The Business Times, 18 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 Tuesday, March 18, 2014G
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    Lock icon Most firms here won’t disclose directors’ pay: poll
    636 1  -  By KENNETH LIM By kenlim@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Most Singapore companies will stray from the new corporate governance code’s guidelines on disclosing individual directors’ compensation, and all but a handful pay little heed to gender equality, a survey of Singapore companies has found. Singapore
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    Lock icon DBS’s latest purchase widens gap with BOS
    849 1  -  It is buying the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale for US$220m By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank yesterday said that it will buy the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale for US$220 million, accelerating its ambition of becoming
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      66 1 GST INDEX 3,092.14 (+18.42) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,086.00 (+19.00) GSIMSCI 348.60 (+1.52) GSIMSCI FUTURES 348.30 (+2.60) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1 .266 (US$/S$ per 1.664 2.105 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.388 1.757 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.60 80.20 RM 3.278 2.590 HK$ 7.765 6.136 BAHT 32.24 25.47
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      47 1 Monday Change KL COMP 1,815.16 +10.04 NIKKEI 225 14,277.67 -49.99 HANG SENG 21,473.95 -65.54 SET INDEX 1,377.10 +4.92 JAKARTA COMP 4,876.19 -2.46 MANILA COMP 6,399.99 +8.75 SEOUL COMP 1,927.53 +7.63 SHENZHEN B 840.18 +6.05 MUMBAI IND Closed 12noon EDT Change DOW 16,228.88 +163.21 NASDAQ 4,285.96 +40.56
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      23 1 SINGAPORE 5.35 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA JAPAN TAIWAN KOREA JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 SWITZERLAND 0.50 INDIA 3.25 Source: Bloomberg
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      59 1 PROPERTY RB Capital repositioning Robertson Quay assets PAGE 28 HOCK LOCK SIEW SGX’s new rule: clarity needed PAGE 4 COMMENTARY What’s at stake in Crimea SME Inc Filling a gap in e-payment modes PAGE 10 PAGE 21 Depuis 1775 Classique Hora Mundi 5157 BREGUET BOUTIQUE 2 BAYFRONT AVENUE THE SHOPPES
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S’pore exports up 9.1% in February, beating forecast
      773 2  -  Petrochem is the star performer; electronics down for 19th straight month By CHUANG PECK MING peckming@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Last month’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) were stronger than expected, but most privatesector economists don’t see the surge being repeated in the coming months. The
      Source: IE Singapore  -  773 words
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      Lock icon S’pore private home sales up in Feb
      872 2  -  More units launched, mostly outside central region By LYNETTE KHOO lynkhoo@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Private home sales are expected to slow in March after picking up last month, given the cautious mood and a lack of new launches. Developers sold more new private homes in
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      502 2 DBS’s latest purchase widens gap with BOS DBS BANK yesterday said it will buy the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale for US$220 million. FRONT PAGE Most firms here won’t disclose directors’ pay: poll MOST Singapore companies will stray from the new corporate governance code’s guidelines on
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      Lock icon New global debt crisis could be brewing: IIF
      717 2  -  By Tokyo ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A NEW global debt crisis could be brewing with China and other emerging economies as well as some advanced economies looking especially vulnerable to possible trouble in the future, according to a new report from the
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      Lock icon Annual yacht show gets bigger, better
      539 3  -  More than 100 vessels worth over half a billion dollars will go on show from April 10 to 13 By MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] More than half a billion dollars worth of vessels will sail into town next month for the fourth edition of
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      Lock icon Investors hail move to relax grip on yuan
      696 3 But it raises foreign investors’ concerns about their near-term exposure to China Reuters [SHANGHAI] The Chinese central bank’s decision to relax its grip on the yuan has been welcomed as a sign of financial liberalisation, but it is aggravating concerns among foreign
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      662 3 Partake in the Region’s Dedicated International Wine and Spirits Trade Show spirits Asia 2014 Asia 2014 The 13th International Exhibition of Wine Spirits 8-11 APRIL 2014 SINGAPORE EXPO O 200 exhibitors from 20 countries regions O 7 international group pavilions from Australia, Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa and
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Moody’s: Olam bid by Temasek credit negative
      593 4  -  Market talk has it that share surge could partly be due to rival suitors By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg THE offer to buy the remaining shares in Olam International is credit negative for Temasek Holdings, though it will have “minimal” financial effect on the
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      Lock icon SGX’s new rule: clarity needed
      1205 4  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) recent attempt to enhance its regulatory might was put to its first major test this past week, when emasek Holdings made an offer for Olam International. The jury is still out on how effective
