The Business Times, 22 May 2015

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    34 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD■BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN■ S$1.00 q:h A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION wvvw.businesstimes.com.sg I} D @BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO ’l*****868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Friday, May 22,2015
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    201 1 Germany and other eurozone leaders are reluctant to give the Greek government concessions in the next debt repayment negotiations as they fear a rising Portuguese left wing party. TOP STORIES 2 Singapore Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong calls on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to “go further”
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    Lock icon Najib presents RM260b five-year plan to 2020
    793 1  -  He sets a GDP growth target of 5-6 per cent a year a challenging goal, given slump in oil prices and export growth By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur TABLING the 11th Malaysia Plan in parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Najib Razak sought
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    28 1 MARKETS Thursday Change STI 3,439.86 +0.18 KL COMP 1,795.04 -15.07 NIKKEI 225 20,202.87 +6.31 HANG SENG 27,523.72 -61.33 SHENZHEN B 1,567.67 -3.00 DOW (11.45am EDT) 18,297.25 +11.85
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    Lock icon Global public sector investors favour real estate, infrastructure
    979 1  -  By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg @TehShiNingBT Singapore WHILE central banks continued to purchase equities last year, sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds moved more aggressively into real estate and infrastructure projects in pursuit of higher returns in an ultra-low interest rate
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Debt concessions for Greece less likely as Portugal’s Socialist leads
      605 2  -  Germany, EU worry that any concession will embolden anti-austerity parties, leading to weakened governance By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London GERMANY and other eurozone leaders are reluctant to give the Greek government concessions in the next debt repayment negotiations as they
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      Lock icon US Fed signals interest rate lift-off unlikely in June amid headwinds to growth
      604 2 BLOOMBERG Washington FEDERAL Reserve officials signalled they are unlikely to raise interest rates in June while leaving open the option of tightening later in the year. Minutes of their April meeting, released on Wednesday in Washington, also
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      Lock icon SMEs to get help in adopting technologies
      627 2  -  By Fiona Lam fionalam@sph.com.sg Singapore MORE than 400 Singapore small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will soon have improved access to technological innovations and digital and mobile marketing tools, with the launch of five new collaborative industry projects (CIPs) on Thursday. Three of the
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      Lock icon EU ambassador on how member countries can realise the full potential of Asean
      672 4  -  Michael Pulch also says now is the perfect time for EU to join hands with Asean economy By Elizabeth Mak eamak@sph.com.sg Singapore COUNTRIES in Asean should not let national interests get in the way of the regional
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      Lock icon Chok Tong urges Abe to offer gesture of contrition to neighbours
      990 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo SINGAPORE Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday called on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to “go further” than past Japanese leaders in seeking reconciliation with Asian nations over the legacy of World
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      Lock icon Who’s afraid of a big, fat fine? Regulators need new bogeyman
      403 4  -  By Dominic Elliott REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS London A GUILTY plea in the United States used to strike terror into bankers’ hearts. Now that four of the six banks fined US$5.6 billion by US and UK regulators on May 20 for
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      Lock icon Digital Realty Trust to launch 2nd S’pore data centre this year
      455 5  -  New US$200m centre in Loyang will connect via dark fibre to firm’s first data centre in Jurong, extending its network By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT NEW YORK-listed data solutions firm Digital Realty Trust (DRT) will launch its second data
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      Lock icon Online content creators learn from the masters
      472 5  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT MEDIA businesses hoping to stay ahead of the competition must harness the new opportunities arising from digital trends to grow their consumer base, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) said on Thursday. An MDA spokeswoman said: “Consumers
