The Business Times, 29 March 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.20 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Tuesday, March 29, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    174 1 As banks and fintechs cosy up, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will let such fintechs thrive but the end game is still to ensure that traditional lenders succeed. TOP STORIES 2 Citi Research says that Singapore’s central bank will not flatten the slope of the Singapore dollar’s policy
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    Lock icon Sinochem, Halcyon Agri, GMG Global in dual takeover transaction
    840 1  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore SINGAPORE-LISTED Halcyon Agri is set to become the world’s largest natural rubber supply chain manager under a deal which would see China’s oil and chemicals conglomerate Sinochem International Corp become its largest shareholder. Following a
    Source: Bloomberg, compiled by BT  -  840 words
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    26 1 Monday Change STI 2,830.29 -17.10 KL COMP 1,702.41 -1.38 NIKKEI 225 17,134.37 +131.62 HANG SENG 20,345.61 -269.62 SHENZHEN B 1,135.77 +4.02 DOW(11.45 EST) 17,514.26 -1.47
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    Lock icon Bespoke roadmaps for over 20 economic sectors in the works: Heng
    757 1  -  As part of industry transformation scheme, a team of officers will serve each of the sectors that together account for over 80% of the economy By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE government will come up with bespoke plans
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon COEs, car taxes set to make up 10.3% of govt inflows in FY2016
      434 2  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore VEHICLE quota premiums and motor vehicle taxes, which together accounted for 9.7 per cent of the government’s total inflows in FY2015, are set to rise to 10.3 per cent in FY2016. In
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      Lock icon MAS open to fintechs working to help banks stay ahead
      644 2  -  The regulator says that, at the end of the day, it is still about ensuring that the traditional lenders succeed By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore AS banks and financial-technology firms (fintechs) cosy up, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
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      Lock icon First Food Hub tenants to have high-tech cold-room facility
      618 2  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE three food-processing businesses which inked tenancy agreements with JTC on Monday will have first dibs on the technology in the integrated cold room and warehouse facility (CWF) in the JTC Food Hub Senoko. This
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      Lock icon Hedge fund invasion of US Treasuries puts traders at risk
      793 2 BLOOMBERG New York HEDGE funds are crowding into US Treasuries, and that has bond traders bracing for more turbulence. While the Federal Reserve doesn’t break out hedge-fund ownership, a group seen as a proxy increased its holdings to a record
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      Lock icon MAS unlikely to flatten slope of Sing $ policy band to zero: Citi
      651 4  - MAS unlikely to flatten slope of Sing policy band to zero: Citi Bank’s economist sees “granular” easing should macroeconomic conditions continue to worsen By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore CITI Research has said that, with its focus on the stability of the policy band and a weakening-but-still-positive growth outlook, Singapore’s
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      Lock icon Japan seen launching 5-10 trillion yen package to boost Abenomics
      774 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo WITH Japan’s economy widely believed to have slid back into recession in the first quarter of this year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to announce work on a substantial fiscal spending package as early
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      Lock icon TMC Life Sciences eyes growth triangle, China
      610 4  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur TMC Life Sciences Bhd is expanding its facilities, with an eye on tapping the Indonesian-Malaysia-Singapore growth triangle and on China, especially in the area of medical tourism. The Malaysia-listed healthcare company, 71 per cent owned by Singapore
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      Lock icon Oil prices up slightly in thin holiday trading
      672 6 Prices supported by disruptions to oil supplies in Nigeria, Iraq and plans by major producers to freeze output REUTERS BLOOMBERG London OIL prices climbed in thin Easter holiday trading on Monday, adding to gains in recent weeks as optimism holds that a
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      Lock icon Liquidation of short positions, not bulls, behind recent oil rally: data
      612 6 BLOOMBERG New York OIL enthusiasts haven’t been jumping on board the latest rally. As crude has soared 50 per cent since Feb 11, the number of bets on increased prices has barely budged. Instead, the upward pressure on prices
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      177 4 A blueprint for Singapore As we reflect with pride on Singapore's remarkable transformation from a third-world to first-world economy within one generation, Singapore must continue to adapt and re-invent herself to remain relevant and competitive in a volatile global economy. But do you know what it means for your business?
