The Business Times, 11 July 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 GMonday, July 11, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    189 1 Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared victory for the ruling conservatives after the Labor opposition conceded defeat. TOP STORIES 2 Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong highlighted three key considerations that Singapore takes into account in its urban planning. TOP STORIES 4 Facebook says it will begin
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    25 1 Weekly Change STI 2,847.04 +0.67 KL COMP 1,644.54 -1.68 NIKKEI 225 15,106.98 -575.50 HANG SENG 20,564.17 -230.20 SHENZHEN B 1,116.92 +9.73 DOW 18,146.74 +197.37
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    Lock icon Brexit throws up interesting punts – but caution still rules
    1494 1  - Brexit throws up interesting punts but caution still rules With more uncertainty to come, analysts say there’s no hurry to buy UK and European assets By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore DON’T jump in just yet. With the sterling down 10-15 per cent after Britain voted to leave the European
    Compiled from Bloomberg at 7.30pm, July 8, 2016.  -  1,494 words
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    Lock icon S’pore lays out plan to address challenges of climate change
    699 1  -  President Tony Tan unveils Climate Action Plan to cut emissions, adapt to climate shifts By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore CITIES have to take the lead in finding solutions to address challenges brought about by changing weather patterns, said President
    Source: National Climate Change Secretariat  -  699 words
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Northwave EC posts dismal first-day sales of about 20 units
      600 2 This is despite the project at Woodlands Avenue 12 collecting 240 e-applications Singapore ONLY 20-odd units at Northwave have been sold on the first day of sales, despite the 358-unit executive condominium (EC) project collecting 240 e-applications. This is a
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      Lock icon Aussie PM faces tough road ahead after re-election
      681 2 AFP Sydney AUSTRALIA’S Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Sunday declared victory for the ruling conservatives after the Labor opposition conceded defeat, but faced a tough time ahead after the narrow mandate in the closely fought election. The declaration ended eight days of
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      Lock icon Investors see danger despite S&P 500 nearing record highs
      945 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg US STOCKS rose last week and came within an inch of all-time highs as bulls discarded worries about the European Union (EU) and concentrated on the strong June jobs report. But rumblings in the
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      Lock icon PM Abe’s coalition headed for landslide win in Japan election
      834 2  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo JAPANESE Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition appeared headed for a landslide victory in Sunday’s upper house election, exit polls showed after voting closed on a critical event that could swing the balance of military
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      Lock icon Swensen’s parent firm giving treats and more to the needy
      727 4  -  COMPANY OF GOOD By Grace So graceso@sph.com.sg Singapore SWENSEN’S parent firm ABR Holdings is bringing “treats to everyone in the family”, including less fortunate families who often need more than just free ice cream and cakes. ABR is no stranger
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      Lock icon What S’pore considers when urban planning
      639 4  -  Minister spells out factors at the World Cities Summit Mayors Forum where city leaders pledge support to make their cities resilient and identify areas of action By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore MINISTER for National Development Lawrence Wong on Sunday highlighted three key considerations
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      Lock icon 2003: Sars spreads fear around world
      370 4  -  Coalition forces invade Iraq; Asean agrees on economic integration. 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
      BT Graphics: Dania Amiril  -  370 words
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      2247 3 ADVERTORIAL The numbers are starting to make sense Data analytics is making a difference by changing mindsets and providing the intelligence for better “decision-making” across the public and private sectors, say infocomm leaders From knowing customers better at the very moment they transact to predicting when a building’s air-conditioner needs
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      191 4 Reaching out to 1.9 Billion People Nb 7^ ''zr «t' ■'M f«S I -try* 'i* c c. Welcome to the 13 th China-ASEAN Expo September 11 th 14 th 2016 Nanning, China 5 major pavilions for commodity trade, investment cooperation, advanced technology, trade in services and cities of charm Showcasing
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  • WEALTH PLANNING
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      Lock icon Rules for preserving family unity
      767 5  -  More family businesses are implementing governance structures that lay the ground rules to keep work and personal matters separate. BY FRANCIS KAN RUNNING a family business comes with a set of unique issues that other forms of enterprises do not have to deal with. Foremost
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      Lock icon The Three-Circle Model of the Family Business System
      218 5 THE Three-Circle Model of the Family Business System was developed at Harvard Business School by professors Renato Tagiuri and John A Davis in the 1970s. It describes and explains the family business system at a single point in time. This makes it
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Gearing up for a digital future
      1040 6  -  Boardroom aims to stay ahead of the competition by taking on technologies that enable it to serve clients better. TOPLINE BY TAN EFFIE taneffie@sph.com.sg DESPITE being a leader in the corporate and advisory services sector, mainboard-listed Boardroom Ltd is not resting on its laurels.
