The Business Times, 9 April 2014

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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    Lock icon DBS charts steady course in transaction banking
    973 1  -  Risks in China-linked trade finance eased by the bank cherry-picking its clients By JAMIE LEE By leejamie@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] In just five years, DBS Group has shot out of nowhere to become a worthy competitor in Asian trade financing snatching an advantage from European
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,204.09 (+10.50) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,177.00 (+11.00) GSIMSCI 363.23 (+2.08) GSIMSCI FUTURES 359.40 (+1.80) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.256 (US$/S$ per 1.664 2.090 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.376 1.729 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 102.80 81.80 RM 3.246 2.584 HK$ 7.754 6.174 BAHT 32.35 25.76 RUPIAH
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      47 1 Tuesday Change KL COMP 1,852.31 -10.59 NIKKEI 225 14,606.88 -201.97 HANG SENG 22,596.97 +219.82 SET INDEX 1,379.34 -12.67 JAKARTA COMP 4,921.40 +0.36 MANILA COMP 6,587.49 -26.91 SEOUL COMP 1,993.03 +3.33 SHENZHEN B 835.37 +0.64 MUMBAI IND Closed 11.30am EDT Change DOW 16,274.38 +28.51 NASDAQ 4,114.49 +34.73
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      20 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA KOREA TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA INDIA BRITAIN Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon S’pore port scores world first with bunkering mandate
    645 1  -  By MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore became the first port in the world yesterday to mandate the use of a new mass flow metering (MFM) system for bunkering, which besides eliminating any scope for malpractices, will also raise efficiency and productivity in
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      111 1 STRAIT TALK Confidence in shipping sector picking up steam PAGE 29 EXEC MONEY When bond funds think outside the box HOCK LOCK SIEW Who says the local stock market is a perennial underperformer? PAGE 5 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY $100m IP financing scheme launched PAGE 2 PAGE 44 The leading Swiss private
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Unwarranted ‘halo’ around yuan financing
      542 2  -  DBS’ Tom McCabe says working capital needs behind currency preference By JAMIE LEE leejamie@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s position as an offshore yuan centre has drawn much fanfare, but a senior executive from DBS Bank downplayed its impact on trade financing. “There’s a halo around the RMB
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      Lock icon IP owners can use patents as collateral for bank loans soon
      751 2  -  Govt to share risk in $100m scheme for intangible assets B)’ RAPHAEL LIM raph|im@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Local businesses will soon be able to use their patents as collateral for bank loans, with a new $100 million scheme by the Intellectual
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      Lock icon Building, credit firms lead cashflow crunch
      874 2  -  Not since Q2 2012, bills take more than 40 days to be paid By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Cashflow woes have returned to dog local companies, with construction and credit firms the worst hit. Overall, the average time it takes a company to
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      65 2 IN “Legal tangles add to woes of half the execs under investigation” (BT, April 5), we wrongly reported that Innopac Holdings chief executive Wong Chin-Yong had a previous run-in with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). Mr Wong has pointed out that he has never had any “run-in with the
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      527 2 DBS charts steady course in transaction banking IN just five years, DBS Group has shot out of nowhere to become a worthy competitor in Asian trade financing snatching an advantage from European banks that retreated to repair their balance sheets, and this comes as banks are eager to
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      Lock icon Far East-Sekisui JV tops bids for Woodlands office site
      832 4  -  Strata office units set for launch towards year-end or early next year By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] A joint venture between Far East Organization, its listed unit Far East Orchard and Sekisui House that topped a state tender for the first
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      Lock icon Global ‘recovery is strengthening’, says IMF
