The Business Times, 27 May 2013

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 074/08/2012 Monday, May 27, 2013
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  • 1149 1  -  ‘Handshakes’ increases transparency by showing associations involving listed entities By TEH HOOI LING [SINGAPORE] Two ex-Sin-gapore Exchange regulators have developed a system that promises to bring a whole new level of transparency to the capital market in Singapore. “Handshakes” has electronically uploaded
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,393.17 -56.13 KL COMP 1,773.06 +3.90 NIKKEI 225 14,612.45 -525.67 HANG SENG 22,618.67 -464.01 SET INDEX 1,607.46 -20.50 JAKARTA COMP 5,155.09 +9.41 MANILA COMP 7,268.91 -10.96 SEOUL COMP 1,973.45 -13.36 SHENZHEN B 862.16 -2.01 MUMBAI IND 19,704.33 -581.79 DOW 15,303.10 -51.30 NASDAQ 3,459.14 -39.83 S&P
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    • 22 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG HONG KONG 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 13.163 TAIWAN 5.036 US 1.475 CANADA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    • 49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.267 (US$/S$ per 1.505 1.906 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.287 1.630 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.80 80.40 RM 3.038 2.398 HK$ 7.763 6.128 BAHT 29.98 23.66 RUPIAH 9,773 7,714 RENMINBI 6.135 4.843 INDIAN RUPEE 55.85 44.08 A$ 1.038 0.820 NZ$ 1.245 0.983
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  • 601 1  -  It will raise yuan deposit rate rivalry involving HK, Taiwan By JEFF PAO EJ Insight [HONG KONG] The launch of yuan clearing services in Singapore today by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is likely to intensify the yuan deposit rate
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    • 143 1 MARINA BAY Rents heading north over longer term PAGE 4 YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM Get answers to financial planning questions easily PAGE 10 VIEWS FROM THE TOP A local core in finance PAGES 12-13 DINING OUT Kaiseki that’s palatably priced PAGE 25 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 759 2  -  US may improve growth rate despite slowdown in global trade: economists WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN US STOCKS finished last week with minor losses, despite major blows from the US Federal Reserve, China and Japan. First, the Fed chairman Ben Bernanke might
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    • 731 2  -  KL still looking East but to Korea and China, not Japan By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo MALAYSIA is still “Looking East”, except that it is no longer looking to Japan but to South Korea and to China for guidance on its own
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    • 540 2  -  They have sufficient buffer against potential losses By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo WITH an eye to calming the Japanese government bond market, which was in turmoil for much of last week, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda offered assurances yesterday that
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    • 470 2 System to join dots in the capital market TWO former Singapore Exchange regulators have developed a system that promises to bring a whole new level of transparency to the capital market in Singapore. “Handshakes”, has electronically uploaded information disclosed in some 16,000 documents going as far back to
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    • 1335 4  -  Average gross rents for Grade A offices in the Marina Bay area have commanded a premium of 17.5 per cent over those at Raffles Place in the first quarter of this year, reports MINDY TAN MINDY TAN E EVEN as businesses
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    • 430 4 HE large column-free floor plates offered by most buildings in the Marina Bay area have been a boon to companies, affording them the luxury of choice between traditional “cell-based” models to modern open-plan models that include hot desking, break-out areas and spaces for
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    • 106 3 GAME CHANGERS d k A IN 2010, 234 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED LESSONS AT THE LEARNING LAB AGED THE PSLE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BY ATTAINING TOP SCORES IN THE 2 8 0s, 2 70s AND 2 60s. AMONG THEM WERE THE TOP TWO SCORERS NATIONWIDE, IN 2011, 295 TLL STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 369 6  -  Full-year earnings fall 19% to $10.5m despite 7.9% rise in revenue By NISHA RAMCHANDANI GAYLIN Holdings reported a 16.2 per cent slide in net profit to $3.43 million for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2013, on the back of higher costs
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    • 331 6  -  Group redeploying funds tied up in hotel project for other developments By NISHA RAMCHANDANI CHINA Yuanbang Property Holdings says its unit has inked a deal to sell a hotel property currently being developed in Jiangxi Province, China, for 268 million yuan (S$55.2 million).
