The Business Times, 2 June 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 Thursday, June 2, 2016
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  • Article
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    28 1 Wednesday Change STI 2,790.54 -0.52 KL COMP 1,626.50 +0.50 NIKKEI 225 16,955.73 -279.25 HANG SENG 20,760.98 -54.11 SHENZHEN B 1,072.61 +1.81 DOW (10.45 AM EDT) 17,705.23 -81.97
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    234 1 The global economy is stuck in a “low growth trap” with no single, simple or speedy means of escape at hand, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. TOP STORIES 2 Mobile network operators in Singapore have to provide at least 95 per cent outdoor coverage for
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    Lock icon Firms need to forge customised swords to tackle disruption
    778 1  -  CFE-led discussion involving 12 sectors also looked at issues of innovation culture, firms’ nimbleness and role of top management SINGAPORE’S FUTURE ECONOMY By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore THERE is no one-size-fits-all, textbook strategy for Singapore companies in dealing with disruption,
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    Lock icon Qatar sovereign wealth fund close to buying Asia Sq Tower 1
    706 1  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore QATAR Investment Authority (QIA) is said to be on the brink of sealing a deal to buy Asia Square Tower 1 from BlackRock. The price is expected to be about S$2,700 per square
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      14 1 REFRESHING MAN DAI Precinct to become a nature and wildlife destination TOP STORIES 3
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      23 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW Lessons from the Noble-Iceberg saga COMPANIES MARKETS 5 DEEPER LINKS Singapore, Sri Lanka to pursue bilateral FTA top stories 2
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Singapore and Sri Lanka to pursue bilateral FTA
      514 2  -  Decision on how to proceed likely to coincide with next visit to Singapore by Sri Lankan prime minister By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore SINGAPORE and Sri Lanka have confirmed that they would pursue a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), one that
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      Lock icon Tap complementary aspects of fiscal and monetary policies: Ravi Menon
      705 2  -  By Nur Sabrina Azmi nsazmi@sph.com.sg Singapore THE managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged policymakers and economists to “look beyond the noise” and towards the underlying trends in the economy. Ravi Menon said: “We need to
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      Lock icon Court sets July 28 for pre-trial conference on ex-BSI banker
      500 2  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore THE Singapore state court has fixed July 28 for the criminal case disclosure conference (CCDC) in the case involving former BSI employee Yeo Jiawei, who has been charged with nine offences ranging from money
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      Lock icon Global economy stuck in low growth trap, says OECD
      848 2  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo THE global economy is stuck in a “low growth trap” with no single, simple or speedy means of escape at hand, the Organisation for Economic Co-opera-tion and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday in its latest biannual
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      Lock icon May manufacturing grew at surprisingly faster pace
      420 2 LATEST US DATA BLOOMBERG REUTERS Washington MANUFACTURING unexpectedly expanded at a faster pace in May, helped by an increase in orders that signals US factories are rebounding from an early-2016 slump. The index of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) climbed to 51.3
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      Lock icon New Bird Park and Rainforest attraction to refresh Mandai
      785 3  -  Jurong Bird Park will be closed after new facility is opened to complement the Zoo and River Safari By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore AS part of plans to develop the Mandai precinct into a 126-hectare nature and wildlife destination, the
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      Lock icon New service-delivery benchmarks unveiled for 4G services
      806 4  -  Mobile network operators have to hit set levels of coverage for these services or be dealt penalties By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore MOBILE Network Operators (MNOs) will need to provide at least 95 per cent outdoor coverage for 4G connectivity from
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      Lock icon Futurist: More changes in next 20 years than last 300
      523 4  -  By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore THE next 20 years are likely to bring more changes to humanity than the past 300 years, futurist Gerd Leonhard declared on Wednesday. The founder and chief executive of The Futures Agency, speaking
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      Lock icon S’pore making checks in relation to Panama Papers
      345 4  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore THE supervisory authorities in Singapore is looking into whether there was actual wrong-doing by any individual or entity in Singapore in connection with the Panama Papers, the spokespersons for the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Monetary
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      Lock icon PMI points to economy stabilising but no rebound in sight yet
      636 4  -  CHINA WATCH By Virginie Mangin btworld@sph.com.sg Beijing CHINA’S purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in May point to stabilisation of the economy, but not a rebound, as recent stimulus measures are being felt on the ground, but global demand remains weak.
