The Business Times, 10 March 2014

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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 MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, March 10, 2014
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    Lock icon Small funds fall out of favour with managers
    1233 1  -  Nikko doubles average size of its unit trusts from about $50m in 2008 to $100m today By GENEVIEVE CUA gen@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] A number of fund management firms are taking a hard look at their unit trusts, and culling or restructuring the smaller
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,136.26 +25.48 KL COMP 1,832.26 -3.40 NIKKEI 225 15,274.07 +433.00 HANG SENG 22,660.49 -176.47 SET INDEX 1,355.08 +29.75 JAKARTA COMP 4,685.89 +65.67 MANILA COMP 6,481.83 +56.84 SEOUL COMP 1,974.68 -5.31 SHENZHEN B 846.37 +16.26 MUMBAI IND 21,919.79 +799.67 DOW 16,452.72 +131.01 NASDAQ 4,336.22 +28.10 S&P
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      19 1 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA INDONESIA HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.133 TAIWAN US JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.264 (US$/S$ per 1.672 2.114 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.387 1.753 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 102.90 81.40 RM 3.257 2.576 HK$ 7.761 6.138 BAHT 32.28 25.53 RUPIAH 11,422 9,034 RENMINBI 6.117 4.838 INDIAN RUPEE 61.01 48.25 A$ 1.100 0.870 NZ$ 1.178 0.932
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  • Article
    Lock icon Plane mishap piles more pressure on MAS
    621 1  -  Carrier financially ill-equipped to ride out storm, say analysts By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur RELATIVES and friends of passengers on MH370 awaiting its arrival in Beijing Airport must have heaved a sigh of exasperation when a sign flashed that the Malaysia Airlines
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      121 1 DINING OUT Greek treats at Quayside Isle PAGE 21 BOARDROOM MATTERS Amplifying corporate reputation through corporate governance PAGE 5 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Higher CPF rates for older workers: boon or bane? TOPLINE Bank of S’pore aims to double AUM growth PAGE 5 PAGES 10-11 Missing MAS flight Suspected plane
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      518 2 Small funds fall out of favour with managers A NUMBER of fund management firms are taking a hard look at their unit trusts, and culling or restructuring smaller funds that may not be viable. FRONT PAGE Plane mishap piles more pressure on MAS THE loss of MH370 with
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      Lock icon Uneasy rally in US stocks likely to continue
      806 2  -  Traders divided on impact of Ukrainian crisis, EM weakness on the US market WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN LAST week, US stocks finished near record highs as the initial shock of Russia’s invasion of the Crimea wore off; and this uneasy
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      Lock icon S’pore investors gain from Wall Street’s highs in 2013
      873 2  -  They sell US$3.77b net in US stocks for the full year By CHUANG PECK MING peckming@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] With prices surging to new highs on W a ll S t ree t i n 2013 Singapore-based investors Singapore-based investors trading in US
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      Lock icon Suspected plane debris spotted in waters off southern Vietnam
      635 4 But it is too dark to be certain; more aircraft will be sent to the site today MISSING MAS FLIGHT Reuters AFP Xinhua [HO CHI MINH CITY] A Vietnamese navy plane has spotted an object suspected of belonging to a Malaysian
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      Lock icon KL launches terror probe with FBI help
      756 4 Probe to centre on suspect passengers with stolen passports AFP Bloomberg Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday launched a terror probe into the disappearance of a passenger jet carrying 239 people, investigating suspect passengers who boarded with stolen passports. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak
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      Lock icon SICC decides to give up one Bukit course
      559 4  -  ‘Significant majority’ of members support move: acting GM By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), the largest golf club here with four 18-hole courses, has opted to give up an 18-hole course at its Bukit location instead of
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      8 4 Branchen Stars R1C-A 03/03/2014 201,13 EUR
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      Lock icon MAS CEO’s job has just gotten tougher
      834 4 Airline lost RM4.13b over past three financial years Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System (MAS) chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya was hired less than three years ago to steer the carrier into profitability. His mission has gotten harder as the national carrier