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    • 292 6 May 23 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Banque Internationale a Barclays Bank
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    • 235 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Ascott Residence E STI Auditorium 168 Robinson Road Level 9 Capital Tower 30-May 10.30am Neo Group A Singapore Flyer Bay View Room 1 Level 2 30 Raffles Avenue 30-May 11.30am Darco Water Tech A Cliftons Singapore 108 Robinson Road Level 11 The Finexis
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    • 1366 6 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 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 AEM Hldgs ak 0.350 05-Jun 07-Jun 21-Jun 25-Feb Amara Hldgs an 0.600 11-Jun 13-Jun 26-Jun 10-Apr Annaik Ltd an 0.300 13-May 15-May
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    • 1637 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE buying remained high, while the selling among directors was flat for the third straight week, based on filings on Singapore Exchange during the holiday-short-ened week of May 20 to
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    • 18 7 Branchen Stars R1C-A 17/05/2013 195,65 EUR I db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 15/05/2013 91,00 GBP
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
    • 608 8  -  STOCKS KENNETH LIM Correspondent JUST as “quantitative easing” (QE) has become part of the vernacular, “tapering” could become the buzzword for the coming days as investors begin to contemplate the possible waning of US monetary stimulus. US stock indices had their first negative week in about
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    • 517 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The yen last week rallied the most in a year against the US dollar as speculation that the US Federal Reserve will reduce stimulus that has boosted global markets spurred declines in riskier assets that may have
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    • 1398 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Thu’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 1.75 4 9.80 17.70 1.82 1.74 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.25 3.25 4 0.05 7.77 0.60 0.50 ARA Asset Management 2.57 2.57
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    • 4 8 WEEKLY
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    • 71 8 May 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -96.00-399.00 BT CADI -*****.00-388.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -9.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 824.18 -24.53 FTSE ST Small Cap 590.60 -18.29 FTSE ST All Share 833.42 -17.40 FTSE ST China Top 213.91 -4.86 FTSE ST China 244.81 -4.95 FTSE ST Catalist
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    • 53 8 VOLUME YHM 912,206,000 WE Hldgs 712,146,000 Innopac 492,890,000 Cedar 473,569,000 Ntegrator 446,713,000 New Wave 404,917,000 LifeBrandz 284,545,000 Kep REIT 274,751,000 ComfortDelGro 259,735,000 NexGenSCom 256,999,000 VALUE($) ComfortDelGro 506,011,015 Kep REIT 424,757,460 SingTel 357,940,495 DBS Grp 320,721,999 Keppel Corp 223,502,673 UOB 216,424,082 GLP 202,117,216 CapitaLand 183,850,740 JSH 149,635,874 Thai
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    • 565 8 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Commodity prices mostly fell last week as traders balanced weak Chinese data against signs that the US Federal Reserve could curtail its quantitative easing stimulus policy sooner rather than later. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that the
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    • 118 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 1585.5 5.3 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 1325.9 6.7 IS S&P500 ***** 176.0 0.8 Jardine C&C 4686 107.0 2.3 GLD 10US$ ***** 105.1 0.6 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4084 88.7 1.7 Lyxor AsiaRE 10US$ 1131 60.8 4.4 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2684 58.3
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    • 124 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -682.6 -4.7 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** -515.4 -1.4 JMH 6615 -186.2 -2.2 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5652 -107.6 -1.5 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4578 -106.4 -1.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2288 -74.7 -2.5 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -65.0 -0.6 JSH 4016 -62.1 -1.2
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 888 9  -  More companies mark milestones by giving a hand to the less privileged By NG ZHUO YANG DESIGNATING an entire day for a company’s staff to be off from work might not seem to make economic sense. But the sums certainly did add up
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    • 372 9  -  Proceeds from May 29 dinner at Palio go to charity By AMANDA TAN IF you ever needed a good reason to eat that extra slice of pizza or down that extra large glass of beer other than to satiate your own desires, you
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 1775 10  -  Plugging in just four inputs into a financial calculator, or a spreadsheet programme, can help you plan out the rest of your life, writes CAI HAOXIANG CAI HAOXIANG LAST week, we discussed how financial planning is like time travel. We move forward in