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Lessons from the Noble-Iceberg saga
      780 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT NEWS that Noble Group’s chief executive resigned earlier this week may have surprised some observers but not Iceberg Research, which has responded by saying that the departure was long overdue. The same goes for the downgrading of
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      Lock icon Yeo Hiap Seng shares soar, prompting SGX query
      410 5  -  HOT STOCK By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore SHARES of Yeo Hiap Seng jumped more than 13 per cent on Wednesday from the previous day’s close, prompting a query from Singapore's bourse operator. This comes two days after a research report stated
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      Lock icon Nomura moves into financing infrastructure projects in Asia
      284 5  -  By leejamie@sph.com.sg Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore NOMURA will expand into the infrastructure project segment in Asia, tapping into an US$8 trillion infrastructure gap in this part of the world. The Japanese bank on Wednesday said that it would set up a
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      Lock icon Golden Glory plans Singapore IPO this year for Myanmar property push
      421 6 It aims to raise US$80 million to US$100 million to fund land bank acquisitions BLOOMBERG Singapore GOLDEN Glory Group Pte, a developer of Myanmar real estate, is planning an initial public offering in Singapore this year as the opening
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      Lock icon BOC Aviation IPO catches investor attention amid China travel boom
      547 6 REUTERS Hong Kong SINGAPORE-based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd rose 4 per cent on its debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday as investors chased a rare opportunity to buy into a listed aircraft leasing firm and boost their exposure to
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      Lock icon BlackRock downgrades global stocks to ‘neutral’
      257 6 Singapore THE world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has downgraded global equities to “neutral”. “The growing likelihood of an imminent Fed rate increase and more elevated US valuations warrant shortterm caution,” said global chief investment strategist Richard Turnill in a weekly note. US stocks are
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      Lock icon Simplex Asset Management takes some lessons from Tsukiji market
      674 6 HEDGE FUNDS BLOOMBERG Tokyo SIMPLEX Asset Management Co, an independent hedge fund and investment management firm in Japan, is taking some lessons from Tokyo’s iconic wholesale fish market as it starts a fund to invest in companies looking to move their
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      Lock icon Samsung Asset plans global macro fund
      274 6 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong SAMSUNG Asset Management, the South Korean manager that oversees US$1 billion in hedge fund assets, will start a global macro fund in the next quarter as it seeks to diversify outside of its home market. The fund, yet to be named,
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      Lock icon Australia’s Aura Group sets up regional HQ in Singapore
      575 7  -  By Aqil Luqman Nurhakim nluqman@sph.com.sg Singapore CITING its fast-growing base of Asian ultra high net worth (UHNW) investors, Australian boutique investment bank and wealth manager Aura Group has set up its Asian regional headquarters in Singapore. Singapore is a logical choice,
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Olam International
        78 7 AGRI-BUSINESS group Olam International said on Wednesday that it has acquired the remaining 50 per cent stake it does not already own in Acacia Investments (Ai) from its joint venture partner for US$24 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed this month. AI has a significant presence
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        Lock icon YCH Group
        54 7 YCH Group has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday, with the Chongqing Banan District Government, Chongqing Asean International Logistics, and Y3 Technologies, to offer logistics services beyond Vietnam and Laos, to the rest of the Asean region. The MOU aims to establish Chongqing as Asean’s
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        Lock icon Singapore Press Holdings
        137 7 FINANCIAL Internet media and technology company ShareInvestor, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings, will be holding Reits Symposium 2016 at Suntec Singapore Convention Exhibition Centre on Saturday (June 4). Jointly organised by ShareInvestor and the Reit Association of Singapore, the event aims to help investors learn about
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      Lock icon Troubled flooring firm Jason Holdings posts S$13.8m loss for 2015
