The Business Times, 20 April 2016
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Title Section22 2016-04-20 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 Wednesday, April 20, 201622 words
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Article, Illustration188 2016-04-20 1 Singapore-based Ninja Logistics raises US$30 million in Series B funding led by private equity firm Abraaj Group amid growing interest in the regional e-commerce space. TOP STORIES 3 Two long-time shareholders of Cordlife Group want board seats, in a sign of their unhappiness over the sudden departure of188 words
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Article, Illustration981 2016-04-20 1 Jacquelyn cheok - Some say it will do well, but others say consumers need to get used to mobile wallets By Jacquelyn cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore GONE are the days of thumbing through your wallet for cash or the rightPhotos: Apple.com and EZ-Link; BT Graphics: Jacquelyn Cheok & Gareth Chung - 981 words
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Article, Illustration602 2016-04-20 1 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore GENDER diversity on the boards of Singapore’s largest listed companies is lagging the region, and the Republic has been overtaken by countries which have made regulation-driven improvements. A study by Korn Ferry and the Centre forSource: Korn Ferry, NUS Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations - 602 words
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Article26 2016-04-20 1 Tuesday Change STI 2,951.81 +34.06 KL Comp 1,711.15 -6.53 Nikkei 225 16,874.44 +598.49 Hang Seng 21,436.21 +274.71 Shenzhen B 1,136.38 -3.29 Dow(11.45am EDT) 18,059.70 +55.5426 words
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Advertisement23 2016-04-20 1 MARKET DEFECTS Singapore property may be heading for long-term drop in value OPINION 23 VALUATIONS Are emerging market equities cheap? EXECUTIVE MONEY 2623 words
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Advertisement12 2016-04-20 1 MALAYSIA AIRLINES CEO Christoph Mueller to leave in September TOP STORIES 212 words
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Article, Illustration760 2016-04-20 2 Cai Haoxiang - Ooi Boon Peng says China, India, Indonesia aware of issues and will help Asia reach turning point By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore EASTSPRING Investments’ Ooi Boon Peng, who oversees US$29 billion as chief investment officer (CIO) of fixed income at the Prudential asset760 words
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380 2016-04-20 2 REUTERS London NEGATIVE interest rates in the developed world have forced central bank managers to take more risks as they strive to maintain the value of the trillions of dollars worth of assets they hold in reserves, a survey showed onREUTERS - 380 words
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455 2016-04-20 2 March housing starts fall; permits for future home construction at 1-year low LATEST US DATA REUTERS Washington US housing starts fell more than expected in March and permits for future home construction hit a one-year low, suggesting some coolingREUTERS - 455 words
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733 2016-04-20 2 Any govt aid to 1MDB will pile more pressure on Najib, already facing allegations of graft and mismanagement REUTERS Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government on Tuesday was facing the prospect of having to bail out the scandal-tainted state fundREUTERS - 733 words
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Article, Illustration585 2016-04-20 2 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Airlines Berhad’s (MAB) chief executive and managing director Christoph Mueller will leave in September, well before the end of his three-year contract, the company announced on Tuesday. The airline said in a statement that Mr Mueller wasBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 585 words
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483 2016-04-20 3 Kenneth Lim - Private equity firm Abraaj leads round, joined by Monk’s Hill, B Capital and Yahoo Japan By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore SINGAPORE-based express delivery company Ninja Logistics, which runs the Ninja Van service, has raised US$30 million in Series B funding483 words
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Article, Illustration556 2016-04-20 3 Grace So - By Grace So graceso@sph.com.sg Singapore LOGISTICS company DHL has opened a S$160 million, purpose-built mul-ti-user facility in Tampines LogisPark. The 90,000 square metre Advanced Regional Center (ARC) houses its first innovation centre outside Germany, along with DHL Supply Chain’s Singapore country office, its Asia-Pa-cific regional556 words
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413 2016-04-20 4 Renald Yeo - With automation and autonomy, manpower resources can be better optimised while enhancing productivity and safety SINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK 2016 By Renald Yeo yrenald@sph.com.sg Singapore IMPROVED operational safety and optimised usage of resources are some of the key benefits that can be413 words
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581 2016-04-20 4 AFP REUTERS London OIL prices recovered further on Tuesday as a strike by Kuwaiti petroleum workers entered its third day, outweighing disappointment over the failure of weekend talks to freeze output. Prices had plunged early on Monday soon after news that Sunday’sAFP; REUTERS - 581 words