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    • 1160 10  -  The cost of basic items has stayed below the rate at which wages have increased MONDAY MULTIPLE CAI HAOXIANG Correspondent I was walking around the neighbourhood when I noticed something unusual. A new shop had sprung up offering a “closing down sale”. A long line had
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  • DIVERSITY: A COMPETITIVE EDGE
    • 873 11  -  A diverse talent pool is critical for improving performance in both the finance function and the broader organisation, say industry experts. ByKAN KAN KWOK LEONG A SINGAPOREAN female lawyer who had been appointed to the board of a Global Fortune 500 company in Europe was approached
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    • 219 11 KAREN Blal, the managing director of training and consulting firm Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Asia, provides examples of how diversity can improve business performance. NDiverse perspectives lead to innovation. Companies that drive innovation by leveraging employee ideas and knowledge meet product revenue targets 46 per cent more
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    • 257 11 The ACCA report, “Building a better business through finance diversity”, gives several reasons why having finance professionals with a range of different skills and backgrounds is important. NA changing role for chief financial officers requires more diverse skills. Today’s CFO needs to balance traditional custodial and
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • 3520 12 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What are the advantages to Singapore's financial industry, and Singapore generally, of having a larger core of homegrown financial specialists and leaders? What needs to be done to make this a reality? Ray Ferguson CEO, Singapore Standard Chartered IN order for Singapore
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    • 41 13 Anand Yang Professor of History University of Washington Toby O’Connor CEO Islamic Bank of Asia Ben Simpfendorfer Managing Director and Founder Silk Road Associates Farish Noor Associate Professor Nanyang Technological University Barbara Watson Andaya Professor of Asian Studies University of Hawai‘i
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 453 14 Investment for new theme park with nine different water-based rides [KUALA LUMPUR] Sunway Bhd is investing up to RM100 million (S$41.7 million) to expand Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia’s premier water theme park in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia’s Business Times reported. It is understood that Sunway is
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    • 922 14 Indonesian developer has US$1.8b fortune Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Not many finance professionals who cover Indonesia’s biggest property companies have heard of The Ning King, the 82-year-old founder of closely held Indonesian conglomerate Argo Manunggal Group. Mr The pronounced Tay owns half of PT Alam Sutera
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    • 1421 14 VOL May 23 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.15 -0.01 1618 Adventa Bhd 0.80 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.23 -0.01 703 Affin Holdings 4.07 -0.08 2794 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.25 Airasia Bhd 3.21 -0.03 ***** Alliance Finan 4.94 -0.02 1309 Aluminium Co 0.15 Amalgamated In 1618 Ammb Hldgs Bhd
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    • 1370 14 *AT3 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Head Office No. 46, Guancian Rd., Jhongjheng District, Taipei City *****, Taiwan (Republic of China) Singapore Branch 80, Raffles Place, #34-01, UOB Plaza 1, Singapore *****4. Tel: +65 *****555 B O A R D O F D I R E C TO
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 975 15 Commentators say he is inept; members of his own party call for his resignation NYT [NEW DELHI] He speaks so softly that even his public comments are sometimes nearly inaudible. He has not held a formal news conference in India since 2011. And a pack
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    • 530 15 AFP [BERLIN] China’s Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Germany yesterday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as the close economic partners seek to weather a brewing trade spat between Beijing and the EU, and forge deeper ties. The new
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    • 574 15 Overcapacity, inefficient cost control cited Xinhua [BEIJING] With China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) posting growth of just 5.3 per cent from January to April this year, prospects for the SOEs’ profitability in 2013 remain poor, analysts said. The SOEs saw their total profit growth
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    • 717 15 citibank STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION CITIBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED INCOME STATEMENT CITIBANK SINGAPORE LIMITED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT DECEMBER 31, Notes to the accounts which form an integral part of the financial statements can be obtained upon request from our Singapore Branch, YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 2011 S$'000 S$'000 CAPITAL ADEQUACY
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 786 18 PM Li challenges punitive EU import duties on Chinese solar panels AFP [BERNE] Applauded by Switzerland’s business sector, the country’s free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of
