The Business Times, 20 October 2011
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Title Section23 2011-10-20 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Thursday, October 20,23 words
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Article, Illustration561 2011-10-20 1 [SINGAPORE] National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday said that it is not time yet to remove property cooling measures and that the government will continue to release land to meet private housing demand. In a speech in Parliament, he noted that561 words
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995 2011-10-20 1 EMILYN YAP, JAMIE LEE - Several investment banks starting to cut jobs here as deal flows begin to choke By EMILYN YAP, JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Some foreign banks have cut investment banking jobs in Singapore at a time when deal flows have slowed to a trickle, The995 words
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Article142 2011-10-20 1 HST INDEX 2,720.21 (-4.48) HST INDEX FUTURES 2,720.00 (-4.00) GSIMSCI 312.22 (+1.18) GSIMSCI FUTURES 313.60 (+3.70) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.262 (US$/S$ per 1.576 1.988 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.381 1.743 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 76.80 60.80 RM 3.111 2.465 HK$ 7.777 6.162 BAHT 30.66142 words
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Advertisement10 2011-10-20 1 COE Big car COE premiums hit 17-year high PAGE 210 words
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Advertisement20 2011-10-20 1 EUROZONE WOES Europe rocked by Spain downgrade, Greek strikes PAGE 4 EU time bomb ticking away OPINION I PAGE 2720 words
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TOP STORIES
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619 2011-10-20 2 MICHELLE QUAH - Raymond Chow and Mah Pat Y accused of falsifying financial records By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Two former executives of Daka Designs, a company once listed in Singapore, have been convicted in Hong Kong on charges of defrauding their shareholders and619 words
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364 2011-10-20 2 SAMUEL EE - Other categories also surgeafter news of vehicle growth-rate cut By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] The big car COE premium jumped to a 17-year high as both buyers and dealers rushed to secure certificates of entitlement after news last week that the government will reduce364 words
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Article562 2011-10-20 2 Investment bankers feel pinch as fat is trimmed SOME foreign banks have cut investment banking jobs in Singapore at a time when deal flows have slowed to a trickle. The layoffs are causing skittishness among investment bankers in other financial institutions, and talk of division heads nominating staff562 words
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Article, Illustration656 2011-10-20 4 NEIL BEHRMANN - France may face several problems in coming months also, warns Moody’s By NEIL BEHRMANN in London HOPE springs eternal that European finance ministers will cobble together a plan to prop up the sagging eurozone edifice at the coming gathering this weekend. Unfortunately, however,656 words
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Article474 2011-10-20 4 JOYCE HOOI - By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The tap could soon become the new swipe. If Nokia has its way, it will soon become even easier for people to part with their money. Nokia is betting big on near-field communication (NFC) technology, which lets people tap an NFC-ena-bled474 words
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Article, Illustration630 2011-10-20 4 Higher value alloy pipes to spur Pantech’s earnings A special series brought to you by Bursa Malaysia and ShareInvestor Not many companies can lay claim to not having lost money in over 20 years of business. Notwithstanding some patchiness in its earnings history its performance tends to630 words
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Article, Illustration569 2011-10-20 4 CHUANG PECK MING - Only manufacturing and industrial sector actively recruiting By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Hold on to your job. The employment market is growing shaky. After a two-year hiring spree as the economy bounced back strongly from the recession, Singapore employers are starting toSource: The Hudson Report - 569 words
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309 2011-10-20 4 JEANNY YU - By JEANNY YU EJ Insight CHINA will have to take further action if the United States passes into law a currency bill that calls for faster renminbi appreciation, Shen Danyang, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce, said in BeijingEJ Insight - 309 words
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Advertisement24 2011-10-20 4 Business Excellence Awards 2011 Find out how Business Excellence framework has helped organisations deliver outstanding results > Look out for the supplement on 21 October24 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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514 2011-10-20 6 JAMIE LEE - Bourses seen not going far enough to woo high-frequency traders By JAMIE LEE THE pressure is on for Asian exchanges, including Singapore Exchange (SGX), to lower trading fees that currently would cost highfrequency traders more than a pretty penny. Exchanges have been514 words