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon BOS aims to double AUM growth
      1228 5  -  Bank of Singapore did some spring cleaning and upgrading last year and growth is back on track, its CEO tells TOPLINE SIOW LI SEN FOLLOWING three years of strong growth, Bank of Singapore (BOS) spent 2013 spring cleaning and upgrading its back-office operations but,
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      Lock icon Amplifying corporate reputation through corporate governance
      742 5  -  WILSON CHEW looks at how this can be done through the marketing and communications team of a company WILSON CHEW Dr Wilson Chew is a Member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Directors CORPORATE reputation is a valuable intangible asset for
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      Lock icon Rare insider sale in Raffles Medical
      1680 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE buying rebounded while the selling among directors was flat last week based on filings on Singapore Exchange in the first week of March. Buyers outnumbered sellers with 23 companies that
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Wall St seems unfazed by Ukraine threat
      693 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent Throughout last week’s Ukrainian standoff, which some observers described as being the most tense since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, one thing stood out Wall Street seemed more preoccupied with its own agenda, such as Friday’s jobs
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      Lock icon Weighing the balance with a platinum scale
      558 6  -  COMMODITIES ANG KAI WEI The writer is a dealer at Phillip Futures WHILE gold shed 28 per cent in value last year, prices for the platinum group metals (PGM) have been more resilient. Platinum fell by just 11 per cent, while palladium actually
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      Lock icon Euro rises for 5th week on Draghi’s comments
      469 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The euro last week rallied for a fifth week as European Central Bank president Maro Draghi said he expects inflation in the currency bloc to gradually rise, dampening bets that policymakers would reduce the benchmark interest rate. The
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      112 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** 724.4 5.0 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 618.2 4.8 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8518 464.0 4.5 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 437.5 1.8 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 374.0 1.5 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 371.7 1.6 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 347.7 1.0 DBXT EONIA 5US$
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      136 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -210.0 -2.0 IS DJ US Tech 8880 -160.6 -1.4 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** -107.5 -0.4 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -104.6 -0.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2860 -101.1 -2.7 Pan Ocean 100 450 -100.0 -18.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2531
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      1574 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 Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 3 10.12 13.09 1.66 1.33 Amtek Engineering Ltd 2.50 3.00 2 0.05 8.58 0.57 0.54 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 2.29
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      5 6 WEEKLY
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      77 6 Mar 7 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -218.00 -96.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +16.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 718.06 +1.26 FTSE ST Small Cap 534.82 +1.80 FTSE ST All Share 761.25 +1.72 FTSE ST China Top 200.84 +1.57 FTSE ST China 230.06 +1.86 FTSE
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 6 WEEKLY
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      56 6 VOLUME Transcu Grp 1,039,350,000 HanKore 864,804,000 Albedo 709,670,000 SingHaiyi 667,428,000 Golden Agri 376,423,000 Memstar 347,353,000 AdvanceSCT 310,854,000 CCM Grp 284,779,000 Thai Beverage 284,614,000 Noble Grp 226,930,000 VALUE($) GLP 357,535,585 DBS Grp 278,822,409 Noble Grp 239,519,110 SingTel 238,373,980 Golden Agri 219,609,063 UOB 193,271,935 JMH 186,650,990 Thai Beverage 168,918,743
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      103 6 Ask the Commodities Experts Brought to you by Phillip Futures Pte Ltd (A member of PhillipCapital) tr At Phillip Futures www.phillipfutures.com.sg 6538 0500 futures@phillip.com.sg Co. Reg. No: *****5695G 250 North Bridge Road #07-01 Raffles City Tower Singapore *****1 Email: futures@phillip.com.sg The above information does not constitute an investment advice, an
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      115 7 Confidence to build That’s what developers and their investors and lenders can achieve when they’re smart about managing risk. And smart managers work with CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. Businesses and financial institutions around the world partner with us to help them manage every kind of risk. Interest
