256,000 WE Hldgs 376,999,000 Innopac 362,334,000 Golden Agri 269,919,000 MDR 263,973,000 Genting SP 227,797,000 Armarda 216,647,000 Thai Beverage 205,717,000 VALUE($) F&N 645,274,884 Keppel Corp 363,665,233 SingTel 337,593,896 Genting SP 332,193,841 DBS Grp 302,998,973 UOB 236,032,842 CapitaLand 205,588,810 OCBC Bk 195,453,894 LionGold
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      Lock icon Won leads Asian currency gains, baht takes a beating
      434 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea’s won led gains in Asian currencies last week after economic growth exceeded forecasts, while the Thai baht completed its worst five days in six years amid speculation of currency control measures. The won advanced to a
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      117 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 560.5 3.3 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ ***** 455.3 3.6 IS S&P500 ***** 221.5 1.1 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5665 216.5 3.2 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 178.2 1.3 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2830 160.8 4.8 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 142.3 0.7 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 3097 132.4
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      128 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN IS DJ US Tech 7108 -220.2 -2.4 Jardine C&C 4914 -150.0 -3.0 F&N 818 -126.0 -13.3 JSH 3871 -110.1 -2.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3114 -99.0 -2.5 Great Eastern 1760 -62.0 -3.4 Keppel Corp 1084 -35.0 -3.1 DBXT CSI300 10US$ 767 -30.9 -3.2 DairyFarm 1201
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Event raises $160,000 for worthy causes
      702 8  -  Over 11,500 cyclists mounted their bicycles for the 3-day cycling fest OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE By TEO SI JIA AMONG the cyclists who swarmed the highway and vied to cross the finishing line at the F1 Pit Building first yesterday were contestants with another goal
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      1104 10  -  Those eager to read up on investing will be heartened to learn of a collaboration between NLB and SGX, reportsGEOFF GEOFF HOWIE The writer is SGX’s market strategist YOUNG investors struggling with the lack of capital, lack of time, and lack of knowledge usually start by
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      Lock icon Are you thrifty, or are you cheap?
      1519 10  - Are you thrifty or are you cheap? Here are three principles to get your spending right MONDAY MULTIPLE CAI HAOXIANG Correspondent PERHAPS you read this page often and are utterly inspired to save for retirement. Perhaps you know that if you save a lot from young and put the money
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      2015 11 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Should we be concerned about how global trends are affecting Singapore’s electronics production? More generally, are there other areas of local manufacturing and services affected by changing global consumer and business preferences? In either or both cases, what should be done? Kong Chee Min
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Small players keep faith in Malaysian palm oil
      545 12 Cultivation interest remains strong despite limited land and manpower [KUALA LUMPUR] Interest in oil palm cultivation in Malaysia remains strong despite issues of land scarcity and limited human capital. Many small-time local investors are continuously eyeing pockets of idle land in Kedah,
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      Lock icon Indonesia mulls single fuel price
      463 12 Govt limited use of partially subsidised diesel in January Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia is still considering a plan to raise fuel prices across all categories to curb subsidies, instead of just revising them by vehicle types, according to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. An across-the-board increase of
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1474 12 VOL Apr 26 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.14 0.01 374 Adventa Bhd 0.75 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 -0.02 50 Affin Holdings 3.58 0.01 406 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.70 -0.01 205 Airasia Bhd 2.99 0.03 6908 Alliance Finan 5 Aluminium Co 0.14 Amalgamated In 0.32 unch 3 Ammb
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      1066 12 Standard Bank Plc Consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December 2012 2012 2011 $m $m Assets Balances with central banks 2 228.2 Derivative assets 4 812.9 6 993.5 Trading assets 6 848.1 6 541.0 Financial investments 3 36.8 68.2 Pledged assets 503.7 126.8 Loans and advances 6 160.8 13
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      Lock icon China talks tough on currency reform
      962 13 But critics argue that Beijing is not opening its markets quickly enough Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s central bank has been talking tough on currency reform while it has also intensified market intervention, highlighting the fine line that it must walk in trying to liberalise the