      379 7  -  Events announced since Dec 31, 2015 expected to have adverse impact on group By haoxiang@sph.com.sg Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore TROUBLED timber flooring specialist Jason Holdings, which is dealing with corporate governance and debt repayment issues, has released its unaudited
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index June 1,2016 2,790.54 -0.52 (-0.02%) Current streak 3 days Day high 2,796.49 Day low 2,778.65 52-week high 3,373.48 (July 20, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index June 1,2016 433.48 -1.39 (-0.32%) Current streak 1 day Day high 437.98 Day low
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      73 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** 67.5 0.4 *****/***** DBXT China50 US$ 2778 64.8 1.7 4087/2355 Lyxor Europe US$ 1320 59.3 3.4 1557/1150 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2337 52.4 1.7 2786/2017 DBXT MSJAP US$ 4739 27.6 0.4 5224/4031 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Infinio 0.2 100.0
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      76 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Jardine C&C 3300 -80.0 -2.4 4520/2636 JSH USD 2930 -55.1 -1.3 3341/2524 JMH USD 5665 -48.2 -0.6 6130/4500 IS ASIA HYG US$ 1046 -27.6 -1.9 1130/977 IS Asia BND US$ 1053 -17.9 -1.2 1096/1010 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Cedar Strategic 0.2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      85 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Infinio 1,062.5 0.002 +0.001 +100.00 Hengyang Petro 25.0 0.088 -0.010 -10.20 HL Global Ent 901.0 0.110 +0.008 +7.84 Yeo Hiap Seng 303.1 1.485 +0.175 +13.36 Cedar Strategic 291,625.7 0.002 -0.001 -33.33 Informatics 101.6 0.240 -0.035 -12.73 IPCO Intl 38,944.9 0.004 -0.001 -20.00 China Taisan 135.1
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      Lock icon STI drops for third straight day
      633 8  -  Index tracks the Dow futures, rising in the morning and slipping into the red by the close of trading session STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Wednesday tracked the futures contract on the Dow Jones Industrial Average closely
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      305 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 231 +2 232/227 253 209 6.6 6087.5 CapitaCom Trust 140.5 +1.5 141/139 162.5 122.5 6.1 4153.7 CapitaLand 298 -1 300/296 358 267 11.9 3 *****.3 CapitaMall Trust 202 -1 204/200 224 184.5
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      35 8 VOLUME Cedar Strategic 291,625,700 Noble 41,661,400 Ezra 40,648,000 IPCO Intl 38,944,900 Singtel 23,628,900 Market volume 1,524,868,000 VALUE DBS Grp 147,266,289 Singtel 91,554,845 HongkongLand USD 67,944,480 UOB 48,066,115 OCBC Bank 42,999,119 Market value 1,033,029,000
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      77 8 Jun 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -121.00 -78.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -93.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -12.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 675.29 -1.68 FTSE ST Small Cap 389.81 -2.37 FTSE ST All Share 684.50 -1.24 FTSE ST China Top 162.38 -0.34 FTSE ST China 189.88 -0.26 FTSE
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      105 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap IS MS INDIA US$ US684 -2 439 688/682 780/575 683/686 85.5 STI ETF 282 -2 317 284/282 343/254 282/283 DBXT CSI300 US$ US786 +7 44 788/780 1471/700 784/786 DBXT MSINDO us$ US1235 +6 25 1239/1225 1390/911
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share Index June 1,2016 684.50 -1.24 (-0.18%) Current streak 1 day Day high 685.88 Day low 682.75 52-week high 807.50 (June 3, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index May 31,2016 1,667.84 -3.65 (-0.22%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,679.21 Day low 1,666.11 52-week high 1,922.70 (June 22, 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 3 9 3 1 0 0 4 9 3 Manufacturing 28 40 26 5 9 11 33 49 37 Commerce 16 27 7 3 7 3 19 34 10 Tpt/Stor/Comms 7 12 15
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      117 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 16,267 263 16,530 60,060 50 60,110 Manufacturing 81,381 327,274 408,655 92,102 2,575 94,677 Commerce 60,651 28,121 88,772 63,021 1,083 64,103 Tpt/Stor/Comms 128,556 128,556 195,318 195,318 Finance 33,521 150 33,671 250,459 20 250,478 Construction 50,986 1,920
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    • BROKERS TAKE
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        Lock icon Jumbo Group | Buy
        210 8 Jumbo Group Buy Target price: S$0.68 June 1 close: S$0.555 DBS Group Research, June 1 Jumbo is on track to expand quickly both in China and Singapore, with growth primarily driven by new store openings. These include upcoming expansion of Riverside Jumbo Seafood outlet and new locations in central area
