The Business Times, 10 February 2015

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    24 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg G C ©BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Tuesday, February 10,2015
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  • DAILY DIGEST
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      Lock icon Finance ministers from the G-20 group
      34 1 of advanced and emerging economies are expected to renew their commitment to “going for growth” in their economies during their two-day meeting in Istanbul Tuesday. TOP STORIES 2
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      Lock icon A burst of local innovation
      29 1 innovation,in terms of products and services, is expected as the push to make Singapore the world’s first Smart Nation gathers pace. TOP STORIES 4
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      Lock icon British sports car marque McLaren
      33 1 McLarenis understood to be getting a new dealer three years after Wearnes Automotive introduced it to Singapore, and that an official announcement will be made shortly.TOP STORIES 6
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      Lock icon Hutchison Port Holdings Trust lost groundon
      48 1 groundon Monday as analysts slashed earnings forecasts, following a HK$19 billion (S$3.32 billion) impairment charge on goodwill allocated to its cash-generating unit in Hong Kong, which dragged the trust into a net loss of HK$18.6 billion in Q4 FY14. COMPANIES MARKETS 10
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      Lock icon Australia’s 25-basis-point rate cut
      35 1 cutto a record low of 2.25 per cent last week is expected to benefit developers with property assets and building projects Down Under, as well as those eyeing acquisitions. REAL ESTATE/14
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    Lock icon Oil price continues rally, but on weak fundamentals
    651 1  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore CRUDE oil prices continued its rally on Monday as Opec gave a brighter outlook for market fundamentals this year, but analysts warned that the boost in the market is likely to be temporary. The drop in
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    27 1 Monday Change STI 3418.02 -13.34 KL COMP 1,811.58 -1.67 NIKKEI 225 17,711.93 +63.43 HANG SENG 24,521.00 -158.39 SHENZHEN B 1,072.74 +2.21 DOW (11am EST) 17,736.76 -87.53
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    Lock icon Official audit finds ‘major lapses’ in Workers’ Party town council books
    1666 1  -  The Auditor-General’s Office says ‘there is no assurance that council’s accounts are accurate and reliable, or that public funds are properly managed’ By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore THE Auditor-General’s Office (AGO) has found several major lapses in the
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      27 1 WEALTH MANAGEMENT Singapore’s ranking as a hub falls to 6th spot TOP STORIES 2 FINANCE Banks’ Q4 results: eyes on loan guidance, asset quality COMPANIES MARKETS 8
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon S’pore falls to 6th spot as wealth-management hub
      587 2  -  Hong Kong takes over Republic’s previous 5th ranking globally after a big 2008-2014 jump in cross-border client assets By Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE’S global ranking as a wealth-management centre dropped a notch from fifth to sixth place at the end of
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      Lock icon Post-economic crisis reforms need shot in the arm, says OECD
      799 2  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo FINANCE ministers from the G-20 group of advanced and emerging economies are expected to renew their commitment to “going for growth” in their economies during their two-day meeting in Istanbul on Monday, though the Organisation
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      Lock icon 30% of Smart Nation project to involve local innovation
      717 4  -  This is likely to create world-class players in the smart cities market; IDA starts industry roundtables on the project By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore A BURST of local innovation, in terms of products and services, is expected as the
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      Lock icon S’pore in top 10 of Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index
      427 4  -  By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore SINGAPORE ranks 10th globally in the Inaugural Sustainable Cities Index from Arcadis, a global natural and built asset design and consultancy firm, faring lower than other Asia-Pa-cific cities such as Hong Kong and Seoul.