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MARITIME BRIEFS
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162 2016-04-20 4 SINGAPORE’S inaugural Maritime Administrators Forum drew close to 50 participants from Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. The forum convened by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), under the auspices of the Singapore Maritime Week, facilitated the exchange of best practices and162 words
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207 2016-04-20 4 THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will issue a call in May for research project proposals under its S$200 million Maritime Innovation Technology (MINT) Fund. MPA’s assistant chief executive M Segar, in making the announcement at the Maritime Sustainability207 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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549 2016-04-20 5 Anita Gabriel - Long-time stakeholders Bonvests and Tai Tak Estates plan to call for shareholder meeting following the sudden resignation of CEO Jeremy Yee By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore DISPLEASED by the sudden departure of Cordlife Group’s chief executive last month, two key long-time shareholders of549 words
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732 2016-04-20 5 Claire Huang - By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore UNDER-RESEARCHED stocks from various sectors including those from the real estate investment trust (Reit) and consumer segments have made their way into the list of top 25 small-cap companies compiled by RHB Research. The small caps, defined732 words
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CORPORATE DIGEST
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Article28 2016-04-20 5 CATALIST-listed local cleanroom specialist Acromec has won two contracts totalling S$7.1 million from a customer in the healthcare sector, bringing its current order book to S$47 million.28 words
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Article38 2016-04-20 5 MAINBOARD-listed Darco Water Technologies’ subsidiary has won a 40.9 million yuan (S$8.5 million) deal for the construction of the Phase II desulfurisation zero-liquid-discharge wastewater treatment system for Tianjin Power’s power generating plant in North China.38 words
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Article80 2016-04-20 5 SINGAPORE Press Holdings has entered into a partnership with San Diego-based mobile advertising startup Adtile to use the latter’s technology in mobile advertising for deeper interactivity with users. Adtile’s Motion Ads makes use of a smartphone’s capabilities like the global positioning system, gyroscope and accelerometer to strengthen80 words
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433 2016-04-20 5 Jacquelyn Cheok - By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore IN a first-of-its-kind collaboration between established financial institutions and emerging fintechs (financial technology startups), DBS Bank has signed cross-referral agreements with two homegrown peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, Funding Societies and MoolahSense. This enables DBS to433 words
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Article, Illustration812 2016-04-20 6 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW BY SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT DBS Group Holdings’ latest annual report is not a bad read, as annual reports go. For one, the board, or rather the directors who are male, are shown in all their shirtPHOTO: DBS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 - 812 words
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503 2016-04-20 6 Singapore THE Singapore dollar has already erased its losses from last week’s surprise easing even as central banks worldwide face the limits of monetary policy in weakening a currency. The Singapore dollar strengthened 1.5 per cent over the past three503 words
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455 2016-04-20 7 Melissa Tan - Markets still soft and challenge is to maintain margins amid rising fixed cost pressure, says company By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore LIFESTYLE products group OSIM International, the target of a privatisation bid by its founder Ron Sim, has dropped its usual455 words
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467 2016-04-20 7 Jamie Lee - By leejamie@sph.com.sg Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore SHARES of Keppel Corporation rose on Tuesday, despite the company reporting a slump in first-quarter earnings at the start of the week, even as some analysts warn of a long drought ahead for the oil467 words
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525 2016-04-20 7 BLOOMBERG Singapore KEPPEL Corp, the world’s largest builder of oil rigs, said it won’t resume work for a key Brazilian client until the customer restarts making payments on its orders. Sete Brasil Participacoes SA, embroiled in a corruptionBLOOMBERG - 525 words
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316 2016-04-20 7 Gladys Yeo - By Gladys Yeo gladyeo@sph.com.sg Singapore THE Institute of Valuers and Appraisers of Singapore (IVAS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have jointly launched the Chartered Valuer and Appraisal programme amid rising demand for professionals with strong competencies and experience in business valuation, they said in316 words