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon SIA showcases its premium economy class
      616 6  -  New cabin product comes in the wake of a two-year product development programme and an estimated investment of US$80m By Prisca Ang prisang@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Airlines’ new premium economy class will cater to an increasingly segmented air travel market, with a focus on long-haul
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      Lock icon Genting HK to sell another 4.35% stake in Norwegian Cruise Line
      589 6  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore CRUISE and leisure firm Genting Hong Kong is plumping up its coffers even further with plans to sell another tranche of 10 million shares or 4.35 per cent of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
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      Lock icon Rex acquires interest in offshore licence
      399 6  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore CATALIST-LISTED energy firm Rex International Holding said on Thursday that its wholly owned subsidiary, Rex Bonaparte Gulf, will acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the offshore WA-488-P licence in Western Australia from a fully owned unit
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      Lock icon Xpress and its former chairman broke listing rules in 2014: SGX
      548 8  -  They failed to disclose creditors’ winding-up applications in a timely fashion, it says By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore XPRESS Holdings and its then chairman broke listing rules in 2014 by not disclosing creditors’ winding-up applications in a timely
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      Lock icon SPH’s Seletar Mall officially opens
      259 8  -  By Prisca Ang prisang@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Seletar Mall, a joint project between Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and United Engineers Limited (UEL), officially opened on Thursday. Housing over 130 shops, it has a diverse mix of anchor tenants including premium supermarket FairPrice Finest, cineplex Shaw Theatres,
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      Lock icon PwC boosting presence in asset management sector across Asia
      324 8  -  Its newly-launched Asian Investment Fund Centre in Singapore will help it enter new service areas By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore PwC has launched its Asian Investment Fund Centre in Singapore which will focus on bolstering its presence across Asia in
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      Lock icon OLS plans move from SGX mainboard to Catalist
      307 8  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore OLS Enterprise, formerly known as Transcu Group and now on the watch-list of the Singapore Exchange, plans to transfer its listing from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard to the Catalist board. “The board believes that the
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Keppel Infrastructure Trust
        156 8 KEPPEL Infrastructure Trust (KIT) is raising S$525 million through a private placement and preferential offer to fund the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Keppel Merlimau Cogen. Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management is the trustee-manager of KIT, which was formerly known as CitySpring Infrastructure Trust. The
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        Lock icon Ley Choon Group
        59 8 SGX mainboard-listed Ley Choon Group Holdings has won a S$25 million contract from the Public Utilities Board (PUB). This contract involves the laying and installation of a potable water transmission steel pipeline from Jalan Kampong Chantek to Dunearn Road. The group’s unfulfilled orderbook based on secured contracts
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        72 8 PEC has landed two new contracts worth some S$70 million, lifting its orderbook above S$450 million. One project is for works within a petrochemical complex on Jurong Island and is expected to be completed by March next year. The second project –slated for completion in October next year is
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      Lock icon Shenzhen’s tech-heavy ChiNext ‘hottest market’
      640 10 investors warned not to get carried away as startup board shows meteoric rise REUTERS Hong Kong CHINA’S investors are fuelling their own version of a dotcom bubble, going by the meteoric rise in the shares of a newly listed Internet video company. The 42-fold jump
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      Manulife plans US$450m IPO of US assets in S’pore
      226 10 REUTERS Singapore CANADA’S Manulife Financial Corp is seeking to list some of its US property assets in Singapore in the second half of the year in an initial public offering (IPO) worth US$450 million, two people familiar with the deal said.
