The Business Times, 18 April 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 Monday, April 18, 2016
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    25 1 Weekly Change STI 2,923.94 +115.62 KL Comp 1,727.99 +9.59 Nikkei 225 16,848.03 +1,026.51 Hang Seng 21,316.47 +946.07 Shenzhen B 1,152.55 +18.14 Dow 17,897.46 +320.50
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    243 1 Developing countries that have yet to build their road infrastructure have the opportunity to avoid the mistakes of more advanced countries by moving directly to a car-lite, road-lite transport system. TOP STORIES 3 Voluntary guidelines on how companies should disclose financial information on their exposure to climate-related risks
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    Lock icon Singapore developers stay sanguine about top China cities
    1121 1  -  Despite China’s clampdown, Tier-1 and 2 cities still major contributor to sales and profits By lynkhoo@sph.com.sg Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynettekhooBT Singapore WHILE skyrocketing property prices in top Chinese cities have prompted China to rein in the rage, Singapore developers with substantial exposure
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    Lock icon Cybercriminals zeroing in on Singapore banks
    1203 1  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore BANKS in Singapore are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals, experts said, given the growing sophistication of the dark web that has developed into a bustling marketplace for malware, complete with money-back guarantees. While other financial centres and certainly
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      62 1 *****1 *****1 EARTH DAY Taking stock of the most pressing environmental issues VIEWS FROM THE TOP 14-15 1 1! m PATEK 10 (PHILIPPE GENEVE *=7 9 D n. (P) 7 V MADE PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE Begin your own tradition. m m m EMPEROR WATCH AND JEWELLERY THE SHOPPING GALLERY AT
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      26 1 SHASHLIK VERSION 2.0 New chapter in an old story DINING OUT/23 RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE Making sense of the US electoral system TOP STORIES 2
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Saudi-Iran tensions threaten oil deal
      731 2 Saudi Arabia wants all Opec members to take part in output freeze but Iran seeks to regain market share after the lifting of western sanctions REUTERS AFP Doha SAUDI Arabia demanded on Sunday that Iran join a global deal on freezing oil output, jeopardising an
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      Lock icon Lessons for emerging cities from car-lite moves
      1034 3  -  They can skip a whole era of car-driven environment degradation committed by more advanced peers By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore AT A time when cities are going car-lite for environmental reasons, it may be a blessing in disguise for developing countries that
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      Lock icon Climate change disclosure framework seen by Dec
      1030 4  -  Assets can be better priced with better information from companies on risks they face By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore VOLUNTARY guidelines are expected by the end of the year on how companies should disclose financial information on their exposure to climaterelated risks,
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      Lock icon Singapore to update workplace safety and health strategy
      399 4  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore SINGAPORE will update its workplace safety and health strategy as workers age, and as other workplace stresses may come about from adopting new technology, Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say said on Sunday. This comes as Singapore’s
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      Lock icon 1991: Solid endorsement eludes PM Goh
      331 4  -  General elections, hijack of SQ117, new vision for S’pore mark new decade. BY KENNETH LIM, KELLY TAY INGAPORE’S arrival as a developed economy in the 1990s marked a sea change in the issues that dominated society, or at least in the way that those
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      586 2 BT Explains The race to the White House America will elect a new president this year, an event that is followed with great interest across the world. It’s a long process, and one that is filled with speculation about impending policy changes as the race gets closer and tighter. The
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      9 3 DB Platinum Crod Branchen Stars R1C-A 11/04/2016 217,29 EUR
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      128 3 North America will export more oil than it imports by 2020. The global energy landscape is changing dramatically. For example, North American oil and natural gas production is sending the region’s demand for imports plummeting to historic lows. This creates opportunities as well as risks. CME Group gives producers and
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      57 4 Sustainability reporting: Going beyond compliance, Page 6 The Business Times has been there to report and analyse the most significant news since 1976. Every week, this feature will showcase excerpts from the biggest stories for each year that the paper has been in operation. The full text of all the
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Buying by directors flat, selling rises sharply
      1677 5 Buyback activity falls with six firms posting 11 repurchases worth S$5.4m compared to previous week’s 13 firms, 32 trades and S$7.7m.BY ROBERT HALILI INSIDE MARKETS T The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited BUYING was flat while the selling among directors surged
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      Lock icon Shrunken Citigroup illustrates a trend in big US banks