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article
      Lock icon Local banks chip in to upgrade skills
      456 7  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore LOCAL banks are chipping in to the skills upgrade impetus the government is pushing the country towards, providing extra money or credit for the training of junior executives. OCBC Bank will give each of its slightly over
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Nordic Group
        19 7 THE subsidiaries of Nordic Group have collectively secured contracts, valued at S$36.5 million, with their repeat customers.
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        Lock icon Mermaid Maritime
        42 7 mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has won a US$10 million award through its Qatari business unit for an additional subsea cable installation and related diving services assignment from an existing customer in the global cable manufacturing, installation and commissioning sector.
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        Lock icon Terratech Group
        29 7 MARBLE producer Terratech Group plans to place out up to 74 million new shares at 4.05 Singapore cents apiece to raise S$3 million for exploring strategic investments
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      Lock icon Equity crowdfunding still a roll of the dice
      647 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT EQUITY crowdfunding is about to become a reality in Singapore, and regulators will now have a chance to see if the experiment is worth all the trouble. In essence, policymakers will have to figure
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      Lock icon Cordlife to address concerns over CEO’s abrupt resignation
      433 8  -  Decision to hold dialogue session with shareholders over Jeremy Yee’s resignation follows meeting with SIAS By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore THE board of Cordlife Corp has decided to clear the air over the abrupt resignation of its chief executive Jeremy Yee
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      Lock icon OCBC’s CEO joins rarified S$10m plus pay club
      312 8  -  By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore SAMUEL Tsien, OCBC Bank chief executive, received a S$10.5 million pay for 2015, up 6.1 per cent from S$9.9 million the year before, according to OCBC’s 2015 annual report received on Monday. With the higher
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      Lock icon Amara buying Newton Road bungalow for S$18.8 million
      350 8  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore HOTEL and property group Amara Holdings is understood to have picked up a freehold bungalow at 31 Newton Road for S$ 18.8 million or S$ 1,256 per square foot on land area of 14,966 sq ft.
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      Lock icon Cheap buyout plans in Singapore? Not so quick, say minority shareholders
      629 8 REUTERS Singapore SINGAPORE managements are increasingly being forced to pay up for taking their companies private as minority investors demand bigger premiums to the depressed market valuations of targets, underscoring a growing trend of shareholder activism in Asia. With
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      Lock icon South Korea looks set for a record IPO year
      392 8 REUTERS Hong Kong RIDING a Seoul stocks revival, some of South Korea’s biggest family firms are set to clean house this year with multibillion dollar initial public offerings that will fire the country to a record year for new listings. Family-run
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      Lock icon Navigating corporate governance challenges over a firm’s life cycle
      3094 9  -  Paying proper attention will ensure firm’s continued growth. growth.BY MAK YUEN TEEN T The writer is an associate professor at the NUS Business School where he teaches corporate governance and ethics. THERE are two commonly cited findings about family businesses that
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      Lock icon China mutual funds planning products linked to commodity futures
      365 9 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA’S mutual fund industry is pushing to develop investment products linked to local commodity futures, betting that plans to fight chronic oversupply in the country’s mammoth resource sector will drive up prices for raw materials. The funds want to
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 10 STI Catalist Straits Times Index March 28,2016 2,830.29 -17.10 (-0.60%) Current streak 2 days Day high 2,855.12 Day low 2,821.26 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index March 28,2016 454.50 +0.31 (+0.07%) Current streak 1 day Day high 456.13 Day low
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      Lock icon Play on second liners as market drifts