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        Lock icon Cache Logistics Trust | Neutral
        263 8  - Cache Logistics Trust Neutral Compiled by Kenneth Lim Target price: S$0.86 June 1 close: S$0.86 RHB Research, June 1 Cache Logistics Trust has been dragged into a dispute, filed by its sub-tenant Schenker over rent issues. The main conflicts arose as the German logistics company (Schenker) demanded its anchor lease
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      Lock icon CALENDAR
      18 8 DATA I June 2 S’pore Purchasing Managers Index US Federal Reserve Beige Book US initial jobless claims
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      Lock icon Gold up as US$, stocks kick off June on weak note
      387 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS BLOOMBERG London/Bengaluru GOLD rose slightly on Wednesday, supported by an inauspicious start to June for stock markets and the dollar, as the market tries to assess how close the United States is to raising interest rates. World
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Jun 1 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.950 4.784 0.651 5.642 48.900 99.380 0.800 8.659 3.010 1.067 76.102 33.877 1.001 11.373 0.721 23.686 25.882 0.501 0.726 Canada 1.053 5.038
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Jun 1 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0007 1.0011 0.7261 0.7263 Canadian dollar 1.0538 1.0542 0.7649 0.7646 Euro 1.5366 1.5371 1.1149 1.1152 NZ dollar 0.9376 0.9382 0.6803 0.6807 Sterling pound 1.9974 1.9978 1.4493 1.4495
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 9 Jun 1 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3787 1.3790 2-months 1.3793 1.3795 3-months 1.3803 1.3805 6-months 1.3809 1.3813 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        393 9 Jun 1 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 9465.00 9530.00 9375.00 9395.00 *****6 *****6 Jul16 9285.00 9400.00 9250.00 9260.00 1377 988 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****7 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 973 4064 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        210 9 Most active Jun 1 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left KepCorp MB eCW*****1 6.5 -1.1 7132 0.2 600 5 DBS MB eCW*****1 9.5 -0.3 4772 0.1 1620 4 OCBC Bk MB eCW*****3 3.4 -0.4 4043 0.1 900
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr May 31 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1272.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -2.2 -0.1 0.7 EAFE Preliminary 960.2 -0.2 -5.3 -0.6 -5.7 -0.2 -2.8 Europe Preliminary 1359.7 -0.6 -3.7
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 9 Jun 1 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.03 1-month 0.7500 0.6250 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.50 0.40 1 month 0.50 0.40 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.80 0.60 6 months 1.10 0.90 9 months 1.30 1.10 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        65 9 Jun 1 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 99 99.04 99.03 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 102.42 102.55 102.40 10-Year NX*****F 2.375 01-Jun-26 99.16 99.30 99.05 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 104.72 105.07 104.58 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 111.75
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 9 May-31 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural May-31 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1078.50 -8.00 -0.74% 14/07/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.82 0.34 1.08% 14/07/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 464.50 -17.00 -3.53% 14/07/2016 May-31 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2238.00 28.00 1.27% 14/07/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1642.00 12.00 0.74%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1732 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day 151.5 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 135.5 -1.5 206 138 135.5 0.9 8.4 862.4 Div 171.2 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 139.5 -0.5 287 140.5
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      118 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High LOW Company Sale C000) High LOW C'vr P/E 32 16.7 t CNMC Goldmine 27 unch 564 27.5 27 3.9 2.9 7.3 110.1 103
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      152 10 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1318 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1120 -6 0 1120 1120 957 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US810 -2 1 810 810 127 4087 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2778 +47 6 2778
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon China’s new home prices grow at fastest rate in two years