      781 5 NYT New York CITIGROUP became the nation’s first megabank some two decades ago by expanding into new businesses while pushing to knock down barriers that limited its size. A much different Citigroup was evident last week as it reported its quarterly
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      Lock icon Sustainability reporting: Going beyond compliance
      929 6  -  By fully embedding sustainability practices in their business, companies stand to reap distinct benefits. BY LEE CHUAN GUAN, JOHN BY LEE CHUAN GUAN, JOHN T The writer is a member of the Professional Development Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors. IT will become mandatory
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist WEEKLY
      64 8 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index April 15,2016 2,923.94 +115.62 (+4.12%) Current streak 5 days Week high 2,923.94 Week low 2,809.24 52-week high 3,525.19 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 2,539.95 (Feb 12, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index April 15,2016 452.91 +1.14 (+0.25%) Current streak 1 day Week high 457.74 Week
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      73 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor ThaiSET US$ ***** 793.4 5.5 *****/9646 DBXT MSJAP US$ 4784 565.2 9.5 5277/4031 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 410.3 1.5 *****/***** Jardine C&C 4280 302.0 7.6 4280/2636 SPDR DJIA US$ ***** 255.4 1.1 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Infinio 0.3 200.0
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      74 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Lyxor Indonesia US$ 7969 -149.4 -1.4 8804/6250 DBXT S&P Short US$ 2068 -77.4 -2.7 2393/2068 GLD US$ ***** -55.7 -0.3 *****/***** CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1156 -26.0 -2.2 1395/991 Courage Marine 85 -20.5 -19.4 130/10 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low STI 2800MBePW*****9 1.4 -63.2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      72 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE AEI 0.1 0.670 -0.010 -1.47 Hiap Tong 0.067 Union Steel 10.4 0.420 -0.010 -2.33 Fuji Offset 0.260 Pan Ocean 4.690 China Great Land 20.0 0.012 -0.001 -7.69 EuroSports Gbl 2.0 0.180 TPV Tech 16.0 0.174 +0.017 +10.83 UOA 12.0 0.480 -0.010 -2.04 TSH 406.1 0.118
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      Lock icon Market to ‘consolidate’ – until Brexit worries start
      647 8  - Market to ‘consolidate’ until Brexit worries start STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE fact that volume can more than double from a year-low S$664 million last Tuesday to S$1.4 billion just 24 hours later, and then drop back to a below-par S$840 million on Thursday suggests that: (a) there
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      325 8 stnck name close Change wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yietd Mrap Ascendas Reit 252 +14 253/238 271 209 5.3 6623.7 Capitacom Trust 143 -0.5 144/141 176.5 122.5 6 4226.1 capitaLand 313 cd +15 317/298 379 267 125 29 *****.4 cap_iraM;uI Trust 217_ +_4_ _21ia/303 22_s
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      35 8 VOLUME Ezra 450,057,900 Annica 193,056,800 Magnus Energy 185,788,500 Healthway Med 168,795,300 Noble 161,964,900 Market volume 7,096,800,000 VALUE DBS Grp 413,266,592 Singtel 385,174,253 OCBC Bank 304,643,616 UOB 269,681,144 Keppel Corp 210,258,833 Market value 5,030,751,000
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      77 8 Apr 15 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 158.00 +83.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +14.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +15.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 696.10 +2.55 FTSE ST Small Cap 400.71 -0.10 FTSE ST All Share 712.52 +1.86 FTSE ST China Top 168.69 +0.68 FTSE ST China 200.30 -0.60 FTSE
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      110 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 293 +12 2421 293/280 355/254 293/294 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US315 +39 479 316/290 399/190 315/316 IS MS INDIA US$ US679 +31 211 679/646 800/575 678/679 84.9 DBXT MSPHILS US$ US201.8 +4.1 161 203.5/200.8 227.4/158.5
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      122 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Axcelasia Inc A Conference Room 2 TKP Conference Centre #03-01 Raffles Place 55 Market St 18-Apr 10.30am BH Global A Boardroom 8 Penjuru Lane 18-Apr 10.00am E 18-Apr 11.00am CapitaLand A The Star Theatre (Lvl 5) The Star Performing Arts Centre 1 Vista
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY
      37 8 STI FTSE ST All -Share WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share index April 15,2016 712.52 +23.35 (3.39%) Current streak 5 days Week high 712.52 Week low 689.44 52-week high 845.85 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 629.34 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE WEEKLY
      34 8 STI MSCI EAFE WEEKLY MSCI EAFE index April 15,2016 1,682.11 +56.75 (+3.49%) Current streak 1 day Week high 1,682.93 Week low 1,632.04 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 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 5 0 0 1 0 12 6 0 Manufacturing 59 51 34 20 13 9 79 64 43 Commerce 40 19 9 8 10 3 48 29 12 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 12 1
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 106,050 22,382 128,432 379,996 5,305 385,301 Manufacturing 619,589 376,639 996,228 480,593 8,151 488,744 Commerce 352,975 159,095 512,070 403,466 6,673 410,139 Tpt/Stor/Comms 896,624 5,700 902,324 833,667 484 834,151 Finance 99,157 417 99,574 1,053,504 51 1,053,555 Construction
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      Lock icon China growth doubts pare biggest weekly gain for copper since March
      696 8 COM MO DITIES BLOOMBERG REUTERS London COPPER narrowed its biggest weekly gain since early March last week as Chinese data raised questions about the sustainability of the debt-fuelled expansion in the world’s largest metals user. The country’s 6.7 per