      664 10  -  STI dragged lower by the three banks and Singtel but fall was cushioned by rise in Dow futures STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT BEREFT of direction because Hong Kong was closed for Easter Monday, the Straits Times Index kicked off the week
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      316 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 241 unch 242/240 271 209 6.1 6330.4 CapitaCom Trust 146.5 unch 148/146 179 122.5 5.9 4329.5 CapitaLand 307 cd -2 313/305 379 267 12.3 2.9 *****.9 CapitaMall Trust 212 -2 215/212 228
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      36 10 VOLUME Annica 1,132,430,100 OKH Global 122,481,100 Magnus Energy 92,231,900 Parkson Retail 78,383,400 Ezra 78,000,800 Market volume 2,603,093,000 VALUE Singtel 94,368,858 DBS Grp 64,212,800 OCBC Bank 40,560,106 UOB 31,732,589 Halcyon Agri 29,499,813 Market value 777,918,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      112 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 283 -2 224 287/282 355/254 283/284 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.4 +0.5 138 117.5/116.9 117.5/110.2 117/117.4 535.9 DBXT MSRussia US$ US185 +2 80 185/182 235/129 185/186 IS MS INDIA US$ US657 -3 41 660/657
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      77 10 Mar 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -88.00 -85.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -8.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -9.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 686.53 -3.11 FTSE ST Small Cap 398.39 +0.16 FTSE ST All Share 692.73 -4.00 FTSE ST China Top 163.86 -1.69 FTSE ST China 193.92 -1.77 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index March 28,2016 692.73 -4.00 (-0.57%) Current streak 2 days Day high 698.13 Day low 691.12 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index March 25,2016 1,623.43 +4.02 (+0.25%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,623.43 Day low 1,617.96 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 7 2 0 1 0 5 8 2 Manufacturing 42 33 30 8 9 7 50 42 37 Commerce 11 18 17 3 5 4 14 23 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 13 6
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 20,269 836 21,105 61,594 182 61,776 Manufacturing 189,674 1,162,551 1,352,225 90,605 3,539 94,144 Commerce 152,201 40,770 192,971 59,890 1,556 61,446 Tpt/Stor/Comms 136,576 441 137,017 141,103 37 141,139 Finance 17,317 125 17,442 148,153 15 148,168 Construction
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      83 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Annica 1,132,430.1 0.001 -0.001 -50.00 Nico Steel 33,114.4 0.028 -0.003 -9.68 Abundance Intl 93.0 0.049 +0.020 +68.97 Parkson Retail 78,383.4 0.210 +0.033 +18.64 Sysma 41,608.9 0.143 +0.023 +19.17 Magnus Energy 92,231.9 0.003 +0.001 +50.00 Koda 50.0 0.405 -0.085 -17.35 Huationg Global 2,056.7 0.139 -0.011 -7.33
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      75 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor MS India US$ 1458 157.5 8.6 1840/1331 DBXT MSJAP US$ 4603 71.2 1.1 5277/4031 Hyflux 6% CPS ***** 45.0 0.4 *****/***** DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** 20.0 0.2 *****/***** Creative 115.5 13.5 13.2 149/85 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Blumont 0.2
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      71 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low JMH USD 5640 -75.3 -1.0 6386/4500 JSH USD 2914 -49.3 -1.2 3578/2524 CIMBASEAN40 US$ 846 -28.8 -2.4 1039/700 Great Eastern 2178 -28.0 -1.3 2530/1870 GLD US$ ***** -24.7 -0.2 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Annica 0.1 -50.0 -0.1 0.7/0.1 Regal Intl
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon China Aviation Oil (S) Corp Accumulate
        222 10 Target price: s$0.92 March 28 close: S$0.79 Phillip Securities Research, March 28 Global aviation transportation remains solid, driven by robust traffic growth. The global net increment of airplanes deliveries amounts to around 20,000 from 2015 to 2034 (average 1,000 per year) and the compounded
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        Lock icon Sheng siong Group Buy
        259 10  -  Compiled by Kenneth Lim Target price: S$0.95 March 28 close: S$0.845 OCBC Investment Research, March 28 In this year’s budget, as part of efforts to address immediate concerns, one enhanced initiative announced is the Revitalisation of Shops package, which aims to support promotional activities and upgrading
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      9 10 DATA IMarch 29 US S&P/CaseShiller Home Price index
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      Lock icon US$ rises for seventh day vs yen on rates outlook
      401 11 CURRENCIES BLOOMBERG Tokyo THE US dollar rose for a seventh day on Monday against the yen, the longest winning streak since October, before US economic data this week that may add to speculation the economy is strong enough to handle
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon HANG SENG