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      Lock icon PM Abbott survives leadership challenge
      581 4 BLOOMBERG Canberra AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister Tony Abbott thwarted a leadership challenge, but failed to end speculation that his position is under threat after almost 40 per cent of his Liberal Party colleagues voted against him. Liberal lawmakers voted by 61 to 39 against a motion
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      Lock icon Forum highlights challenges to Asean Economic Community
      591 4  -  By Fiona Lam fionalam@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Asean Economic Community (AEC), due to launch by this year-end, faces challenges in terms of regulation, corruption, and political and religious stability, speakers at the Stars Symposium said on Monday. For one thing, the 10 Asean countries
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      Lock icon Tsipras sticks to anti-bailout stance ahead of eurozone meeting
      604 4 BLOOMBERG Athens GREEK Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reaffirmed his government’s rejection of the country’s international bailout programme before Wednesday’s emergency meeting of the euro area’s finance ministers to discuss the country’s financing needs. “We need an honest negotiation with our partners
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      Lock icon McLaren set to race off to new dealership
      517 6  -  The Eurokars Group, which also represents Rolls-Royce, Porsche, Mini and Mazda here, takes over from Wearnes By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore McLAREN is set to zip from one end of Leng Kee Road to the other very soon. It is understood that
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      Lock icon 1MDB caught in battle of tycoons brewing in Malaysia
      756 6  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore A MAJOR controversy is threatening to blow wide open in Malaysia which may see troubled state-owned 1 Malaysia Development Bhd caught in the cross-fire involving high-profile Malaysian personalities. On one side of the fence is
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Banks’ Q4 results: eyes on loan guidance, asset quality
      470 8  -  December bank lending shows signs of weak growth; analysts watching impact of oil, property exposure By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore AS the three Singapore banks report their fourth quarter results this week, analysts will watch for any hits in asset
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      Lock icon Parkson Retail Asia’s Q2 profit drops 24.6% to S$10.2m
      440 8  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore DEPARTMENT store operator Parkson Retail Asia reported a 24.6 per cent year-on-year slide in net profit to S$10.2 million for the second quarter ended Dec 31, 2014. The bottom line was impacted by losses from
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      Lock icon Geo Energy ties up with China SOE for projects in Indonesia
      581 8  -  By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore INTEGRATED coal-mining group Geo Energy Resources has entered into a cooperative agreement with a Chinese state-owned enterprise, China Nuclear Industry 22nd Construction (CNI22), to jointly develop coal-fired power stations in Indonesia. CNI22
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      Lock icon Currency gains boost Yoma’s Q3 earnings
      551 8  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore RIDING on currency translation gains, Yoma Strategic Holdings’ net profit for its fiscal third quarter ended Dec 31, 2014 (Q3 FY2015) surged 49.8 per cent year-on-year to S$7.8 million. Net profit for the first nine months of the
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      Lock icon Vicom full-year profit up 6%
      296 8  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore VICOM’S net profit for the year ended Dec 31, 2014, rose 6 per cent to S$30.1 million from 12 months earlier, with revenue inching up 3 per cent to S$ 108.2 million. No fourth quarter numbers were given. Vicom is
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      Lock icon HPH Trust loses ground as analysts slash earnings forecast
      704 10  -  Counter falls 4.86% to US$0.685, dragging STI down by about 2.8 points HOT STOCK By Chan Yi Wen yiwenc@sph.com.sg @ChanYiWenBT Singapore THE counter of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) lost ground on Monday as analysts slashed earnings forecasts, following a
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      Lock icon Rex to drill eight wells in 2015
      505 10  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore CATALIST-listed oil exploration and production firm Rex International said it plans to take advantage of the lower cost of drilling services and participate in the drilling of eight wells this year: three in Norway, two in Oman,
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      Lock icon China property slowdown weighs on Yongmao’s Q3
      340 10  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore THE China property slowdown continued to weigh on cranemaker Yongmao Holdings, which reported a net profit of 7.4 million yuan (S$ 1.6 million) for its third quarter ended Dec 31,2014, down 40 per cent from 12.4 million
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      Lock icon Dyna-Mac wins S$60m contract from Bumi Armada
      147 10  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore DYNA-MAC on Monday said it has secured a letter of award with the “preliminary sum” of about S$60 million for the construction of six units of floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) topsides modules from Armada Cabaca.