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      Lock icon JD.com planning US$1.5b bond sale: sources
      191 9 China’s Internet giants providing haven for bond investors fleeing mounting credit risks among SOEs BLOOMBERG Hong Kong JD.COM Inc, China’s second-biggest online retailer, is planning to offer about US$ 1.5 billion of bonds, people familiar with the matter say. The people asked not to
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      242 9 Apr 15 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 ANZ Singapore Bank of Communications 5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...6.00 Bank of China Limited Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of Communications Banque Internationale a Bank of East Asia
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      Lock icon Shareholder opposition to high pay of top execs grows
      188 9 BLOOMBERG London COMPANIES are facing increasing investor unease over executive pay as discontent grows about disproportionate compensation. Anglo American Plc and Shire Plc are among those that may face shareholder pushback in coming weeks when they seek to approve remuneration packages
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      1654 9 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 8Telecom Intl Hldgs by 448.600 22-Mar 24-Mar 15-Jul 17-Mar ABR Hldgs Ltd ak 1.500 06-May 10-May 27-May 12-Apr Adv Integrated Mfg Corp ak 1.150 17-May 19-May 27-May 07-Mar AEM Hldgs Ltd ak 1.000 12-May 16-May 27-May 24-Feb AIMS
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1280 9 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (times) Accordia Golf Trt 1.00 1.00 1 0.08 7.30 0.87 0.61 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.33 1.33 1 0.11 12.36 1.45 1.36 ARA Asset Mgt 1.50 1.50 1 0.08
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      Lock icon Slide in oil prices, softer consumer sentiment hit US$
      421 10 CURRENCIES REUTERS New York THE US dollar fell broadly on Friday as a slide in oil prices ahead of weekend talks among producers in Doha and a soft US consumer sentiment report capped risk appetite and spurred investors to buy safe-haven
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    • FOREX RATES
    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        384 10 Apr 15 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Apr16 9722.50 9775.00 9687.50 9730.00 *****4 *****4 May16 9702.50 9752.50 9660.00 9705.00 5063 ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****5 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 15 716 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        211 10 Most active Apr 15 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear- Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****1 13.1 3.5 ***** 0.1 1480 3 SHS Holdings W*****6 7.2 -0.8 ***** 1 20 -3 3.89 44 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 0.8 -0.1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 10 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 15 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1262.6 -0.1 -1.2 -0.5 -3.8 -0.1 0.5 EAFE Preliminary 956.3 -0.3 -5.6 -0.5 -6.2 0.0 -2.0 Europe Preliminary 1358.8 -0.3 -3.8
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 10 Apr 15 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.15 0.10 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ 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
        65 10 Apr 15 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 98.99 99.00 98.92 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 102.99 103.05 103.05 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 103.24 103.35 102.90 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 106.46 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 113.58 30-Year NA*****H
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 10 Apr-15 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Apr-15 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 956.00 8.00 0.84% 13/05/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.38 -0.31 -0.92% 13/05/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 459.75 unch 0.00% 13/05/2016 Apr-15 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2184.00 -13.00 -0.59% 13/05/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1525.00 2.00 0.13%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      2214 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale vol ('000) High 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 136 -0.5 834 136 134 1 8.1 864.1 Low 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 117.5cd +3 2357 119 114
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      380 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale Vol 4 1.7 t Acesian Partners 3 unch 300 3 3 4.1 10.5 High Week Low Div C'vr 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 9.6 -1.7 ***** 11.7 9.4
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      189 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last 107.7 69.1 CIMB APAC Div US$ US76.9 +0.7 0 76.9 76.9 8.1 1395 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1156xd -26 0 1187 1156 1019 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US837xd -13 0 837
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      1285 6 ACROMEC ACROMEC LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 22 December 2015) (Company Registration Number: *****4003M) Invitation in respect of 27,000,000 New Shares comprising: (a) 1,500,000 Offer Shares at S$0.22 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (b) 25,500,000 Placement Shares at S$0.22 for each Placement
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      191 6 This book guides us through the REITs investments in a step-by-step and comprehensive manner. Coupled with actual case studies of REITs in Singapore, you will learn the methods to grow your wealth with the higher dividend/investment returns from REITs. Investing in REITs is equivalent to investing in properties, but with