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      Lock icon Fears over S’pore banks ‘overdone’
      761 5  -  Higher exposure to China seen as strategic; banks also selective in lending By JAMIE LEE leejamie@sph.com.sg STOCKS of Singapore banks have taken a beating this year with some observers attributing this to market fears of potential pitfalls over the hike in the lenders’ exposure to
      Source: DBS, OCBC, UOB  -  761 words
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      Lock icon Yongnam’s unit wins deals worth $54.3m
      259 5  -  By CARINE LEE carinel@sph.com.sg YONGNAM Holdings, through wholly owned Yongnam Engineering Construction, has secured two subcontracts worth $54.3 million. The structural steel contractor and specialist civil engineering solutions provider said the contracts will involve more than 10,000 tonnes of structural steelworks. The first subcontract,
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon SGX caution on Swissco shares
        58 5 SGX has cautioned the market to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of Swissco Holdings. This follows its query on the stock’s unusual price and volume movements and Swissco’s response that, apart from a proposed acquisition announced on Feb 28, it knows of no
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        Lock icon Watch-list firms clarify dates
        47 5 ALLIED Technologies and Suntar Eco-City, both of which were placed on the SGX watch-list on March 17, clarified yesterday the two years for them to fulfil requirements for removal from the list or face delisting will take effect from March 5 this year.
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        Lock icon Auditor flags China New Town accounts
        58 5 CHINA New Town Development Company’s auditors, Ernst Young, have issued an emphasis of matter highlighting that the group’s ability to continue as a going concern depends on the completion of the subscription of the firm’s new shares and its ability to generate sufficient cash
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      Lock icon Int’l Healthway buys 2 more Aussie properties
      285 7  -  By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg JUST a week after acquiring its first property in Australia, International Healthway Corporation (IHC) has signed another two deals to buy two freehold properties in Melbourne and Geelong for A$63.8 million ($73.4 million) in total. The property in Melbourne,
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      Lock icon Auditor flags concerns about Transcu’s financial status
      196 7  -  By TEH SHI NING tshining@sph.com.sg STRUGGLING biotech firm Transcu Group’s independent auditor has flagged conditions that may cast “significant doubt” on the group’s and company’s ability to continue as going concerns. In an “emphasis of matter” note, the company’s independent auditor, Nexia TS
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      Lock icon SIA passenger carriage down in Feb
      345 7  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) reported a decline in passenger carriage in February, partly on the back of softer demand for Bangkok due to the political protests. SIA which typically operates around five flights a day to Bangkok had announced previously that
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      Lock icon Understanding Islamic business
      903 7  -  Vast opportunities await those who know how to tap into the growing market in Asia especially South-east Asia Brought to you by BY NARENDRA AGGARWAL NOT many businesses fully understand the importance of Islamic business, which is massive on a global scale and presents immense business opportunities
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      Lock icon Keppel O&M units secure $140m in contracts
      329 7  -  Deals bring its order book past $1.78b in the first quarter By LISA LEE lisalcc@sph.com.sg KEPPEL Offshore and Marine (O&M) Ltd’s subsidiaries have secured $140 million in contracts. Among the deals were the fabricating of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) turret
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon STI up despite greater Ukraine fears
      690 6  -  Boost from corporate developments on the home front; DBS and St James leap STOCKS ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent THE key Straits Times Index (STI) finished the day 0.6 per cent up yesterday, alongside a mixed outing by its regional peers, as traders wrapped
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      77 6 Mar 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 77.00 +350.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +69.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +7.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 715.40 +2.22 FTSE ST Small Cap 538.96 +2.05 FTSE ST All Share 753.09 +4.00 FTSE ST China Top 197.98 +0.66 FTSE ST China 224.55 +0.55 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      52 6 VOLUME Equation 116,104,000 Albedo 108,845,000 St James 67,369,000 TT Intl 59,713,000 Transcu Grp 56,052,000 PerennialCRT 54,500,000 HanKore 48,383,000 LionGold 44,013,000 SingHaiyi 41,288,000 Golden Agri 38,528,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 66,597,720 GLP 47,473,840 Olam 47,182,410 SingTel 32,468,170 EzionHldg 30,705,410 PerennialCRT 30,691,895 Wilmar 29,630,446 DairyFarm 27,219,508 UOB 26,482,420 OCBC Bk
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 3 4 0 0 0 7 3 4 Manufacturing 48 43 36 12 6 4 60 49 40 Commerce 21 19 21 1 4 7 22 23 28 Tpt/Stor/Comms 14 13 12
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      1001 6  -  Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Perennial China Retail Trust March 17 close: S$0.55 CIMB Research, March 16 TRADING in both Catalist-listed St James Holdings (SJH) and Perennial China Retail Trust (PCRT) was halted on March 14 for the announcement of: 1) the reverse takeover of Perennial Real Estate Holdings
