The Business Times, 7 May 2007

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  • 20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION Monday, May 7,2007 online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 202/12/2006 SINGAPORE 85 cents
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  • 960 1  -  Wages are up in banking, IT; but positions growing faster than qualified labour pool By JANICE HENG TETTYANA JASLI [SINGAPORE] Some sectors of the economy like banking and IT are hot so is the demand for professionals to fill the
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  • 132 1 MARKETS W««k Chg* sn .3485.76 +87.16 KLCOMP *****0 +38.63 NIKKEI 225 *****.92 -5.49 HANG SENG .*****.08... +314.58 SET INDEX 716.44 +2133 JAKARTA COMP ...*****7 +13.69 MANILA COMP ....3278.48 -39.90 TAIPEI TAIEX —na SEOUL COMP 1567.74 +2532 SHENZHEN B .624.80 +32.26 AUST ALL ORD *****0... +***** DOW JONES *****.62
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  • 465 1  -  Crunch due to rising demand, limits on more pipeline gas imports By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Singapore could face a natural gas supply crunch in the next couple of years. Demand will grow, as new petrochemical complexes come up. But supply is limited as
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    • 11 1 ADB MEETING Finance ministers agree to pool foreign reserves PAGE 12
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    • 42 1 VIEWS FROM THE TOP CEOs on wooing the super-rich pages 14 15 BT ONLINE Access to BT Online is free after 6pm each day. But print subscribers can access our online news anytime. Call 6388-3838 to subscribe and activate your online account.
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  • TOP STORIES
    • 446 2  -  Both have been seeking possible collaboration with other bourses By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) are in talks on possible collaboration, BT understands, though neither will confirm it officially. Possible collaboration was
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    • 310 2 AFP. Bernama [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was holding meetings with his ministers ahead of the official announcement of his new Cabinet line-up today, an official said yesterday. "Ministers that are on the way out and those assigned to new posts
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    • 416 2 Solar power the next big thing for S'pore? CLEAN energy could be a major engine of Singapore growth by 2015, said National Research Foundation chairman Tony Tan. Judging from the biomedical sector's track record, that is not improbable pharmaceuticals and their like accounted for 6 per cent of
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    • 930 4  -  NEWS ANALYSIS After decades of gradual technical progress, demand is set to take off By MATTHEW PHAN [SINGAPORE] The next five to ten years will be a golden period for Singapore, chairman of the National Research Foundation Tony Tan said at the
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    • 584 4  -  Pay and career, prospects are two key factors By JANICE HENG TETTYANA JASLI [SINGAPORE] Higher wages and better career progression are two key reasons why Singaporean professionals are willing to move overseas to work, according to headhunting firms. As Sam Belcher, manager of Ambition Careers,
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  • ENTREPRENEUR INSIGHTS
    • 914 3  -  More Singapore firms, including those in F&B, furniture and interior design, are opening overseas units, reports OH BOON PING OH BOON PING FACED with a rapidly saturating market here and the need for business growth, more Singapore companies are increasingly expanding overseas much earlier than
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    • 1083 3 INSEAD's Perspective FOR home-grown Asian entrepreneurial ventures, the decision to go beyond local confines is no longer one that becomes relevant only after the business has stabilised its presence in its home market. In recent years, many entrepreneurs have begun to consider the option of internationalising their
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    • 145 5 Dreams are good Realities are better What if today were Someday? The day you got to buy your dream house. The day you got to take your company global. Or the day you got to start your own business. Well, today is Someday. Because no matter what your dream is,
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 1008 7  - Rowsley better wait and see HOCK LOCK SIEW By TEH HOOI LING INVESTMENT company Rowsley's announcement last week that it was buying China's solar energy company Perfect Field Investment for $2.7 billion in a reverse takeover (RTO) deal created quite a number of sceptics in the market. For one thing,
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    • 386 7  -  Earnings fall on higher costs arising from investments By MICHELLE QUAH MICRO-MECHANICS (Holdings) Ltd, a manufacturer of precision tools and consumable parts for the semiconductor assembly and test industry, saw its net profit for the third quarter ended March 31, 2007, narrow to
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    • 282 7 [KUALA LUMPUR] Fraser and Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N), a unit of Singapore-listed Fraser and Neave Ltd, will invest some RM342 million (*****.85 million) within the next three years to build a new dairy plant following the recent acquisition of the Nestle group's
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    • 1560 6  -  Telco's move to grow investments in Central Asia and the Middle East appears to be easier said than done. OH BOON PING looks at the prospects and challenges as it seeks to expand abroad OH BOON PING THE quest for double-digit earnings growth has driven
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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    • 425 8 STOCKS AFP Bloomberg Reuters SHARE prices are likely to trade higher this week on expectations of strong corporate earnings amid robust economic growth, dealers said. Investors' mood was lifted by DBS Group's 19 per cent jump in first quarter net profit to $617 million last
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    • 490 8 AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies mainly weakened against the US dollar this week, on subdued activity as many markets closed for public holidays. Japanese yen: The Japanese yen continued to slide, weighed on by strong US data boosting the dollar. The yen stood at 120.29
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    • 2035 8 Consensus No.of Forecast Mean Fri's recommendation esti- EPS P£ target price Company name This wk Lastmth mates (cents) (ratio) price Allco Commercial REIT 1.33 1.33 6 5.06 25.09 1.50 1.30 Allgreen Properties 2.67 2.78 9 8.06 23.32 1.61 1.79 Allied Technologies 2.50 2.50 2 1.30 10.77 0.14 0.14
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    • 1464 9  -  TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent After a rather weak fourth week of April, the market saw a strong resurgence in the first week of May with indices around the world scoring new highs. The Singapore market was no exception and the Straits