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339 2011-10-20 6 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN YET another Hong Kong issuer Cheung Kong Holdings has sold bonds by tapping into yield-hungry investors. Owned by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, Cheung Kong yesterday sold $230 million 5.125 per cent perpetual bonds mainly to private bank clients.339 words
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674 2011-10-20 6 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY STRUCTURED warrants (SWs) have been in the trading limelight for the past couple of months. Yesterday, for example, saw no less than five of them in the top 20 most active list, suggesting such instruments674 words
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404 2011-10-20 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - ST Engg’s unit secured the new maintenance deals in the third quarter By VEN SREENIVASAN ST Aerospace, the aerospace arm of ST Engineering, has secured new maintenance contracts worth a total of $453 million during the third quarter of 2011. Ranging from three to404 words
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Article, Illustration653 2011-10-20 8 DOLLY CHIA - By DOLLY CHIA “IPO King” Peter Choo Chee Kong has marked his comeback with the launch of the first initial public offering (IPO) of a gold-mining company in Singapore. Malaysia-based CNMC Goldmine Holdings, a five-year-old company in which Mr ChooFILE PHOTO - 653 words
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Article, Illustration383 2011-10-20 8 JOHN FOLEY - By JOHN FOLEY REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS TEMASEK appears to have hit on an ingenious way of raising money cheaply. The Singaporean fund has sold S$650 million of bonds, exchangeable into Standard Chartered stock. If the emerging market lender’s shares rise more than 27REUTERS - 383 words
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Article, Illustration469 2011-10-20 10 UMA SHANKARI - Rise helped by drop in taxation. Sales fall 14% to $111.7 million By UMA SHANKARI HELPED by a sharp drop in taxation, Keppel Land ended its third quarter with a 6.6 per cent rise in net profit to $57.97 million from $54.39 million469 words
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Article638 2011-10-20 10 MICHELLE TAN - By MICHELLE TAN CAPITAMALLS Asia’s (CMA) third quarter net profit plunged 30.3 per cent, or $15.9 million, year-on-year, to $36.5 million. This was due mainly to two factors: an additional provision under administrative expenses of $4.7 million relating to its secondary listing in638 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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149 2011-10-20 10 PACIFIC Shipping Trust (PST) announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of 0.73 US cents for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2011, down 12 per cent from 0.832 US cents a year ago. DPU for the nine months ended Sept 30 dropped to149 words
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144 2011-10-20 10 HUP Soon Global Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Anglo-Thai Company Limited, and associated company United Motor Works (Siam) Public Co Ltd located in Pathum Thani, Thailand, will temporarily close from today as a precaution against incoming floods. Currently, it is144 words
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95 2011-10-20 10 SABANA Real Estate Investment Management Pte Ltd, the manager of Sabana Shari’ah Compliant Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, reported a distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.14 cents for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2011. The DPU of 2.14 cents is in95 words
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87 2011-10-20 10 ROKKO Holdings Ltd announced that three customers of its wholly-owned subsidiary Rokko Leadframes Pte Ltd have halted operations in Thailand, due to severe floods. Consequently, revenue for Rokko Leadframes is expected to decline, and the division expects to report a loss87 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration611 2011-10-20 12 R SIVANITHY - Index closes 4.48 points weaker at 2,720.21; turnover is a poor 1.2b units worth $914m STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday first responded to Wall Street’s overnight close with a 20-point bounce to an intraday high of 2,745Source: Bloomberg - 611 words
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Article111 2011-10-20 12 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.250 +0.010 CapitaLand 2.470 CapitaMall 1.875 -0.005 CityDev 9.940 +0.090 ComfortDelGro 1.345 -0.010 DBS Grp 12.090 +0.090 F&N 5.820 -0.110 GLP 1.580 -0.005 Genting SP 1.630 +0.040 Golden Agri 0.625 +0.005 HK Land 4.780 -0.040 JMH 49.010 -1.790 JSH 27.560 -0.510111 words
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Article187 2011-10-20 12 up_ MAIN Down Unch U P SDQ Down Unch yp_ TOTAL Down Unch Multi Ind 10 1 2 0 0 0 10 1 2 Manufacturing 57 42 3? 4 5 2 61 47 39 Commerce 26 13L 10 4 1 3 30 14 13 TptTStor/Comms 21 10187 words