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 Mar 28 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.997 4.908 0.675 5.846 50.179 100.253 0.856 8.785 3.023 1.125 78.895 34.921 1.032 11.627 0.736 24.545 26.614 0.532 0.754 Canada 1.003 4.921
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        Lock icon SHANGHAI COMPOSITE
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Mar 28 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0318 1.0322 0.7534 0.7536 Canadian dollar 1.0345 1.0350 0.7556 0.7554 Euro 1.5292 1.5300 1.1166 1.1170 NZ dollar 0.9173 0.9178 0.6698 0.6701 Sterling pound 1.9411 1.9415 1.4174 1.4175
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        21 11 Mar28 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3697 1.3700 2-months 1.3701 1.3704 3-months 1.3706 1.3710 6-months 1.3726 1.3732 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        207 11 Most active Mar 28 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left KepCorp MB eCW*****2 11.4 0.1 6304 0.2 680 9 DBS MB eCW*****1 11.6 -0.9 5267 0.1 1480 4 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 1 unch 5156 1 18 7
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Mar 25 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1235.5 0.1 -3.3 0.1 -5.6 0.1 -2.4 EAFE Preliminary 937.8 0.2 -7.5 0.2 -8.6 0.2 -5.4 Europe Preliminary 1322.8 0.0 -6.4
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        390 11 Mar 28 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Mar16 9607.50 9685.00 9437.50 9495.00 *****7 *****0 Apr16 9570.00 9662.50 9415.00 9465.00 *****5 *****7 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****3 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 97 615 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 11 Mar 28 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 Par 1-month 1.000 0.875 2-months 1.125 1.000 3-months 1.1875 1.0625 Overnight mode: 0.40 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.48 0.38 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.75 0.55 6 months 1.05 0.85 9 months 1.25 1.05 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        63 11 Mar 28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.70 100.76 100.75 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 102.77 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 103.17 103.25 103.23 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 106.16 106.40 106.17 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 112.63 30-Year NA*****H
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 11 Mar-24 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Mar-24 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 910.50 5.25 0.58% 13/05/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.18 -0.18 -0.54% 13/05/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 463.00 unch 0.00% 13/05/2016 Mar-24 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2202.00 -9.00 -0.41% 13/05/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1458.00 -22.00 -1.49%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1919 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 134.5 +1.5 253 135.5 133 1 8.2 854.6 MCap 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 116.5cd +0.5 92 117 116 1.7
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      334 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr 19.9 12.3 t Anchor Resources 13.4 -0.9 4799 14.2 13.4 37.5 Net P/E MCap 35 8.8 t 3Cnergy 8.8 29.5 16.7
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      73 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1039 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US846 -21 0 846 834 132.7 ('000) 399 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US279 -11 279 279 Low Div C'vr GrYld Net 2392 1667 DBXT
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Frasers adds 8th property to Jakarta portfolio
      296 14  -  Fraser Place Setiabudi will help group capitalise on trend of shorter but frequent stays B y Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore FRASERS Hospitality, the hospitality arm of mainboard-listed Frasers Centrepoint Limited, on Monday launched its third serviced residence in the Indonesian capital of
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      Lock icon Resale prices of private apartments inches up 0.4% in February
      423 14  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore FOLLOWING a prolonged cool-off in buying interest in 2015, prices of completed condominium units and apartments rose 0.4 per cent in February, steadily following a 0.2 per cent increase in January. This was based
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      Lock icon Hot property market Shenzhen tightens rules to cool housing market
      393 14 REUTERS Shanghai THE southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has raised deposit requirements for some home buyers, the latest in a series of measures being introduced across the country to calm property markets, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Authorities