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon 3M invests US$15m to lift N95 mask output by 70%
      521 8  -  It is also working with govt on safety standards to address falls from heights By JAIRA KOH jairakoh@sph.com.sg 3M, best known for creating Scotch Tape and Post-it Notes, has invested US$15 million in one of its facilities here. The US
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      Lock icon PwC sends 16 riders for BT Charity Challenge
      525 8  -  Four of the cyclists form team that will vie for first place By JAIRA KOH jairakoh@sph.com.sg SIXTEEN cyclists from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will race in The Business Times Charity Challenge this month. They will be cycling 39 kilometres to raise funds for Dover
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1938 8 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date AEI Corp an 0.500 05-May 07-May 15-May 27-Feb AIM ak 0.160 06-May 08-May 20-May 26-Feb AIMS Prop Securities (Sep-Dec 2013) ct 0.150 27-Dec 31-Dec 21-Mar 18-Dec AIMSAMPI Reit (1 Oct-31 Dec 2013) ag 2.770 06-Feb 10-Feb 27-Mar 29-Jan
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      282 8 Mar 7 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...5.50 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Taiwan Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Banque Internationale a Bank of Taiwan
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      131 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME China Great Land E Seletar Country Club 101 Seletar Club Road Eagle’s View Level 2 10-Mar 10.00am OKH Global S RELC International Hotel 30 Orange Grove Road Room 502 10-Mar 10.00am Tiger Airways Hldgs E Capital Tower 168 Robinson Road STI Auditorium Level
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      Lock icon Taking Heart
      265 8  -  By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg NUS Science Demo Laboratory gets leg up DOW Chemical Pacific (Singapore) has donated US$50,000 to the Science Demonstration Laboratory of the National University of Singapore’s Faculty of Science. The facility is where science undergraduates are trained to impart scientific concepts in an engaging manner.
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Warren Buffett’s way: Investing for the long term
      2448 9  -  Investing does not require unusual knowledge or intelligence, says WARREN BUFFETT in his latest Berkshire shareholder letter WARREN BUFFETT Investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham IT is fitting to have a Ben Graham
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      113 9 Get started now Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Higher CPF rates for older workers: boon or bane?
      2682 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Would higher CPF contribution rates help or hurt older workers? Overall, is it timely to review the CPF scheme; what changes, if any, should be made? Robin C Lee Group COO Bok Seng Group IN my view, the
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      15 10 m o www.omy.sg r 5/nrwj 1 'A T-ara IM D TvouKno^ yr\ I w video.omy.sg
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      337 10 WORKSHOP Ken Chee Pauline Teo Warren Buffett is able to compound an annual average of 20% from his investments for 40 years, turning $9,800 to over 40 billion. The great Sir John Templeton, one of the greatest stock picker of all time, outperform and outbeat the market consistently for 5
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      435 11 The full list of views from CEOs is available at: http:// businesstimes. com.sg Get lost in the city where America found its way See you in Boston Wander the same cobblestone streets where iconic patriots helped shape America’s history. Then enjoy a historic evening filled with world-class dining, sports and
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Charter rates for support vessels seen falling
      815 12 This follows warning by Petronas to M’sian firms of more competitive bidding [KUALA LUMPUR] The boom times enjoyed by a number of oil and gas (O&G) support service providers in Malaysia may be coming to an end following a warning by their biggest
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      Lock icon Retain our resources, says Golkar chief
      1011 12 Use natural gas to boost domestic industries before exporting: Aburizal Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia should keep more resources such as natural gas at home to bolster its domestic industries, according to Aburizal Bakrie, who rates himself the favourite to win a presidential election to be
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1408 12 VOL Mar 7 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd (‘000) Advance Synerg 0.15 unch 233 Adventa Bhd -0.01 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 -0.01 437 Affin Holdings 4.03 -0.06 274 Ahmad Zaki Res -0.01 Airasia Bhd 2.52 unch 5503 Alliance Finan 0.15 Aluminium Co unch unch 0 Amalgamated In .........unch unch