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      Big GLP parcel traded on ho-hum day
      724 12  -  Total transacted volume in GLP forms 48 per cent of the S$2.2 billion done by the whole market STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE crossing of a large parcel of Global Logistic Properties (GLP) shares worth S$964 million lent some respectability to
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      STI STOCKS
      308 12 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 250 -2 254/249 271 219 5.8 6321.9 CapitaLand 364 +1 367/362 379 293 13.3 2.5 *****.9 CapitaMall Trust 221 unch 223/220 228 188.5 4.9 7668 CityDev 1030 +2 1033/1025 1095 915 12.4
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      MOST ACTIVE
      36 12 VOLUME Global Logistic 386,889,400 SinoConstruction 151,546,400 Digiland Intl 88,101,300 StratechGroup 76,404,500 Healthway Med 73,132,000 Market volume 2,328,123,000 VALUE Global Logistic 1,062,033,568 Singtel 95,466,909 Suntec Reit 84,655,276 Wilmar Intl 64,116,877 CapitaLand 60,559,358 Market value 2,230,395,000
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      SGX ETFs
      109 12 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap DBXT MSBANGL US$ US99.1 +2.6 140 100/99.1 116/87.2 98.4/98.9 4.1 IS MS India US$ US756 +4 102 761/752 1000/696 754/757 94.5 DBXT MSPAKIS US$ US198 -4.3 80 199.7/198 218.4/178.5 197.5/198.4 9.7 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US1005 +27 80
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      OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 12 May 21 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -31.00 +171.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -47.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -3.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 789.94 -0.39 FTSE ST Small Cap 497.32 -2.46 FTSE ST All Share 826.54 -0.28 FTSE ST China Top 215.79 +0.60 FTSE ST China 252.69 +1.90 FTSE
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      STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 12 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index May 21,2015 826.54 -0.28 (-0.03%) Current streak 4 days Day high 828.35 Day low 825.63 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 762.71 (Oct 16, 2014)
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      STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 12 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index May 20,2015 1,938.40 +2.20 (+0.11%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,941.81 Day low 1,931.10 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,697.01 (Jan 7, 2015)
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      SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 6 6 0 0 0 4 6 6 Manufacturing 34 51 39 5 9 11 39 60 50 Commerce 16 20 22 5 3 2 21 23 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 8 19 12
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      SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      119 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 14,915 14,915 80,401 80,401 Manufacturing 208,402 32,631 241,033 156,830 5,022 161,852 Commerce 178,690 38,754 217,444 52,542 2,207 54,749 Tpt/Stor/Comms 172,873 52 172,925 249,382 6 249,388 Finance 21,991 21,991 114,237 114,237 Construction 172,013 27,735 199,748 9,472
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      GAINERS
      74 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT iBoxxKR US$ ***** 72.2 0.3 *****/***** DBXT Vietnam US$ 2370 50.8 1.6 3100/2250 Great Eastern 2470 50.0 2.1 2600/2059 GLD US$ ***** 44.1 0.3 *****/***** CIMBASEAN40 US$ 1005 36.1 2.8 1113/948 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low China Hongcheng 0.6 50.0 0.2
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      LOSERS
      75 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT MSKorea US$ 5938 -41.4 -0.5 6735/5484 DBXT China50 US$ 3981 -37.4 -0.7 4258/2800 JMH USD 6005 -33.4 -0.4 6788/5700 DBXT S&P500 US$ 3583 -30.7 -0.6 3626/3097 Lyxor Russia US$ 293 -25.4 -6.1 409/188 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low TIH W*****9 0.1
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      UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      81 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE China Hongcheng 90.1 0.006 +0.002 +50.00 Luzhou Bio-Chem 980.2 0.044 +0.010 +29.41 Cityneon 10.0 0.280 +0.085 +43.59 AA 47.0 0.065 +0.007 +12.07 Ban Leong 95.0 0.215 -0.010 -4.44 Pan Asian 777.4 0.095 +0.010 +11.77 UOA 185.0 0.530 -0.025 -4.51 OLS 10,354.0 0.007 +0.001 +16.67 Debao
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      BROKERS’ TAKE
      429 12  -  Compiled by Jamie Lee Raffles Medical Group Buy May 21 close: S$4.30 Target price: S$5.10 Maybank Kim Eng Research, May 21 CHINESE hospitals are currently overstretched, compounded by quality issues. This, we strongly believe, presents Raffles Medical with opportunities to plug the gap with its strong focus on
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      Euro boosted by data, rise in German bund yields
      484 13 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE euro rose against the dollar on Thursday for the first time this week, helped by nascent signs of a recovery in eurozone activity and a rise in German bund yields which narrowed the spread over US Treasuries.