      344 11 New apartment prices in 100 major cities have risen 1.7% since April and are up 10.34% year on year AFP Beijing NEW home prices in China grew at their fastest pace in more than two years in May, a
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      Lock icon Lower rates boost Sydney home values in May
      374 11 BLOOMBERG Sydney SYDNEY’S home values posted the biggest rise in 10 months in May, as lower mortgage rates and a partial easing of lending standards revived buyers’ appetite. Prices in the nation’s largest city climbed 3.1 per cent in May the fifth
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      Lock icon Uncertainties about land leases throw China homeowners’ wealth in doubt
      1184 12 The law does not say whether they have to pay for the renewal of expired leases and what would happen to those with shorter leases NYT Wenzhou, China CHEN Furong and his wife bought their home 23 years ago for
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      279 12 REUTERS Wellington PROPERTY prices are surging in New Zealand vacation hotspot Queenstown as tourism puts the mountainous South Island town on the radar of Chinese investors. Residential property prices in Queenstown jumped 22 per cent in the year ended
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      371 12 BANGKOK POST Bangkok HOTELS in Rayong province are struggling as the economic slowdown and lower oil prices hit spending by companies at nearby industrial estates. Wiwat Tangjitkobboon, Cape Kantary Hotels’ corporate group director, said that hotel demand had plummeted in the
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      752 12 WP New York THE first skyscraper at Related Cos’s US$25 billion Hudson Yards project opened on Tuesday after three and a half years of construction, bringing office workers to a once-desolate area of Manhattan’s far west side that’s now transforming into a
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      638 13 Germany’s entry upends the Venice Architecture Biennale with its provocative stance THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION Venice THE Venice Architecture Biennale is usually a showcase of prestigious architecture projects from around the world, but Germany’s entry this year has taken a different angle focusing on
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      400 13 REUTERS London BRITISH mortgage lending slowed to a crawl in April, increasing at the slowest pace since 2012 as a new tax on landlords took effect, while mortgage approvals also dropped, official data showed on Wednesday. Mortgage lending
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      Lock icon Big China banks ramp up compliance as global push hits snags
      842 14 Move follows high-profile judicial investigations and regulatory probes in the US, Europe REUTERS Beijing CHINA’S biggest banks are beefing up their risk management and compliance programmes, following a series of high-profile judicial investigations and regulatory probes in the United
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      282 14 REUTERS London HSBC has begun cutting senior posts in its investment banking division in a cull that could lead to dozens of staff worldwide losing their jobs, according to sources with direct knowledge of the cuts. HSBC began informing staff
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      560 14 REUTERS Frankfurt LONDON Stock Exchange Group said its planned US$30 billion merger with German rival Deutsche Boerse could result in 1,250 job cuts across the combined group and should eventually lead to US$279.48 million in revenue benefits a year. LSE,
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      374 14 REUTERS Frankfurt DEUTSCHE Bank scrutinises high returns from any of its businesses to avoid the conduct issues that led to a series of scandals which contributed to a record 2015 loss, its chief executive said on Tuesday. “We are focusing
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      593 15 The issue of output rationing can be discussed after the market stabilises: Iran’s representative REUTERS Vienna IRAN said on Wednesday it would not commit to any oil-production action with fellow Opec (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members when the group meets
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      607 15 Its use in EU jumped six-fold from 2010 to 2015, accounting for a 34% rise in biodiesel consumption AFP Paris PALM oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures
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      309 15 AFP Paris DEVELOPING countries spent more on renewable power than rich ones for the first time last year, driving the fastest increase in sources of green energy on record, a study said on Wednesday. Global investment in renewable power was
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      Lock icon Asian traders unload floating petrol due to price change, cheaper land storage