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      Lock icon Call for high alert as bird flu infections rise
      654 13 No evidence yet of human-to-human transmission: PM Li Bloomb erg AFP [SHANGHAI] Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on health officials and residents to remain vigilant against the bird flu, as the number of infections rose over the weekend. “We need to
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      405 13 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PLANTIQUE INVESTMENT PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No. *****7290Z) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon India approves stalled projects worth US$11b in oil, power
      588 14  -  A big task for the govt now is to get parliament pass bills on investment, taxes By NEETA LAL in New Delhi PROVIDING a major boost to the Indian government’s reforms agenda, the state-constituted Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has given
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      Lock icon India’s PM rejects calls for minister’s exit
      503 14 Controversy sparked by CBI probe report on coal allotments AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s premier has dismissed calls for the resignation of the federal law minister who vetted a police report on alleged graft in awarding coal blocks before it was submitted to the
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      Lock icon Supreme Court postpones Bharti boss hearing
      397 14 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s highest court has postponed until further notice a hearing for telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal over corruption allegations involving the allotment of telecom airwaves. Mr Mittal, chief of Bharti Airtel, India’s biggest mobile operator, was last month for the first
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon ECB rate cut ‘more likely than not’, say analysts
      793 15 Central bank may also take steps to encourage lending to businesses AFP [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank will cut its key interest rate, already at an all-time low, at its policy meeting this week and may also unveil new measures to
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      Lock icon Brazil firm’s US$5.7b IPO world’s biggest this year
      440 15 AFP [RIO DE JANEIRO] A Brazilian insurer’s market launch raised US$5.7 billion, the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO) this year and a sign of rising confidence in Latin America’s biggest economy. The IPO of BB Seguridade, the insurance arm of state-owned
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Iceland voters put centre-right back in power
      554 16 Independence and Progressive coalition certain to shelve plans to join EU AP [REYKJAVIK, Iceland] In a dramatic about-turn, Icelandic voters have returned to power the centre-right parties that led the national economy to collapse five years ago. With all votes counted yesterday, the
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi UFJ eyes Morgan Stanley trust banking assets
      588 16 Japanese giant in talks, assets said to be valued at US$4b Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s biggest bank by market capitalization, is in talks to buy M or g an St an l e y s trust-banking assets, said two
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      Lock icon Owner of fallen building arrested
      258 16 Reuters [DHAKA] The owner of a factory building that collapsed in Bangladesh killing hundreds of garment workers was arrested yesterday trying to flee to India, as hopes of finding more survivors from the country’s worst industrial accident began to fade. Mohammed Sohel Rana was arrested
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      Lock icon Seoul unveiling policies to boost investments
      400 16 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea’s government will unveil policies within days to remove “unreasonable” regulations that deter companies from making investments, Finance Minister Hyun Oh Seok said. The government is also preparing measures, including loan and marketing support, to help smaller exporters grappling with the
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      Lock icon Abu Dhabi finalising plans for financial free zone
      304 16 Reuters [ABU DHABI] The oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi is putting finishing touches to plans to establish a financial free zone that could resemble, and therefore compete with, the Dubai International Financial Centre, sources familiar with the matter said. A federal decree
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      Lock icon Italy’s Letta sets moderate course with new govt
      702 17 Experienced leader picks pragmatic centrists and veteran technocrats Reuters [ROME] There is much about Italy’s new centreleft Prime Minister Enrico Letta, who named his Cabinet on Saturday, that is likely to please financial markets and Rome’s international partners. He is young, moderate
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      Lock icon Italy’s economy minister has his work cut out
      533 17 Reuters [ROME] Italy’s new Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni is a 70-year-old central banker virtually unknown to the general public, who should reassure financial markets and the rest of Europe that the country will not stray from fiscal orthodoxy. He has spent most