      718 4  -  Recovery strongest in US; report echoes World Bank filing By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo GLOBAL economic recovery “is becoming not only stronger but also broader”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report issued yesterday, which echoed the upbeat tone of a World
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Talkmed, Sarin & Ezion: putting to rest the myth of non-performance
      882 5  - Talkmed, Sarin Ezion: putting to rest the myth of non-performance HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg ONE of the criticisms commonly heard of the local stock market is that it is a perennial underperformer. Though classified as a developed market within the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index, it tends to
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      Lock icon Sembcorp expands wastewater treatment business to Hubei
      314 5  -  By VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries is expanding its industrial wastewater treatment business to China’s Hubei province. In a move to establish its first foothold in Jingmen City, Sembcorp has, through wholly owned Sembcorp (China) Holding, signed a joint venture agreement to build,
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      Lock icon SPH Reit’s Q2 DPU of 1.39 cts beats forecast
      414 5  -  Income distributable to unitholders was $34.9 million By LYNETTE KHOO lynkhoo@sph.com.sg BOLSTERED by positive rental reversions and strong property income, SPH Reit achieved a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.39 cents for the second quarter ended Feb 28, beating its forecast
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      Lock icon Loss-making CCM to raise up to $143.5m
      501 7  -  It plans 8-for-1 rights issue, bonus issue for working capital, investment By VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg LOSS-MAKING CCM Group plans to issue up to 28.75 billion shares via an eight-for-one rights issue and another 28.75 billion bonus shares on the basis of one bonus
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      Lock icon CCM completes deal for 5 Texas land parcels
      362 7  -  By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg CONSTRUCTION firm CCM Group has completed the acquisition of five out of seven parcels in a 55-hectare development in Texas, in the United States. In a statement yesterday, the Catalist-listed company said that it was confident of securing
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      Lock icon KOP buys majority stake in Victory Hill Exhibitions
      338 7  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S KOP Group has acquired a majority stake in US-based exhibition production and distribution company Victory Hill Exhibitions. Victory Hill’s most notable upcoming project is an exhibition dubbed Marvel’s The AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. The exhibition to be launched in
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      Lock icon Molyneux scraps plan to buy Blumont shares
      590 7  -  No reason provided; canned deal is fresh blow for firm By ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg MINING investor Alexander Molyneux dropped plans to buy a stake in Blumont Group yesterday, six months after he stepped into the spotlight to defend the resource firm’s prospects amid
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      Lock icon Major shareholder makes exit offer for Gems TV
      514 8  -  Offer of 0.408 cents per share matches NTA per share as at March 31 By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg THE major shareholder of suspended Gems TV Holdings is offering 0.408 cents per share to delist the former TV retailer, a month after a
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      Lock icon FCT to acquire Changi City Point
      396 8  -  By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg MAINBOARD-LISTED Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) has entered into a conditional sale-and-purchase agreement to acquire Changi City Point mall for a purchase consideration of $305 million. The announcement came yesterday from Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management (FCAM), the manager of the trust.
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      Lock icon JES Int’l switches from mines to forestry
      613 8  -  It is buying 51% of Scibois; Mineriver plans put on hold By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg LOSS-making Chinese shipbuilder JES International, which earlier turned to a Xinjiang mining exploration firm for a new source of income, is now acquiring a controlling stake in an
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Traders expect Wall Street rebound
      677 6  -  ST Index rises 10.5 points, as turnover stays low at two billion units valued at $1.1 billion STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent JUST as expectations of a fall on Wall Street on Monday drove the Straits Times Index (STI) down that day, so too