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Article, Illustration63 2016-04-20 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index April 19,2016 2,951.81 +34.06 (+1.17%) Current streak 1 day Day high 2,954.21 Day low 2,928.70 52-week high 3,515.85 (Apr 27, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index April 19,2016 452.65 +1.81 (+0.40%) Current streak 1 day Day high 454.75 Day low63 words
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Article, Illustration636 2016-04-20 8 R Sivanithy - Upsurge is in response to an overnight jump on Wall Street and a 40-point rise in the Dow futures STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Tuesday rose for the fifth time in six days, gaining 34.06Source: Bloomberg - 636 words
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Article78 2016-04-20 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 373.7 1.3 *****/***** DBXT MSJAP US$ 4828 200.3 3.2 5277/4031 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5433 125.0 1.7 6300/4770 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** 115.0 1.1 *****/***** GLD US$ ***** 83.3 0.5 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Zhongxin Fruit78 words
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Article77 2016-04-20 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT Vietnam US$ 2213 -44.4 -1.5 2786/2017 DBXT S&PShort US$ 2058 -21.5 -0.8 2393/2056 JSH USD 3083 -21.5 -0.5 3544/2524 Pan Ocean 450 -19.0 -4.1 560/300 DBXT MSBrazil US$ 306 -18.8 -4.4 399/190 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low STI 2800MBePW*****9 0.6 -57.177 words
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Article82 2016-04-20 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Cacola 3,936.2 0.007 +0.002 +40.00 EuroSports Gbl 55.0 0.150 -0.030 -16.67 Plato Capital 18.0 0.099 +0.017 +20.73 Magnus Energy 79,042.1 0.003 +0.001 +50.00 SunVic Chemical 6,823.0 0.135 +0.018 +15.39 Edition 720.0 0.010 -0.002 -16.67 Zhongxin Fruit 10.0 0.018 +0.009 +100.00 Pavillon 109.6 0.050 +0.007 +16.2882 words
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Article319 2016-04-20 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 252 +1 253/248 271 209 5.8 6623.7 CapitaCom Trust 143.5 +1.5 143.5/141.5 173.5 122.5 6 4240.9 CapitaLand 322 cd +6 322/317 379 267 12.9 2.8 *****.1 CapitaMall Trust 213 cd -3 217/211319 words
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Article37 2016-04-20 8 VOLUME Magnus Energy 79,042,100 HPH Trust USD 73,256,400 Noble 67,289,800 Ezra 50,124,900 IEV 45,583,300 Market volume 1,593,582,000 VALUE Singtel 121,607,724 DBS Grp 71,379,734 OCBC Bank 66,429,804 UOB 57,790,309 HPH Trust USD 45,693,020 Market value 1,229,926,00037 words
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Article77 2016-04-20 8 Apr 19 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 313.00 +230.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +119.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +31.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 700.94 +6.22 FTSE ST Small Cap 402.01 +2.34 FTSE ST All Share 718.05 +6.49 FTSE ST China Top 168.23 -0.19 FTSE ST China 199.89 +0.44 FTSE77 words
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Article, Illustration35 2016-04-20 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share Index April 19,2016 718.05 +6.49 (+0.91%) Current streak 1 day Day high 718.20 Day low 713.64 52-week high 845.70 (Apr 27, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)35 words
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Article, Illustration33 2016-04-20 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index April 18,2016 1,676.85 -5.26 (-0.31%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,682.53 Day low 1,655.03 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)33 words
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Article186 2016-04-20 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 4 2 1 0 0 10 4 2 Manufacturing 45 29 37 8 8 12 53 37 49 Commerce 17 13 13 6 3 5 23 16 18 Tpt/Stor/Comms 20 10 3186 words
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Article121 2016-04-20 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 28,880 4,564 33,444 89,851 1,044 90,895 Manufacturing 139,023 64,954 203,977 109,755 1,846 111,601 Commerce 130,116 14,997 145,113 99,952 686 100,639 Tpt/Stor/Comms 216,712 249 216,961 251,318 21 251,339 Finance 18,833 58 18,891 209,825 8 209,833 Construction121 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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271 2016-04-20 8 April 19 close: US$0.465 Target price: US$0.39 JP Morgan, April 19 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPHT) announced Q1 FY2016 adjusted net profit after tax of HK$210 million (-26 per cent year-on-year) after excluding one-offs, which includes a one-off, after-tax, cash refund of HK$357 million (S$61.6271 words
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Article217 2016-04-20 8 Kenneth Lim - Compiled by Kenneth Lim April 19 close: S$11.50 Target price: S$13.30 DBS Group Research, April 19 We continue to like Singapore Airlines (SIA) as a beneficiary of the current low oil price environment. Furthermore, SIA has the potential to pay more dividends as earnings recover and also217 words