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      Lock icon Personal liability of directors in the case of corporate insolvency
      947 7  -  The law imposes a duty on a company’s directors to look after the interests of its creditors. BOARDROOM MATTERS BY VICTOR YEO T The writer is a member of the Brand and Communications Committee of the Singapore institute of Directors
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      Lock icon Buying by directors falls during short trading week
      1850 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By Robert Halili T The writer is managing director, Asia insider Limited BUYING by directors fell during the holiday-shortened week of July 4 to 8: Twelve companies recorded 18 insider purchases worth S$0.76 million. The figures were sharply down from
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index July 8,2016 2,847.04 +0.67 (+0.02%) Current streak 3 days Week high 2,870.56 Week low 2,847.04 52-week high 3,353.45 (July 17, 2015) 52-week low 2,539.95 (Feb 12, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index July 8,2016 459.35 +14.73 (+3.31%) Current streak 1 day Week high 461.90 Week
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      73 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT Nifty50 ETF10 ***** 292.6 1.8 *****/***** GLD US$ ***** 271.0 1.6 *****/***** Lyxor Indonesia US$ 8491 213.1 1.9 8491/6250 DBXT ASX200 US$ 3362 156.4 3.6 3559/2900 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2451 93.0 2.9 2786/2017 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low InnoPac 0.2 100.0
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      75 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT AUDCS SG$ ***** -494.0 -2.1 *****/***** DBXT MSEurope US$ 5046 -183.4 -2.6 6064/4770 DBXT E50 US$ 4130 -176.6 -3.1 5242/3918 DBXT China50 US$ 2790 -85.0 -2.2 3500/2355 Prudential USD 1690 -80.9 -3.4 2500/1680 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low AP Strat W*****9
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      79 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Asian Micro 548.9 0.010 -0.008 -44.44 Nico Steel^ 1,270.0 0.011 -0.004 -26.67 Equation 24,489.0 0.004 -0.001 -20.00 CPH 500.1 0.005 -0.002 -28.57 Jadason^ 27,193.8 0.024 +0.004 +20.00 Dapai Intl^ 9,761.4 0.010 +0.001 +11.11 Ellipsiz 7,187.0 0.390 +0.020 +5.41 Fuxing China 10.0 0.196 -0.024 -10.91 Hi-P
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      Lock icon When being small and ‘boring’ is an advantage
      608 8  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT CRITICS of the local market have often labelled it as “boring” and “too small” compared to other, supposedly more exciting and undeniably larger markets like Hong Kong and China. Yet being small and/or boring has its
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      306 8 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 245 -1 250/243 253 209 6.3 6461.5 CapitaCom Trust 151.5 +1.5 155/150 155 122.5 5.7 4478.8 CapitaLand 299 -9 309/296 350 267 12 3 ***** CapitaMall Trust 216 -1 220/213 225 184.5
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      36 8 VOLUME Noble R 1,651,298,400 Noble 559,817,000 Anchor Resources 164,848,500 CNMC Goldmine 139,376,000 Spackman 118,311,600 Market volume 8,374,913,000 VALUE Singtel 439,068,751 DBS Grp 248,992,775 UOB 221,505,193 OCBC Bank 147,440,415 Noble R 129,235,016 Market value 4,081,507,000
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      77 8 Jul 8 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 2.00 -77.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -59.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +1.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 680.21 -4.74 FTSE ST Small Cap 388.75 -2.04 FTSE ST All Share 694.91 -3.17 FTSE ST China Top 159.47 -0.39 FTSE ST China 188.05 -0.61 FTSE
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS Most Active
      109 8 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 288 -1 1748 293/287 343/254 288/289 IS MS INDIA US$ US695 -3 538 703/691 780/575 695/698 86.9 GLD US$ US***** +201 325 *****/***** *****/***** *****/***** 67.1 DBXT MSRussia US$ US193 -4 320 196/192 206/129
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      133 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Capitaland Comm Tr E The Star Gallery (Lvl 3) The Star Performing Arts Centre 1 Vista Exchange Green 13-Jul 2.30pm Intl Healthway Corp A The National University of Singapore Society E Kent Ridge Guild House 13-Jul 10.30am Delivery Room 9 Kent Ridge Drive
