The Business Times, 3 January 2012

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  • 25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Tuesday, January 3, 2012
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  • 768 1  -  Fledgling sector has grown to almost 300 players By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] Eleven years into Singapore’s biomedical sciences (BMS) push, the sector has grown into a sizeable stable of almost 300 companies and businesses. According to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), there are
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
    • 57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 2,646.35 -30.12 KL COMP 1,530.73 +34.58 NIKKEI 225 8,455.35 -23.99 HANG SENG 18,434.40 -194.80 SET INDEX 1,025.32 -7.19 JAKARTA COMP 3,809.14 +11.99 MANILA COMP 4,397.08 +10.02 SEOUL COMP 1,826.37 -30.33 SHENZHEN B 567.04 +13.76 MUMBAI IND 15,517.90 -452.90 DOW 12,217.60 -76.40 NASDAQ 2,605.15 -13.49 S&P
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    • 21 1 BT print subscribers get free access to BT Online at www.businesstimes.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call 6388-3838.
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    • 18 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.60 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 0.50 TAIWAN 5.035 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA Source: Bloomberg
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    • 49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.299 (US$/S$ per 1.543 2.005 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.294 1.681 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 77.60 59.70 RM 3.178 2.446 HK$ 7.770 5.980 BAHT 31.53 24.27 RUPIAH 9,115 7,016 RENMINBI 6.298 4.848 INDIAN RUPEE 53.33 41.05 A$ 0.985 0.758 NZ$ 1.294 0.996
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  • 885 1  -  By LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] In a foreign market 13 hours away, an active trade in Singapore shares is taking place either in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs) or ordinary shares. Some 80 Singapore counters are traded on the US over-the-counter (OTC)
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    • 239 1 GOING GLOBAL Full steam ahead as TWG expands overseas PAGE 4 SME INC The cloud and beyond PAGE 9 S’PORE NEWS Little India shophouses up for sale at $24-25m PAGE 8 OPINION Helping firms continue to hire S’poreans page 22 *****1 *****4 From waste land to up-market district Eco-cities in
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  • TOP STORIES
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      • 72 2 ELEVEN years into Singapore’s biomedical sciences push, the sector has grown into a sizeable stable of almost 300 companies and businesses. According to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, there are 377 BMS entities formed from 2000 to 2010. With only 284 entities as of
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      • 54 2 IN A foreign market 13 hours away, an active trade in Singapore shares is taking place either in the form of American Depository Receipts or ordinary shares. Some 80 Singapore counters are traded on the US over-the-counter market with turnover hitting over
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      • 80 2 THIS year was clearly not the year for shipping magnates, who are facing sleepless nights over how to pay the bills when freight rates are low, oil costs are high and debt schedules for their ships are looming. Experts agree rates are unlikely
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      • 83 2 SIX adjoining three-storey shophouses in the Little India conservation area have been put up for sale by expression of interest, with an indicative price of $24-25 million. Based on an indicative price of $24 million, this works out to $1,297 per square
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      • 73 2 EUROZONE manufacturing activity declined for a fifth consecutive month in December, although at a slightly slower rate than November’s 28-month record low, suggesting the decline would continue in the early months of 2012. Markit’s Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose slightly in December
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      • 77 2 INDONESIA’S annual inflation in December eased more than expected to a 21-month low of 3.79 per cent, giving the central bank more room to cut interest rates again if needed. Still, analysts felt the central bank was unlikely to cut rates again next week
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      • 64 2 INDIA’S manufacturing activity surged to a six-month high in December thanks to a spike in factory output and new orders from domestic and international firms, a survey of purchasing managers showed yesterday. The HSBC Markit India Manufacturing PMI jumped to 54.2 from
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      • 67 2 UK HOUSE prices may decline in 2012 as economic turmoil emanating from the euro area’s sovereign debt crisis pushes up unemployment and undermines consumer confidence. The average cost of a home fell 0.2 per cent in December from November, the first monthly
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    • 847 2  -  Rates are unlikely to rebound, depressed by capacity glut, slow global growth By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] This year was clearly not the year for shipping magnates, who are facing sleepless nights over how to pay the bills when freight rates are low, oil
