The Business Times, 11 August 2014

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Monday, August 11, 2014
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    Lock icon Luxury hotels do fine despite fewer tourists
    908 1  -  More competition for mid-tier hotels; slump in visitor arrivals from big China market By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT [SINGAPORE] The hotel industry is experiencing some softness this year, in line with the sluggish growth in tourist arrivals, but luxury hotels are bucking the
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,288.89 -55.53 KL COMP 1,839.87 -23.47 NIKKEI 225 14,778.37 -744.74 HANG SENG 24,331.41 -201.02 SET INDEX 1,520.31 +20.11 JAKARTA COMP 5,053.76 -35.04 MANILA COMP 6,880.34 -13.89 SEOUL COMP 2,031.10 -42.00 SHENZHEN B 937.83 +12.59 MUMBAI IND 25,329.14 -151.70 DOW 16,553.93 +60.56 NASDAQ 4,370.90 +18.26 S&P
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      22 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG HONG KONG 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 15.032 TAIWAN 5.036 US 1.475 CANADA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.252 (US$/S$ per 1.680 2.104 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.338 1.676 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 101.70 81.20 RM 3.211 2.563 HK$ 7.752 6.189 BAHT 32.15 25.67 RUPIAH 11,795 9,418 RENMINBI 6.158 4.917 INDIAN RUPEE 61.50 49.10 A$ 1.081 0.863 NZ$ 1.183 0.945
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    Lock icon Maybank’s private bank business bets on customer base
    606 1  -  It plans Orchard Rd branch; seeks clients with at least US$1 m in investable assets By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT [SINGAPORE] Maybank Singapore is moving up it may soon have its first Orchard Road outlet, which will be dedicated to its
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      169 1 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Which key issues should be addressed at the National Day Rally? PAGES 10-11 BOARDROOM MATTERS Board diversity: the international perspective PAGE 4 DINING OUT On the right track at Ristorante Takada PAGE 21 TOPLINE Roxy sitting pretty as it casts its net wide page 4 BT
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Stocks likely to continue last Friday’s rebound
      813 2  -  Analysts expect week ahead to be an important test of investor confidence WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN LAST week, US stocks slid into negative territory for the year after Italy’s surprising retreat into recession hinted that the Ukrainian conflict was taking its
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      Lock icon Diageo boosting SE-Asia presence
      578 2  -  Alcoholic drinks firm drawn to region’s strong macro factors By MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT [SINGAPORE] Alcoholic drinks distributor Diageo is looking to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the South-east Asian market by boosting its local knowledge and presence in the region. The British maker of
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      Lock icon How can IP insurers deal with soaring healthcare claims?
      446 2  -  It is time to work towards greater transparency COMMENTARY B)’ CLAIRE HUANG huangjy@sph.com.sg @C|aireHuangBT Housekeeping can be a tedious and, at times, painful process. This is especially when the relevant parties have been left to their own devices for a significant
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      8 2 Branchen Stars RICA 04/*****14 225,15 EUR
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      451 2 Luxury hotels do fine despite fewer tourists THE hotel industry is experiencing some softness this year, in line with the sluggish growth in tourist arrivals, but luxury hotels are bucking the trend and pulling off strong growth. FRONT PAGE Maybank’s private bank bets on customer base MAYBANK Singapore
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      Lock icon Are foreigners losing faith in Abenomics?