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      36 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY ftse ST All-Share index July 8,2016 694.91 +0.44 (+0.06%) Current streak 3 days Week high 699.81 Week low 694.91 52-week high 801.81 (July 17, 2015) 52-week low 629.34 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      34 8 STI MSCI EAFE WEEKLY MSCI EAFE index July 8,2016 1,592.10 -28.53 (-1.76%) Current streak 2 days Week high 1,619.46 Week low 1,573.30 52-week high 1,889.53 (July 17, 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 5 9 3 0 1 0 5 10 3 Manufacturing 47 58 27 16 14 9 63 72 36 Commerce 24 27 14 5 12 2 29 39 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 16 14 8
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      125 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 50,777 6,607 57,384 166,120 1,335 167,455 Manufacturing 342,584 283,020 625,604 385,127 11,484 396,611 Commerce 2,367,068 157,588 2,524,656 397,531 5,064 402,595 Tpt/Stor/Comms 447,874 11,591 459,465 786,496 1,089 787,585 Finance 116,373 262 116,635 686,050 34 686,084 Construction
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      Lock icon S&P 500 heads for record high; commodities rally
      894 8 COMMODITIES BLOOMBERG New York US STOCKS jumped, pushing the S&P 500 Index within striking distance of an all-time high, and the dollar headed for a weekly gain after a surge in hiring alleviated concern about the strength of the world’s largest economy.
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      Lock icon Faced with Brexit, Switzerland vows ‘flexibility’
      400 9 CURRENCIES AFP Geneva SWITZERLAND’S central bank will react with “flexibility” to the shifting economic realities following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, its chief said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. “The question for Switzerland is to figure out how to adapt
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Jul 8 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.975 5.014 0.677 5.816 50.514 98.423 0.754 8.682 3.028 1.033 78.521 35.354 1.011 11.048 0.734 24.215 26.421 0.580 0.750 Canada 1.025 5.141
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Jul 8 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0106 1.0120 0.7495 0.7500 Canadian dollar 1.0363 1.0374 0.7688 0.7685 Euro 1.4932 1.4945 1.1074 1.1076 NZ dollar 0.9780 0.9791 0.7253 0.7256 Sterling pound 1.7425 1.7448 1.2923 1.2931
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 9 Jul 8 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3485 1.3496 2-months 1.3488 1.3499 3-months 1.3490 1.3503 6-months 1.3501 1.3512 Source: OCBC
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        3 9 WEEKLY
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        2 9 WEEKLY
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        3 9 COMPOSITEWEEKLY
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      Lock icon EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
      984 9 Jul 8 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Jul16 9365.00 9412.50 9317.50 9357.50 ***** *****1 Aug16 9375.00 9387.50 9300.00 9335.00 1204 5479 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****2 Dec16 *****.00 0 5946 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES
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      Lock icon BANK RATES
      219 9 Jul 8 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.8750 0.7500 3-months 0.9375 0.8125 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.52 0.42 1 month 0.55 0.45 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.75 0.55 6 months 1.05 0.85 9 months 1.25 0.95 12
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      Lock icon AGRI METALS ENERGY
      252 9 Jul-8 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Jul-8 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1089.75 35.50 3.37% 14/07/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 30.27 0.54 1.82% 14/07/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 420.75 8.75 2.12% 14/07/2016 Jul-8 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2546.00 -3.00 -0.12% 14/07/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1795.00 35.00
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      Lock icon Critics of police welcome Facebook Live and other tools to stream video
      1039 10 These offer ability not just to make recordings but to broadcast events as they unfold NYT New York AFTER back-to-back killings of black men by police officers last week, scores of African-Americans declared on social media that they
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      238 10 Jul 8 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 Israeli firm riding on China’s bid for tech dominance
      423 10 BLOOMBERG New York HAS China bitten off more than it can chew when it comes to making chips? That’s where Orbotech Ltd comes in: to make sure the billions are well spent. Orbotech makes inspection and repair tools that help factories