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      77 6 Apr 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 189.00 +132.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +88.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +19.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 734.07 +2.20 FTSE ST Small Cap 545.70 +2.95 FTSE ST All Share 777.81 +2.63 FTSE ST China Top 200.34 +0.27 FTSE ST China 224.94 -1.13 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 6 VOLUME ICP R 375,701,000 HanKore 155,309,000 Albedo 107,587,000 CCM Grp 93,015,000 Noble Grp 67,536,000 AddvalTech 58,748,000 Golden Agri 32,025,000 GLP 30,875,000 Charisma Energy 30,728,000 Equation 28,892,000 VALUE($) Noble Grp 85,479,105 GLP 79,418,815 SingTel 76,155,370 DBS Grp 67,487,444 UOB 44,507,410 CapitaLand 30,076,930 OCBC Bk 29,411,570 Keppel Corp 28,853,750
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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 4 4 0 0 0 7 4 4 Manufacturing 49 36 42 6 8 12 55 44 54 Commerce 27 16 14 8 2 3 35 18 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 14 10 14
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      961 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM Singapore Exchange April 8 close: S$6.99 Phillip Securities Research, April 8 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) Ltd will be announcing its Q3 FY2014 results on April 23, 2014. Based on monthly statistics recently released by SGX, Q3 FY2014’s SDAV (securities daily average value) recovered 8.5 per
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 21,410 21,410 59,374 59,374 Manufacturing 196,600 457,692 654,292 115,357 3,110 118,466 Commerce 157,164 141,894 299,058 135,568 7,219 142,787 Tpt/Stor/Comms 80,160 4,133 84,293 146,775 511 147,287 Finance 21,843 764 22,607 150,206 273 150,479 Construction 41,725 124,421
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      112 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.750 +0.015 CapitaLand 2.980 +0.020 CapitaMall 1.955 CityDev 10.240 +0.040 ComfortDelGro 1.980 -0.050 DBS Grp 16.48 +0.010 GLP 2.560 -0.060 Genting SP 1.310 +0.010 Golden Agri 0.590 +0.015 HK Land 6.520 -0.020 HPH Trust US$ 0.645 -0.005 JMH 61.11 -0.380 JSH
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      Lock icon Yen up as BOJ keeps policy unchanged
      522 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The yen rose yesterday, as some investors trimmed bets against it after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held off from additional easing and governor Haruhiko Kuroda offered little indication that more stimulus was likely in the short term. The US
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      115 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 183.4 1.3 Jardine C&C 4855 145.0 3.1 GLD 10US$ ***** 134.4 0.9 DBXT EONIA 5US$ ***** 98.0 0.4 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 72.8 0.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2862 67.8 1.9 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** 59.0 0.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2989 54.0
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      129 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** -568.9 -2.4 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -136.9 -0.7 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4344 -99.2 -1.8 Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** -74.1 -0.5 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 6092 -49.0 -0.6 JMH 6111 -47.7 -0.6 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4611 -35.2 -0.6 DBXT E50 10US$ 5348
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      40 8 THE STRAITS TIMES Untold stories of Malaysia Airlines MH370 A month after the plane vanished, The Straits Times brings you intimate details on the hunt in an interactive Web Special. Get special reports, videos and graphics. Log on to www.straitstimes.com/mh370-special
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Poor adaptability costs S’pore $280m in lost productivity
      632 9  -  But study ranks Republic joint fourth with US in talent adaptability By KARA QUEK karaquek@sph.com.sg FOR the first time, value has been ascribed to the ability of people to train for new skills or switch industries, thus bringing benefits to employers and
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      Lock icon Taskforce set up for Pioneer Generation package
      300 9  -  BY JAMIE LEE |eejamie@sph.com.sg A 22-member taskforce has been set up to look into the efforts to communicate and reach out to older Singaporeans eligible for the benefits under the Pioneer Generation package, the ministries of finance and of health jointly announced yesterday.