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      Lock icon KOP returns to the black in Q3 on stake divestment gain
      340 10  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore KOP Ltd, whose businesses encompass the property and entertainment industries, said on Monday that a stake divestment gain has put the company back in the black for the fiscal third quarter. The company,
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      Lock icon Chuan Hup accepts sweetened bid for CH Offshore
      258 10  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore CHUAN Hup Holdings on Monday said it would sell its 24.7 per cent stake in CH Offshore worth S$95.7 million to Falcon Energy Group, after the latter sweetened the offer. Falcon, an offshore marine and resources
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      Lock icon StanChart may increase Singapore staff to service Japan customers
      382 11 It is also considering starting a Dubai desk for Japanese corporate clients keen to expand in Middle East BLOOMBERG Tokyo STANDARD Chartered plc, the UK bank that’s cutting US$400 million of costs, will consider starting a desk in Dubai for Japanese
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      Lock icon KepLand makes first London purchase in two decades
      434 11  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore KEPPEL Land has announced its first London investment in about two decades, with the £91 million (S$ 187.5 million) purchase of a nine-storey freehold office block. It said on Monday evening that it has inked a
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    • IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon Ascendas India Trust to buy CyberVale for S$35.2m
        67 11 THE trustee-manager of Ascendas India Trust on Monday said it plans to acquire Cybervale from its sponsor Ascendas Group for about S$35.2 million. CyberVale is an IT special economic zone with about 600,000 square feet (sq ft) of built-up area. The property
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        Lock icon AusGroup Q2 profit plummets in absence of one-off gain
        61 11 FABRICATION services firm AusGroup on Monday said net profit attributable to owners for its fiscal second quarter fell 59.9 per cent to A$920,000 (S$974,000). Other operating income fell 79% to A$592,000 as the year-ago period recognised a one-off profit from a
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        Lock icon Sing Investments & Finance full-year profit up 10.4%
        37 11 Sing Investments Finance full-year profit up 10.4% SING investments Finance said net profit for its fiscal full-year rose 10.4 per cent to S$12.7 million. Net interest income and hiring charges gained 8.4 per cent at S$32.6 million.
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        Lock icon Ellipsiz Q2 profit rises 41% on higher margins
        46 11 ELLIPSIZ Ltd, which makes probe cards used by chip makers, said second-quarter profit rose 41 per cent to S$1.74 million on firmer gross margins. Gross profit rose 15 per cent, as cost reduction outpaced a weakening of sales.
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 12 STI Catalist Straits Times Index Feb 9,2015 3,418.02 -13.34 (-0.39%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,434.48 Day low 3,416.26 52-week high 3,431.36 (Feb 6, 2015) 52-week low 3,017.20 (Feb 10, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index Feb 9,2015 729.51 -2.25 (-0.31%) Current streak 5 days Day high 732.41 Day low
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      Lock icon HK slide, soft Europe opening hit STI
      666 12  -  Falls in Keppel and Hutchison Port weigh on index in quiet trading day STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT After the volatility of last week, the Straits Times Index kicked off this week with a quiet session on Monday, drifting within a narrow
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      305 12 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 246 -5 249/244 263 212 5.8 6219.7 CapitaLand 350 -5 355/347 364 268 17.5 2.3 *****.6 CapitaMall Trust 218 -1 219/215 226 180 5 7562.5 CityDev 1020 +2 1024/1015 1118 907 13.8
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      38 12 VOLUME HPH Trust USD 93,119,500 IHC 67,220,100 Golden Agri-Res 50,554,900 APAC Strategic 48,220,600 Equation 41,965,000 Market volume 1,291,777,000 VALUE Keppel Corp 100,287,292 DBS Grp 86,194,971 HPH Trust USD 85,679,071 SingTel 50,177,057 CapitaLand 49,114,684 Market value 1,068,671,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      106 12 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap Lyxor Asia US$ US509 196 511/509 543/455 509/511 74.3 IS MS India US$ US780 -14 155 796/777 1000/567 776/780 97.5 DBXT CSI300 US$ US918 -7 141 933/918 1044/613 910/960 UETF SSE50China 217 +3 136 220/213 238/140