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Article118 2011-10-20 12 TURNOVER CQ00) VALUE (*000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 18,223 18,223 77,666 77,666 tvlanufacturlng 162,895 5,535 168.430 140,852 141 140,992 Commerce 113,341 2,583 115,924 108,380 176 108,556 Tpt/Stor/Comms 142,206 9,111 151,317 152,265 1,065 153,330 Finance 12.844 12,844 116,242 116,242 Construction 12,493 3,303 15,79b 2,983118 words
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Article66 2011-10-20 12 Oct 19 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 981.00 +52.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +92.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +98.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 611.04 +2.84 FTSE ST Small Cap 418.43 +3.72 FTSE ST All Share 655.09 -0.01 FTSE ST China Top 189.83 +1.09 FTSE ST China 224.18 +0.18 FTSE66 words
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Article59 2011-10-20 12 VOLUME Golden Agri 60,536,000 Genting SP 58,837,000 Noble Grp 38,548,000 NexGenSCom 36,192,000 Midas 35,121,000 TigerAir 31,713,000 Sky Petrol 26,118,000 Artivision 24,285,000 HPH Trust US$ 20,777,000 STI 2800MBeCW*****0 19,399,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 95,377,500 Keppel Corp 63,508,938 Noble Grp 55,194,865 Golden Agri 37,809,960 DBS Grp 37,608,690 SingTel 35,873,960 SembMar59 words
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BROKERS’ TAKE
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Article393 2011-10-20 12 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Oct 19 APPLE Inc missed street estimates with revenue of US$28.3 billion, compared to a consensus forecast of US$29.7 billion. iPhone sales were down 16 per cent q-o-q to 17 million, 15 per cent short of analyst expectations, as consumers were believed to have postponed393 words
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Article, Illustration402 2011-10-20 12 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN Oct 19 close: $1.125 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, Oct 19 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) this week announced its container shipping operating performance for Period 9 (the four weeks from Aug 27 to Sept 23). Period 9 volumes increased 5.4 per cent y-o-y to 229,300Source: Bloomberg - 402 words
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Article135 2011-10-20 12 Ebit earnings before interest and tax Ebitda earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EPS earnings per share FY fiscal/financial year H1, H2 first or second half m-o-m month on month NAV net asset value 9M nine months P/B price/book value (ratio) PE price/earnings (ratio) Q1, Q2, Q3 first,135 words
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Article, Illustration421 2011-10-20 12 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYO] The euro firmed in Asia yesterday but risk appetite was tempered by doubts about the scope of changes to Europe’s bailout fund while a Moody’s downgrade of Spain’s credit rating also hit sentiment. The European single unit rose to US$1.3810AFP - 421 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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753 2011-10-20 13 CHUANG PECK MING - Govt has used it in good faith and in measured way to counter threats By CHUANG PECK MING IN one form or another, the Internal Security Act is here to stay at least for quite a while. “For the foreseeable future, Singapore753 words
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Article, Illustration649 2011-10-20 13 EMILYN YAP - Minister Khaw aims to let newly-weds buy their first flat as soon as possible YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT By EMILYN YAP THE government has committed to helping newlyweds earning less than $10,000 a month obtain their first build-to-order (BTO) flat asSEAH KWANG PENG/LIANHE ZAOBAO - 649 words
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Article, Illustration438 2011-10-20 14 MINDY TAN - BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS Reports by MINDY TAN NINE organisations were awarded the prestigious business excellence awards by Spring Singapore last night, the largest crop since the award started in 1995. This year, the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) with Special Commendation was given to the Institute ofARTHUR LEE - 438 words
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320 2011-10-20 14 Guides to measure productivity and gainsharing released IN a move to improve Singapore’s productivity, two guides have been launched to help organisations implement productivity measurement and gainsharing. In addition, three institutions of higher learning will incorporate concepts and key elements of the business320 words
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329 2011-10-20 14 VICTORIA HO - By VICTORIA HO A NEW reality show that puts entrepreneurs through their paces in front of a panel of judges will kick off in January. Called Angel’s Gate, the show will feature judges such as Ken Mandel of start-up accelerator Jam Ventures, Patrick Grove, CEO329 words
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349 2011-10-20 14 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI SPRING Singapore chairman Philip Yeo believes that Singapore has to keep grooming its talent pool as it exports its expertise in urban planning overseas. “A lot of countries come to us for help not just for designing the physical properties architects349 words