      867 2  -  BOJ’s admission that export prospects are not bright is scary By in ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo WAS the sudden, sharp drop in the Tokyo stock market last Friday a knee jerk reaction by investors to news that US President Barrack Obama had authorised fresh
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      Lock icon Listed firms see 13.6% rise in total Q2 profit
      1093 3  -  Heavyweights show strong results, with 3 local banks seeing growth in profit By JOYCE HOOI joyceh@sph.com.sg @JoyceHooiBT [SINGAPORE] The second quarter of 2014 was a decent one for Singapore-list-ed firms that have posted quarterly results, with a 13.6 per cent increase
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      188 3 Innovation shifts into higher gear. The new C-Class.The best knows no alternative. The new C-Class is an exhilarating blend of agility and comfort. Toggle through the AGILITY SELECT switch and it brings into play five driving modes including a customisable option, that lets you effortlessly segue from eco to comfort
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Roxy sitting pretty as it casts its net wide
      1030 4  -  It is in no hurry to slash prices at Trilive and Sunnyvale Residences despite tepid sales, reports LYNETTE KHOO TOPLINE reports LYNETTE KHOO lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT ROXY-PACIFIC Holdings may be feeling the chill of the Singapore residential market but it is in
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      272 4 Aug 8 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 Bank of China Limited Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Banque Internationale a ...5.50 BNP
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      256 4 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME JK Tech Hldgs E 61 Kaki Bukit Avenue 1 #02-13 Shun Li Ind Park 11-Aug 12.00pm Sunpower Group S Marina Mandarin Singapore (Level 6) Vanda 2 6 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square 13-Aug 9.30am Longcheer Hldgs S Room Anson III (Level 2) M Hotel
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      Lock icon Board diversity: the international perspective
      837 4  -  There are clear benefits, hurdles associated with having foreign directors on board, says TAN YEN YEN TAN YEN YEN The writer is a member of the Governing Council of the Singapore Institute of Directors THE oft-argued point of diversity on boards has often focused on
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      Lock icon Buybacks surge, buying stays flat
      1801 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd UYING remained flat for the second straight week while selling by directors fell, based on Aug 4-8 filings on Singapore Exchange. Nine companies recorded 24 purchases worth S$2.86 million versus four firms
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      1634 7 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date AIMS Property Sec Fund ag 0.017 26-Jun 30-Jun 19-Sep 23-Jun AIMSAMP Cap Reit (1 Apr-30 Jun 14) ct 2.550 05-Aug 07-Aug 23-Sep 30-Jul ARA Asset Mgt aw 2.300 08-Aug 12-Aug 22-Aug 05-Aug Ascott Residence Trust (1 Jan to
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon ‘Buy the dips’– but stick to heavyweights
      549 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT Senior Correspondent Geopolitical risk, having not figured for many years, is now suddenly a prominent factor despite encouraging US economic data. Wall Street and markets everywhere have been mainly weak over the past fortnight, ostensibly because conditions are
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      Lock icon Widespread unrest drives up oil, gold prices
      871 6 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON,] Oil and gold prices won some support last week from Western sanctions imposed on Russia and owing to crises gripping Iraq and Gaza, traders said. US jets struck jihadist positions in northern Iraq on Friday, a potential turning point in
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      Lock icon Yen and Swiss franc the star performers
      536 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The yen rallied the most in four weeks as concern that geopolitical crises from the Middle East to Ukraine may escalate fuelled demand for haven assets. The rouble pared a weekly loss yesterday amid signals that Russia is trying
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      1607 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 10.09 14.28 1.55 1.44 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.00 3.00 2 0.05 9.83 0.56 0.61 ARA Asset Management Ltd 2.00
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      4 6 WEEKLY
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      74 6 Aug 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -1168.00-254.00 BT CADI -*****.00-222.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00-117.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 764.80 -7.56 FTSE ST Small Cap 545.44 -4.88 FTSE ST All Share 798.98 -6.51 FTSE ST China Top 194.68 -1.39 FTSE ST China 224.50 -1.58 FTSE ST Catalist 896.42