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 16,934 16,934 52,672 52,672 Manufacturing 213,553 160,259 373,812 106,981 5,492 112,473 Commerce 177,639 180,310 357,949 155,699 10,145 165,844 Tpt/Stor/Comms 98,356 2,201 100,557 91,925 233 92,158 Finance 24,392 139 24,531 126,667 49 126,715 Construction 31,878 30,004
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      116 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.735 +0.010 CapitaLand 2.770 +0.020 CapitaMall 1.900 +0.005 CityDev 9.330 +0.070 ComfortDelGro 1.935 -0.015 DBS Grp 15.91 +0.180 GLP 2.720 -0.040 Genting SP 1.320 +0.005 Golden Agri 0.595 +0.010 HK Land 6.350 +0.030 HPH Trust US$ 0.635 +0.005 JMH 59.61 +0.600
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      Lock icon Yen drops for first time in six days
      505 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The yen yesterday fell for the first time in six days against the US dollar as a rally in Russian stocks eased concerns that Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine will lead to an immediate increase in tensions between
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      110 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 9033 745.1 7.0 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 194.8 1.4 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 169.5 0.7 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6018 161.9 2.2 JSH 3379 131.6 3.2 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 126.5 0.4 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 122.0 0.5 GLD 10US$ ***** 107.5 0.6 Lyxor
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      129 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** -72.1 -0.3 Jardine C&C 4214 -55.0 -1.3 Isetan 425 -25.0 -5.6 Lyxor AsiaIT 10US$ 3425 -22.8 -0.5 IS Asia BND 100US 1008 -19.0 -1.5 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -11.5 -0.1 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2606 -11.4 -0.3 DBXT S&P Short 10US$
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon FundedByMe to launch equity crowdfunding
      394 8  -  To fund expansion, it is also raising 3m Swedish krona in equity from tonight By jaccheok@sph.com.sg JACQUELYN CHEOK jaccheo|<@sph.com.sg FUNDEDBYME, a Swe-den-based crowdfunding platform, is set to become the first online platform here to launch equity crowdfunding services. This will allow residents in Singapore to
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      Lock icon Two adjacent warehouses in Tampines up for sale
      444 8  -  By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg TWO adjacent multi-storey warehouses located at 21 and 23 Tampines along Street 92 have been put up for sale by expression of interest (EOI) by architecture and interior design firm HC Design. The total indicative price for the
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CPF maintains 4% SMA interest rate
        116 9 CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to have a 4 per cent risk-free interest rate on their Special and Medisave Accounts (SMA) from April 1 to June 30. This is in line with the government’s announcement last September to maintain the 4 per
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        Lock icon SMU confers honorary doctorate on Ratan Tata
        98 9 RAT AN Tata, a philanthropist and corporate leader, was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Business by the Singapore Management University (SMU) yesterday. The award was presented by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat and SMU president Arnoud De Meyer. This is the
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        Lock icon $100,000 to improve lives of disabled
        83 9 THE Social and Family Development Ministry and SG Enable is offering $100,000 to five teams as jump-start awards for new ideas to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. This award is part of Enabling Community coLAB, an event taking place at *Scape on
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      Lock icon CEA launches online guide to buying foreign property
      355 9  -  Move follows issuance of practice guidelines for estate agents, salespeople By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg THE Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has published a new guide to help consumers in Singapore who are interested in buying overseas properties. The aim of this latest
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      Lock icon MyPaper features salmon pink paper
      170 9  -  Its 16-page wellness ad feature today will stand out in blush coloured newsprint By LISABELLE TAN lisatan@sph.com.sg MyPaper, Singapore’s only free bilingual newspaper, will sport salmon pink pages for its wellness advertising feature today. The blush colour of the newsprint comes courtesy of the latest
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      Lock icon $88,000 in prizes in SPH Lucky 30 Draw
      255 9  -  Draw is part of celebrations to mark firm’s 30th anniversary By KARA QUEK karaquek@sph.com.sg A TOTAL of 30 prizes worth a cumulative $88,000 will be up for grabs in the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Lucky 30 Draw. The draw, which kicked off
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      548 8 Blow your own trumpet Buy new musical instruments or put up your old ones for sale in CLASS 72 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988 Strategies for Workplace Success Who should attend: Sales, marketing and retail professionals; supervisors, managers, team leaders and other general managers; executives; business