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      Lock icon Zaobao launches NewsTalk with tech firm
      331 9  -  By LISABELLE TAN lisatan@sph.com.sg LIANHE Zaobao and technology developer GistXL Technology (GistXL) will launch an interactive online learning platform for those who want to improve their command of Chinese and brush up on current affairs at the same time. Called NewsTalk, it will be
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      Lock icon Final phase of arts festival programme unveiled
      521 9  -  More people to be hired to help run the event By RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg THE final phase of unveiling the programme for the Singapore International Festival of Arts (Sifa) took place yesterday, amid news that more staff is being hired to run the
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      Lock icon ACCA conference to tackle tech trends
      440 9  -  Discussion includes valuation of digital assets, cybersecurity By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY amit@sph.com.sg THE business landscape is being reshaped by a combination of volatility, globalisation and technology innovation. With the digitalisation of business, issues such as the valuation of digital assets, cybersecurity, cloud computing, big
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      Lock icon Vertex hikes funding in taxi booking app
      292 9  -  By SHEENA TAN tsheena@sph.com.sg VERTEX Venture Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, has given taxi-booking app GrabTaxi additional funding, taking its total investment so far to at least US$10 million. This is Vertex’s second investment in the start-up, the first being
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Affin eyes slice of wealth management pie
      514 10  -  It sees synergies in its acquisition of Hwang-DBS Malaysia’s investment banking assets By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur AFFIN Holdings Bhd believes there are synergies in its acquisition of Hwang-DBS Malaysia Bhd’s investment banking assets, not least of which is the potential to
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      Lock icon ‘Indonesia’s Elvis’ leads celebrity charge at polls
      344 10 AFP [JAKARTA] A white jumpsuit stretched over his bulging belly, an ageing crooner known as “Indonesia’s Elvis” launches into song ahead of elections today, one of a parade of celebrities standing as candidates or acting as cheerleaders. Rhoma Irama, who was seeking support
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      Lock icon Sime Darby selling Port Dickson Power to Malakoff
      291 10 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby is selling Port Dickson Power (PDP) to Malakoff Corp for RM300 million (S$116.2 million) as it seeks to exit the power-gen-eration business, Malaysia’s Business Times reported. Sime Darby said that the disposal is in line with
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Goldman urges cut in China junk debt holdings
      389 11 Investors should use recent rally to reduce overweight positions, it says Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Goldman Sachs Group Inc says now may be a good time to cut holdings of Chinese high-yield bonds after the longest winning streak in six weeks. “Investors should
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      Lock icon China set to boost tin exports as traders eye arbitrage window
      372 11 Reuters [SYDNEY] Indonesian curbs on tin exports are offering a prop to Chinese producers facing slumping demand at home, underpinning global prices and boosting the opportunity to ramp up overseas sales. Tin prices in China have slipped below the
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      Lock icon India lacks manpower to inspect drugs factories
      585 11 1,500 inspectors are responsible for over 10,000 plants Reuters [MUMBAI] With just 1,500 drug inspectors responsible for more than 10,000 factories, where one in every 22 locally made samples was of sub-standard quality, India’s drugs regulator is struggling to ensure proper oversight. GL
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US tech firms’ nopoaching pacts may prove costly
      586 12 Apple, Google among those sued by staff over illegal hiring practices NYT [NEW YORK] It is the talk of the Valley. A high-stakes negotiation is taking place in Silicon Valley among some of the biggest names in the industry Apple and Google
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      Lock icon Park, Abbott ink free trade deal
      338 12 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korean President Park Geun Hye yesterday signed a free trade deal with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, seeking to deepen strategic ties and bolster commerce of cars, energy and natural resources. The agreement, signed at Ms Park’s office in Seoul, will
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      Lock icon Firms announce US$47b of M&A deals in a day
      467 13 Topping the list is the Holcim and Lafarge merger involving a US$23b stock swap Bloom berg [NEW YORK] Companies from India to Missouri made Monday one of the busiest for takeovers this year, announcing US$47 billion of acquisitions and extending a
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      Lock icon German govt sees 2% GDP growth in 2015
      318 13 Reuters [BERLIN] The German government forecasts that its economic growth will accelerate to 2 per cent in 2015 after gross domestic product expands by a projected 1.8 per cent this year, according to an internal report for the European Commission obtained by
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      Lock icon Samsung posts 2nd straight profit drop
      607 14 Operating profit falls to 8.4t won; slowing sales of products curb earnings Bloomb erg Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s biggest maker of smartphones, posted its second straight decline in quarterly profit as stalling demand lowers prices for Galaxy devices and components. Operating
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      Lock icon Debt may deter Cemex as Lafarge, Holcim asset sale looms
      319 14 Reuters [MEXICO CITY] The merger between Switzerland’s Holcim and France’s Lafarge presents Mexican cement firm Cemex with a golden opportunity to snap up divested assets, but a heavy debt load means it is unlikely to make any big buys soon.