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Article110 2016-04-20 8 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 296 +4 770 296/293 354/254 295/296 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US306 -14 233 314/305 399/190 306/307 IS MS INDIA US$ US685 +8 163 686/682 800/575 685/688 85.6 Nikko AM STI ETF 300 +3 60 300/299110 words
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407 2016-04-20 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London COMMODITY currencies such as the Australian and New Zealand dollars soared to 10-month highs against the US dollar, drawing support from oil prices which stabilised from a slide and underpinned broad risk sentiment in global markets. The Australian dollar rose to US$0.7803,REUTERS - 407 words
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FOREX RATES
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Article471 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.994 5.041 0.688 6.040 51.735 102.339 0.850 8.830 3.025 1.109 81.562 35.895 1.047 11.198 0.750 25.060 27.178 0.544 0.779 Canada 1.006 5.073471 words
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Article155 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0464 1.0472 0.7785 0.7790 Canadian dollar 1.0532 1.0537 0.7838 0.7836 Euro 1.5219 1.5224 1.1323 1.1325 NZ dollar 0.9436 0.9438 0.7020 0.7021 Sterling pound 1.9223 1.9233 1.4302 1.4307155 words
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Article22 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3444 1.3450 2-months 1.3451 1.3455 3-months 1.3456 1.3460 6-months 1.3471 1.3479 Source: OCBC22 words
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EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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377 2016-04-20 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 18 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1262.5 0.0 -1.2 -0.2 -4.1 0.1 0.6 EAFE Preliminary 950.3 -0.6 -6.2 -0.7 -6.8 -0.3 -2.3 Europe Preliminary 1362.6 0.3 -3.5377 words
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Article390 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Apr16 9640.00 9735.00 9617.50 9675.00 *****5 *****4 May16 9607.50 9690.00 9582.50 9635.00 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****5 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 6 678 MSCI TAIWAN390 words
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BANK RATES
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Article154 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.20 0.10 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.43 US$ 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 12154 words
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Article65 2016-04-20 9 Apr 19 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 99.16 99.20 99.15 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 103.37 103.48 103.40 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 103.87 104.14 103.95 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 107.33 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 114.51 30-Year NA*****H65 words
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AGRI METALS ENERGY
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Article250 2016-04-20 9 Apr-18 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Apr-18 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 954.25 -1.75 -0.18% 13/05/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.95 0.57 1.71% 13/05/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 472.75 13.00 2.83% 13/05/2016 Apr-18 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2212.00 28.00 1.28% 13/05/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1530.00 5.00 0.33%250 words
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Article1946 2016-04-20 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Company Last Sale vol ('000) High 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 135.5 -0.5 431 136 135 1 8.2 860.9 LOW 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 127cd +9 820 129 1181,946 words
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Article323 2016-04-20 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr GrYld 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 10 +0.5 7603 10.7 9.5 28 Net P/E MCap 25.5 8.8 t 3Cnergy 9.5 29.5323 words
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Article115 2016-04-20 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale vol 4258 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2888 +55 7 2899 2878 7.9 High 399 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US306 -14 233 314 305 1750 995 DBXT MSCHINA US$115 words
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Article, Illustration1342 2016-04-20 11 SMU Associate Professor Archan Misra is leading mobile analytics projects that will reshape urban living and provide improved understanding of our behaviour in the physical world A Special Feature Brought to You By Singapore Management University WALK around Singapore Management University (SMU) with your Wi-Fi1,342 words
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REAL ESTATE
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390 2016-04-20 12 McGrath expects pre-tax earnings of A$26-27 million for the year to June 30, down a sixth from Nov forecast REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA’S No 3 residential real estate agent McGrath Ltd blamed fewer than expected home listings for a profit downgrade on Monday,REUTERS - 390 words