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      59 6 VOLUME Polaris 485,426,000 Charisma Energy 398,663,000 IHC 304,494,000 APAC Strategic 260,598,000 Advance SCT 234,288,000 ThaiBev 167,001,000 HPH Trust USD 162,756,000 Jaya 160,315,000 Artivision Tech 157,676,000 Xpress 138,039,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 400,641,637 Global Logistic 271,277,142 UOB 270,933,756 OCBC Bank 259,576,432 SingTel 217,410,420 CapitaLand 201,460,185 Keppel Corp 167,343,701 HPH
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      5 6 WEEKLY
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      122 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 381.9 2.5 Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** 329.3 2.0 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** 298.0 1.1 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 248.2 1.1 DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** 204.1 0.6 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2087 55.1 2.2 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** 54.0 0.4 DBXT S&P Short
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      136 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN IS S&P500 ***** -552.2 -2.3 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** -330.6 -2.1 DBXT E50 10US$ 4996 -255.4 -3.9 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 5888 -232.9 -3.1 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6375 -214.1 -2.6 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** -211.6 -1.0 Jardine C&C 4443 -187.0 -4.0 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4585 -177.8
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      94 7 M HONG KONG MEI-XIN MOONCAKES ji H 1 6 m m Tti =2* Pi -L> 0 Ma.de 9 SO/4 mmn &m& «lxg«*ftS §>§«» rQ®Jt*So n +#PES)t^ rt#«sj 130 9001:2008 130 *****:2005 **Si p d p«ii m *as£«is«mi iitsm According to the Nielsen Research Report 1998-2013 iifiiS White Lotus Seed Paste
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Facade’s magical moonlight
      523 8  -  With SIMTech, SME develops technology that allows glass to give off its own light INNOVATION By LESTER WONG lesterw@sph.com.sg WHEN Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, he surely could not have imagined that light-emitting glass panels would one day arise as an alternative to his brainchild. But
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      Lock icon Taking Heart
      396 8  -  By MINDY TAN By tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Chefs for a cause PROJECT Happy Feet is teaming up with 13 celebrity chefs to raise funds for the Children’s Cancer Foundation. Chefs for a Cause will take place on Aug 24 at Swissotel Merchant Court. The event aims to raise S$50,000,
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      Lock icon Sailing towards much bigger things
      1146 8  -  Five Aluminium Boat Engineering is riding a high tide to boldly venture into new horizons, reports RAPHAEL LIM reportsRAPHAEL reportsRAPHAEL LIM IN A COUNTRY surrounded by water, boat manufacturer Five Aluminium Boat Engineering’s (Five AB) products fulfil a natural local demand. The vessels that it
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      85 8 This profile is the fourth of a series of features on the 16 finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Award 2014. Jointly presented by The Business Times and OCBC Bank, the Emerging Enterprise Award 2014 recognises promising enterprises and startups which are up to 10 years old and have an annual
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      124 9 50D v Singapore eDevelopment Ltd. Two Engines of Growth One New Vision International Property Developer Information Technology Property Development Investment Syndication ■N e-Commerce International Property Development S °v 'S A Mobile Gaming Smart Builder o N N o Property Development Asset Management Cloud Communication o Social Media Singapore eDevelopment Limited,
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon NATIONAL ISSUES
      3070 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: What are the key issues you wish to see addressed in the National Day Rally on Aug 17? Ronald Lee Managing Director PrimeStaff Management Services Pte Ltd AS a country, Singapore is still in a transitional phase against the backdrop of a rapidly changing global
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      262 11 DON’T MISS OUR FIRST-EVER SIMPLYHER-SINGHEALTH WOMEN’SHEALTH CONFERENCE’14 August 30, 2014 (Saturday) 9am-6pm Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre, Rooms 300-302 Findout thecommon conditionsthat affectwomen today,and learnhowto takepreventive measures soyoucan leadalonger, healthierlife. TOPICS SPEAKERS Morning Session 9am-1pm 1Look Your Best in Your 30s-40s: Keep the Weight Off! Dr Tham Kwang Wei Senior
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      245 11 The full list of views from CEOs is available at http://businesstimes.com.sg I DATE GUESTS-OF-HONOUR 26AUG MR K.SHANMUGAM (MINISTER) 26AUG MR TEO SER LUCK (MINISTER OF STATE) DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS 26AUG MR HITOSHI ITO Hie o m m i rnmr 26AUG MR BRIAN HINMAN 27AUG MR TAN MIN-LIANG c o f o