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    • FOREX RATES
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        HANG SENG
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        INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 13 May 21 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.963 4.895 0.709 6.123 50.292 103.609 0.955 8.639 2.844 1.078 80.466 35.134 1.056 9.341 0.738 24.019 26.412 0.507 0.790 Canada 1.039 5.084
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        SHANGHAI COMPOSITE
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        NIKKEI
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        DOW JONES
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        US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 13 May 21 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3370 1.3379 2-months 1.3375 1.3388 3-months 1.3380 1.3394 6-months 1.3398 1.3413 Source: OCBC
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        INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 13 May 21 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0550 1.0565 0.7894 0.7900 Canadian dollar 1.0960 1.0972 0.8205 0.8201 Euro 1.4894 1.4906 1.1145 1.1146 NZ dollar 0.9790 0.9804 0.7326 0.7331 Sterling pound 2.0808 2.0826 1.5570 1.5573
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        398 13 May 21 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.26 *****.74 *****.94 May15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.50 *****3 *****5 Jun15 *****.50 *****.00 *****.50 *****.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.46 *****.90 *****.78 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****8 Sep15
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        BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        199 13 Most active May 21 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left WE Holdings Ltd W*****5 0.2 unch ***** 1 0 3 Yangzijiang MB eCW*****6 12 4820 0.4 160 13 FTSEChinaA50 ***** MBeCW*****0 10.5 1 4588 0.0 2 DBS
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        MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 13 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 20 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1364.6 0.1 7.0 0.1 6.5 0.0 5.5 EAFE Preliminary 1111.3 0.2 12.6 0.2 10.2 0.1 9.2 Europe Preliminary 1556.5 0.2 12.7
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    • BANK RATES
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        INTERBANK RATES
        154 13 May 21 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.03 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.75 0.625 3-months 0.8125 0.6875 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ 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 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.70 0.50 12
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        SIBOR
        36 13 May 21 1 mth 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source.‘ THOMSON Reuters
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        GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 13 May 21 May 21 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 102.5 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 99.84 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 105.2 105.75 105.25 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 101.72 102.03 101.60 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 106.92 107.50 107.28
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 13 May-20 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural May-20 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 941.25 -5.00 -0.53% 14/07/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 32.20 0.02 0.06% 14/07/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 513.00 2.75 0.54% 14/07/2014 May-20 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2084.00 -14.00 -0.67% 16/07/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1687.00 -22.00 -1.29%
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        PALM OIL
        57 13 May 21 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jun 15 2146.0 2154.0 2157.0 2137.0 866 4679 Jul 15 2151.0 2163.0 2168.0 2139.0 7186 ***** Aug 15 2142.0 2158.0 2165.0 2134.0 ***** ***** Sep 15 2141.0 2162.0
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      1593 6 VTB Capital plc 31 DECEMBER 2014 Head Office: 14 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3ND, UNITED KINGDOM Singapore Branch: 9 Battery Road #27-01, Straits Trading Building, Singapore *****0 Consolidated statement of financial position at 31 December Consolidated income statement for the year ended 31 December 2014 US$ 000 2013 US$ 000 2014
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      1240 8 Head Office No. 46, Guancian Rd., Jhongjheng District, Taipei City *****, Taiwan (Republic of China) Singapore Branch 80, Raffles Place, #34-01, UOB Plaza 1, Singapore *****4. Tel: +65 *****555 B O A R D O F D I R E C TO R S Chairperson of the Board Shiu Kuang-Si
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      1993 10 J. Safra Sarasin Holding Ltd Consolidated Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2014 1,000 CHF 31.12.2014 31.12.2013 Assets Cash 7,402,019 5,947,371 Money market paper 682,598 735,985 Due from banks 4,329,460 3,619,000 Due from customers 10,141,233 7,257,670 Mortgages 1,772,684 1,919,455 Securities and precious metals trading portfolios 903,432 936,940 Financial investments 7,169,161
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Senate proposal a US$66b capital boon for US banks