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      195 9 Everything, plus the kitchen sink Select furniture for your home or showcase your merchandise in CLASS 114 To advertise, call the Print Classified Hotline: 1800-289 9988 Broaden your international outlook with a Master’s degree. It’s possible. Edinburgh Napier UNIVERSITY I Our Annual Open House Returns! 22 March 2014 (Saturday) 11am
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      212 9 The Master Franchisee for one of the Largest Pizza Chain in the world has an opening for a Chief Executive Officer General Manager The Master Franchisee for an International Pizza Chain is looking for a Chief Executive Officer/General Manager to be based in Singapore for rolling out its operations. The
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  • SME Inc
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      Lock icon Filling a gap in e-payment modes
      1031 10  -  Red Dot aims to go beyond payments by Visa and MasterCard as it targets travel and entertainment sectors, reportsJASLENE JASLENE PANG WITH the hype about e-com-merce still going strong in Singapore, Red Dot Payment’s managing director Randy Tan envisions a world with massive uptakes
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      Lock icon The Art of Collaboration vs The Art of War
      933 10 Professor argues for an alternative to confrontation in business COMMENTARY WHEN Chinese Admiral Zheng He set sail on his seven voyages, he had at his command the largest and most powerful naval fleet ever seen at that time. With such a
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      65 10 HAVE an interesting story on an SME to share? Drop us a note on why you think the company should be featured in our weekly SME Inc pages, with details such as how the company has grown and its expansion plans. Send your e-mail to Felda Chay at feldac@sph.com.sg with
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  • EMERGING ENTERPRISE 2014
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      Lock icon Recognising the promise of start-ups
      1363 11  -  OCBC’s new ‘most promising start-up’ award will come with expert advice, Insead courses, reports JAMIE LEE reportsJAMIE reportsJAMIE LEE leejamie@sph.com.sg OCBC Bank will introduce a n e w start-up award” to the existmos t p rom i s i n g start-up award” to the
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      155 11 The Emerging Enterprise Award 2014 is open for applications Over S$1.4 million worth of prizes to be won. Apply by 2 May 2014, Friday. For a copy of the application form, please visit www.EEaward.com Jointly Presented by: Official Auditor: Supported by: Innovation Partner: Preferred Payment Solutions Partner: YOUR BUSINESS AMBITION
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Poor Q4 showing by M’sia oil & gas firms
      510 12  - Poor Q4 showing by M’sia oil gas firms OS V firms record weakened profits due to low fleet utilisation in 2013 By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN oil and gas companies unveiled disappointing earnings in the fourth quarter, in an indication that the sector may be running out of
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      Lock icon Jakarta market set to extend rally
      909 12 Stocks seen rising another 7% to record high this year Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesian stocks will extend their bull market rally as speculation increases that Joko Widodo will win this year’s presidential election and boost investment, said some of the country’s largest investors and brokerages.
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      1915 12 CHINA YONGSHENG LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No: *****2032R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 39th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company will be held at Orchard Hotel, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore *****9 on Wednesday, 2 April 2014 at 9.30
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Smaller rivals taking aim at Alibaba
      1160 13 China’s biggest social media company Tencent is leading the revolt Reuters [SHANGHAI] Alibaba’s dominance of online retail in China faces its biggest-ev-er challenge as the firm founded by Jack Ma in a one-room apartment 15 years ago lines up a US initial public offering
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      Lock icon Toyota suspends production in India
      329 13 Reuters [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp’s Indian unit has temporarily closed its two plants where some workers had stopped production lines to protest a delay in salary hikes after 10 months of negotiations. The factories near Bangalore are Toyota Motor’s only vehicle plants in the world’s
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      310 13 Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte. Ltd. Co. Regn. No. *****1256N I I KishdBbMbhbubani at InvesmSE-AN 2014 Gain valuable insights from renowned global thinker and author Kishore Mahbubani as he shares his valuable insights on ASEAN. ASEAN is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, offering a diverse range
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      2628 14 A Canadian corporation founded in 1817 Head Office: 100 King Street West, 1 First Canadian Place, 21st Flr, Toronto ON M5X 1A1 2013 Consolidated Financial Statements (in million Canadian dollars) Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Statement of Income As at October 31 2013 2012 ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 26,083 19,941
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Korean central bank hints at rate increase
      761 15 Incoming governor says govt should help households prepare for rate rise Bloomb erg [SEOUL] Incoming Bank of Korea governor Lee Ju Yeol said South Korean households need to prepare for higher interest rates, bolstering analysts’ forecasts for an increase as inflation picks up.