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      Lock icon British Q1 growth in exports, manufacturing at record high
      380 15 Economy recovering at a solid pace, British Chambers of Commerce survey shows Re uters [LONDON] British services firms reported the fastest growth in exports on record in the first quarter of 2014 and manufacturers also got off to a strong start
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      Lock icon UK permanent staff salaries rising at fastest rate since 2007
      310 15 Reuters [LONDON] British employers are raising the salaries they offer to new permanent staff at the fastest rate in nearly seven years as they struggle to fill vacancies, a survey showed yesterday. The figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation
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      Lock icon Citi agrees to US$1.13b mortgage-bond settlement
      312 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Citigroup agreed to pay US$1.13 billion to settle claims from mortgage-bond investors as it seeks to curb liabilities tied to the financial crisis. It took a US$100 million first-quarter charge. The 68 securitisation trusts covered by the settlement issued a combined
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      Lock icon Top banks urge Basel U-turn on assetbacked debt
      610 16 Rules risk choking securitisation while clashing with efforts to boost lending Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Banks from Deutsche Bank AG to Barclays plc attacked proposals to overhaul global capital rules for asset-backed debt, saying they risk choking securitisation while clashing with efforts to boost
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      Lock icon Japan drugmaker to fight US damages order
      411 19 Takeda was ordered to pay US$6b following a trial over the safety of its diabetes medicine AFP [TOKYO] Japan’s biggest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical said yesterday that it would fight a huge US$6 billion damages order imposed by a US jury following a trial
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      Lock icon The curious case of the Irish economy
      663 20 Employment on the rise but GDP in Q4 shrinks the most since 2008 Bloomberg [DUBLIN] In a corner of western Ireland, ZeniMax Media is seeking another 200 workers as it prepares to roll out its latest fantasy game. The company, based in Rockville,
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      Lock icon BOJ refrains from boosting stimulus as recovery seen
      732 21 Japan posts first current account surplus in five months in February Bloomb erg AFP [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) refrained from adding to unprecedented monetary stimulus as governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the blow to the economy from last week’s sales-tax increase
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      Lock icon EU pig farmers miss out on boom following Russia ban
      524 22 Halt in purchases by Moscow spurs Brussels to file WTO case Bloomberg [LONDON] European Union (EU) pig farms are missing out on a boom in US prices after Russia banned imports from the 28-country bloc, spurring Brussels to file a
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      2042 12 WATS NOTICES ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) (Co. Reg. No: *****) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at Level 3, Meeting Room 331, Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles
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      1512 12 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices omontech ONIONTECH LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1873E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ninth Annual General Meeting of Oniontech Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 100 Beach Road, #30-00 Shaw Tower, Singapore
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      1977 13 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices a/(HANWELL holdings.^ HANWELL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****0888M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fortieth Annual General Meeting of Hanwell Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 348 Jalan
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      1420 13 It PlastoForm Holdings Limited PLASTOFORM HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****) (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of PLASTOFORM HOLDINGS LIMITED (“the Company”) will be held at Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel, 50 East Coast Road, Roxy Square, Siglap Room,
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      21 14 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices SAMKO TIMBER LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****7815M) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability)
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      1360 15 S 06ATS NOTICES DYNA-MAC HOLDINGS LTD. Company Registration No. *****5693E (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of the Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Raffles Country Club, 450 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, Singapore *****2 on Friday, 25
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      1705 16 [SATa NOTICES SCnergy 3CNERGY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No.: *****0314D) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of 3Cnergy Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 3 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #01-01 HSR Building, Singapore *****8 on Thursday,
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      1607 16 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices (mwree FIGTREE HOLDINGS LIMITED Registration No. *****5211G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Figtree Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 8, Jalan Kilang Barat, #03-01, Central Link Singapore *****1 on 24 April
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      2435 17 GMG GLOBAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Co. Reg. No: *****4244E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of GMG GLOBAL LTD (the “Company”) will be held at NTUC Centre, No. 1 Marina Boulevard, NTUC Auditorium, Level 7, Singapore *****9 on