      751 14 If approved, it will remove obstacle to increasing shareholder payouts at 11 lenders such as American Express and Capital One BLOOMBERG New York A US Senate proposal to raise the level at which banks are deemed systemically important could help free
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      2445 14 The Business Times Ik 1 ✓"’1 I 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 I Email noticesasph.com. sg J V I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2014 and 2013 MEGA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE: No. 100, Chi-lin Road, Chung-shan Dist., Taipei *****, Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2563 3156 Fax: +886-2-2356 8936
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      1786 15 a it 4iHANG SENG BANK CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT Year ended 31 December Earnings per share (in HK$) 7.91 13,95 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Total equity and liabilities 1,263,990 1,143,730 STATUTORY ACCOUNTS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES The 2014 accounts have been prepared on a basis consistent with the accounting
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Hangzhou shows way to China’s new economy
      713 17 Hundreds of technology-linked firms have set up shop, creating a thriving services hub REUTERS Hangzhou, China SIGNS that China’s reforms may be paying off have sprung up in the eastern coastal city of Hangzhou, where a booming high-tech and software sector has fired
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      612 18 Syngenta already has rejected a US$45b offer, but Monsanto continues to pursue it REUTERS Kansas City, US MONSANTO CO, the world’s largest seed company, said on Wednesday that it plans to divest Syngenta Ag’s seeds and genetic traits
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      491 18 BLOOMBERG New York JOHNSON JOHNSON is investing in a collection of experimental drugs with blockbuster potential, treating widespread illnesses such as blood cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, to help rise above looming competitive threats to its pharmaceutical business. The world’s biggest maker
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      416 18 REUTERS London SHARES in British luxury goods maker Burberry tumbled on Wednesday after it cut its annual profit guidance, hit by foreign exchange volatility and subdued demand in Hong Kong and the US. The 159-year-old firm said that 2015/16 profit for retail and
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      415 18 NYT New York DRIVEN by stronger sales of its signature items, including children’s clothing, Target reported a profit in the first quarter of the year that beat expectations. The company on Wednesday reported earnings per share of US$1.10, compared with 92 US cents in
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Apartments priced as high as HK$520m set to test HK market
      836 19 Projects are being offered on back of stock boom that’s driven benchmark index to eight-year high LUXURY PROPERTY BLOOMBERG Hong Kong HONG Kong developers are poised to find out just to what extent the city’s booming stock market has
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      706 19  - Fewer than 10 units sold at boutique condo Pollen Bleu Developer Singapore Land expects to hit 10-20 units by the next month or so, from the 30 in the first tranche By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore SINGAPORE Land’s condo project Pollen Bleu in the Farrer Road precinct has clocked
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      241 19 BLOOMBERG Seattle BLACKSTONE Group LP is selling the Manhattan offices that once housed The New York Times after completing renovations and signing new tenants including Yahoo Inc, said a person with knowledge of the plans. Blackstone is seeking about US$525 million,
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      Australian banks cut back on mortgage discounts for landlords
      447 20 NPRA in December urged lenders to limit mortgage growth to investors to 10 per cent annually BLOOMBERG Sydney AUSTRALIAN banks are scaling back discounts offered on mortgages to landlords amid a regulatory crackdown aimed at cooling the housing market. Australia New
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      306 20 BLOOMBERG San Francisco ADD one more marker in the timeline of soaring rental costs in the US: They just increased faster than home values for the first time since 2012. Rents grew 4 per cent in
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      1663 23 Habib Bank Limited (incorporated in Pakistan) CAPITAL SUMMARISED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014 2014 2013 2014 2013 (Rupees in ’000) (Rupees in ’000) Authorised capital 30,000,000 30,000,000 SHAREHOLDERS’EQUITY Share capital 14,668,525 13,335,023 Reserves 43,550,188 43,550,373 Unappropriated profit 89,046,716 73,748,915 Total equity attributable to the equity
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Factory activity slows for 2nd month: Markit
      515 24 Manufacturing PMI falls to 53.8 in May from the final April reading of 54.1 LATEST US DATA REUTERS AFP New York GROWTH in the US manufacturing sector slowed for a second straight month during May, with new orders increasing at their slowest pace
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      China factory activity shrinks for 3rd month: flash PMI
      500 24 REUTERS Beijing CHINESE factory activity contracted for the third month in May and output shrank at the fastest rate in just over a year, a private survey showed, indicating persistent weakness in the world’s second-largest economy that requires increased policy support.