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      Lock icon Vietnam govt approves 8t dong plan to stockpile rice
      445 15 Reuters [HANOI] Vietnam has approved a rice stockpiling plan under which local firms will get soft loans to buy paddy from now to the end of April a move that will tighten supplies in the world’s No 2 exporter of the
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      Lock icon Coffee growers in Vietnam hold record stockpiles
      797 15 Sales slow amid talk drought will reduce next year’s harvest Bloomberg [HANOI] Coffee growers in Vietnam, the biggest producer of robusta beans used by Nestle SA, are holding record stockpiles as they curb sales amid speculation that drought will reduce next year’s harvest.
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      Lock icon Funds rail against too-big-to-fail labelling
      486 16 Subjecting some asset managers to more regulation will hurt competition and investors, they say Bloomberg [BOSTON] US mutual fund companies are pushing back against claims that some firms may be too big to fail, saying that singling out a few large money managers and subjecting
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      Lock icon Renault, Nissan to merge key operations
      581 16 New team oversees integration; brands to remain separate Reuters [TOKYO] Carmakers Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co yesterday announced moves to combine key operations under a new team of managers, the boldest step yet taken in their 15 year-old alliance. Carlos Ghosn, who heads
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      Lock icon US, EU impose sanctions after Crimea’s Russia move
      994 17 Curbs include asset freezes, travel bans on officials from Russia and Ukraine Reu ters [BRUSSELS] The United States and the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on officials from Russia and Ukraine after Crimea applied to join
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      Lock icon Vodafone said to buy Ono for 7.2b euros
      520 17 It aims to boost its offerings in TV and broadband Internet Bloomberg [MADRID] Vodafone Group agreed to buy Spanish cable operator Grupo Corporativo Ono for 7.2 billion euros (S$12.65 billion) to boost its offerings in television and broadband Internet, people familiar with
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      252 17 ECB forecasts one per cent rise this year, 1.3% in 2015 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Inflation in the euro area unexpectedly slowed last month, keeping pressure on the European Central Bank (ECB) to maintain loose monetary policy. Consumer prices rose an annual 0.7 per cent, down
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      228 17 AFP [FRANKFURT] Just because a European bank passes the upcoming stress tests by European regulators does not mean it has the necessary mettle to continue to survive, the German banking federation said yesterday. “There will also be banks that pass the test, but
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      796 18 Firms with roots in Silicon Valley take on national govts, aeronautics giants NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] It was party time at the Planet Labs satellite factory, in an unkempt office in the trendy South of Market neighbourhood here. A man in a blue tuxedo shared
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      550 18 LATEST US DATA Reu ters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Factory production in the US rose in February by the most in six months, indicating that industries have started to recover from severe winter weather. The 0.8 per cent gain at manufacturers followed a revised
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      386 18 Task force to present its findings to EU executive Reuters [LONDON] Three European equity associations are uniting to find ways to boost initial public offerings (IPOs) in the region, encouraging companies held back by subdued credit markets to raise funds by other
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      484 19 Domestic demand drives factory output but flat exports a concern Reu ters [TOKYO] Japan’s government upgraded its view on factory output while leaving its overall economic assessment unchanged, sounding upbeat on the world’s third-largest economy. The government, in its monthly report issued yesterday, described the economy
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      618 19 Rajah Tann tips stress for builders, miners this year These two industries should be watched amid market churn Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Construction and commodity companies in Asia may follow shippers into financial distress this year amid global market turbulence, according to Rajah Tann LLP, South-east Asia’s largest law firm. “The construction
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      752 19 But most big lenders are staying away from the risky loans Reuters [WASHINGTON] US baby boomers desperate for retirement income are increasingly turning back to a financial product that, after the housing bust, had been left for dead: the reverse mortgage. Many retirees
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      324 19 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippine economy could grow faster than previously thought this year, the World Bank said yesterday, but much depends on how fast the government can rebuild communities ravaged by a super typhoon that struck in November. The World Bank raised its
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      510 20 EDITORIAL THE third anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster serves as a grim and powerful reminder why so many people in the region have developed an aversion to atomic energy. The earthquake on March 11, 2011, and the subsequent tsunami wreaked such damage that the