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      2326 17 JARDINE CYCLE CARRIAGE LIMITED (Co. Reg. No.: *****0092R) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 45th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Ballroom 1, Lobby Level, Mandarin Oriental, Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****7 on Wednesday,
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      1908 18 UE E&C LTD. (Company Registration Number: *****5048D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourth Annual General Meeting of UE E&C Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held on Thursday, 24 April 2014 at 3.30 p.m. at The Auditorium, 12 Ang
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      1494 18 HOLDINGS (S) LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****4349M NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twentieth Annual General Meeting of BBR HOLDINGS (S) LTD (the “Company”) will be held at 50 Changi South Street 1, BBR Building, Singapore *****6 on Friday,
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      1404 19 v WATS NOTICES KENCANA KENCANA AGRI LIMITED Registration No: *****7793E (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the members of the Company will be held at Coleman Room, Level 1, Grand Park City Hall, 10
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      1315 19 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices WmlM lht holdings limited Company Registration No. *****3094E (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of LHT Holdings Limited (“the Company”) will be held at 27 Sungei Kadut Street 1 Singapore
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      1484 20 WAR3 NOTICES TAT SENG PACKAGING GROUP LTD (Company Registration No. *****2806M) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Tat Seng Packaging Group Ltd (the “Company") will be held at 348 Jalan Boon Lay Singapore *****9 on Friday 25 April
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      1216 20 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices SINCAP GROUP LIMITED (UEN. No.: *****5161G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 10 March 2010) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of Sincap Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Sapphire 3, Social Clubhouse
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      1602 21 WATiS NOTICES SINCAP GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 10 March 2010) (Company Registration. No.: *****5161G) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SINCAP GROUP LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at Sapphire 3, Social ClubhouseLevel2,OrchidCountryClub,1OrchidClubRoad,Singapore*****2onFriday, 25April2014at2.00p.m.forthefollowingpurposes: AS ORDINARY
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      1359 21 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices TYE SOON LIMITED Registration No. *****0114W (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF 58THANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 58th Annual General Meeting of Tye Soon Limited (Company) will be held at Jurong Country Club, 9 Science Centre Road, Singapore
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      979 22 NOTICES HOLDINGS (S) LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****4349M NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of BBR Holdings (S) Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at 50 Changi South Street 1, BBR Building, Singapore *****6 on 25
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      31 22 HOW ARE YOU LIVING THE NEW YEAR? DO ONE RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS DAILY LOVE MORE TRY SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY SPEND MORE TIME WITH MUM BE A BETTER LISTENER KISS MORE
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      2254 23 AT3 NOTICES METAL COMPONENT ENGINEERING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****4700N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of METAL COMPONENT ENGINEERING LIMITED (“Company”) will be held at 10 Ang Mo Kio Street 65, Techpoint #04-02, Singapore *****9
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      340 23 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices Standard Bank Plc Consolidated balance sheet at 31 December 2013 2013 2012 $m $m Assets Balances with central banks 1 343.8 2 228.2 Derivative assets 4 071.1 4 812.9 Trading assets 5 846.6 6 848.1 Financial investments 3 2.8 36.8 Pledged assets 623.3 503.7
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      1689 24 >r WATS NOTICES 0 Du Tech DUTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****6359C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Dutech Holdings Limited ("the Company”) will be held at Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre, Room 333,
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      1306 24 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices NOTICE OF FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Alumni Association, The Alumni Medical Centre, 2 College Road, Singapore *****0 on Friday, 25 April 2014 at 3:00 p.m. to transact
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      2914 25 Ja 'vfe V BUMITAMA AGRI LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****6741 R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of BUMITAMA AGRI LTD. (the ■■Company") will be held at The Lower Lobby, 1 Fullerton Square. Singapore *****8 on Friday, 25 April
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      3263 25 K& KS ENERGY LIMITED An Integrated Energy Services Hub (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with limited liability) (Co. Reg. No: *****0104G) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KS Energy Limited (the “Company") will be held at 19 Jurong Port Road,
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      2166 26 KATS NOTICES ACHIEVA LIMITED (Company No: *****7251M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Twentieth Annual General Meeting of Achieva Limited will be held at #06-00, 100J Pasir Panjang Road, SUTL House, Singapore *****5, on 24 April 2014 at 2.00