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      Japan takes South Korea to WTO over food import restrictions
      284 24 REUTERS Geneva JAPAN launched a trade complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday to challenge South Korea’s import bans and additional testing requirements for Japanese food after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the WTO said. Japan says several measures
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      Japan unveils US$110b plan to fund Asia infrastructure
      544 24 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN unveiled a plan on Thursday to provide US$110 billion in aid for Asian infrastructure projects, as China prepares to launch a new institutional lender that is seen as encroaching on the regional financial clout of Tokyo and its ally
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      India Inc calls on Modi to spend 1 trillion rupees to boost economy
      689 24 BLOOMBERG Mumbai AS PRIME Minister Narendra Modi approaches the end of his first year in office with modest achievements and incremental change, India’s business leaders are looking for him to step up efforts to boost growth in
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      Eurozone growth stumbles but firms more optimistic
      351 24 REUTERS London EUROZONE business growth was weaker than expected this month but firms increased staffing levels at the fastest rate in four years, suggesting that they were becoming increasingly optimistic, a survey showed on Thursday. Any signs of growth, alongside the survey showing
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  • LUXURY LIVING
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      Top looks for stylish homes
      452 25  -  Current interior design trends to get you inspired for a home makeover. By Belinda Wan REDEFINE your home and recreate a living space that says sleek comfort. Get the lowdown on the hottest themes to consider. Industrial chic It can be retro yet stylish. Materials
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      Strike the perfect balance between luxury and elegance
      371 26  -  Give your bedroom that touch of opulence without going over the top. By Cheryl Chia FEEL like royalty in your own home with quality pieces in the bedroom that add a touch of fine living without veering into the gaudy. For most,
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      Is the bed the new sofa
      333 26  -  With the latest advancements, the bed has evolved to take centre stage in the home. By Hector Tan WITH the trend of smaller living spaces to cope with the demand for housing in land-scarce cities, more people are using their bedrooms as a central
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      Statement pieces for your home
      268 27  -  Add a classy touch to your abode with unusual pieces of wood furniture. By Hafiz Rasid SPRUCE up your home with a touch of chinoiserie design accents. Nanmu-Gallery offers a large collection of fine jinsi nanmu furniture, the same wood once used by the imperial
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  • OPINION
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      Investors should be cautious about fixed income too
      565 28 FIXED income assets are traditionally seen as staid, low-risk investments, a counterbalance against equity volatility. In recent years, Asian investors have embraced bonds. This is partly because the yields earned are typically much higher than the prevailing near-zero deposit rates, and partly
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      The secret story of capital spending
      805 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Paul Donovan T The writer is senior global economist at UBS. His latest book The Truth About Inflation was published by Routledge in April 2015 THE absence of a strong capital spending improvement has been one of the lamentable stories
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      A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIC ZONES
      1166 28  -  A new book on development trends in Johor and the Riau Islands offers insights into why the economies of the two regions have taken divergent courses. BY MANU BHASKARAN courses.BY MANU BHASKARAN T The writer is CEO of Centennial Asia Advisors MIRROR IMAGES IN
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      928 29  -  COMMENTARY By Sajjad Ashraf T The writer is an adjunct professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. He was Pakistan’s high commissioner to Singapore in 2004-2008 CONSTRUCTION work has started, following the signing of more than
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      Time to view corporate governance, stewardship as partners in responsible wealth creation
      2026 29  -  Common sense needs to be applied to both practices to bring about enduring business performance.BY performance.BY MARK GOYDER, ONG BOON HWEE T Mark Goyder is CEO of Tomorrow’s Company Ong Boon Hwee is CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Drivers face confusion in US vehicle recall over airbag defect
      945 30 Carmakers are still sorting out which cars need to be included in the 34m vehicles to be recalled NYT New York WHEN millions of Americans woke up on Wednesday morning to go to work, many asked themselves a simple question:
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      Germanwings pilot suicide prompts FAA review of medical test
      610 30 BLOOMBERG Washington THE US government is taking steps that may change the way airlines vet employees for mental illness, a response to the downing of an airplane by a suicidal pilot in France two months ago. The Federal Aviation Administration has
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      SHIPPING TIMES
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      610 30 Formula For Workplace Success: Dress Right, Influence Positively, Reach Out Optimally Who should attend: Managers, Directors, Business Owners, Sales Professionals and Executives. FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS Brain-Influencing Secrets To Trigger 'Yes' Responses In People In the past 10 years, scientific discoveries have uncovered new communication keys one can use to appeal to
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      345 33 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Undercover family intended losing tail (11) 9 Emergency worker and cop crossing Madeira after crash (9) 10 Insect’s victim agonised to some extent (5) 11 NCO losing Post Office pen (6) 12 I have a partner that’s spoilt (8) 13 Label container for kid’s protection (6)
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  • BT Lifestyle
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      TAKING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
      1663 36  -  The niche works of indie film-makers are seldom shown outside of film festivals. At best, just a handful of cinephiles might catch them at one-off screenings that are usually held in obscure venues. But three local underground directors Tzang Merwyn Tong, Jeremiah Oh and Han Yew
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    • CITY LIFE
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        Making time for everyone
        773 32  -  Local watch brand moVas is fiercely proud to be Asian and strives to keep its luxury mechanical watches sensibly priced. BY DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT WATCH collectors can be a bit like football fans many are loyalists and stick fiercely to only what they like. Some
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      • CITY BUZZ BT writers’ picks of what to see, do or talk about
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          RUSSIAN BALLET REIGNS
          173 32  -  By Helmi Yusof DANCE Swan Lake by St Petersburg Ballet RUSSIAN ballet companies have been making stops in Singapore in recent years the Bolshoi Ballet performed here in 2013 and the Mariinsky Ballet was here in 2011. Next Thursday, the St Petersburg Ballet will make its debut
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          Singapore Junior chefs Club
          218 32  -  CHARITY By Rachel Loi STILL looking for a way to donate to the Nepal relief effort? The Singapore Junior Chefs Club (SJCC, below) has come up with a way to do that do that, while satisfying your sweet tooth at the same time. The SJCC is
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          Decimal Points (infinity) by Cake Theatre
          151 32  -  THEATRE By Helmi Yusof FOR lovers of avant garde theatre, there are few things more intriguing than a production by Cake Theatre. Its Decimal Point series, now famous for its bold, anything-goes experimentation, will have its eighth and final instalment (cast below) this Friday
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          Boyzone – BZ20 The Anniversary Tour
          199 32  - Boyzone BZ20 The Anniversary Tour CONCERT By Dylan Tan THE Backstreet Boys barely left town a fortnight ago but another boyband from the 1990s is already on its way here. Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch, Michael Graham and Keith Duffy better known as Boyzone warm up for their UK summer tour
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          La vie en Rose
          112 32  -  CONCERT By Cheah Ui-Hoon SING’THEATRE is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Edith Piaf’s birth with a showcase of her classic hits. The 90-minute concert features theatre veterans Sebastian Tan and Lim Kay Siu, performers Linden Furnell and Robin Goh, and singers Rani Singam and Leandra Leandra
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          Folktales of India
          212 32  -  STORYTELLING By Avanti Nim IF you’re concerned about your children getting too attached to their (or your) smartphones for entertainment, here’s a way to let them sample the pleasures of a simpler time, without flashing graphics or shrill beeps. Kamini Ramachandran (below), founder of MoonShadow Stories and
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    • WINE/ARTS
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        A Third Growth that punches above its weight
        1080 33  -  Chateau Palmer regularly outperforms the Seconds, not just in quality but also in price. BY NK YONG CHATEAU Palmer distinguishes itself by refusing to behave like a proper Third Growth (1855 Bordeaux Classification). Firstly, its very name sounds more English than French.