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon India’s opinion polls under cloud after rigging charges
      1010 13 Investors sceptical after polling firms’ poor track record Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The pioneer of political opinion polls in India says he has good reason not to trust them: he has been asked to rig them on more than 10 occasions over the
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      Lock icon Flipkart, India’s Amazon, to cross US$1b in sales this year
      380 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] Flipkart, India’s answer to US online giant Amazon, said on Saturday that its sales would cross the milestone US$1 billion mark this year, ahead of schedule, in the country’s exploding e-com-merce market. Founded in 2007 by two
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      Lock icon China’s February inflation rate up 2%
      668 13 This is its slowest rise in 13 months; producer prices fall for 24th month Reuters [BEIJING] China’s consumer prices rose at their slowest rate in 13 months in February as pork prices fell by their most in over a year, a sign that slowing
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BlackBerry stock up 56%, targets instant messaging
      912 14 New CEO, after managing to cut costs, now aims to end hardware losses WP [TORONTO] BlackBerry CEO John Chen has surprised sceptics and pleased investors by cutting costs and fuelling a 56 per cent surge in the smartphone maker’s stock. Now he says
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      Lock icon US probe puts Credit Suisse clients in limbo
      1036 14 Prosecutors told to get more names of alleged tax evaders Bloomberg [NEWARK, New Jersey] Thousands of Credit Suisse Group’s US clients still don’t know whether tax authorities will learn their identities as prosecutors work to conclude a threeyear probe of how the
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      Lock icon A touch of geopolitics makes investing a minefield
      911 15 What happens in Ukraine, Russia may cause high volatility in many other EMs NYT [NEW YORK] Investing is hard enough when you’re focused on fundamentals like earnings, debt loads and cash flow. But when you add geopolitics and military skirmishes to the
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      Lock icon Commodity trading empire’s founders eye JPMorgan unit
      973 15 Mercuria Energy may unveil US$3.3b deal this week Bloomb erg [GENEVA] In less than a decade, Marco Dunand and Daniel Jaeggi have turned a 10-person company supplying oil to a pair of Polish refineries into the world’s fourth-largest commodity trader with revenue topping
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      Lock icon Spying scandal a big boon for cryptophones
      684 15 Devices that encrypt calls in demand from govt, banks WP [BERLIN] Secusmart has sold thousands of secure smartphones used by top government officials such as Germany’s Angela Merkel. As privacy concerns grow, Secusmart is predicting that regular citizens will also become big buyers
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      Lock icon Spotify IPO on the cards as it seeks credit facility
      324 15 WP [NEW YORK] Spotify Ltd, the Stockholm-based music streaming company backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, is speaking with banks about raising a credit facility, a move that could presage an initial public offering in the US, sources said. The digital
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      Lock icon Global debt soars 40% from 2007 to 2013
      786 16 BIS cites govt borrowings to beat recession and firms tapping low interest rates Bloomberg [VIENNA] The amount of debt globally has soared more than 40 per cent to US$100 trillion since the first signs of the financial crisis as governments borrowed to
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      Lock icon More jobs for US retirees as population ages
      352 16 NYT [NEW YORK] As the population ages, jobs such as massage therapists, senior fitness trainers, dietitians and nutritionists, personal assistants, handymen, drivers and caterers who prepare meals for shut-ins are on the upswing. By 2050, according to Pew Research Center projections, the
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      Lock icon France’s Bouygues in talks to sell mobile network
      289 16 AFP [PARIS] French conglomerate Bouygues Telecom is ready to sell its cellphone antennas and frequencies to competitor Free to smooth its bid to take over Vivendi’s SFR, its chief executive said yesterday. Bouygues Telecom is hoping to create a new French telecoms
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      Lock icon Formula One gears up for uncertainty
      757 16 New rules mean a new type of car will be racing on the track NYT [NEW YORK] In the 64-year history of Formula One, the beginning of a new season has never been met with anything like the extreme anticipation gripping teams and fans
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      Lock icon Bank bonuses continue to rise in 2013