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      2982 26 SERIAL Company Registration No.*****2071D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Serial System Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at 8 Ubi View #05-01 Serial System Building Singapore *****4, on Saturday, 26 April 2014 at 10.30
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      122 26 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices DAWN COMMUNCIATION PTE. LTD. Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore Co. Reg. No. *****7371E NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT The issued capital of the Company be reduced from S$150,000 comprising 150,000 ordinary shares to S$100,000 to 100,000 ordinary shares in excess of the wants
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      2264 27 MAXI-CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION LTD (Company Registration No. *****6968Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Maxi-Cash Financial Services Corporation Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at 55 Ubi Avenue 1, #07-11, Ubi 55 Building, Singapore
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      2872 27 AEM HOLDINGS LTD. Registration Number: *****6417D (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the members of the Company will be held at Serangoon Gardens Country Club, 22 Kensington Park Road Singapore *****1 (Casuarina Room) on
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      1624 28 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD (Company Registration No. *****8462C) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Samudera Shipping Line Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at M Hotel Singapore, Shenton Room, Basement 1, 81 Anson Road, Singapore
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      846 28 (CompanyRegistrationNo:*****1030G) (IncorporatedinRepublicofSingapore) NOTICEOFANNUALGENERALMEETING NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheAnnualGeneralMeetingofAspialCorporationLimited(“theCompany”) will be held at 55 Ubi Avenue 1, #07-11, Ubi 55, Singapore *****5 on Thursday, 24 April 2014 at 3p.m. for the followingpurposes: ASORDINARYBUSINESS 1. To receive and adopt the Directors’ Report and the Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended31December2013togetherwiththeAuditors’Reportthereon. (Resolution1) 2. Todeclarea
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      1691 28 ■J KATS NOTICES C RENCKEN GROUP LIMITED Registration No.: *****5084D) Frencken 1 (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held atMarina Mandarin Singapore, Vanda Ballroom, Level 5, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square,
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      348 29  -  But it also presents complex challenges for firms seeking to grow business: study Reports by MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg A NEW study has painted South-east Asia as an uncharted market for the yachting industry, presenting both huge opportunities and complex challenges for companies seeking
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      405 29 SINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK SHIPPING veteran and president of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), Patrick Phoon, was given the 2014 Seatrade Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the maritime sector here. Mr Phoon’s shipping career has spanned over 40 years. Since 1980, he has
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      296 29 LUXURY cruise group Royal Caribbean Cruises has a new man on the bridge. Adam Goldstein, who has spent 25 years with the company, was appointed its new president and chief operating officer earlier this week. Prior to this, Mr Goldstein was president and CEO
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      807 29  -  STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES BY a happy coincidence, this year’s Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) is being held just as overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level in almost six years in the three months to February 2014.
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      1532 29 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices YONG XIN jiR a m m YONG XIN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. (Company Registration No. *****5483H) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Yong Xin International Holdings Ltd. (the
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      1183 30 a* notices pi HEETON HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration number: *****1387M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 60 Sembawang Road #01-02/03 Hong Heng Mansions, Singapore *****8, on Thursday, 24 April
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      1179 30 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices NORDIC Group Limited NORDIC GROUP LIMITED Registration No. *****7399N (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Nordic Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 8 Wilkie Road #03-01 Wilkie Edge Singapore *****5
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      340 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 A quiet middle of the week gives time for reflection and penitence (3,9) 9 Restaurant’s celebration in song after start of Christmas (9) 10 Developed a symbol of England (5) 11 Man of God confined to actual room in church (6) 12 Concede, about to pass
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      1198 34 0 WAT3 NOTICES BENG KUANG MARINE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****0196M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Beng Kuang Marine Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 55 Shipyard Road, Singapore *****1 on Monday, 28
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      1965 34 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ASIAMEDIC LIMITED (Company Registration No: *****1556E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ASIAMEDIC LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AsiaMedic Limited (the "Company") will be held at 9 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore *****1, Cluny