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      761 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL SMITH The writer is managing director of Asia Pacific, CFA Institute YOU’VE read all sorts of warnings about the coming car wreck that is shadow banking in China. Several shadow banking products are reportedly on the brink of default, and
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      1028 20  -  To catch the next big wave, they must reinvent themselves again and again By B H TAN The writer is the president of Lead Associates based in Singapore. He is a firm believer that there is hidden creativity to be tapped through a convergence
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      1402 21  -  If Ukraine’s revolution is successful, such a revolution could extend to Russia By YURIY GORODNICHENKO GERARD ROLAND The writers are respectively, associate professor in the Department of Economics; and E Morris Cox professor of Economics and professor of Politica l Science, both at the University
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      861 21  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By EDWARD HADAS Reuters THE revival of East-West tension over Ukraine looks thoroughly geopolitical. But the context is bad economics. In the last century, Russia was damaged by flawed ideologies which originated in the West. And today it is
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      947 21  -  NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent THE asset price inflation which the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks have created will ultimately bite them. Growing numbers of market strategists now fear that the former surge in bond and gold prices and
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      647 22 Malaysia focuses on role of pilots, denies it refused to cooperate with FBI Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Australia took a leading role in the search for a passenger jet in the southern Indian Ocean that vanished 10 days ago as Malaysian authorities
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      390 22  -  A special feature brought to you by STJOBS.SG By Pamela Wigglesworth I read somewhere that the more expensive the retail price of a product or service, the longer the selling cycle. This makes perfect sense because when it comes to purchasing a
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      456 22 Reuters [LONDON] A number of EU politicians plan to vote against a deal to exempt long-haul flights from paying for carbon emissions until the end of 2016 in an attempt to prevent the European Union from bowing to international pressure. The European Parliament’s
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      185 22 Reuters [NEW YORK] JetBlue Airways Corp said last week it would sell its in-flight entertainment business, LiveTV, to French defence electronics company Thales Group for US$400 million as it looks to cut costs. JetBlue has struggled with high maintenance and repair costs
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      795 23 Credit-default swaps have risen on doubts over carrier’s plans to stem losses Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Doubts over Qantas Airways’s plan to stem losses pushed bond risk for Australia’s biggest carrier above that of Air France-KLM Group, which is attempting a turnaround from near bankruptcy. Credit-default
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      361 23 Reuters [VANCOUVER] A two-and-a-half week container truck driver strike at Port Metro Vancouver was set to continue after a government and port authority plan to end the job action at Canada’s largest port failed to make headway at the weekend. The 14-point plan, revealed
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      239 23 SGX '000 Mar 17 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore 0.40 unch 355 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 -0.01 100 Mar 17 Cwt Limited 1.29 -0.02 173 Ezra Hldgs 1.11 0.01 3180 First Ship Lea Ch Offshore Grand Banks.............unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.79 0.01 426 K1Ventures 0.20 unch 4246
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      335 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Conceited, like Humpty Dumpty? (9) 6 Monarch and family joined by Germany’s leader (4) 10 Tragic heroine taking in a US resort (5) 11 Justify being very mean (9) 12 Meet knight in Eastern bar (9) 14 Order English concise dictionary (or part thereof) (5) 15
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    1196 24 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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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      3128 25 Transaction date: Mar 17 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 14 10.4 8Telecom Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote (’000) High Low Buyer Seller Div Gr Yld C'vr 181.6 102.4
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      280 26 52-wks Last Vol Day 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 Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale (‘000) High Low Buyer Seller
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      11453 26 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha FuncTCI A!** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 1.19/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.9576/ Global Emerging Markets!** Asian Smaller Cos! China Opportunities' 1.8655/ 2 5932/ EM Local Ccy Bond 0879/ European Opportunities!"