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon The importance of writing wills and estate planning
      1289 12  -  Estate planning is crucial in financial planning to make sure assets are passed on efficiently and fairly, says CHUA ZONG YOU CHUA ZONG YOU The writer is a second-year student at Singapore Management University (SMU) Lee Kong Chian School of Business and
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      Lock icon Singapore’s intestacy rules
      930 12  -  By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT IN the absence of a valid will, Singapore’s Intestate Succession Act determines how a deceased person’s estate will be distributed to successors. This applies to Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies as well, unless you make a separate nomination. We reproduce the rules
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      114 12 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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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon GST, property slump hit UEM Sunrise margins
      630 13 Firm may delay some projects as current slowdown may last for another year Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] UEM Sunrise Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest developer by market value, said that it faces lower profit margins from a new tax and may delay some projects amid the
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1328 13 VOL Aug 8 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd (’000) Advance Synerg 0.22 -0.01 5495 Adventa Bhd 1.06 -0.04 163 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 -0.01 1294 Affin Holdings 3.44 -0.06 971 Ahmad Zaki Res Airasia Bhd Alliance Finan 4.84 -0.07 2441 Aluminium Co 0.85 -0.02 675 Amalgamated In unch unch
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      Lock icon Moment of truth approaching for MAS
      925 13 But some ask if yet another restructuring will do any good [KUALA LUMPUR] The long-awaited restructuring of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has finally taken off. Khazanah Nasional Bhd last week embarked on its first step to turn around the ailing airline that has undergone two
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      1280 13 The Business Times NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notlces@sph.com.sg www.sphclass.com,sg/notices NOTICE OF INVITATION APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO SHERIFF’S PANEL OF SECURITY AGENCIES FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 1. The Supreme Court of Singapore (the “Supreme Court”) invites suitably qualified security agencies (the “Security Agencies”) to apply for appointment to a Panel of
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China central bank keeps buying into Italian firms
      564 14 It has invested 5b euros in blue-chip firms rather than buying govt bonds Reuters [MILAN] Unfazed by Italy’s gloomier economic outlook, China’s cash-rich central bank is snapping up stakes in high-profile Italian companies and has invested around three billion euros (S$5 billion)
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      Lock icon China’s cadres grappling with acute debt problems
      709 14  -  Local govts seen paying 1t yuan a year in loan interest By FRANK CHEN EJinsight [HONG KONG] A vice-may-or of a northern city in the mainland was blocked on his way out of the office by angry contractors after the municipal government defaulted
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      Lock icon India approves foreign investment in railways, defence
      376 14 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s cabinet has approved plans to open its defence and railways industries to foreign investment as new Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing administration moves to reform and revive the ailing economy. The cabinet agreed last week to increase the limit
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Wall St seeks clarity on leveraged-lending rules
      541 15 Question is whether regulators will apply different criteria to different industries Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Wall Street banks are seeking additional details from US regulators on their leveraged-lend-ing guidelines, which are intended to improve underwriting standards. Three industry groups representing lenders from JPMorgan Chase
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      Lock icon Banks’ future lawsuits, fines will feature in ECB stress tests
      636 15 Reu ters [LONDON] The European Central Bank will consider the impact of future lawsuits and fines in its review of whether the eurozone’s 131 most important lenders have enough capital to withstand another recession. The treatment of legal costs was
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      Lock icon Brazil millionaire sells prized car as wealth falls
      258 15 AFP [RIO DE JANEIRO] Brazilian millionaire Eike Batista, who over the last year lost a sizeable portion of his vast wealth, has sold the prized Lamborghini that once adorned his living room, news reports said. Television station G1 wrote on its website