      378 15 month to hold the fuel on land. REUTERS Singapore THE number of tankers storing petrol in waters off Singapore and Malaysia is dwindling as the fuel is sold off or shifted to cheaper onshore storage because of changes
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      Lock icon Microsoft opens Windows to ‘mixed reality’
      500 16 Move means augmented or virtual reality gear manufacturers will be able to work with one another AFP San Francisco MICROSOFT is out to use Windows software to do for altered reality what it did for personal computers: make them commonplace. The US technology giant
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      400 16 REUTERS Brussels FACEBOOK, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft on Tuesday agreed to a European Union (EU) code of conduct to tackle online hate speech within 24 hours in Europe. EU governments have been trying in recent months to get social platforms
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      Lock icon Online shareholder meetings lower costs, but also interaction
      974 16 NYT New York NOT one shareholder showed up at Intel’s shareholder meeting last week. In person, at least. Instead, Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. There was no in-person gathering site, the questions were submitted in advance, and management and the board
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      413 16 WP Washington AS the deadliest time of year for teenage drivers begins, a new report says that texting and use of social media are on the rise among them as they drive. Nearly 60 per cent of crashes involving teen
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      571 16 NYT Palos Verdes, California JEFF Bezos built Amazon into an e-commerce and computing powerhouse. Now, his ambitions are more sprawling as he takes on ever larger civic and business challenges. Those diverse interests were on display on Tuesday when Mr Bezos,
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      Lock icon Nestle steps up push into medicine with deal on milk allergy test
      486 17 REUTERS London NESTLE, the world’s biggest food company, is stepping up its push into medicine with a global deal worth up to 100 million euros (S$ 15 3.7 million) to develop and market an experimental milk allergy test
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      Lock icon SoftBank to sell US$8b stake in Alibaba
      596 17 It would still remain one of Alibaba’s biggest shareholders with a stake of about 28% after the sale NYT San Francisco WHEN the Alibaba Group was barely a year old in 2000, the fledgling Chinese e-commerce company gained an early believer and investor
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      1025 17 It will be listed apart from total sugars on nutrition labels from July 2018 BLOOMBERG New York SUGAR is everywhere in the American diet, and now the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin highlighting just how much
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      543 17 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong MACAU’s gaming revenue dropped more than analysts’ estimates in May, as tighter rules affecting gamblers increased the challenges for the city’s casinos including those owned by Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd and Wynn Resorts Ltd. Gross gaming revenue fell
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      Lock icon Malaysian manufacturing downturn worsens further in May: Nikkei PMI
      535 18  -  New orders fall for the 15th straight month, producers trim back further on purchasing activity By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur THE slump in Malaysian manufacturing continued to deteriorate in May with production and new orders decreasing at a significant pace,
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      829 18  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a widely anticipated and controversial decision on Wednesday to delay by two-and-a-half years to October 2019 a further hike in Japan’s national consumption tax which had been due to take effect
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      Lock icon KL uncovers immigration racket, raising trafficking, security fears
      381 18 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur AUTHORITIES in Malaysia have uncovered an immigration racket involving the sabotage of a computerised pass-port-screening system at its main international airport, police said on Wednesday, raising worries about hu-man-trafficking and security. The immigration department fired 15 officials on Tuesday,
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      787 18  -  By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London LEADERS of the Leave European Union camp have promised to introduce an Australian-style points system to control immigration in the event of Brexit. UK Justice Secretary Michael Gove, Employment Minister Priti Patel, former London Mayor Boris