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    • 1231 9  -  INSIDE MARKETS Buyers outweigh sellers with 23 companies recording 51 acquisitions worth $112m, writes ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI AFTER two weeks of lacklustre activity, trading by directors and substantial shareholders surged during the holiday shortenedweek of April 30 to May 4 with
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  • DINING OUT
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 707 11  -  Firms want to retain some strategic functions like compensation policy By ANNA TEO ALTHOUGH companies have embraced outsourcing to keep lean, there are some functions, such as compensation policy, that most would rather not hive off. And this has spawned a spin-off that is
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    • 534 11  -  By CHRISTINE SIM ASIA is headed for a marketing revolution, according to Equal Strategy, a company which has just begun to offer music and scents as part of customer experience services to help businesses in Asia project consistent brand images and stimulate spending.
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 677 12 ASIAN FINANCE MINISTERS' MEETING Thai minister notes capital flows are bigger, more volatile than before Reuters [KYOTO] Asian finance ministers agreed on Saturday to pool their foreign reserves to help avoid a repeat of the financial crisis that devastated the region a
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    • 350 12 Bloomberg [KYOTO] Malaysia doesn't plan to allow its currency to be traded overseas as there wouldn't be any benefits for the economy, Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop said. Malaysia banned offshore trading in the ringgit when it imposed capital controls and pegged
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    • 494 12 No change until outlook becomes clearer: analysts AFP [WASHINGTON] Despite a sputtering US economy, the Federal Reserve is likely to hold fire on interest rates as it waits for either an easing of inflation or a pickup in growth, analysts say. No
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
    • 2254 14 THIS WEEK'S TOPIC What are the positive and negative implications of creating an attractive environment in Singapore for the super-rich? Is there a need for specific steps to ensure that this benefits all Singaporeans? FOR the technology sector there would be two important benefits of this trend.
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
    • 783 16  -  DANIEL BUENAS looks at what the sought-after programme entails and the promising professional rewards that await those who attain the qualification DANIEL BUENAS IF you're involved in a financial-sector discipline, you're likely to have heard about the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme. But for those
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    • 913 16  -  CAMPUS LIFE Strong family support and the right attitude have helped Chen Jianwen to become a high achiever, reports JASON LOW JASON LOW CHEN Jianwen is not your average student investor. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) holder and already having three years of experience
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    • 205 16 FANCY becoming the next Warren Buffett or George Soros? Or even the famous Robert Kiyosaki? Then read on. The Young Investors' Forum, part of the BT-Citibank Tertiary Outreach Programme, isn't another dry page out of your financial textbook. To complement our editorial content, we have
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    • 46 16 cfEibank The Business Times-Citibank Young Investors' Forum is published every Monday in The Business Times. It aims to raise the financial awareness of university and polytechnic students and cultivate a better understanding of business issues. The series is part of BT and Citibank's tertiary outreach programme.
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 680 17  -  MALAYSIA INSIGHT Proper awarding of construction contracts will prevent shoddy work as was evident in last week's 'raining debris' incidents PAULINE NG KL Correspondent WHEN it rains it pours in Putrajaya. The sky appeared to be falling over Malaysia's administrative capital last week. A burst
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    • 315 17 [KUALA LUMPUR] Stock exchange operator Bursa Malaysia Bhd says listed companies that decide to take their companies private will not hurt the local bourse's attractiveness to investors, Malaysia's Business Times reported. Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said the recent privatisation
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    • 202 17 Credit Agricole Private Bank Imagine a private bank that combines strength and dedicated service Backed by an extensive international network and the significant leverage that comes with being a member of the world's 6th largest banking group*, Credit Agricole Private Bank is a frontrunner in personal wealth management. To protect
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  • GREATER CHINA
    • 142 18 Reuters [TAIPEI] The board of Powerchip Semiconductor Corp, Taiwan's top maker of Dram memory chips, has approved a plan to spin off its contract chip manufacturing arm worth NT$7.5 billion (***** million) into a new wholly-owned unit. The plan, which still requires approval
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    • 53 18 [BEIJING] Holiday makers posing for a snapshot in front of the likeness of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe seen here in scale model, part of a permanent display at the World Park in Beijing yesterday. Mainland China's week-long May Day vacation comes to
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    • 289 18 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China is still preparing its foreign-exchange management agency and has yet to start making investments, Finance Minister Jin Renqing said. The investment agency "hasn't taken any action yet", Mr Jin said on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank annual
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    • 264 18 China study expects 43% rise in 2007 surplus to US$254b Reuters [BEIJING] China's trade surplus will grow some 43 per cent this year to US$254 billion, a slower rate of growth than last year, the Xinhua agency reported, citing a study by an official
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    • 534 18 More Asians willing to invest in hedge funds, private equity, property AFP [NEW DELHI] Wealth managers see greater potential in China than in India and are ready to recommend alternative investments like hedge funds to boost investor returns, according to a survey. China
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  • INDIA
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
    • 616 20 Tony Hayward faces key decisions about operational and safety problems AFP [LONDON] British energy giant BP is hoping new chief executive Tony Hayward will herald a brighter future after a disastrous week which saw his predecessor dramatically resign after lying in court.