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Article, Illustration767 2011-10-20 14 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - SBF chief says Singapore is positioned as gateway to region GLOBAL ENTREPOLIS SUMMIT By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY WITH its focus on Asia, this year’s Global Entrepolis Singapore (GES) has been more relevant to local and regional enterprises, according to the CEO of767 words
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505 2011-10-20 14 LEE U-WEN - By LEE U-WEN CAMUS Cognac may be headquartered in France but it is China where the company is firmly banking on to gain an edge over its rivals, said its president Cyril Camus yesterday. So vast have been the opportunities in the Asian505 words
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Article, Illustration762 2011-10-20 16 DOLLY CHIA - By DOLLY CHIA EVEN before the spanking new Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium (MEMA) opened its doors to the general public, it had 1,400 excited young visitors on Oct 7, Children’s Day. The “privileged ones” came from 73 primary schools across Singapore and were treated toPhotos by JOSEPH NAIR, CHIJ (Kellock) and Resorts World Sentosa - 762 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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625 2011-10-20 18 Expected decision shows concerns over slowing global growth, floods Reuters [BANGKOK] The Bank of Thailand left its policy rate unchanged at 3.50 per cent yesterday, pausing as expected after a year of tightening as global growth falters and the worst floods in half aReuters - 625 words
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352 2011-10-20 18 They are even benefiting in some cases from eurozone debt woes, adds top exec AFP [SYDNEY] Australian banks were much less stressed by the eurozone’s debt woes than their European counterparts and were even benefiting in some cases, a central bank official said yesterday.AFP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration473 2011-10-20 18 5-year waiver aims to draw investment to recovery zone Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan won’t impose taxes on foreign companies who set up new operations in areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and nuclear disaster for five years to encourage investment, NationalBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 473 words
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Article, Illustration493 2011-10-20 19 PAULINE NG - This is despite the eurozone’s negative impact on local stocks By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur BURSA Malaysia Bhd has posted a 39 per cent increase in profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter to end-Sep-tember despite the eurozone’s negative impactBLOOMBERG - 493 words
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Article375 2011-10-20 19 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Northstar Pacific Partners, the Indonesian private equity firm backed by TPG Capital, raised US$820 million for the biggest fund to invest in the country, said three people familiar with it. Jakarta-based Northstar stopped taking money from investors after it received US$1.5 billion of potentialBloomberg - 375 words
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449 2011-10-20 19 Reuters [JAKARTA] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to make possibly the larg-est-ever investments in Indonesia’s industrial sector by pumping US$9.5 billion into aluminium smelter projects in Kalimantan, Indonesia’s ambassador to the UAE said yesterday. M Wahid Supriyadi was unable to give aReuters - 449 words
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GREATER CHINA
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571 2011-10-20 20 China seeks details on info given to overseas regulators Reuters [SINGAPORE] China’s financial regulators have asked the world’s biggest audit firms to conduct an urgent review of their work on US-listed Chinese companies and provide them with details on information theyReuters - 571 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration595 2011-10-20 22 Data shows inflation pressure subdued; housing starts post strong rebound LATEST US DATA Reuters AFP [WASHINGTON] US consumer prices outside food and energy rose at their slowest pace in six months in September while new homes rose at the fastest rate in 11/2Reuters; AFP; BLOOMBERG - 595 words
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CORPORATE NEWS
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153 2011-10-20 22 NYT [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs both loathed and envied for its ability to churn out huge profits year after year, reported a quarterly loss on Tuesday its first since the financial crisis and only its second since going public in 1999. Goldman reported aNYT - 153 words
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144 2011-10-20 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley, owner of the world’s largest brokerage, reported profit that beat analysts’ estimates on a US$3.4 billion accounting gain and higher revenue from stock trading. Third-quarter net income was US$2.2 billion, or US$1.15 a share, compared with US$131 million, orBloomberg - 144 words