      929 18 This is despite public backlash against bonus culture and shareholder revolt Reuters [LONDON] Banks are failing to rein in excessive payouts for staff below the boardroom level despite a public backlash against a bonus culture blamed for contributing to the financial crisis, say
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      Lock icon Dartmouth plans tougher penalties for cases of sexual assault
      612 18 As govt probe goes on, college proposes mandatory expulsion Bloomberg [BOSTON] Dartmouth College, under investigation by the Education Department for its response to sexual misconduct, is preparing stiffer penalties for students found responsible for sexual assault. President Philip Hanlon has proposed
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      Lock icon The curious case of Finnish game firms’ success
      714 18 Xinhua [HELSINKI] The father is struggling to defend his castle in Clash of Clans and the two girls are busy in managing their farms in Hay Day, while the mother is preparing dinner for them. The life footage is caught from an
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      Lock icon US forest fires are getting bigger, costlier
      648 18 WP [WASHINGTON] Bigger, unwieldy forest fires megafires are becoming the new normal, according to a new report, which points to several reasons: States such as California are getting parched more frequently by drought; housing developments are pushing more deeply into forests; and the
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      Lock icon China heralding US$1.5t emerging debt wall
      977 19 Rising rates, weaker currencies inflating corporate loans in developing countries Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A surge in interest rates and the worst currency rout since 2008 in developing nations from Russia to Brazil are inflating corporate borrowing costs as US$1.5 trillion of obligations come due
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      Lock icon Only a big jolt can change pace of taper: Fed officials
      555 19 Reuters [LONDON] The US economic outlook would have to change dramatically for the Federal Reserve to alter the pace at which it is winding down its massive bond-buy-ing programme, three top US central bankers said. And one, Atlanta Fed
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      691 14 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices CHINA JISHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED (“Company”) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Reg. No. *****0591E NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) of the Company will be held at Furama RiverFront Singapore, Jupiter I
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      445 14 LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The following share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid:Name of Company Certificate Nos. In the Name of No. of Shares Transcu Group Limited *****49 Mayuko Ishida 100,000 -do- *****33 Chizuko Kominami 200,000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if within fourteen (14) days from the date
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      374 14 In the Matter of THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND In the Matter of TABLE MEDIA (AMT) PTE LTD (Co. Reg. No.: *****2251D) (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50, the final meeting of
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      234 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF NOVA ENGINEERING LOGISTICS PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) COMPANY REGISTRATION NO.*****2388H NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY AND THE CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that a Final General Meeting of the company and
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      1674 16 W WATS NOTICES SINO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****3299H) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Sino Construction Limited (the “Company”) will be held at RELC International Hotel, Tanglin 2, Level 1, 30 Orange Grove
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
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      823 20 Reuters [TRIPOLI] Libya has threatened to bomb a North Kore-an-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-con-trolled port, in a major escalation of a standoff over the c o u n t r y wealth. s p e t r
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      244 20 SGX '000 Mar 07 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore 0.41 0.01 109 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 -0.01 206 Cosco Corp 0.69 unch 450 Cwt Limited 1.29 0.01 434 First Ship Lea 0.07 unch 746 Grand Banks..............unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.01 K1Ventures 0.20 unch 1814 Keppel Corp 10.65
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      697 20 Reuters [BERLIN] Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline have defended their policies on pregnancy and marriage for cabin crew after the Qatar carrier came under fire over its working conditions. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is running a campaign against Qatar Airways