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    • 547 18 Imports, subsidies lift deficits amid poor investment Reuters [AMMAN] Arab Spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a senior IMF
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  • WORLD
    • 454 19 Part of new loan for industrial zone developed by Japanese firms Reuters [YANGON] Japan yesterday endorsed Myanmar’s reform programme by writing off nearly US$2 billion in debt and extending new aid, some of which will help support an industrial zone being
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    • 363 19 Nguyen Phan Chanh work initially valued at £50 by mistake Bloomberg [HONG KONG] A painting that was initially valued at just £50 (S$96) sold for HK$ 3.0 3 million (S$494,000), setting a record for a Vietnamese artist’s work at Christie’s International in Hong Kong
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    • 459 19 AFP [MONACO] Nico Rosberg became the first son of a former Monaco Grand Prix winner to triumph on the streets of the Mediterranean principality when he drove his Mercedes to an accomplished victory yesterday. In a chaotic race littered with accidents, red flags
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    • 765 20 One in nine of the 607,380 bridges in the US rated structurally deficient Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The collapse of a US interstate highway bridge north of Seattle highlights the deteriorating state of the country’s infrastructure, even following US$48.1 billion in economic stimulus funds and
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    • 733 21 It has weathered the crisis better than rivals, and has a number of advantages AFP [FRANKFURT] With banking union brewing and London mulling an EU exit, is Frankfurt ready to take on the mantle as Europe’s unchallenged financial capital? Although the epicentre of the
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    • 586 22 ‘March against Monsanto’ held in 436 cities, claim the organisers AP [LOS ANGELES] Protesters rallied in dozens of cities as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces. Organisers said “March against Monsanto” protests were held in
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    • 518 22 Police brought in to stem riots in suburbs home to immigrants Reu ters [STOCKHOLM] After nearly a week of car-burnings and vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish society, Sweden’s capital returned to some semblance of calm with only isolated incidents
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    • 994 19 cfti CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CITIGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME CITIGROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES In millions of US dollars, except shares and per share amounts Liabilities Non-interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices Interest-bearing deposits in U.S. offices (including S889 and S848 as of December 31, 2012 and December 31,
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    • 1076 20 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Philippine National Bank and Subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CONDITION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME As of December 31, 2012 with Comparative Figures for 2011 (In Thousand Pesos) 240,854,377 237,533,938 Financial Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss Bills and Acceptances Payable Accrued Taxes,
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    • 709 20 n DZBANK Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Platz der Republik, ***** Frankfurt am Main, Germany, www.dzbank.com Singapore Branch 50 Raffles Place, #43-01, Singapore Land Tower, Singapore *****3 Members Of The Board Of Managing Directors Wolfgang Kirsch, Chief Executive Officer Lars Hille Albrecht Merz Wolfgang Kohler Thomas Ullrich Hans-Theo Macke Frank
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    • 1649 21 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD. (Incorporated with limited liability in Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.) BALANCE SHEETS as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 NT$,000 2012 2011 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 50,505,404 44,491,496 Due from the Central Bank and other banks 119,882,099 125,581,228 Financial
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    • 192 21 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF JINYIHUAPTE. LTD. Company Registration No. *****4466K (In Members’ Voluntary Winding-Up) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap.50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the
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    • 838 21 HSH NORDBANK Incorporated in the Federal Republic of Germany Financial Accounts for the Year 2012 Regulatory Capital Ratios after adoption of the 2012 financial statements Group Statement of Income for the period 1 January to 31 December 2012 Group Statement of Comprehensive Income for the period 1 January to 31
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    • 611 22 WATO NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Bankof America Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Bank of America Corporation: In our opinion, the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet and the related Consolidated Statement of Income, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated