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      635 19 Economy’s acceleration puts annual growth at 3.1% as mining exports fuel boom REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA’S economic growth boomed past expectations in the first quarter with the annual pace speeding to its fastest in over three years, an upbeat result that all but assures the
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      920 19 PBOC collecting data to monitor and control emerging risks in murky world of online financing BLOOMBERG Beijing THE People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is expanding the fight to monitor and control risks emerging in the burgeoning market for loosely regulated shadow
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      1095 19 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong GLOBAL defence contractors are circling for business in Asia, with countries from Australia to Vietnam upgrading and adding everything from submarines to fighter jets as China expands its military reach. Defence budgets will keep rising, according to IHS
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      Lock icon Major changes needed for shift from value-adding to value creation
      585 22 EDITORIAL THE Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) which was established late last year to chart new directions for the Singapore economy is, at least chronologically speaking, about halfway through its term; it is expected to present its recommendations by
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      Lock icon Fintech spurs innovation in Asian wealth management
      1798 22  -  The rise of robo advisers is a catalyst for the industry, getting traditional advisers to fast-track their digital journey and embrace portfolio investing more broadly.BY STEVEN SEOW AND RAHUL MUDGAL broadly.BY STEVEN SEOW, RAHUL MUDGAL T The writers are from Mercer. Mr Seow
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      696 22  -  TTTHE BOTTOM LINE By Mike Jones, Mark Alter T Mike Jones is an executive vice-president at Booz Allen Hamilton and leads the firm’s Asia-Pacific business. Based in Singapore, Booz Allen principal Mark Alter leads strategy-based transformations for clients across
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      Lock icon Reject Donald the Destroyer for the safety of US and the world
      860 23  -  COMMENTARY By Simon Johnson TThe writer is a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and co-author of White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You. Washington DONALD Trump, the Republican
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      701 23  -  COMMENTARY By Anthony Rowley Tokyo ARE we approaching the end of multilateralism or globalism even before it has had time to mature? It is tempting to think so from the increasing evidence suggesting that progress towards this ideal by certain sectors of the international
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      1038 23  -  Like other commodities, oil now operates under a regime of competitive pricing. BY ANATOLE KALETSKY T The writer is chief economist and co-chairman of Gavekal Dragonomics, and author of Capitalism 4.0: The Birth of a New Economy in the Aftermath of Crisis. London FOR the
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      485 23  -  COMMENTARY By Thanos Papasavvas T The writer is co-founder and chief investment officer of Equant Analytics. London THE UK is likely to stay in the European Union (EU) after the June 23 vote. So I have been backing a contrarian
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      504 24 It reflects broader fear that mainland China’s language is slowly replacing Cantonese dialect WP Washington CHILDREN the world over have grown up with the cherubic, lightning bolt-in-spired, mouse-like creature known as Pikachu, the central character of the Pokemon media franchise. Spanning television shows,
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      361 24  -  By Rachel Loi @RachelLoiBT rachloi@sph.com.sg Singapore HEADS up foodies. You can now witness the unveiling of this year’s Michelin Guide Singapore live, at the Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner on July 21. This event will be the first-ever in the history
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      1457 24 WP Washington BY HER mid-40s, Diana Rodriguez had envisioned a life free of kids. She’d had hers early; two sons were grown and married, and her daughter was in college.“I was kind of looking forward to having an empty nest,
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      317 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Finish with lovely disguised shot on court (4,6) 6 Stone circle located by mate (4) 9 Mimic shown in matter to be published about opening of theatre (7) 10 Golf and water sport on the increase (7) 12 What one may do at a reception for
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