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Article, Illustration327 2016-04-20 12 REUTERS Dubai DUBAI residential property prices fell 10 per cent in the first three months of the year because of a strong dollar and as buyers had less cash to spend following the oil price slump, industry consultants JLL said in aREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 327 words
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331 2016-04-20 12 BLOOMBERG Ottawa THE number of Canadians with an upbeat view of the housing market has increased to the highest in 18 months, weekly polling shows. The share of respondents who believe local housing prices will rise in the next six months increasedBLOOMBERG - 331 words
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234 2016-04-20 12 BLOOMBERG London DEMAND for London homes under construction slumped by 33 per cent in the first quarter as a new tax on overseas buyers and high values damped demand. The number of homes sold prior to completion in the UK capital fell to 5,947BLOOMBERG - 234 words
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Article, Illustration778 2016-04-20 13 Prices for new homes in country’s biggest cities are rising sharply, led by southern boomtown of Shenzhen NYT Hong Kong CHINA’S slowdown, which has cast a shadow over the global economy and worried investors around the world, stems in part from a deepNYT; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 778 words
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1149 2016-04-20 13 Justin Fox - By Justin Fox BLOOMBERG New York THE US has two big housing affordability problems. They’re related and solving the first would go some way towards solving the second. But they’re not the same, and it’s important to understand that. TheBLOOMBERG - 1,149 words
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838 2016-04-20 13 No Wi-Fi, unknown location but tiny house vacation is a hit BLOOMBERG New York A YEAR ago, two former Harvard classmates built three 160 sq ft houses, hauled them to rural locations outside Boston, and made them available for nightly stays with an odd proviso: Guests would plunk down US$99BLOOMBERG - 838 words
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BANKING & FINANCE
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Article, Illustration728 2016-04-20 14 REUTERS New York HAVING searched high and low for revenue growth with little success, Morgan Stanley is taking a hatchet to costs. The bank cut total expenses by 14 per cent last quarter, results released on Monday showed. This followedREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 728 words
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338 2016-04-20 14 REUTERS New York VOLATILE financial markets took a bite out of earnings at big US banks during the first quarter not just in trading but wealth management, too. On Monday, Morgan Stanley joined Wells Fargo Co and Bank of AmericaREUTERS - 338 words
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ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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Article, Illustration855 2016-04-20 16 US criticism of China’s approach draws angry response from Beijing REUTERS Brussels CHINA and other major steelproducing countries failed to agree on measures to tackle a global steel crisis as the sides argued over the causes of overcapacity, prompting US criticism of Beijing’sREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 855 words
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Article, Illustration562 2016-04-20 16 PHOTO: BLOOMBERG Singapore GOLD, one of this year’s best performing assets, has room to extend its advance, according to top-ranked forecasters, even as the rebound shows signs of losing steam. Capital Economics Ltd and Cantor Fitzgerald LP areBLOOMBERG - 562 words
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322 2016-04-20 16 REUTERS Singapore THE world’s top gold consumer China launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark on Tuesday, as the country took an ambitious step to exert more control over the pricing of the metal and boost its influence inREUTERS - 322 words
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514 2016-04-20 16 REUTERS New York LATIN American crude producers under financial strain may help provide a vehicle for market rebalancing that Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members and other oil states failed to deliver at a meeting in Doha on Sunday. Iran’s refusalREUTERS - 514 words
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722 2016-04-20 17 This signals the firm’s multi-year effort to become a purveyor of cloud products and technology using artificial intelligence is unlikely to soon stop its four-year sales slump BLOOMBERG New York INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp (IBM) forecast second-quarter profit that fell shortBLOOMBERG - 722 words
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Article, Illustration1068 2016-04-20 17 BLOOMBERG San Francisco GOOGLE’S means of making money from the smartphone boom is under threat in Europe. Antitrust regulators in the region are expected to unveil charges soon that could require the Alphabet Inc unit to change how it lodges toolsBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 1,068 words