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      Lock icon Abe marks restoration of Japan’s post-war sovereignty
      504 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday called for a renewal of a “sense of hope and determination” in marking for the first time the restoration of Japan’s post-war sovereignty, part of a drive to repair what conservatives consider dented national pride. Mr
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      Lock icon Austerity debate to test political will in eurozone
      715 18 Weary Irish voters have more interest than most in the fresh exercise Reuters [DUBLIN] Readers of Ireland’s largest-selling daily newspaper were confronted by an unexpected frontpage headline last week when the Irish Independent proclaimed the “End Of Austerity”. In a country that
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      Lock icon Greying population an increasing concern for overburdened Europe
      971 18 Europe is the new Japan, says economist Reuters [LISBON] Long after the debt crisis is over, Europe will be grappling with an even more serious problem how to pay for growing numbers of old people. The population of some countries is stagnant
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      Lock icon Australia to toughen overseas worker laws ahead of polls
      430 18 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Australia plans to toughen laws that allow overseas workers to plug short-term labour needs and skills shortages as some employers are exploiting the system, Immigration Minister Brendan O’Connor said. “There is no reason why we wouldn’t be looking to
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      Lock icon We never advocated austerity: Harvard dons
      591 18 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Two academics whose research became an intellectual touchstone for pro-austerity politicians want everyone to know they have been misunderstood. They actually don’t think harsh austerity is such a great idea for an ailing economy. In the political debate over debt since the
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      1052 16 LIONGOLD CORP LTD (Incorporated in Bermuda on 23 June 2004) NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a Special General Meeting of LIONGOLD CORP LTD will be held at the Republic of Singapore Yacht Club, 52 West Coast Ferry Road, Singapore *****7 on 22 May 2013 at
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  • JAPAN MEANS BUSINESS
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      2223 20  -  Japanese giant eyes region’s plans for high-speed inter-city and inter-country railway networks, reports RAJU CHELLAM Raju Chellam was previously BizIT Editor with The Business Times and visited Japan as part of the Singapore Press Club Goodwill Mission to Japan in April 2013. ONE
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      390 20  -  By RAJU CHELLAM ON April 12 this year, Suntory Liquors became the first Japanese company to win the coveted “Distillery of the Year” award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. This award is given to just one company or distillery that has produced
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      751 22 787 safe to fly even as cause of battery meltdowns remains uncertain: Boeing Bloomberg [TOKYO] ANA Holdings Inc, the biggest operator of Boeing Co 787s, aims to resume scheduled flights of the jet on June 1, chief executive officer Shinichiro
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      731 22 House clears bill to let FAA move US$253m to end unpaid days off Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Air traffic controller furloughs were suspended yesterday as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acted on legislation designed to work around across-the-board spending cuts that kicked in last month.
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      234 22 SGX '000 Apr 26 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 unch 87 Cosco Corp 0.89 -0.02 1532 Vol First Ship Lea 0.13 unch 88 Freight Links 0.09 unch ***** Grand Banks 0.36 0.02 3 Jaya Hold Ltd Chuan Hup Hldg K1Ventures 0.27 Keppel Corp 10.84
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      374 22  -  It grows with rise in number of shipping and ancillary marine service companies By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] Marine insurance here is growing in lock step with Singapore’s growing number of shipping companies and ancillary marine service providers. “The Singapore marine insurance industry has
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      252 22 AFP [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka is set to re-fleet its loss-making national carrier with 10 new Airbus aircraft in a deal that could be worth over US$2.5 billion, a government official and a media report said yesterday. SriLankan Airlines will also secure an aircraft
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      346 22 Reuters [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, dipped as panamax vessel rates fell on slack activity ahead of Asian holidays this week. The overall index, which factors in the average daily