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Article144 2011-10-20 22 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc’s quarterly profit fell short of analysts’ predictions for the first time in at least six years as customers put off purchases of iPhones before the release of the latest version. Fourth-quarter profit was US$6.62 billion, or US$7.05 a share, compared withBloomberg - 144 words
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316 2011-10-20 22 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission has raided banks, including Deutsche Bank, in a probe into suspected fixing of interbank lending benchmark Euribor, the third major investigation of the finance sector by the EU’s powerful executive this year. The EU’s executive, which has powersReuters - 316 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-10-20 22 AFP [LONDON] British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-lan-guage literature, at the fourth attempt for his novel The Sense of an Ending. Barnes picked up the £50,000 (S$99,936) award, which recognises the best workAFP; AP - 534 words
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472 2011-10-20 22 GENEVIEVE CUA - S’pore millionaires to more than double to 408,000: report By GENEVIEVE GENEVIEVE CUA WEALTH in Asia Pacific is expected to overtake that in Europe by 2016, making it the world’s single largest wealth region, says Giles Keating, Credit Suisse global head of472 words
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Article, Illustration604 2011-10-20 23 VEN SREENIVASAN - Sharp fall in cargo volumes adds to concerns about costs and global economy By VEN SREENIVASAN AIRLINE executives have turned increasingly bearish on the industry’s profitability outlook for the year, citing higher costs and deteriorating market conditions. The International Air Transport Association’sBLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 604 words
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161 2011-10-20 23 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s Qantas Airways yesterday said a union representing 3,800 transport support employees has rejected a wage deal and notified of a one-hour work stoppage meeting next week in two cities. The Transport Workers’ Union rejected the increase in pay and conditionsReuters - 161 words
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400 2011-10-20 23 Deficit reduction proposal will burden airlines, hit growth Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] President Barack Obama’s proposed new fees on the airline industry are “not fair” and will lead to additional job losses, the US industry’s chief lobbyist says. Nicholas Calio, presi- dent of theBloomberg - 400 words
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454 2011-10-20 23 Bloomberg Reuters [HONG KONG] China Southern Airlines Co, Asia’s largest carrier by passenger numbers, said it may join China Eastern Airlines Corp in scrapping orders for Boeing Co 787 planes after delivery of its first plane was delayed until July. The arrivalBloomberg; Reuters - 454 words
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Article, Illustration731 2011-10-20 25 Market capacity will rise 29% in the three years ending in 2013: Drewry Bloomberg [COPENHAGEN] The container industry may be facing half a decade of oversupply that will curb freight rates as shipping lines launch vessels into a global trade slowdown. The rise inBloomberg - 731 words
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236 2011-10-20 25 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Monarch Alternative Capital LP, a New York-based investment company, filed a claim of about US$45.5 million in a London court against Drydocks World LLC as the Dubai World unit works on restructuring US$2.2 billion of debt. The case was filedBloomberg - 236 words
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535 2011-10-20 26 EDITORIAL THIS time last year it seemed that the world would be able to push its day of reckoning into some distant future. In 2009 Asian stock markets led the world out of a slump; funds were surging into the region and the big concerns535 words
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Article, Illustration810 2011-10-20 26 WILLIAM PESEK JR - THE BOTTOM LINE WILLIAM PESEK JR The writer is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. IT’S all about location, location, location, as they say in real estate. Protests, too. There were more obvious places for Tokyo’s Occupy Wall810 words
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Article, Illustration974 2011-10-20 26 KEITH MARTIN - Engagement with both public and private sectors in effective partnerships is crucial By KEITH MARTIN The writer is the CEO of Global Capital Development AS ISKANDAR MALAYSIA begins to take shape, it is an exciting time for the developmental region. Many projects are slated toISKANDAR INVESTMENT - 974 words
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Article, Illustration1361 2011-10-20 27 PADHRAIC GARVEY - There’s a high and rising risk of the EMU breaking up an eventuality policymakers must take bold action to avoid By PADHRAIC GARVEY The writer is global head of developed debt and rates strategy at ING Bank THE eurozone crisis has gripped world attention1,361 words