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      681 10 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 8Telecom Intl Hldgs by 448.600 22-Mar 24-Mar 15-Jul 17-Mar Acromec Ltd aw 0.300 08-Jul 12-Jul 20-Jul 02-Jun AEM Hldgs aw 0.500 05-Jul 08-Jul 22-Jul 03-May AIMS Property Sec Fd do 0.183 28-Jun 30-Jun 16-Sep 22-Jun Ban Leong Tech
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1217 10 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 0.07 9.35 0.92 0.64 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 4 0.11 13.04 1.50 1.42 ARA Asset Mgt 1.25 1.25 2 0.08
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      Lock icon jSGX MAINBOARD
      2046 12 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale vol ('000) High week 151 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 142 +3 1678 142 139.5 0.9 8 903.8 Div 169.8 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 137.5 -0.5 1105 140
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      379 12 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High 0.9 0.2 t Advanced Systems 0.2 unch 202 0.2 0.2 5.3 Low Div C'vr 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 14.7 +3.1 *****8 15 11.7 41.1
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      170 12 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1290 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1159 +10 0 1159 1159 941 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US853 +8 28 855 845 133.8 3500 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2790 -63 40 2880
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Manhattan tenants ditch higher rents for flood of better deals
      768 13 Landlords have granted concessions in 9.7% of all new deals, the highest share for June in more than five years New York MANHATTAN renters left their apartments in search of better deals last month, pushing back against landlord price increases
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      Lock icon S Korea’s 20t won stimulus plan lifts builders from 11-year lows
      529 13 BLOOMBERG Seoul A 20 TRILLION won (S$23 billion) stimulus boost couldn’t have come at a better time for Korean builder stocks languishing near 11-year lows. Hyundai Development Co Engineering Construction and GS Engineering Construction Corp rose 3 per cent
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon DOING THE RESPONSIBLE THING
      2947 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What challenges and/or opportunities do you see in sustainability reporting? Philip Levinson CEO and Executive Director Cambridge industrial Trust Management SUSTAINABILITY reporting may seem challenging at first as the framework is new and to a great extent subjective in nature. Sustainability reporting also
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      Lock icon Europe’s political risks, post-Brexit
      2462 16 While similar exit referendums are not likely to be held in Europe, anti-EU parties are gaining power in the continent Following the surprising Leave outcome in the UK’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership on June 23, we regard it as likely that the UK will
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  • RSA CONFERENCE 2016
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      Lock icon Challenging cyber security landscape in Asia
      2084 17 Roundtable participants: Chris Richter, senior vice-president of global security services. Level 3 Communications, a global technology company Etay Maor, executive security adviser, IBM Security Bryce Boland, chief technology officer for Asia-Pacific at FireEye Alex Holden, chief information security officer, Hold Security Moderator: Narendra Aggarwal
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      178 17 I Don t miss Closing Keynote Speaker Sir Bob Geldof! Musician, Businessman, Activist I A Connect to Protect Connect with the best minds in information security. Join infosec professionals and industry leaders at RSA Conference 2016 Asia Pacific Japan. Over the course of three days, you'll gain the latest knowledge,
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon Deutsche Bank’s travails fuel existential fears
      780 18 Its share price has slid to new lows, fuelling concerns about the health of the institution; the IMF has described the German lender as a “systemic” risk to global finance AFP Frankfurt DEUTSCHE Bank once epitomised the best of Germany’s financial sector, shining brightly
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      Lock icon Investors get stung twice by lavish pay at the top
      986 18 NYT New York IT’S a frustrating fact of life for many mutual fund investors: Even if they are distressed by outsize executive compensation at public companies whose shares they indirectly own, chances are good that the votes cast by their
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Waging America’s wars using renewable energy