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      313 22 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 A tragedy in a small village (6) 5 One having a row close to pantry in part of kitchen (8) 9 What sort of reception will second repeat being broadcast get? (6-4) 10 Good imitator may make one gawk (4) 11 Don’t mention it to Allan,
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      826 23  -  By Jaime Ee NEW RESTAURANT Oca Grassa 6 Bukit Pasoh Road Tel: 6534 9854 Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner: 12 to 2.30pm, 6 to 10.30pm. Closed on Sunday IF there’s one thing that Oca Grassa does not look like, it’s an Italian
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3592 24 Week ended: Apr 26 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol 11 7 AEM --AAT High Low Buyer Seller 179 106 AIMSAMPIReit 177.5xd +8 9324 179 169.5 177.5
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      331 25 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Low Company Last 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.6 -0.2 7029 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.8 25.4 Vol ('000) Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld
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      118 25 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.070 +0.030 CapitaLand 3.650 +0.070 CapitaMall 2.340 +0.070 CityDev 11.340 +0.030 ComfortDelGro 1.950 +0.015 DBS Grp 16.220 +0.040 GLP 2.750 Genting SP 1.520 +0.040 Golden Agri 0.565 HK Land 7.300 -0.070 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.840 +0.005 JMH
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      2061 25 Transaction date: Apr 26 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 8.50 unch 8 Aeon Stores '000 Angang Steel 4.67 -0.08 ***** Anhui Conch Anhuiexpresswa 4.21 0.01 620 Asia Satellite 30.70 unch 8 Asm Pacific unch Bank Of E Asia 31.30 0.25 2383 Beida Jade Bir 0.29 unch
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      264 25 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 50 25.5 AVJennings A37.5co +0.5 164 38.5 35.5 37.5 40 3.6 9.3 3 97.7 50 30 Genting HK US$ US49 +4.5 *****5 50 44 48.5 49 3226.4
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      186 25 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 11 5 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 Manufacturing 91 67 37 13 14 8 104 81 45 Commerce 38 22 17 7 11 3 45 33 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 13 6
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      1058 25 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 120.4 +1.4 7 120.4 120 118.5 120 549.6 136.8 120.4 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 136.8 +1.8 31 136.8 135.6 137.3
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      123 25 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 204,193 204,193 660,721 660,721 Manufacturing 2,267,874 830,260 3,098,134 1,710,718 42,987 1,753,705 Commerce 629,997 579,590 1,209,587 468,301 53,264 521,565 Tpt/Stor/Comms 604,879 67,082 671,961 773,526 26,190 799,716 Finance 455,411 943 456,354 900,085 411 900,496 Construction 474,241 531,887
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      26 25 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. THE BUSINESS TIMES
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      652 26 Apr 26 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.98 *****.87 *****.20 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****0 *****4 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 38 3970 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 288.65 290.98 288.54 Apr13 288.60 291.10 287.90 288.60 *****7 *****0 May13 288.70
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      373 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1040.5 -0.5 10.9 -0.4 10.1 -0.2 8.8 EAFE Preliminary 871.6 -0.5 12.5 -0.2 9.1 0.0 7.8 Europe Preliminary 1227.2 -0.6 7.0
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      471 26 Apr 26 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.051 6.351 0.790 7.996 55.901 100.127 1.016 11.451 3.123 1.208 101.357 42.460 1.275 9.413 0.972 30.585 30.296 0.667 1.030 Canada 0.952 6.044
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      64 26 Apr 26 (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$) 0.***** 3 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid
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      138 26 Apr 26 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 26 Apr 25 Hong Kong 1473.00 1453.50 Apr 25 Apr 26 London 1454.19 1477.10 1455.91 1478.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 26 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 132 59 5gm 375 293 10gm 670 586
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      82 26 Apr 26 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****A 25-Jul-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****W 18-Oct-13 0.25 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-13 100.09 5-Year N*****0T 2.375 01-Apr-17 100.07
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      57 26 Apr 26 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position May 13 2239.0 2301.0 2316.0 2239.0 191 2133 Jun 13 2325.0 2335.0 2354.0 2325.0 2855 ***** Jul 13 2310.0 2316.0 2334.0 2305.0 ***** ***** Aug 13 2300.0 2300.0