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 12 Feb 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -148.00 -64.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -112.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -15.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 785.32 -1.56 FTSE ST Small Cap 501.20 -1.11 FTSE ST All Share 822.19 -2.86 FTSE ST China Top 193.95 -1.67 FTSE ST China 235.31 -2.09 FTSE
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      77 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor Indonesia US$ 9061 157.1 1.3 9636/8000 DBXT ASX200 US$ 3780 109.7 2.2 4403/3530 Lyxor US DJIA US$ 1810 58.2 2.4 1900/1629 IS ASIA HYG S$D 1428 58.0 4.2 1450/1330 Lyxor Europe US$ 1439 36.6 1.9 1678/1338 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 12 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index Feb 9,2015 822.19 -2.86 (-0.35%) Current streak 1 day Day high 825.22 Day low 821.89 52-week high 825.05 (Feb 6, 2015) 52-week low 734.36 (Feb 10, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      32 12 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index Feb 6,2015 1,812.12 -8.63 (-0.47%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,829.19 Day low 1,809.30 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,697.01 (Jan 7,2015)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 6 5 0 0 0 5 6 5 Manufacturing 32 66 69 9 8 21 41 74 90 Commerce 10 29 35 4 8 7 14 37 42 Tpt/Stor/Comms 4 19 18
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 29,833 29,833 127,622 127,622 Manufacturing 125,206 70,439 195,645 71,092 2,626 73,718 Commerce 64,345 36,370 100,715 61,512 2,424 63,936 Tpt/Stor/Comms 167,795 2,918 170,713 218,472 978 219,451 Finance 15,425 77 15,502 157,557 18 157,575 Construction 39,842 4,802
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      71 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** -365.6 -2.2 *****/***** SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -92.1 -0.3 *****/***** SIA 1184 -29.0 -2.4 1291/944 DBXT MSINDIA US$ 1099 -28.4 -1.9 1148/805 Keppel Corp 868 -25.0 -2.8 1120/791 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low BlueSkyPower 5.3 -26.4 -1.9 18.5/3.7 Magnus
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      79 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Metech Intl 10,316.0 0.005 -0.001 -16.67 Equation 41,965.0 0.008 +0.001 +14.29 Informatics 4,984.9 0.049 +0.004 +8.89 ABR 55.0 0.750 +0.015 +2.04 Teho Intl 67.1 0.169 -0.026 -13.33 Lafe 374.0 0.033 +0.002 +6.45 Far East 25.0 0.151 +0.011 +7.86 Loyz Energy 5,185.9 0.084 -0.005 -5.62 Versalink
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
        125 12 Hold Feb 9 close: US$0.685 Target price: US$0.68 OCBC Investment Research, Feb 9 HPHT swung to a Q4 2014 loss mainly due to a HK$19 billion (S$3.3 billion) impairment charge. FY 2014 distribution per unit is 41 HK cents, but management has guided for FY 2015
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        Lock icon Singapore Airlines
        132 12 Buy S$11.84 Feb 9 close: S$11.84 Target price: S$12.90 DBS Group Research, Feb 9 Despite weaker than expected operating earnings, we remain confident that SIA’s earnings performance in future quarters will be better given the lower cost of fuel. The group’s balance sheet remains strong with over S$3.5
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        Lock icon Super Group
        195 12  -  Compiled by Cai Haoxiang Hold Feb 9 close: S$1.225 Target price: S$1.02 Maybank Kim Eng Research, Feb 5 Super is on its way to a recovery in almost all its major markets in 2015. Q3 2014 likely marked the bottom for its falling sales and margins. Its momentum
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      9 12 DATA I 9.30 am (Feb 10) China CPI
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      Lock icon Yen gains on concerns over Ukraine and Greece
      462 13 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE yen gained against the US dollar and euro on Monday as investors fretted over the conflict in Ukraine as well as Greece’s future in the eurozone. In his first major speech to Greece’s parliament, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 13 Feb 9 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.973 4.857 0.685 6.026 48.319 98.328 0.924 8.519 2.769 1.053 78.643 34.477 1.053 8.949 0.720 24.513 25.356 0.509 0.777 Canada 1.028 4.993
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 13 Feb 9 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0523 1.0528 0.7772 0.7774 Canadian dollar 1.0817 1.0824 0.7993 0.7989 Euro 1.5356 1.5362 1.1341 1.1344 NZ dollar 0.9990 0.9997 0.7378 0.7382 Sterling pound 2.0658 2.0666 1.5257 1.5261