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      Lock icon Review seeks more powers for EU watchdogs
      670 15 European Commission’s proposals seen raising hackles in Britain Reuters [LONDON] The European Union’s trio of new financial watchdogs should have more powers over banks, insurers and markets to ensure national regulators apply EU rules, the bloc’s executive body said in a review that
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      Lock icon Hedge funds may sue Portugal bank regulator
      579 15 NYT [NEW YORK] Hedge fund investors, furious at having their bond holdings in Portugal’s Banco Espírito Santo written down to zero, are weighing a legal action against Portuguese regulators. According to bankers and lawyers involved in the effort, the funds include Daniel Loeb’s
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      Lock icon Swiss automatic coffee-machine maker on a roll
      837 16 Globally oriented Thermoplan banks on craftsmanship WP [WEGGIS, Switzerland] As Starbucks intensifies its charge on China, one of its little-known weapons is a family-owned company in a sleepy Swiss village. Thermoplan, based among cow pastures in this town of 4,400 inhabitants near Lucerne,
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      Lock icon BOE seen staying silent on time of rate rise
      649 16 More robust recovery points to earlier rate rise but wages have failed to pick up Reuters [LONDON] A year after the Bank of England launched forward guidance on monetary policy, Governor Mark Carney faces the opposite challenge this week to say
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      Lock icon Israel’s markets strong despite Gaza fighting
      563 16 Currency, stock market and bonds all making gains Bloomberg [NEW YORK] For perhaps the best sign of how it has been business as usual in Israeli markets since the fighting broke out in Gaza, look no further than its currency the shekel. It has
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      Lock icon Germany enjoys low jobless rate, higher wages
      1205 17 Bundesbank reckons wage increases will average about 3 per cent this year WP [FRANKFURT] On a sunny afternoon in the hometown of German carmaker Audi, a sculpture that allegedly protects against the perils of unemployment isn’t getting much attention. Instead of lining up
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      365 17 Putin hails cooperation amid Western sanctions over Ukraine Reuters [SOCHI, Russia] US oil giant ExxonMobil began drilling in Russia’s Arctic over the weekend, despite Western sanctions imposed on its Russian partner Rosneft, and was hailed by Russia’s president as a model of “cooperation”. Although
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      1505 18 She says govt is overlooking the best way to strengthen the US financial system NYT [NEW YORK] Bankers are nearly unanimous on the subject of Anat Admati, the Stanford finance professor and persistent industry gadfly: her ideas are wildly impractical, bad
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      Lock icon Judge rejects Silicon Valley hiring settlement
      910 19 Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe have to return to negotiations or face trial Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Corp and Adobe Systems Inc have to go back to the negotiating table, or face trial, after a judge rejected their US$324.5 million
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      Lock icon US pushes deal to end hostile acts in sea dispute
      758 19 But it won’t confront China over South China Sea strategy AFP [NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar] The United States yesterday pressed its case for a freeze on hostile acts in waters contested by China and its South-east Asian neighbours, but said that it
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      Lock icon Luxembourg to meet investors about sukuk sale
      224 19 Bloomb erg [DUBAI] Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance will meet investors in Europe, the Middle East and Asia from the end of September to promote its debut sovereign sukuk. Officials will visit the UK, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to
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      Lock icon Talks restart on Balfour Beatty, Carillion merger
      313 19 Carillion tweaks offer in bid to save £3b deal: report Reuters [LONDON] British infrastructure company Balfour Beatty and construction firm Carillion have resumed talks on a possible £3 billion (S$6.3 billion) merger deal, the Sunday Times reported, citing unnamed financial sources. Balfour Beatty
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      2837 17 The Business Times Ik I 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 I M I I Email noticesiasph.com.sg M V i B j J www.sphclass.com.sg/notices KREUZ HOLDINGS LIMITED (COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****3628R) NEWSPAPER NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to Sections 76(10)(h) and 76(12) of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore, that