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      155 26 Apr 26 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2739 1.2751 1.0297 1.0302 Canadian dollar 1.2123 1.2134 0.9804 0.9799 Euro 1.6127 1.6137 1.3035 1.3038 NZ dollar 1.0545 1.0551 0.8523 0.8525 Sterling pound 1.9111 1.9122 1.5447 1.5450
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      108 26 Apr 26 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 13 1430.75 1423.50 1432.75 1417.25 Jul 13 1381.00 1372.25 1385.50 1366.00 Aug 13 1318.50 1308.75 1322.75 1304.25 Sep 13 1247.50 1242.75 1251.50 1235.50 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 13
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      94 26 Apr 26 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 1542 1551 1561 1528 Jul 13 1546 1555 1565 1530 Sep 13 1555 1561 1572 1538 Dec 13 1557 1560 1572 1540 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 1961 1944 1962 1927 Jul 13 2007 1984 2008 1971
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      1068 26 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Albedo Limited W*****9 Conv Ratio Ascendas REIT.ES.1304 Price Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****7 1 unch 5 1 25 15 Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 1.3 unch 5 1 27 39 BakerTech W*****5 GearBest World Intl Ltd W*****5
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      70 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 25 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 102.58 1.18 WTI (Near Mth) 93.17 1.57 Dubai (1-Mth F) 99.81 0.51 Tapis blend 105.52 0.72 Minas 101.02 0.72 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 91.94 1.22 Jet Kerosene 113.86 0.90 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 26 Apr 26 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2372 1.2377 2-months 1.2371 1.2377 3-months 1.2371 1.2378 6-months 1.2368 1.2380 Source: OCBC
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      65 26 Apr 26 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1845.00 1912.00 3 months 1878.00 1941.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6998.00 7149.00 3 months 7030.00 7180.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2016.00 2056.25 3 months 2037.00 2076.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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      121 26 As at 9am Apr 26 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.304 1.242 Can dollar 1.236 1.189 Euro 1.647 1.569 Sterling pound 1.946 1.872 NZ dollar 1.078 1.037 US dollar 1.262 1.202 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      157 26 Apr 26 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.75 0.55 12
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
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      975 30  -  The computer security software company notes that Singapore’s Internet security threat profile improved last year, reportsAMIT ROY CHOUDHURY reportsAMIT reportsAMIT ROY CHOUDHURY ANEW study by Symantec shows that irrespective of size, no company is safe from a targeted cyberattack. Last year, the largest growth
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      Lock icon Bring Your Own Device gaining traction
      494 30  -  BY AMANDA TAN ALMOST three-quarters (74 per cent) of Singaporean employees who own smartphones and tablets bring these to work and use them for work, according to the latest findings by a Dimension Data survey Putting the “You” in Unified Communications and Collaboration. This
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      1355 30  -  Govt agencies and private sector are supporting and organising hackathons By LIM JIA YING TO some, a hackathon may sound like an illicit event by devious tech geeks, a gathering to commit sinister computer crimes. But the fact is that hackathons are increasingly
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      565 29  -  By NG SAI YING THE Fourth Quarter 2012 State of the Internet report by Akamai Technologies Inc revealed that the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, or attacks aimed at disrupting network services, on the Akamai Intelligent Platform tripled from
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      901 29 Tech companies race to get apps and data streams to eye and wrist devices WP [WASHINGTON] Scan any waiting room, and you’ll probably get a good survey of the tops of people’s heads, with row after row of folks hunched over their smartphones. But
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      1021 29  -  A hardcore Windows mobile user takes the plunge almost <we say> KENNETH JAMES IT’S not easy being a member of a minority group. I should know I’m a Windows phone user. Hardcore, too. I’ve been carrying handheld devices running mobile versions of Microsoft Windows since the late
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      313 29  -  By NG SAI YING CANON recently announced the availability of their latest multifunction printers, the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO and C7200 series. The C9200 PRO runs at a print speed of 80 pages per minute (ppm) for black-and-white documents and 70 ppm for colour, while
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