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 13 Feb 9 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3545 1.3550 2-months 1.3550 1.3556 3-months 1.3556 1.3563 6-months 1.3569 1.3577 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        209 13 Feb 09 Most active Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****0 14.7 1.8 8091 0.2 1980 2 DBS MB ePW*****2 9.5 -1.6 6928 0.2 1910 2 OCBC Bk MB eCW*****3 7.1 0.2 3876 0.2 1060
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 13 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 6 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1304.4 0.3 2.2 0.5 3.1 0.0 1.1 EAFE Preliminary 1030.7 0.1 4.4 0.0 4.1 -0.5 2.1 Europe Preliminary 1457.4 -0.1 5.5
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        375 13 Feb 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.31 *****.49 *****.61 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****6 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 8 4242 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 350.07 350.30 348.03 Feb15 350.70 351.70 347.80 349.80 ***** *****7 Mar15 350.80
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 13 Feb 9 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 13 Feb 9 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 0.05 1-month 0.625 0.50 2-months 0.625 0.50 3-months 0.6875 0.5625 Overnight mode: 0.30 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.17 0.07 1 month 0.23 0.13 2 months 0.28 0.18 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 13 Feb 9 Feb 9 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 103.19 103.28 103.20 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.81 101.00 100.85 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 108.91 109.05 108.70 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 106.21 106.30 106.00 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        252 13 Feb-6 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Feb-6 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 973.50 -7.75 -0.79% 13/03/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.82 0.11 0.35% 13/03/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 527.00 1.25 0.24% 13/03/2014 Feb-6 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1957.00 23.00 1.19% 16/03/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1933.00 11.00 0.57%
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      680 16 WP Washington DOUGLAS Trudeau waited 177 days for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) permission to fly his US$1,300 drone. The Tucson real estate agent wanted to do things the right way, he said, even though he knows peers who have
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      349 16 BLOOMBERG Sydney HONG Kong and New York offer the lowest returns for offices among the world’s major markets even as prices increase because of demand for high-quality properties, according to broker Savills plc. Grade-A commercial properties in Hong Kong’s central business district
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      417 18 REUTERS Hong Kong STANDARD Chartered plc (StanChart) will shift its retail bank’s focus from mass market to affluent customers and urge more clients to go online as part of a broader restructuring, a senior executive told Reuters. StanChart’s retail business is one
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      192 18 REUTERS Sydney CIMB Group Holdings, Malaysia’s second-biggest lender by assets, said on Monday is was closing its investment banking operations in Australia following a review of its entire business. On Friday, CIMB said it was looking to cut costs in the investment banking
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      815 21 REUTERS Singapore A BARRAGE of damaging cyberattacks is shaking up the security industry, with some businesses and organisations no longer assuming they can keep hackers at bay, and instead turning to waging a guerrilla war from within their networks. US
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      755 22 They plan to open more amenities such as convention centres theatres, touting their credentials as good employers REUTERS Hong Kong LEADING China’s anti-corruption campaign, President Xi Jinping warned Macau last December that the world’s biggest gambling hub needs to be
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      957 22 NYT New York IN THE world of consumer finance, they are chameleons: payday lenders that alter their practices and shift their products ever so slightly to work around state laws aimed at stamping out short-term loans that can come with interest rates
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      592 22 The company competes with Procter Gamble and L’Oreal in China, and has 2,335 stores on the mainland BLOOMBERG Shanghai AMOREPACIFIC Group expects sales in China to jump 30 per cent this year as the South Korean cosmetics maker opens more outlets