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  • TOPLINE
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      1831 7  -  Creative client solutions more important now as business owners look to maximise their money’s worth, says Hogan Lovells partner. BY CLAIRE HUANG huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT CURRENCY woes may have been singled out earlier this year as the key culprit behind international law firm Hogan Lovells’ modest growth
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Tech threatens US property agents’ commissions
      1514 12 The reality is that unlike before, buyers and sellers have unlimited access to property listings and other info WP Washington MANDIE Sellars, a homeowner in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina, had the misfortune of buying a home and then almost immediately getting a
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      Lock icon Activist calls for more development in San Francisco
      1790 12 NYT New York SAN Francisco does not have enough places to live. Sonja Trauss, a local activist, thinks the city should tackle this problem by building more housing. This may not sound like a controversial idea. But this is San Francisco. Ms
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      Lock icon Understanding startup funding rounds
      1364 13  -  Startups undergo different rounds of financing at different stages of their investment journey. BYCHUAZONGYOU BY CHUA ZONG YOU T The writer is a student with Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business and a student trainer in the Citi-SMU Financial Literacy Programme for Young
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      Lock icon What’s your depreciation rate?
      990 13  -  Applying an accounting concept to personal finance can give you a better grip on your spending MONDAY MULTIPLE By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT I WAS at the optician last month, choosing a new pair of glasses to replace the current pair, because my lens coating was
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      105 13 GET STARTED NOW Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon FIRST, CHANGE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
      3868 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: April 22 is Earth Day. What in your view is the most pressing environmental issue of the day? John Bittleston Founder Chair Terrific Mentors international Pte Ltd THE environment in question is probably intended to be the physical one and there are various
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      483 15 NOTICES TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices IN THE MAHER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MAHER OF CHITRAPREMPTE. LIMITED (The "Company") (Company Registration No. *****4707D) NOTICE OF MEETING OF CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 296 of the Companies Act, Cap.
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      384 15 The full list of views from CEOs is available at http://businesstimes.com.sg LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES Notice is hereby given that the following share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid: UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED Company Registration No. *****0026Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Name Certificate No. Lee Mui Sung
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon BlackRock wields its big stick on CEO pay like a wet noodle
      1045 16 Money management giant rarely votes against CEO pay packages of companies that play the short-term game NYT New York FOR several years, Laurence Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, the money management giant, has been on a
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      544 16 ADVERTORIAL Finisar Celebrates 15 Years of Successful Growth in Singapore On April 8th, 2016, Finisar Corporation, the world’s largest supplier of optical components and subsystems, will celebrate a significant anniversary milestone of its Singapore Design Center. Established in 2001 with a single employee focused on managing contract manufacturing efforts in
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon More pain to come for Europe’s wounded steelmakers
      824 17 Even after years of cutbacks, plant closings, Europe still makes more steel than it needs BLOOMBERG London THE fate of some huge blast furnaces in the Belgian city of Liege a few years ago may offer clues to where the rest of
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      633 19 AFP Paris A BEARDED imam may have seemed out of place at last week’s In-Cosmet-ics expo in Paris, an annual showcase for the world’s leading beauty and personal care products. But Shaikh Ali Achcar’s presence points to a
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      602 20 AFP Shanghai NICO Rosberg stormed to victory in a chaotic Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday, methodically completing a hat-trick of wins to extend his perfect start to the 2016 Formula One season. The German’s Mercedes was jumped at the start by Daniel Ricciardo
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      620 20 AFP REUTERS Tokyo TOYOTA Motor Corp said on Sunday it would suspend production at plants across Japan after two earthquakes in the country’s south disrupted the carmaker’s supply chain, while other manufacturers extended stoppages due to damaged factories. Toyota said that it would suspend
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      1107 21 NYT New York EVEN though commercial aviation and ocean shipping are significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions, they were excluded from the Paris climate treaty, to be signed by more than 100 countries this week at the United Nations
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