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        Dollies revisit 700 years of Singapore history
        695 33  -  THEATRE By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg UNIQUELY Singapore. That’s how theatre director Glen Goei describes the Dim Sum Dollies, as he racks his brains for similar “triple threat” musical cabarets on stages in the region and the UK. “It’s very rare to get this
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    • MUSIC/ARTS
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        Rediscovering Chopin
        812 34  -  Olafur Arnalds explores the 19th-century composer’s music by using the recording process as an interpretive instrument. BY CHRISTOPHER LIM NEW ALBUMS instrument.BY CHRISTOPHER LIM limchris@sph.com.sg @ChrisLimBT THE last thing Olafur Arnalds listened to with his grandmother on her deathbed was a Chopin sonata. He can’t even remember which
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        The Lady Wants To Go On, after 25 years
        685 34  -  By Avanti Nim avantin@sph.com.sg OF the many languages Laura Fygi has sung in, her native Dutch isn’t one of them. She said with a laugh: “Dutch isn’t really a language. It’s a throat disease. I prefer Roman languages because they have
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        Cashing in on her YouTube credit
        620 34  -  CONCERT By Avanti Nim avantin@sph.com.sg WHEN she posted a video of herself singing on YouTube, Cameroon-born Irma Pany had absolutely no idea of the success that would follow. She says: “I was trying to send the song to one of my friends via e-mail,
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        A Xin Yao love story revisited
        519 34  -  MUSICAL By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg IF there is one musical with the legs to travel beyond the Singapore stage, it would be December Rains, says Toy Factory Productions’ artistic director Goh Boon Teck. He is not only re-stag-ing it the second time; he is
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    • CINEMA/ARTS
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        Tomorrowland or yesterday’s TV special?
        618 35  -  The futuristic visions conjured by Disney movie Tomorrowland are spectacular. But the story’s another matter. BY HELMI YUSOF BY matter.BY HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT WOULD you like to visit Tomorrowland? It’s a shiny metropolis of the future where every building looks like it’s been co-de-signed
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      • THEATRE
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          Signs of love and life
          659 35  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT LANGUAGE takes centre stage in the acclaimed family dramedy Tribes but not in the ways you expect. One of the children, Billy (Thomas Pang), is deaf. Mum, Dad (Susan Tordoff and Adrian Pang), brother (Gavin Yap) and sister (Frances Lee)
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          Actors’ tribute to the late Kuo Pao Kun
          513 35  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT THE legacy of late drama doyen Kuo Pao Kun looms large in Q: Protagonists At The Edge. The new play by Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI), a theatre school founded in 2000 by Kuo and T Sasitharan, begins
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        Rather silly but quite entertaining
        569 35  -  By Geoffrey Eu HAVING successfully taken the mickey out of female bridal parties (Bridesmaids, 2011) and buddy cop chicks (The Heat, 2013), writer-director Paul Feig now hits the C(omedy)-spot with Spy, a spoof about secret agents. Melissa McCarthy masquerades as an international woman of mystery
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