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      1517 35 0 WAT3 NOTICES Wj I nnnniK ?j- J LIMITED Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of AnnAik Limited (“the Company'') will be held at 52 Tuas Avenue 9, Singapore *****3 on Thursday, 24 April 2014 at 10,30 a.m. for the following purposes;
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      3371 35 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ATLANTIC NAVIGATION HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1055E) (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Atlantic Navigation Holdings (Singapore) Limited (the “Company") will be held at 6 Battery Road,
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      2749 36 a? WATS NOTICES filial ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****4310E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED will be held at 11 Woodlands Close, #10-11, Woodlands 11, Singapore *****3, on Friday, 25
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      245 41 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US39 unch 5416 39.5 38.5 39 39.5 2568 Day 328 191 TanChongInt HK313cd 313 319 9.7 3.4 3.1 6303.5 DISCLAIMER: All
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      1133 41 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 112.8 -0.9 3 114 112.8 112.8 114 514.9 143 119 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 128.7 128.7 128.7 127.5 130.1 114.4
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      692 42 Apr 8 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.80 *****.10 *****.31 Jun14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****8 Sep14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 0 8586 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 313.57 314.84 313.23 Apr14 313.30 315.10 312.50 314.60 ***** *****0 May14 312.70
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      373 42 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 7 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1184.6 -0.9 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 EAFE Preliminary 949.6 -1.2 -0.7 -0.9 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 Europe Preliminary 1375.3 -1.2 1.5
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      472 42 Apr 8 Apr A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.021 5.780 0.677 7.226 55.964 105.212 0.958 9.807 3.025 1.077 91.429 41.691 1.170 9.741 0.826 28.174 30.149 0.560 0.932 Canada 0.980
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      31 42 Apr 8 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) (S$) 1 mth ..0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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      156 42 Apr 8 US$ Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1702 1.1707 0.9318 0.9321 Canadian dollar 1.1463 1.1470 0.9132 0.9127 Euro 1.7285 1.7290 1.3763 1.3766 NZ dollar 1.0867 1.0872 0.8653 0.8656 Sterling pound 2.0901 2.0905 1.6642
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      109 42 Apr 7 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 14 1464.25 1473.75 1479.50 1459.50 Jul 14 1448.25 1455.00 1460.75 1442.50 Aug 14 1372.75 1374.50 1382.75 1366.50 Sep 14 1257.00 1257.00 1264.50 1249.75 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 14
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      1057 42 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 38 xe 0.3 1 31 0.82 51 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 1 xe 0.3 30 203 31.35 1 Acma Ltd W*****7 Exer Albedo Limited W*****9 Prem Asiatic Grp(Hldgs) Ltd
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      70 42 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 07 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 105.69 -0.93 WTI (Near Mth) 100.57 -0.52 Dubai (1-Mth F) 102.37 -0.68 Tapis blend 110.05 -0.41 Minas 106.35 -0.41 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 101.11 -0.36 Jet Kerosene 118.12 -1.46 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 42 Apr 8 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2559 1.2560 2-months 1.2558 1.2560 3-months 1.2558 1.2559 6-months 1.2556 1.2557 Source: OCBC
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      66 42 Apr-07 Apr-07 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1782.00 1785.75 3 months 1817.00 1822.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6670.00 6619.00 3 months 6675.00 6619.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2044.00 2038.50 3 months 2065.00 2059.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months
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      82 42 Apr 8 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.34 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.25 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 104.95 105.00 105.00 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-23 102.21 102.20
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      138 42 Apr 08 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 08 Apr 07 Hong Kong 1314.00 1304.00 Apr 07 Apr 04 London 1300.90 1305.21 1301.45 1306.01 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 08 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 79 50 5gm 317 262 10gm 590 526
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      57 42 Apr 8 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 14 2658.0 2619.0 2658.0 2630.0 173 1598 May 14 2641.0 2593.0 2654.0 2591.0 1497 ***** Jun 14 2630.0 2576.0 2637.0 2573.0 ***** ***** Jul 14 2615.0 2563.0
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      122 42 As at 9am Apr 08 Apr Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.195 1.139 Can dollar 1.168 1.124 Euro 1.771 1.687 Sterling pound 2.130 2.049 NZ dollar 1.110 1.068 US dollar 1.285 1.224 Local dollars to 100 units of
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      156 42 Apr8 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ 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 months
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