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    • 460 2  -  By LYNN KAN [SINGAPORE] Despite economic uncertainty in Europe and the United States, sales of superyachts will not abate in Asia nor will the allure of boating or boat-owning here dim, says the organiser of the yearly Boat Asia show here. It
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    • 373 2 Analysis indicates direct spread from poultry to victim AP [BEIJING] The strain of H5N1 bird flu that killed a Chinese man cannot spread among people, a health agency said yesterday, appealing for calm after the country’s first reported case of the disease in
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    • 991 4  -  By SHU-CHING JEAN CHEN in Hong Kong FRANCK Muller is a man with big, warm smiles. Nowadays, much of his cheeriness is intimately tied to Asia, a region to which this world-famous watch designer and maker, now 53, has returned every year since
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    • 756 4  -  It will open four tea salons and boutiques in KL, Dubai and Bangkok By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] The global economy may be slowing in 2012 but it’s full speed ahead for homegrown luxury tea brand TWG as it rolls out its aggressive
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    • 2085 4 TUITION Everywhere OneMentor.com Primary, Secondary, JC Free Trial. Tel: 8266 8203 United Square #01-34 Forum Orchard #B1-10 Hitachi Tower #01-03 the business timesweek nd www. usinesstimes.com. g| SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2011 S$1.00| MICA (P) 121/08/2011 the raffles conversation CAREER DIPLOMAT BARRYDESKER 12-13 cheap funds Local banks to slash savings rates DBS
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    • 319 5 0 Kino Biotech Kino Biotech Co., Ltd (Holding Company Of TRN A \cl I’Lc11 Pte Ltd) Successful listing on the GreTai Securities Market (GTSM) in Taiwan on 28 December 2011 -r> Kjnohimilsu act iVa X PE B TIS E M ft 2012 Tavia Yeung International Artiste Kinohimitsu Brand Ambassador (Malaysia)
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 430 6 Long live gloom it's a great time to buy stocks Calculations show US$1,000 invested now in S&P 500 will be worth more than US$1,740 in 5 years ftjS REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS IT is the oldest saw in the investment handbook: buy low and sell high. But with global shares at their
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    • 279 6 CLOSING PRICES* (EXCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST) GROSS REDEMPTION YIELD ($m) NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACCRUED INTEREST INTEREST PAYMENT DATES AMOUNT ($m) COUPON RATE GROSS YEAR RAISED ISIN CODE MATURITY DATE 01.04.2012 N*****0A 2007 2 5/8 5100.00 1/10 1/4 90 100.52 0.57 SG7J*****922
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    • 1606 6 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 2 9.35 10.11 1.33 0.95 Amtek Engg Ltd 2.60 2.60 5 0.08 5.39 0.82 0.59 ARA Asset Mgt Ltd 1.71
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    • 4 6 WEEKLY
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    • 66 6 Dec 30 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 91.00 +171.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +40.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +9.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 587.00 +0.73 FTSE ST Small Cap 398.79 +0.51 FTSE ST All Share 635.25 -4.78 FTSE ST China Top 187.20 -0.08 FTSE ST China 220.35 -0.77 FTSE
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    • 59 6 VOLUME GMG Global 122,075,000 IEV 79,396,000 Golden Agri 72,956,000 Noble Grp 63,728,000 HPH Trust US$ 59,719,000 Yoma 48,139,000 Oceanus 47,049,000 LionGold 41,383,000 Eucon 38,736,000 PSL Hldgs 37,413,000 VALUE($) GLD 10US$ 92,189,634 DBS Grp 79,932,409 Noble Grp 73,278,615 SingTel 71,954,945 UOB 69,102,917 OCBC Bk 68,678,154 Keppel Corp 60,208,890
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    • 112 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 1170.3 5.7 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 973.0 3.8 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ ***** 502.7 2.0 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 285.8 1.8 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 3037 153.3 4.0 DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 3104 123.4 3.2 OCBC Bk 5.1%NCPS 100 ***** 60.0 0.6 DBS Bk 4.7%
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    • 126 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ 8875 -163.7 -1.4 Jardine C&C 4812 -157.0 -3.2 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5135 -111.7 -1.6 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1534 -96.1 -4.6 IS S&P500 ***** -83.1 -0.5 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2730 -72.7 -2.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2580 -57.2 -1.7 DBXT E50 10US$ 3373 -48.1
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    • 5 6 WEEKLY
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    • 4042 7 CURR RANK DEC 30 2011 LYR RANK DEC 31 2010 CHNG FROM DEC 31 2010 COMPANY MKTCAP (S$M) DEC 30 2011 1 1 SingTel 49,228.2 1.4 2 3 Jardine Matheson 40,290.1 9.3 3 2 Jardine Strategic 40,252.1 0.9 4 5 Prudential plc 33,755.9