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      Lock icon China’s real estate recovery spurs rally in online portals
      726 15 Leju surges 44% over the past month, SouFun rebounds 25% from this year’s low in Feb BLOOMBERG Beijing REAL estate Web portals Leju Holdings Ltd and SouFun Holdings Ltd are standing out among US-traded Chinese stocks, rebounding as government stimulus and
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      Lock icon No bids for US$2.7b Philippine infrastructure project
      271 15 REUTERS Manila A MAJOR Philippine infrastructure project received no bids by a Monday deadline, underscoring worries about the viability of the project and concern that plans could be changed or even scrapped by a new administration after elections in May. The US$2.7 billion
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      Lock icon Currency devaluation fans Egypt property boom
      606 15 BLOOMBERG Cairo GOOD news keeps coming for Hisham Naguib and his sales team at Cairo-based real estate company Mountain View. With apartments already snapped up long before they’re built, last week’s devaluation of the Egyptian pound looks set to boost demand even further. “The
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      Lock icon S Korean builder upbeat on US$20b Saudi housing deal
      316 15 AFP Seoul A SOUTH Korean construction firm that jointly won a US$20 billion housing deal with Saudi Arabia said on Monday it was confident the project would go ahead despite the impact of slumping oil prices on the Gulf nation’s coffers.
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      292 20 BLOOMBERG Tokyo NIPPON Telegraph Telephone Corp, the former telephone monopoly in Japan, has agreed to buy technology services businesses from Dell for US$3.055 billion as the company seeks to expand overseas to counter an ageing domestic market. The acquisition through unit NTT
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      391 23 REUTERS Dubai BANKS in the United Arab Emirates will suspend legal action against small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) struggling to repay debt for up to three months to prevent a surge in defaults that may jeopardise the economy. The initiative,
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      513 23 REUTERS New Delhi INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to a European Union summit this week, seeking to patch up a four-year diplomatic feud with Italy that has grown toxic enough to threaten New Delhi’s ambitions to become a
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      548 23 It intensifies scrutiny of distressed asset managers as NPLs hit 10-year high of 1.27 trillion yuan REUTERS Beijing CHINA’S banking regulator has tightened up its scrutiny of the country’s distressed asset managers in a bid to crack down on improper
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      555 23 REUTERS Brussels BELGIAN police issued a new appeal on Monday for information about a man caught on CCTV at Brussels airport with two others who are thought to have blown themselves up in the check-in area last Tuesday. It
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      504 24 EDITORIAL THE ascendancy of so-called “fringe” candidates in the race for the US presidency is a reflection of the level of disillusionment that many Americans feel about establishment politicians in their country. Democratic societies around the world, including Singapore, should take
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      806 24  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert J Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP Washington WE are a very wealthy society, and we shouldn’t forget it. Donald Trump apparently has along with many other people. Visiting recently with The Washington Post editorial board, here’s how Mr
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      1352 24  -  World leaders blame open borders for their woes and turn to protectionist controls rather than take steps to reduce inequality. BY DAVID DAPICE BY DAVID DAPICE TThe writer is the economist of the Vietnam Programme at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Medford
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      810 25  -  COMMENTARY By Joergen Oerstroem Moeller TThe writer is visiting senior fellow at ISEAS Yusof ishak institute, Singapore, and adjunct professor at the Singapore Management university and Copenhagen Business School. FEDERAL Reserve chair Janet Yellen speaks in New York on March 29. She
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      786 25  -  SINGAPORE BUDGET 2016 By Tan Khee Giap, Lian Xiao, Xie Teleixi T The writers are respectively co-director and research assistants at Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National university of Singapore. THE thrust of the 2016 Singapore Budget is