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Article, Illustration779 2011-10-20 27 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent WHEN all else has failed, try free trade. This about sums up what Washington and Tokyo (prodded by the US) are up to at present as economic growth falters in Europe and in the US itself, as well to aBLOOMBERG - 779 words
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Article7991 2011-10-20 28 Transaction date: Oct 19 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 21 12 8Telecom 12.5 13 15.5 7.8 4.9 2.6 59.9 9.5 4.1 A-Sonic 4.6 -0.4 20 4.6 4.6 4.6 57,991 words
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374 2011-10-20 30 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 18 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 813.5 0.1 -9.4 0.1 -9.3 -0.1 -8.6 EAFE Preliminary 680.4 -0.9 -15.0 -1.1 -13.9 -1.4 -13.2 Europe Preliminary 1006.3 -0.3374 words
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Article, Illustration127 2011-10-20 30 As on 18 October 2011 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PREV CLOSE PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT DEC2011 1676.00 1635.40 1652.90 1676.70 SILVER FUT DEC2011 31.835 30.505 31.835 31.825 CURRENCY AUD-USD FUT DEC2011 1.0161 1.0041 1.0159 1.0117 EUR-USD FUT DEC2011 1.3780 1.3646 1.3735 1.3749 GBP-USD FUT DEC2011127 words
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Article79 2011-10-20 30 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 18 Oct 18 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 109.49 -1.88 WTI (Near Mth) 88.46 2.02 Dubai (1-Mth F) 104.96 -2.52 Tapis blend 118.56 -3.59 Minas 111.76 -3.59 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 98.33 -3.28 Jet Kerosene 124.70 -3.03 US$/barrel79 words
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Article107 2011-10-20 30 Oct 18 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 11 1250.75 1253.00 1253.00 1226.50 Jan 12 1256.25 1260.50 1260.00 1233.75 Mar 12 1262.50 1267.75 1266.75 1240.50 May 12 1266.50 1271.00 1270.00 1243.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 11 52.70107 words
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Article77 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Oct 19 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 19.01.2012 0.26 0.20 0.20 1-Year BY*****X 02.05.2012 0.25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****Z 2.250 01.07.2013 103.53 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 102.6177 words
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Article462 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Oct 19 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Dec11 99.4700 0 1089 Mar12 99.4000 0 3778 Jun12 99.3700 0 1101 Sep12 99.3500 0 676 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Dec11 99.6725 0 2179 Mar12 99.6700 99.6700 99.6700 99.6700 0 2378 Jun12 99.6725 0 1470 Sep12462 words
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Article172 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 SICOM RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Nov 11 411.9 404.0 404.0 6 275 Dec 11 405.0 405.0 405.0 21 376 Jan 12 404.5 237 Feb 12 405.3 140 Mar 12 416.1 409.0 409.0 24172 words
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Article71 2011-10-20 30 Oct 18 Oct 18 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2184.25 2191.75 3 months 2208.00 2216.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7436.00 7481.00 3 months 7448.00 7495.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1901.00 1962.25 3 months 1925.00 1985.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)71 words
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Article84 2011-10-20 30 Oct 18 Oct 18 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Dec 11 1684 1693 1687/1652 Mar 12 1702 1709 1705/1675 May 12 1717 1723 1721/1691 Jul 12 1732 1736 1734/1705 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Nov 11 1886 1935 1945/1878 Jan 12 1913 1962 1972/1907 Mar 12 1939 1986 1997/193484 words
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Article464 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.043 6.574 0.746 8.011 50.689 90.833 0.791 11.668 3.204 1.291 89.329 44.459 1.300 8.225 0.928 31.001 31.590 0.654 1.030 Canada 0.959 6.304464 words
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Article154 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2992 1.3009 1.0299 1.0304 Canadian dollar 1.2459 1.2474 0.9877 0.9880 Euro 1.7423 1.7440 1.3811 1.3814 NZ dollar 1.0063 1.0077 0.7977 0.7982 Sterling pound 1.9875 1.9894 1.5755 1.5758154 words
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Article139 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 GOLD (US$/oz) Oct 18 Oct 19 Hong Kong 1664.00 1649.00 Oct 17 Oct 18 London 1682.26 1635.70 1683.03 1636.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 19 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 72,878.77 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 163 68 5gm 464 340 10gm 828139 words
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Article59 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Oct 19 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 11 2855 2880 2880 2849 662 6802 Dec 11 2855 2886 2886 2849 6407 ***** Jan 12 2856 2892 2894 2850 ***** ***** Feb 1259 words