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      337 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 He contributes to the liquid assets of a bank (5,5) 9 Country copper with a degree (4) 10 Comedians’ outing that’s usually good for a laugh (5,5) 11 The long version lacks nothing in measurement (6) 12 A pound’s given in exchange rate here in Canada
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      798 21  -  It’s a happy balance of flavours, textures and seasonings at Greek taverna Mykonos, says JAIME EE JAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT Mykonos on the Bay #01-10 Quayside Isle 31 Ocean Way Tel: 6334-3818 Open Mon to Wed for dinner only: 6pm to 11pm Thurs to Sun
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      154 21 SME 101: MARKETING BOOTCAMP Marketing strategies for SMEs using video, social media and mobile phones ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY Tickets can only be purchased via our online registration page using credit cards. REGISTER HERE: www.stjobs.sg/bootcamp 27 28 MARCH 2014 For enquiries, please email customercare@stjobs.sg or call 1800 6978 701 during office
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3341 22 Week ended: Mar 7 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 AAT 14 10.4 8Telecom Vol ('000) Week Last Quote 11.5 7 AEM Div GrYld C'vr 25.5 22 AIMSAMPI Reit
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      409 23 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 $mil 35 22 t 3Cnergy 500 Last Vol 2 0.9 t Advanced System 0.9 unch 1580 1.1 0.9 0.9 1 15.8 Last Quote Div Gr
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      116 23 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.790 -0.005 CapitaLand 2.830 +0.030 CapitaMall 1.910 -0.010 CityDev 9.500 +0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.955 DBS Grp 16.230 -0.090 GLP 2.850 +0.040 Genting SP 1.340 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.600 HK Land 6.500 +0.130 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.650 +0.005 JMH
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      1929 23 Transaction date: Mar 7 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores '000 Angang Steel 4.84 0.01 1651 Anhui Conch 28.90 0.25 7720 Anhuiexpresswa 3.98 unch 848 Asia Satellite 33.50 0.05 11 Asm Pacific 70.00 0.90 1041 Avic Ihl unch 3 Baiyunshan Ph 4.84 Bank Of China 3.21 0.01
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      264 23 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 61.5 34.4 AVJennings A58 -3.5 38 58 57 58 59.5 3.6 6 4.7 214.7 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US41 +1.5 ***** 41.5 38.5 40.5 41 2699.7
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      186 23 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 10 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 Manufacturing 59 98 27 5 16 12 64 114 39 Commerce 25 36 15 3 16 0 28 52 15 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 16 11
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      1170 23 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.2 +0.7 21 114.2 113 114 114.5 521.3 143 119 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 125.3 +0.6 125.3 124.4 124 126
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      123 23 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 90,950 90,950 295,426 295,426 Manufacturing 1,917,598 441,563 2,359,161 891,935 17,998 909,933 Commerce 1,120,042 1,502,155 2,622,197 717,707 91,002 808,709 Tpt/Stor/Comms 372,875 4,883 377,758 576,748 464 577,212 Finance 181,871 2,107 183,978 697,771 680 698,451 Construction 276,346 493,018
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      680 24 Mar 7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.76 *****.60 *****.59 Mar14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****3 *****1 Jun14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 5045 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 307.78 309.31 306.40 Mar14 305.90 309.70 305.70 308.30 ***** *****2 Apr14 305.40
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      373 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 7 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1195.0 -0.3 0.9 0.0 1.6 -0.4 1.2 EAFE Preliminary 952.2 -0.7 -0.4 -0.3 1.0 -0.7 0.6 Europe Preliminary 1367.0 -1.2 0.9
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      471 24 Mar 7 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.001 5.563 0.656 7.058 55.493 103.888 0.936 9.647 2.962 1.072 93.760 40.400 1.150 9.660 0.799 27.531 29.359 0.544 0.910 Canada 0.999 5.558
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      34 24 Mar 7 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) (S$) 3 mths ..0.***** 3 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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      86 24 Mar 7 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****Z 27-Jun-14 0.29 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.3 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.56 101.61 101.61 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.32 105.40 105.38