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    • 440 20  -  Report proposes serving middle income countries By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Kyoto THE report of the Asian Development Bank's Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on what should be the future role of the institution has drawn mixed reactions from the bank's governors. A common concern expressed
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    • 2812 20 Transaction date: May 4 For a full listing of the closing prices, log on to BT Online at http://business-times.asia1.com.sg after 11.30pm every trading day HONG KONG vol HK$ *1- 000 Aeon Credit 7.15 0.15 2 Aeon Stores .9.96 0.05 4 Angang Steel 15.78 0.46 4233 Anhui Conch 31.50
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    • 322 20 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korea and the European Union, the Asian nation's second-biggest trade partner, announced the official start of talks for a free-trade agreement yesterday, as negotiations for a worldwide accord falter. South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun Chong and EU Trade Commissioner
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    • 401 20 AFP [MANILA] The decision by Texas Instruments to pump US$l billion to expand its operations in the Philippines was a vote of confidence in the country's international competitiveness, analysts said. Long considered the laggard in South-east Asia, the Philippines has been desperately trying to
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    • 405 20 AFP Bloomberg [PARISI Thousands of police. anti-riot units and gendarmes went on standby yesterday as French citizens went to the polls to elect a new president. Some 3,000 anti-riot and military gendarmes were on hand in Paris and in the nearby suburbs
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  • WORLD
    • 726 21 Buffett says the challenge is to find ways to invest intelligently Bloomberg [OMAHA] Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett usually laments that his company has more cash than investment opportunities. Over the weekend, he envisioned an acquisition so big that he'd have to sell some
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    • 290 21 AP [HELSINKI] Nokia Siemens Networks, the telecoms equipment maker that began operations last month, will lay off up to 9,000 people worldwide some 15 per cent of its work force in line with previous plans. The cuts will include 2,900j0bs in Germany, and
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    • 494 21  -  But it's hard to say when global asset bubble may burst By NEIL BEHRMANN in London A PLETHORA of mega bids, estimated to be around US$5OO billion in the past fortnight have driven Wall Street, London, European and Asian markets to new heights.
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    • 983 21  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By ANDREW MARKS in New York STOCKS maintained their unrelenting advance through the spring last week, but it's an advance that traders like Seth Ingerman at Sunrise Capital Management noted was marked by a lack of the kind of exuberant
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
    • 409 22 AP [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways said yesterday it considers a Aslo.B billion (5513.5 billion) takeover bid for the airline to have failed, after regulators refused to step in and save it. The bidders, a private equity-backed group named Airline Partners Australia, had refused to accept
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    • 201 22 AFP [SINGAPORE] A joint venture shipyard between a Singapore firm and Norway's Aker Yards has clinched a US$25O million deal to build six specialised vessels for use in the booming oil and gas industry. The anchor handling supply vessels will be built at the
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    • 346 22  -  Lines' move follows Panama Canal's freight rate hikes By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Freight rate hikes by the Panama Canal Authority have begun trickling down as shipping lines on the westbound transpacific trade from the East Coast US to Asia have
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    • 504 22 STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS SUKJ.WM Wt Oo» 0—9. Stock name m Oou a**?. a Allqreen 0 52 1790 0 070 J5M 1*5 ***** ♦0*80 STEngg 3U0 <020_ Asa-ndttre. 093 ZMO Jartir«C*C 0*7 "700 -0«» STATSO# VC6 1» CapitaComm Ott 30M ;5570~ JurongTeth 0.04 0965 *0X00 Sen* Corp tnd 1« 1«
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    • 643 22  -  It imposes penalties on 2 of them-IRSA and ISSA-for breaching rules By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] China's Ministry of Communications (MOC) has rejected plans by four container shipping conferences to raise controversial terminal handling charges (THC) at south China ports and imposed penalties for
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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