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    • 783 22 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED (Company Registration No: *****1030G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT OF MEETINGS of the holders of S$85,000,000 5.00 per cent. Notes due 2015 (the “Series 1 Notes”) and S$65,000,000 4.50 per cent. Notes due 2014 (the “Series 2 Notes”) (together, the “Notes”, and each
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    • 172 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF TELELOGIC SOFTWARE SINGAPORE PTE LTD (IN MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Company Registration No. *****8786W) NOTICE TO SUBMIT PARTICULARS OF DEBTS OR CLAIMS Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, whose debts or claims
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    • 377 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF INTEGRITAS SG MEDICAL CONSULTANTS PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No. *****1574H) (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of INTEGRITAS SG MEDICAL CONSULTANTS PTE. LTD., which is being voluntarily wound
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    • 331 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND THE COMPANIES (WINDING UP) RULES AND IN THE MATTER OF SKKA PTE LTD (formerly known as Sembenviro KK Asia Pte. Ltd.) (RC NO. *****2564W) (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE TO MEMBERS AND CREDITORS OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 549 24 Western provinces set to benefit greatly once Dawei is fully operational NEWS ANALYSIS Xinhua [BANGKOK] With the opening of Dawei’s deep-sea port in Myanmar, Thailand’s western part is poised to become a logistics and transportation hub as well as tourist destination, according to
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    • 636 24 Reu ters [MONACO] AirAsia, which smashed order records for Airbus jets to become Asia’s largest budget carrier, could buy another 50 planes as it targets aggressive expansion in India, chief executive Tony Fernandes said. Discussion of an order for another 50
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    • 400 24 Reuters [LONDON] Struggling British airline Flybe Group will quit its main London hub at Gatwick airport and has pushed back the delivery of 16 new aircraft to help it return to profitability. Europe’s largest regional airline also said it had axed
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    • 186 27 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 9 3 0 0 0 4 9 3 Manufacturing 65 91 38 10 14 11 75 105 49 Commerce 29 39 11 8 10 1 37 49 12 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 33 5
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 563 28 May 24 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.75 *****.50 *****.52 Jun13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****1 *****6 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 3446 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 295.66 297.33 293.35 May13 293.70 296.50 292.90 295.10 ***** *****9 Jun13 294.10
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    • 373 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 24 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1075.8 -0.3 14.7 -0.3 15.2 -0.2 11.3 EAFE Preliminary 894.1 -0.4 15.4 -0.1 11.9 -0.1 8.1 Europe Preliminary 1267.2 -0.4 10.5
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    • 471 28 May 23 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.999 5.908 0.748 7.476 53.782 94.114 0.980 10.875 2.925 1.199 94.822 40.150 1.220 9.281 0.933 28.859 28.867 0.640 0.963 Canada 1.001 5.913
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    • 156 28 May 23 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2195 1.2204 0.9630 0.9631 Canadian dollar 1.2205 1.2218 0.9641 0.9638 Euro 1.6296 1.6310 1.2868 1.2871 NZ dollar 1.0168 1.0179 0.8029 0.8033 Sterling pound 1.9058 1.9071 1.5049
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    • 109 28 May 24 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13 1476.25 1499.50 1505.75 1471.25 Aug 13 1402.50 1414.50 1421.75 1396.00 Sep 13 1300.00 1299.50 1307.00 1292.25 Nov 13 1247.75 1243.00 1250.00 1239.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 13
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    • 95 28 May 24 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Jul 13 1522 1537 1533 1520 Sep 13 1526 1544 1540 1525 Dec 13 1524 1540 1534 1523 Mar 14 1521 1538 1535 1520 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low May 13 1922 1954 1942 1920 Jul 13 1952 1987 1989 1938
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    • 73 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS May 23 May CRUDE(FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 101.37 -2.06 WTI (Near Mth) 94.02 0.17 Dubai (1-Mth F) 98.63 -1.32 Tapis blend 104.70 -2.51 Minas 98.40 -2.01 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 93.22 -0.61 Jet Kerosene 114.09 -2.00 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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    • 23 28 May 23 S$ S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2664 1.2672 2-months 1.2663 1.2672 3-months 1.2663 1.2672 6-months 1.2660 1.2675 Source: OCBC
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    • 66 28 May-24 May-24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1805.50 1816.50 3 months 1840.00 1850.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7269.75 7270.50 3 months 7299.00 7300.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2067.50 2037.00 3 months 2069.00 2044.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months
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