      601 19 The Pentagon is finding that clean power helps the US military execute its mission in big and small ways; it is now a major player WP Washington A MAJOR player in US renewable energy happens to be a five-sided building in Virginia usually associated
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      1891 19 NOTICES T O L L F R E E 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w s p h c l
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Tech startup shies away from the ‘gig economy’
      1201 20 Redfin’s CEO has defied the industry’s conventional wisdom by hiring full-time agents Seattle WHEN Glenn Kelman became the chief executive of his online real estate startup, he defied the tech industry’s conventional wisdom about how to grow. Instead of hiring independent contractors,
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      Lock icon Facebook to add ‘secret conversations’ to Messenger app to boost usage
      737 20 said.NYT Menlo Park, California TWO years ago, Messenger, a photo and text messaging service, appeared to be almost an afterthought at Facebook, the social networking giant. Messenger often took a back seat to the limelight enjoyed by WhatsApp, the
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      1415 20 NOTICES HIAP TONG CORPORATION LTD. Company Registration No. *****0657N Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Eighth Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Hiap Tong Corporation Ltd will be held at Raffles Marina Ltd, Chartroom, 10 Tuas West Drive, Singapore *****4,
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      3070 21 JASON MARINE GROUP LIMITED Company Registration No.: *****6601W (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatthe Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Jason Marine Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 194 Pandan Loop, #05-27 Pantech Business Hub, Singapore *****3 on Tuesday,
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  • CONSUMER
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      513 22 REUTERS New York WELLCARE Health Plans Inc and Centene Corp have made competing offers for the Medicare Advantage insurance plans that Aetna Inc is looking to shed as its seeks clearance for its acquisition of Humana Inc, people familiar with the matter said.
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      475 22 thropic pledge after Jack Ma’s. REUTERS Hangzhou LAWSUITS and investigations are an opportunity for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to be better understood, founder and executive chairman Jack Ma said in an interview on Saturday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission
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      771 22 WP Tokyo “INFRA-TOURISM”, or sightseeing at large-scale infrastructure utilities such as dams, bridges and roads, is gaining popularity. Visitors can enjoy dynamic views such as the thunderous discharge of water at a dam, or a suspension bridge from high above, while also learning about the roles
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      621 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF HIGH-5 FOOD (S) PTE LTD (IN PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATION) (COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****0016M) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATORS Take notice that Messrs Sajjad Ahmad Akhtar and Chin Sek Peng Michael, both care of 6 Shenton Way
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      3514 23 TriTech TRITECH GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****9330R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 8th Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 31 Changi South Avenue 2, Singapore *****8 on Tuesday, 26 July 2016 at 2.30
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      3650 25 OLD CHANG KEE LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 16 December 2004) (Company Registration No. *****6190W) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (“AGM”) of the Company will be held at Republic Polytechnic, 9 Woodlands Avenue 9, Singapore *****4, Lecture Theatre
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      2980 25 EUROSPORTS GLOBAL LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Registration No. *****0284Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of EuroSports Global Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Raffles Hotel Singapore, Casuarina Suite A, Level 3, 1 Beach Road, Singapore *****3 on Thursday 28 July
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      807 26 Public health insurance is wide-reaching, but the coverage is basic REUTERS Shanghai AS China’s medical bills rise steeply, outpacing government insurance provision, patients and their families are increasingly turning to loans to pay for healthcare, adding to the country’s growing burden of