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414 2016-04-20 17 WP Washington THE Bay Area has long been the centre of the technology world, and it remains the undisputed king of startups. But lower wattage tech hubs are popping up as hospitable homes for the next Facebook orWP - 414 words
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Article, Illustration673 2016-04-20 18 Temasek and Primavera Capital are separately vying for stakes in Yum China, they add BLOOMBERG Hong Kong CHINA wants to get control of the most popular fast-food chain in the country. A consortium backed by sovereign fund China Investment CorpBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: REUTERS - 673 words
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Article, Illustration1303 2016-04-20 18 They are trying to match perks at places like Google and Facebook, and shake industry’s stodgy image NYT New York AT THE headquarters of the McCann agency in New York City, the battle for the future of the advertisingNYT; PHOTO: NYT - 1,303 words
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665 2016-04-20 18 Austin Frakt - By Austin Frakt NYT New York THINGS sometimes go wrong with air bags, food and drugs, prompting recalls. It can also happen with medical devices, though you’d think lifesaving devices such as heart defibrillators or artificial hips would be closelyNYT - 665 words
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614 2016-04-20 19 Analysts say the process will be long, central bank needs to become more effective in signalling, and the markets require more tools and products REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA’S central bank has taken a first step to fix the country’s dysfunctional and often volatile short-term money marketsREUTERS - 614 words
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Article, Illustration572 2016-04-20 19 Pauline Ng - By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S automotive makers are banking on a car fest next month the sector’s first to tempt motorists as consumer spending softens. The three-day “My Auto Fest”, promising generous offers and discounts, comes just572 words
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243 2016-04-20 19 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur FORMER Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, calling for Prime Minister Najib Razak to resign over the 1MDB state fund scandal, has applied for a court order to freeze Mr Najib’s assets, Dr Mahathir’s lawyers said on Tuesday. TheREUTERS - 243 words
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Article, Illustration442 2016-04-20 19 BLOOMBERG REUTERS Canberra AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he intends to hold an election on July 2 after the Senate blocked legislation aimed at curbing trade union powers. Rejection of the legislation to bring back a building industry watchdogBLOOMBERG; REUTERS; PHOTO: AFP - 442 words
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541 2016-04-20 19 Anthony Rowley - By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo Tokyo PRESS independence in Japan “is facing serious threats”, a senior United Nations (UN) official said in Tokyo on Tuesday. David Kaye, the UN special rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression,541 words
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478 2016-04-20 19 AFP BLOOMBERG Frankfurt EUROPE’S battered financial sector is showing further signs of mending and banks are increasingly competing for customers by easing credit standards, a key European Central Bank (ECB) survey showed on Tuesday. The ECB said its quarterly bankAFP; BLOOMBERG - 478 words
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TRANSPORT
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856 2016-04-20 20 DAVID HUGHES - Wind power can make a small, but significant, contribution to shrinking shipping’s carbon footprint STRAIT TALK BY DAVID HUGHES TALKS crucial to the future of the shipping industry are underway this week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London. IMO’s marine environment protection856 words
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582 2016-04-20 20 Nisha Ramchandani - By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore GROUNDHANDLER dnata Singapore sees a tough year ahead, with margins continuing to come under siege from high operational costs and stiff competition. To combat this, the Dubai-based airport services provider is working to582 words
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Article, Illustration853 2016-04-20 20 BLOOMBERG Milan FERRARI NV’s ambition to compete with luxury-goods brands like Hermes or Prada has failed to make headway in the six months since its initial public offering, raising pressure on the new board to reset the sports-car maker’s strategy.BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 853 words
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461 2016-04-20 20 BLOOMBERG Singapore BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-Shing’s Hutchison Port Holdings Trust predicts more mega ships will call at its Shenzhen port to move cargo from the key Chinese export manufacturing region. Its Shenzhen facility, in Yantian, opened a new berth this yearBLOOMBERG - 461 words
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OPINION
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598 2016-04-20 22 EDITORIAL EXPECTATIONS were running high prior to the meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) held in Doha over the weekend. In the run-up to the gathering, oil prices had climbed from a 12-year low598 words