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      138 24 Mar 07 GOLD(US$/oz) Mar 07 Mar 06 Hong Kong 1351.00 1338.00 Mar 07 Mar 06 London 1335.46 1345.40 1336.23 1346.25 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 07 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 123 55 5gm 350 274 10gm 625 547
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      58 24 Mar 7 Mar KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Mar 14 2880.0 2890.0 2893.0 2880.0 77 933 Apr 14 2877.0 2889.0 2895.0 2875.0 611 ***** May 14 2883.0 2886.0 2896.0 2871.0 ***** ***** Jun 14 2864.0
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      Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
      155 24 Mar 7 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1496 1.1502 0.9093 0.9097 Canadian dollar 1.1485 1.1492 0.9089 0.9084 Euro 1.7528 1.7533 1.3864 1.3867 NZ dollar 1.0729 1.0733 0.8486 0.8489 Sterling pound 2.1142 2.1148 1.6722 1.6726
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      Lock icon FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      121 24 As at 9am Mar 07 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.173 1.118 Can dollar 1.171 1.126 Euro 1.792 1.707 Sterling pound 2.153 2.071 NZ dollar 1.095 1.053 US dollar 1.289 1.228 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      159 24 Mar 7 Mar 7 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.08 0.03 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.08 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.25 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60
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      1216 24 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 40 0.0 5 -88 52 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 0.5 0.3 50 1 123 205 81.00 2 Ratio Exer Ascendas Reit MB eCW*****1 2 -0.8 100 0.2 210 1
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      109 24 Mar 7 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 14 1457.50 1437.50 1460.00 1435.25 May 14 1457.75 1438.00 1460.00 1435.50 Jul 14 1424.75 1409.50 1429.00 1404.25 Aug 14 1373.00 1358.25 1376.75 1353.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 14
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      94 24 Mar 7 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Mar 14 1842 1829 1842 1823 May 14 1856 1845 1858 1837 Jul 14 1856 1845 1857 1837 Sep 14 1856 1845 1856 1840 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Mar 14 2157 2134 2168 2152 May 14 2099 2083 2111 2064
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      Lock icon CRUDE OIL & PRODUCTS
      70 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 06 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.20 -0.65 WTI (Near Mth) 101.87 0.60 Dubai (1-Mth F) 103.92 -0.85 Tapis blend 113.15 -0.43 Minas 108.25 -0.43 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 100.97 -0.78 Jet Kerosene 120.30 -1.56 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 24 Mar 7 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2643 1.2644 2-months 1.2642 1.2644 3-months 1.2642 1.2643 6-months 1.2640 1.2641 Source: OCBC
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      65 24 Mar-07 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1723.50 1753.75 3 months 1765.00 1796.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6805.00 7067.00 3 months 6782.00 7050.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2069.75 2116.50 3 months 2096.50 2145.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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    2396 25 Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand New Caledonia Fiji all other Pacific Islands Dili (East Timor) Guam (Mariana Islands) Honolulu (Hawaii) SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE W W W. N G P L J S P. C O M THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. PTE. LTD. 300 BEACH ROAD #02-02 THE
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  • BizIT THE BUSINESS OF INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGY
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      1144 28  -  This problem is hampering proper teamwork, says consultant.VICTORIA HOreports VICTORIA HO COMPANIES still haven’t figured out how to enable effective social collaboration within the enterprise, says Mike Walsh, who runs a consultancy firm called Tomorrow. Not only is this hampering proper teamwork, he
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      758 27  -  By VICTORIA HO SINGAPORE-BASED online cosmetics store Luxola has dramatically increased the number of items it carries, on its march to dominate the e-commerce game in South-east Asia. The store, which is purely online and has no brick-and-mortar outlet, is slightly over
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      936 27  -  Asia Pacific leads growth driven by China demand: Gartner By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY amit@sph.com.sg WITH companies and consumers enthusiastically adopting cloud computing, more data centres are being built around the world. This, in turn, has ensured that demand for servers remain modestly strong,
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