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      238 20 SGX '000 Aug 08 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore 0.48 -0.01 711 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.29 unch 217 Aug 08 Cwt Limited Vol First Ship Lea Grand Banks 0.26 unch 38 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.06 unch ***** K1Ventures 0.20 unch 6044 Keppel Corp 10.80 -0.06 2942 Mercator Lines............0.09 unch
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      311 20 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] The massive containerships passing through the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California will be paid a bonus of US$2,500 per trip to slow down, in an effort to cut off-shore air pollution and reduce collisions with
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      331 20 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Puzzle that has many twists and turns before being solved (6,4) 6 Poems, inspired by love of the French? (4) 10 Around this time I should be in credit with returned account (5) 11 Slanderer is not an incisive member of the set (9) 12 Grand
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      4542 22 Week ended: Aug 8 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 Last Vol 97.5 69 ABR 13.3 10.4 8Telecom Div GrYld Net M Cap 13.7 6.7 AIMS Property 12.9 unch 620 13
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      581 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 $mil 32.5 23 t 3Cnergy 500 Last Vol 1.9 0.8 t Advanced Systems 0.8 -0.1 8028 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 15.6 Last Quote Div Gr
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      126 23 Stock name Close Change Ascendas Reit 2.290 -0.020 CapitaLand 3.350 -0.030 CapitaMall Trust 1.960 -0.015 CityDev 10.010 -0.110 ComfortDelGro 2.600 +0.030 DBS Grp 17.810 -0.330 Genting Sing 1.275 -0.035 Global Logistic 2.720 -0.020 Golden Agri-Res 0.530 HPH Trust USD 0.675 -0.010 Stock name Close Change HongkongLand
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      1937 23 Transaction date: Aug 8 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores Angang Steel Anhui Conch Aeon Credit Anhuiexpresswa 4.44 -0.04 1134 Asia Satellite 0 Asm Pacific Avic Ihl Avic Int'L 5.71 Baiyunshan Ph ***** Bank Of China ...29.00 Bank Of E Asia ***** Beida Jade Bir 4.44 Beijing
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      263 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 $mil 62 43 AVJennings A54 -2 8 55 54 54 60 3.6 6.5 4.4 199.9 4 0.7 OGL Resources A$ A1.7 unch 20 1.7 1.7 0.9 1.7 0.3
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      186 23 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 11 1 0 0 0 3 11 1 Manufacturing 36 114 29 5 27 6 41 141 35 Commerce 14 51 13 6 15 2 20 66 15 Tpt/Stor/Comms 9 33 4
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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 $mil 118 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 116.2 -0.8 25 116.2 116 116.1 116.3 530.4 135.5 119 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 133.1 -1.6 15 135.2 133.1 132
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      123 23 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 97,121 97,121 315,226 315,226 Manufacturing 1,582,871 904,476 2,487,347 706,618 47,726 754,344 Commerce 386,302 299,045 685,347 365,787 19,597 385,384 Tpt/Stor/Comms 666,514 5,067 671,581 739,235 585 739,820 Finance 122,662 14,527 137,189 1,008,531 4,801 1,013,332 Construction 194,757 481,973
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      661 24 Aug 8 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.73 *****.32 *****.84 Sep14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****3 *****8 Dec14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 1 ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 330.18 330.22 326.65 Aug14 327.20 328.00 324.20 327.80 ***** *****0 Sep14 326.40
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      373 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Aug 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1202.1 -0.1 1.5 -0.1 0.4 -0.1 1.4 EAFE Preliminary 933.5 -0.9 -2.4 -0.7 -3.3 -0.7 -2.4 Europe Preliminary 1326.9 -0.4 -2.1
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      471 24 Aug 8 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.011 5.696 0.691 7.170 56.880 109.098 0.941 9.588 2.970 1.094 91.371 40.818 1.158 10.008 0.839 27.779 29.737 0.551 0.925 Canada 0.989 5.636
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      37 24 Aug 8 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1 mth 3 mths 6 mths 6 mths Source: Thomson Reuters
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      82 24 Aug 8 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****S 02-May-15 0.33 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.125 01-Apr-16 101.14 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 105.85 106.12 105.94 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 105.89 106.00