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Article, Illustration823 2016-04-20 22 Frank Ching - THE BOTTOM LINE By Frank Ching T The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1. CHINA failed last week to pressure Japan and other G-7 countries into not discussing the South China Sea when they823 words
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Article, Illustration1424 2016-04-20 22 Leon Hadar - Protectionist and isolationist messages from Trump and Sanders resonating with them By Leon Hadar YOU want to capture the mood of the American people on the eve of the 2016 presidential election? Well, imagine that the Washington Monument the 555-foot (169m) marblePHOTO: AFP - 1,424 words
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907 2016-04-20 23 Ku Swee Yong - COMMENTARY By Ku Swee Yong TThe writer is CEO of Century 21 Singapore and has just published his fourth book, Weathering a Property Downturn A SERIES of cooling measures progressively introduced in the last six years has led to a907 words
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637 2016-04-20 23 Erik Schmit - COMMENTARY By Erik Schmit T The writer is EVP and managing director, Asia-Pacific, First Advantage LEADERSHIP is more than a position or title; it is action and example. When companies rely on their senior executives to set strategic637 words
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Article, Illustration1110 2016-04-20 23 ANDREW HAMMOND - The US president is popular with the British, what he says will influence voting. BY ANDREW HAMMOND T The writer is an associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy) at the London School of Economics BARACKPHOTO: REUTERS - 1,110 words
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LIFE & CULTURE
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Article, Illustration331 2016-04-20 24 Helmi Yusof - This year, past beneficiaries of the charity concert’s proceeds will share their story By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT Singapore THE ChildAid charity concert returns this November at Resorts World Sentosa, this time with the theme Living Dreams. Organisers The Business Times and The StraitsPHOTO: DESMOND LUI - 331 words
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Article, Illustration487 2016-04-20 24 BLOOMBERG Kumamoto TOURIST groups from China, South Korea, and Taiwan, the three biggest sources of visitors to Japan, have scrapped trips to the quake-devastat-ed Kyushu region and travel agencies are anticipating further cancellations. The blow to tourism coincided withBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AFP - 487 words
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355 2016-04-20 24 REUTERS Shanghai THE founder of China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd, Pony Ma, said that he plans to donate 100 million company shares, worth more than US$2 billion, to the firm’s charity foundation in one of China’s biggest philanthropic pledges ever.REUTERS - 355 words
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612 2016-04-20 24 AFP Panpet, Myanmar WEARING a stack of bronze neck coils a sign of beauty for her Kayan tribe Mu Par dreams of a time when all “long-necked” women can return to Myanmar from Thailand where they are a tourist attraction. For years, KayanAFP - 612 words
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Article, Illustration493 2016-04-20 24 AFP Paris AS Europe and the US brace for the likely arrival of the Zika virus from Latin America this summer, experts warn global warming may accelerate the spread of mosqui-to-borne disease. Rising temperatures are a threat in more ways than one,AFP; PHOTO: AFP - 493 words
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Miscellaneous327 2016-04-20 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Girl and boy will get cured (6) 4 A sign of wrong and right, we hear, in a puzzle (8) 9 Keep watch on this chap (6) 10 Bitter sweet (4,4) 12 Cunning, in the main (4) 13 Pounds should come in handy acquiring Dutch pottery327 words
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EXECUTIVE MONEY
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Article, Illustration1497 2016-04-20 25 Almost 500 million people now live in countries where interest rates measure less than zero BLOOMBERG London JAPANESE families seem to have a sudden affinity for home safes. According to the Tokyo-based manufacturer Eiko, shipments have doubled since last fall.BLOOMBERG - 1,497 words
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Article, Illustration649 2016-04-20 26 DANIEL MORRIS - For investors, the real story is not so much in the aggregate valuations but in the very considerable valuation differences across regions, countries and sectors. BY DANIEL MORRIS T The writer is senior investment strategist, BNP Paribas investment Partners WITH the 20 per cent gainSource: IBS, BNP Paribas Investment Partners - 649 words
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Article, Illustration410 2016-04-20 26 Genevieve Cua - By Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg @GenCuaBT Singapore GLOBAL central bank policy remains “extremely accommodative’’ which is typically positive for stocks, says Thomas Nelson, Franklin Templeton Investments director of investment solutions. But global corporate profit margins are starting to slide. Amid slow and410 words
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