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      245 25  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mak Yuen Teen I REFER to the announcement, “Update on special audit and corporate governance review” by Singapore Post (SingPost) on Jan 19. In that announcement, SingPost stated that the Corporate Governance Review Committee will “identify and appoint
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      1377 25  -  He is focusing attention on Asia and Latin America, which represent the future, and won’t allow the US to be drawn into new military interventions in the Middle East By Leon Hadar Washington REPUBLICAN politicians and conservative pundits were appalled. Radical
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      672 27 It will again employ yoga teacher Patrick Broome to put players through a series of exercises to relax them physically and mentally AFP Berlin IN the macho world of international football, world champion Germany has taken a more spiritual approach and will
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      1319 27 NYT Shaxi, China THE WOMAN shuffled around her shop in the village square, telling visitors how she came to be selling wooden swords and woven slippers to tourists rather than tending to her fields. He Yuqing, 60, wore a blue tunic
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      913 28  -  The Budget is not only pro-business but also pro-active in priming firms for the long haul COMMENTARY By Wilson Chew, Lim Hwee Seng Dr Wilson Chew is Entrepreneurial Private Clients Strategy Partner and Lim Hwee Seng, Entrepreneurial Private Clients Tax Partner. Both are from PwC
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      932 28 Contributed by: Siew Jin Kiat, Regional General Manager, Epson Visual Instruments Division ADVERTORIAL When we think of Epson, we think of world-class, innovative technology. Over the decades, the company has introduced numerous products that have filled the technology vacuum, from the world’s
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      49 28 u The screen becomes a huge drawing board, letting participants use the interactive pens to freely handwrite comments and emphasise points directly onto the projection. JJ i I mi ml n k II A l s l 1= m To find out more about Epson’s interactive projectors, visit http://www.epson.com.sg/gointeractive
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      1812 1 Evolving and innovating for continued growth The writer is chief operating officer of DP Information Group. LINCOLN TEO HE year 2016 just after Singapore’s 50th year of independence, the passing of Lee Kuan Yew and the ruling party's landslide win, what many would describe
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      273 3 JOVAN Tech’s latest product is a skylight dubbed LUXDoc, a way to light up buildings in a sustainable way. “This is a Singapore-owned and developed product. We hope the government and business owners can support us,” says Jovan Tech managing director Jerome Lee. Allowing for natural light to
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      540 4  -  To succeed, businesses must adopt a new cultural approach that unleashes creative thinking from all parts of an organisation. BY LINCOLN TEO T The writer is chief operating officer of DP Information Group. AS THE Singapore government calls for a rethink
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      438 4 The release of the 2015 Singapore SME 1000 rankings, listing the top 1,000 companies out of more than 70,000 audited financials, shows education innovator MindChamps securely in the top 1 for the fifth year in a row. When asked what
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      154 4 Mr Steven Andrews, former Senior Education Advisor to the United Kingdom government under theTony Blair administration, has joined innovative education organisation MindChamps as its Chief Academic Officer. Steven's distinguished career also include his appointments as the former CEO ofTanglin Trust School,
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      752 5 SPRING helps companies enhance their operations and restructure to capture new growth opportunities by offering a range of assistance schemes AS the enterprise development agency, SPRING Singapore continues to build a conducive ecosystem for SMEs to thrive, enabling SMEs to
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      948 6  -  Accel Singapore has grown its business on the back of growing demand for cyber security solutions. BY SUE-ANN CHIA BEING at the right place at the right time has put cyber security solutions and services firm Accel Singapore on the path towards success. As
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      1245 8  -  Businesses must use innovative combinations of data for authenticating transactions to combat fraud. BY MARCELO KEKLIGIAN T The writer is managing director of Decision Analytics in Asia-Pacific, Experian. IF I were to ask you which are the top 10 organisations globally which spend the