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      120 24 Aug 08 GOLD(US$/oz) Aug 08 Aug 07 Hong Kong 1321.00 1308.00 Aug 08 Aug 07 London 1311.00 1306.94 1311.65 1307.65 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Aug 08 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 79 51 5gm 317 263 10gm 592 528
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      57 24 Aug 8 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Aug 14 2307.0 2291.0 2307.0 2290.0 274 1469 Sep 14 2287.0 2257.0 2290.0 2255.0 1598 ***** Oct 14 2256.0 2233.0 2268.0 2231.0 ***** ***** Nov 14 2252.0 2230.0
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      155 24 Aug 8 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1578 1.1591 0.9246 0.9253 Canadian dollar 1.1458 1.1467 0.9154 0.9150 Euro 1.6753 1.6762 1.3379 1.3381 NZ dollar 1.0581 1.0593 0.8450 0.8456 Sterling pound 2.1034 2.1048 1.6798 1.6802
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      109 24 Aug 8 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 14 1284.75 1250.00 1285.00 1249.75 Sep 14 1113.75 1099.25 1114.50 1097.50 Nov 14 1084.75 1078.00 1085.00 1071.75 Jan 15 1093.25 1086.50 1093.50 1080.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 14
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      95 24 Aug 8 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 14 2027 2027 2036 2019 Dec 14 2004 2005 2015 1995 Mar 15 1966 1962 1972 1955 May 15 1951 1946 1957 1940 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 14 1948 1968 1965 1929 Nov 14 1959 1974 1970 1940
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      1027 24 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 5 0.3 320 0.3 1 -57 3.82 47 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Ratio Exer Price Ascendas REIT MB eCW*****3 Disc Asiatic Grp(Hldgs) Ltd W*****5 Expiry Asiatravel.com HoldingsW*****5 6 1
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      70 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Aug 07 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 105.21 -0.14 WTI (Near Mth) 97.53 0.53 Dubai (1-Mth F) 102.86 -0.20 Tapis blend 106.57 -0.36 Minas 102.27 -0.36 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.22 0.33 Jet Kerosene 117.69 0.48 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 24 Aug 8 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2522 1.2527 2-months 1.2522 1.2527 3-months 1.2521 1.2527 6-months 1.2520 1.2525 Source: OCBC
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      66 24 Aug-08 Aug-08 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2019.75 2017.50 3 months 2024.00 2027.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7010.75 7014.50 3 months 6995.00 6999.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2236.50 2266.50 3 months 2240.00 2265.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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      121 24 As at 9am Aug 08 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.188 1.132 Can dollar 1.167 1.123 Euro 1.713 1.632 Sterling pound 2.149 2.067 NZ dollar 1.085 1.044 US dollar 1.278 1.218 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      157 24 Aug 8 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.02 1-month 0.3125 0.1875 2-months 0.3750 0.2500 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 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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    2132 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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      769 27  -  Looking to expand from the saturated home market, they want to test out games and monetisation models before taking them West, reports VICTORIA HO reportsVICTORIA reportsVICTORIA HO AN increasingly saturated games scene in China has prompted a wave of Chinese game
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      768 27  -  Research: word of mouth drives 80% of purchasing By VICTORIA HO [SINGAPORE] For online stores, it’s become an eyeballs game where everyone is clamouring for attention in a busy ecommerce landscape in which eMarketer estimates US$304 billion will be spent this year.
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      593 27 AFP [WASHINGTON] Even if you don’t open a newspaper, turn on a television, log on to a computer or pull out a smartphone, you can get news from wearable technology. As wearables gain traction, news purveyors are eyeing these devices for their
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      473 27 AFP [SOFIA] Excellent IT and language skills have helped Bulgaria’s outsourcing sector boom, raising hopes that it could prop up the badly stagnating economy of the EU’s poorest country. After a timid start 15 years ago, the Balkan country is now a
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      200 27 [SINGAPORE] With more choices available to discerning consumers, the electronic display board has become a crucial tool to attract eyeballs. Bearing this in mind, Samsung Electronics launched its B2B display solutions in Singapore late last month, incorporating new technology designed to offer solutions
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