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      249 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US40 unch 4985 40.5 39.5 39.5 40 2633.8 Sale 318 191 TanChongInt HK312 +2 30 312 308 310 312 4.3 2.2
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      1133 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 113 -1 1 113 113 112 114 515.8 143 119 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 123.6 +0.5 123.6 123.6 114.4 94
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      Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
      686 27 Mar 17 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.32 *****.16 *****.21 Jun14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****4 *****0 Sep14 *****.00 0 2206 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 306.45 306.85 305.00 Mar14 305.90 307.00 304.30 306.40 ***** *****7 Apr14 305.50 306.10 304.10 306.50
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      373 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 14 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1167.1 -0.5 -1.5 -0.5 -0.8 -0.5 -1.0 EAFE Preliminary 918.1 -1.2 -4.0 -1.3 -2.3 -1.2 -2.5 Europe Preliminary 1325.7 -0.6 -2.2
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      471 27 Mar 17 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.005 5.596 0.653 7.040 55.420 102.332 0.921 9.679 2.972 1.061 89.595 40.534 1.147 9.695 0.793 27.514 29.224 0.545 0.907 Canada 0.995 5.568
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      34 27 Mar 17 (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 27 Mar 17 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 0.31 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.54 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.23 105.30 105.29 10-Year NX*****H
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      136 27 Mar 17 GOLD(US$/oz) Mar 17 Mar 14 Hong Kong 1384.00 1372.00 Mar 14 Mar 13 London 1375.76 1371.85 1376.53 1372.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 17 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 83 53 5gm 332 277 10gm 622 557
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      57 27 Mar 17 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 14 2810.0 2829.0 2830.0 2804.0 543 6535 May 14 2781.0 2771.0 2789.0 2767.0 ***** ***** Jun 14 2758.0 2741.0 2766.0 2738.0 ***** ***** Jul 14 2724.0 2705.0
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      155 27 Mar 17 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1467 1.1480 0.9064 0.9068 Canadian dollar 1.1407 1.1422 0.9022 0.9016 Euro 1.7562 1.7580 1.3882 1.3886 NZ dollar 1.0809 1.0824 0.8544 0.8550 Sterling pound 2.1046 2.1062 1.6636 1.6637
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      109 27 Mar 14 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 14 1376.00 1390.75 1390.75 1384.75 May 14 1388.50 1396.25 1401.50 1379.50 Jul 14 1371.75 1378.00 1382.75 1363.50 Aug 14 1333.25 1339.00 1341.50 1326.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 14
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      94 27 Mar 14 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Mar 14 1888 1871 1896 1867 May 14 1878 1875 1893 1869 Jul 14 1874 1874 1892 1868 Sep 14 1873 1873 1890 1867 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Mar 14 2241 2245 2254 2239 May 14 2175 2189 2190 2161
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      Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS & EXTENDED SETTLEMENT
      1091 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 43 -2 10 0.0 5 -90 52 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 0.5 1 123 155 97.00 2 Ratio Exer Ascendas Reit MB eCW*****1 2 0.2 210 1 Ascendas Reit
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      70 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Mar 14 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 108.13 1.28 WTI (Near Mth) 99.02 0.77 Dubai (1-Mth F) 103.49 -0.13 Tapis blend 112.18 -0.75 Minas 107.28 -0.75 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 102.06 0.06 Jet Kerosene 119.10 -0.25 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 27 Mar 17 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2651 1.2660 2-months 1.2651 1.2660 3-months 1.2650 1.2659 6-months 1.2648 1.2657 Source: OCBC
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      65 27 Mar-14 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1697.50 1698.75 3 months 1740.00 1741.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6492.50 6439.00 3 months 6469.00 6415.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2020.50 2001.00 3 months 2041.00 2022.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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      121 27 As at 9am Mar 17 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.168 1.113 Can dollar 1.162 1.118 Euro 1.801 1.716 Sterling pound 2.145 2.063 NZ dollar 1.106 1.064 US dollar 1.292 1.231 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      157 27 Mar 17 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ 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 0.40 12
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  • PROPERTY
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      Lock icon RB Capital repositioning Robertson Quay assets
      829 28  -  Gallery Hotel, The Quayside retail revamp to create 100,000 sq ft of prime retail space By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] RB Capital is pumping about $50 million to $70 million in a major refurbishment of Gallery Hotel along Robertson Quay and the retail podium
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      1067 29 Its acquisition of houses to rent has fallen 70% from its peak last year Bloom berg [LOS ANGELES] Blackstone Group is slowing its purchases of houses to rent amid soaring prices after a buying binge made it the biggest US single-family home landlord.
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