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      733 22 REUTERS Chicago FOR decades, Chuck Souder relied on corn and soya beans to keep his 161-hectare Iowa farm running, but with corn selling for half its price two years ago and soya beans slumping, Mr Souder has shifted to
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      1060 23 Carriers airlift goods ranging from yogurt and cheese for US military forces in Japan and Korea to car parts and potatoes for fries BLOOMBERG Singapore THE US military ordered yoghurt and cottage cheese flown to forces in Japan and
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      581 23 REUTERS Dublin THE owner of British Airways is running out of time to secure Ireland’s Aer Lingus as questions over its commitment to keep jobs and key Heathrow routes stoke opposition from politicians facing a tough election next
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      799 23 BLOOMBERG Taipei TAIWAN aviation officials agreed last month to TransAsia Airways Corp’s request to push back enforcement of a new rule aimed at forcing them to have more time to conduct pre-flight checks. Authorities delayed until March 1 their implementation of
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      364 23 REUTERS Frankfurt GERMAN airport operator Fraport expects Greece’s new government to honour a US$ 1.4 billion deal for Fraport to run 14 regional airports, its finance chief said, after Athens halted several other key privatisation projects. When Greece’s leftist-led, anti-aus-terity government took power
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      812 26  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Paul Krugman NYT MANY economists, including Janet Yellen, view global economic troubles since 2008 largely as a story about “deleveraging” a simultaneous attempt by debtors almost everywhere to reduce their liabilities. Why is deleveraging a problem? Because my
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      1448 26  -  The president faces growing criticism of his foreign policy even among allies of the White House and the Democratic Party By Leon Hadar SINCE entering the White House, US President Barack Obama and members of his foreign policy team have been accentuating the contrast
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      1031 27  -  COMMENTARY By Andrew Hammond T The writer is an associate at LSE Ideas (the Centre for international Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy) at the London School of Economics, and a former UK government special adviser THE leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine will
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      1875 27  -  Bourses can prosper and expand only if they are constantly mindful of the potential of change in economics and world markets and willing to adopt innovations as necessary, says the founding father of futures markets By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT
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      923 29 Show presented a mix of old songs and new faces, and also gave sombre nods to the issues of domestic abuse and the threat against civil rights Luther King Jr biopic, Selma. NYT TERS REUTERS Los Angeles
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      816 29 Playing Stephen Hawking has already won him a Golden Globe. Next up, the Oscars AFP London THE American coming-of-age tale Boyhood, filmed over 12 years, won a Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) award for best film on Sunday, but the British awards
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      456 29  -  By Prisca Ang prisang@sph.com.sg Singapore OCBC Cycle, Singapore’s annual mass participation cycling event, has revealed new platforms which will gear companies up to help the less privileged in Singapore. The event will be held at the Singapore Sports Hub on Aug 29-30, 2015. More
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      1121 30  -  After decades in the industry, the seafood restaurant is evolving to ensure it is not left behind.BY behind.BY VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg @VivienShiaoBT CHILI crab is perhaps Singapore's most iconic local dish, and one that is loved by both locals and tourists alike. While seafood restaurants
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      1016 30  -  COMMENTARY By Amy Ou T The writer is assistant professor of management organisation at the National University of Singapore Business School SUCCESSFUL CEOs are associated with many traits, but humility rarely makes the list. This is not because humble bosses are not successful. Rather, it
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