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Article29 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Oct 19 Open High Sett STI Oct 2720 SIMSCI Oct 309.9 314.2 313.6 Taiwan Oct 259.3 261.4 260.8 Source: MF Global (S) Pte Ltd29 words
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Article121 2011-10-20 30 As at 9am Oct 19 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.328 1.265 Can dollar 1.271 1.223 Euro 1.773 1.705 Sterling pound 2.028 1.95 NZ dollar 1.034 0.985 US dollar 1.286 1.237 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article156 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 Oct 19 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.03 1-month 1/4 1/8 2-months 1/4 1/8 3-months 5/16 3/16 Overnight mode: 0.08 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.30 0.20 1 month 0.45 0.25 2 months 0.50 0.30 3 months 0.60 0.40 6 months 0.80 0.60 9 months 0.95156 words
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Article22 2011-10-20 30 Oct 19 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2615 1.2625 2-months 1.2614 1.2624 3-months 1.2609 1.2620 6-months 1.2585 1.2600 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-10-20 31 VICTORIA HO - S’pore start-up’s tablet software allows design, layout of interior objects in 3D By VICTORIA HO TODAY,architecturefirms take the better part of a day to render a set of static still drawings to show clients what their home might look like. The process is often534 words
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Article, Illustration365 2011-10-20 31 Reuters [HONG KONG] Samsung Electronics yesterday unveiled the first smartphone running Google’s latest version of the Android operating system, which aims to combine software used in tablets and smartphones. The global launch of the Galaxy Nexus kicks off in November and comes as competitionReuters - 365 words
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Article113 2011-10-20 31 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Inc’s lawsuit accusing Samsung Electronics Co of imitating the iPhone maker’s products was narrowed by a judge in federal court in California. Apple’s claims that Samsung misrepresented its intent to license certain patents on fair terms was dismissed and Samsung’s request to throwBloomberg - 113 words
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Article, Illustration319 2011-10-20 32 Rents will remain very competitive, as long as incomes and profits keep pace Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s elevated rental costs are “unfortunately the price we pay for success”, Chief Executive Donald Tsang said, amid surging home prices that have stokedBloomberg; AP - 319 words
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1543 2011-10-20 32 Househunt PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 1 TO 22 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN SEPT 21 AND SEPT 21 2011 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED One Shenton Apt 23/09/2011 99 1593 2947 1850 One Shenton Apt 21/09/2011 991,543 words
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186 2011-10-20 32 Reuters [BEIJING] China’s capital will increase construction of affordable housing that can be rented by low-income residents to contain property demand and inflation, city officials said. Under new rules issued yesterday, Beijing would build 60,000 state-subsidised homes that could be rented by mid- and low-incomeReuters - 186 words
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Article, Illustration730 2011-10-20 33 Spike in interest may lead to doubling of rents over five years Reuters [LONDON] Shoreditch is set to be home to a“mini Bond Street” as luxury fashion houses Christian Louboutin, Ralph Lauren and Vivienne Westwood home in on London’s east end, setting the stageReuters; BLOOMBERG - 730 words
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Article483 2011-10-20 34 UK property consultant will also consider other options Reuters [LONDON] British property consultant DTZ put itself up for sale yesterday after a number of bidders expressed an interest, two days after the company’s majority shareholder pulled out of takeover talks. At 0827 GMT, sharesReuters - 483 words
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Article236 2011-10-20 34 Reuters [LONDON] Banks are curbing lending to the UK’s student housing property market as hikes in British university fees exacerbate grim conditions for real estate lending and leave the way open for new funding providers to enter the sector. Obtaining loans from banks such asReuters - 236 words
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515 2011-10-20 36 UMA SHANKARI - Offer for 99-year residential land at $361 psf ppr; seven others outbid By UMA SHANKARI KOH Brothers Group beat out seven other bidders with its top offer for a residential site at Flora Drive, in the Upper Changi area, at the515 words
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Article, Illustration428 2011-10-20 36 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA AN expression of interest exercise for the sale of KeyPoint at Beach Road is said to have closed late last month and a few parties are currently holding discussions. The asset was valued at $283 million as at theFILE PHOTO - 428 words
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