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      963 9  -  Blu5’s mobile security solutions are like Lego pieces that their customers can build according to their specific needs. needs.BY SUE-ANN CHIA MANY smartphone users do not bother all that much about security on their phones downloading games and typing their passwords to their bank accounts
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      1096 12  -  There are four themes of talent management that C-suite executives are challenged with in today’s working world.BY SAMIR BEDI AND GOH JIA YONG world.BY SAMIR BEDI, GOH JIA YONG T Samir Bedi and Goh Jia Yong, are partner and senior manager, respectively, for People
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      954 13  -  Home grown Primech Services Engineering has emerged as a leading building maintenance services firm in Singapore. By SUE-ANN CHIA By SUE-ANN CHIA THE future is bright for cleaning company Primech Services Engineering as demand grows in Singapore for high quality commercial and residential building
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      1125 14  -  REC’s longer term growth strategy is to become one of the world’s top 10 solar module suppliers by 2020. BY SUE-ANN CHIA 2020.BY SUE-ANN CHIA FOR millions of years, the blazing red ball of fire in the sky has been the ultimate source
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      880 16  -  Edcol Global is riding on the robust automotive industry to power its own global expansion. expansion.BY FRANCIS KAN Established in 2001, Edcol Global is an international procurement and trading company that sources for parts, components and raw materials to support its customers in the
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      821 17  -  Agribusiness giant Olam International is hoping to fuel its growth by expanding in resource-rich Africa. BY FRANCIS KAN DESPITE a volatile period for commodities markets, Singapore-based players are still holding their own as some of the top revenue generating companies in Singapore. Several were featured in
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      1071 18  -  Singapore-based Excel tec’s growth story is one of steady expansion and diversification. BY SUE-ANN CHIA THE economy may be in a bit of a slump, with prospects for many businesses looking slightly depressed. But these are the times when entrepreneurs should be looking
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      971 19  -  Fitness company F1 Recreation’s revenue has grown by 16 times in nine years. BY SUE-ANN CHIA WALK down East Coast Park any weekend and chances are you will spot someone every 10 metres doing some form of exercise. Whether it is a bunch of teenagers rollerblading
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      44 1 inside Moving SMEs up the growth ladder 5 Countering cyber attacks is big business 6 Staying a step ahead of fraudsters 8 The changing face of talent management 12 Solar energy lights the path for growth 14-15 On the fast lane to growth 16
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      52 17 TIMES SOFTWARE HR Payroll Vendor of the Year from 2006 to 2015 (***** 1998 T MES SOFTWARE PTE LTD rasales@timesoftsg.com.sg SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME1000 INTERNATIONAL 100 HumanResources WINNER TIMES SOFTWARE PTE LTD Co.Reg.No.*****4415D is the developer and distributor for TIMES products 10, Jalan Besar, #14-01, Sim Urn Tower, Singapore *****7.
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      246 18 BMS HYDRONICS Proud to be a Singapore SME 1000 Company 2016 EQAIMS European Quality Assurance OHSAS *****:2007 IMS European Qua tty Assurance CERTIFICATE NUMBER: Q S 1 3 1 0 5 1 SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME 1000 S T R Monitor, measure and optimise your building’s performance. Cost-savings begin at
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      113 19 SUNWAY SUNWAY CONCRETE PRODUCTS (S) PTE LTD (A Member of the Sunway Construction Group) Co. Reg. No. *****9213Z Incorporated in 1994, Sunway Concrete Products has since been established as a leading manufacturer in the Precast Industry. Specialized in the design and manufacture of Precast Concrete Works, including Prefabricated Bathrooms, we
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      399 20 CONGRATULATIONS! Singapore’s Most Valuable Corporations SMEs for 2016 SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME1000 INTERNATIONAL 100 THE 29 th ANNUAL SINGAPORE 1000 SINGAPORE SME 1000 incorporating SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL 100 AWARD WINNERS SINGAPORE 1000 TURNOVER GROWTH EXCELLENCE AWARDS Commerce-Retail EU YAN SANG INTERNATIONAL LTD Commerce-Wholesale -AMPOL SINGAPORE TRADING PTE. LTD. Finance-AVIVA LTD Hospitality
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