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      427 26 REUTERS Hanoi VIETNAM’S economic growth in 2016 is expected to slow to 6.2-6.3 per cent, after expanding last year at the fastest pace in eight years, as export and industrial production growth is projected to fall short of target, a government official
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      326 26 AFP Hong Kong HONG Kong’s leader on Sunday blamed a huge rise in rubbish blighting the city’s beaches on refuse washed ashore from the mainland, and pledged talks with Chinese authorities to stem the tide. Environmentalists have posted images on social
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      683 28 June consumer inflation under official 2016 target of 3%, indicating persistently weak domestic demand REUTERS Beijing SOFT Chinese inflation and G-20 concerns that the global recovery remains grim are hardening views among some economists that more government stimulus will be
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      975 28 NYT Serang, Indonesia LYING on the floor against a gym bag full of clothes in a two-room shack in the West Java town of Serang, Saeni tried to explain how her life had been turned upside down, but she fainted before
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      507 28 AFP Shanghai THE world’s top 20 economies will work to boost sluggish global trade despite growing protectionism, overcapacity concerns and uncertainty over “Brexit”, G-20 trade ministers said on Sunday at a meeting in Shanghai. “The global recovery continues but it remains
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      699 28 AFP New Delhi BRITAIN’S vote to leave the European Union and simmering discontent in other Western countries is seen as hastening the arrival of an “Asian Century”, analysts say, led by the rise of China and India. By 2050,
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      3886 27 NOTICES TOLL FREE 18 0 0-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices BOUSTEAD PROJECTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****3900E) EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Boustead Projects Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Room MR331, Level 3,
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  • TRANSPORT
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      566 29 Certification clears way for transport planemaker to retrofit engines on existing planes with a modified part legacy aircraft,” the company said. REUTERS Raf Fairford, England EUROPEAN authorities have certified an interim fix for a power gearbox issue with engines on Airbus
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      269 29 REUTERS Farnborough, England GERMAN airline Germania is close to placing an order with European planemaker Airbus for around 25 A320-family jets, two industry sources said. The privately-held German carrier operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing jets, but has said
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      262 29 REUTERS Stuttgart PORSCHE aims to keep its profit margin running at a double-digit percentage of sales in the coming years, chief executive Oliver Blume said last Friday, benefiting from more efficient production while boosting spending on its first all-electric car. The Volkswagen-owned
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  • DINING OUT
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      917 31  -  The relaunched Bochinche serves up modern European with touches of Argentinian cuisine. BY JAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT Bochinche 115 Amoy Street #01-02 Tel: 6235-4990 Open for lunch and dinner from Mon to Fri: 12pm to 2.30pm; 6pm to 10.30pm (11pm on Fri). Sat: 11am to
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  • LIFE & CULTURE
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      1157 32 Regime change was felt everywhere, even though the new order has yet to take shape NYT Paris THERE they were, the petites mains, bent over their pattern tables, kneeling by a hemline, sewing, cutting, basting: 78 of the unheralded
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      730 32 Defending three-time champion reels off fourth win in five races, narrows Rosberg’s championship lead AFP Silverstone, United Kingdom LEWIS Hamilton completed a hat-trick of home wins on Sunday when he triumphed ahead of Nico Rosberg in the British Grand Prix to cut his Mercedes team-mate’s
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      325 32 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 5 Trip in street like Uriah ’eep (7) 7 Word of prayer finally effected change (5) 9 Placed by entrance a superior food item (6) 10 See a rite out of place in restaurants (8) 11 One engaged to work is against going by vehicle (10) 13
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