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    • 92 6 CHANGE OF COMPANY NAME Coli Shipping (S) Pte Ltd announce a change of Company name effective 31st December 2011 from which date Company will be known as ORIENT PROJECT SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD Address Telephone/ Fax remain unchanged Email shipping@orientproject.sg URL www.orientproject.sg This is a change of name only, and
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • 306 8  -  Six adjoining units on Syed Alwi Rd stand on three plots with combined land area of 8,138 sq ft By MINDY TAN SIX adjoining three-storey shophouses in the Little India conservation area have been put up for sale by expression of interest,
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    • 639 8  -  Undergrads work on projects, meet CEOs for on-job insights By LEE U-WEN IT is a little known but unique partnership between a top local business school and 50 of the most successful small and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. In each
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    • 308 8 SINGAPORE not only has to prepare itself for an economic slowdown this year, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday, but also ready itself for a “somewhat longish period” of slow growth. His warning comes after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    • 260 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME EAdventus Hldgs E Kent Ridge Guild House 9 Kent Ridge Drive Singapore *****1 03-Jan 9.30am L-Jacoberg E 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Meeting Room 320, Level 3, Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, Singapore *****3 05-Jan 9.00am Lafe Corp S Dunearn 3, Level
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    • 292 8 Dec 30 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 6 Arab Bank PLC Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S)... Bank of New
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    • 274 8 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date Asia Pac Brew ak 63.000 25-Jan 27-Jan 13-Feb 11-Nov Asia Pac Brew bh 15.500 25-Jan 27-Jan 13-Feb 11-Nov CapitaMall Trust cf 1.020 04-Nov 09-Nov 06-Jan 15-Nov CFM Hldgs ak 0.700 19-Dec 21-Dec 03-Jan 07-Dec Cosmosteel Hldgs aj 1.000
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  • SME Inc
    • 712 9  -  By embracing cloud computing, SMEs can have access to massive amount of computing resources and significant edge over rivals COMMENTARY By KOWSHIK SRIMAN The writer is managing director of enterprise software firm SAP Singapore CLOUD computing is here and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore
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  • FOCUS: ECO-CITIES IN SWEDEN
    • 1388 10  -  Swedish city Malmo’s Western Harbour district, one of Sweden’s greenest, is not a standalone project; eco-cities exist all over the country, reports LYNN KAN LYNN KAN JUST over 10 years ago, the re-claimed-land district of Western Harbour in Malmo, a southern Swedish city, was
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
    • 440 11 Dec survey results suggest decline may continue in early months of 2012 Reuters [LONDON] Eurozone manufacturing activity declined for a fifth consecutive month in December, although at a slightly slower rate than November’s 28-month record low, a survey showed yesterday, suggesting the decline
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    • 634 11 Govt to spend over US$8.6b on expanding employment AFP Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea’s president said yesterday that creating jobs and taming inflation were his top economic priorities this year, vowing to spend more than US$8.6 billion on expanding employment. Lee Myung-Bak,
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    • 329 11 AFP [BERLIN] The new year will probably be worse than the last, but Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, should be able to withstand it, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview yesterday. “2012 will probably be more difficult than 2011,
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
    • 741 12 Analysts say central bank unlikely to cut rates as it keeps eye on EU debt crisis Reuters Analysts say central bank unlikely to cut rates as it keeps eye on EU debt crisis [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s annual inflation in December eased more than expected to
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    • 269 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Workers at Freeport McMoran Copper Gold Inc’s Indonesia unit delayed their return after a three-month strike because 500 employees of sub-con-tractors lack job security, a senior union official said yesterday. The workers hope to resolve the dispute and start heading back to the
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    • 1705 12 VOL Dec 30 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.19 0.01 944 Adventa Bhd 1.59 unch 17 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.32 -0.01 762 Affin Holdings 3.08 unch 2150 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.67 unch 6 Abric Bhd Airasia Bhd 3.77 unch 4935 Alliance Finan 3.95 0.03 2633 Aluminium Co 0.85
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    • 464 12 It eyes traditional sector firms in China and other countries [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd’s private equity arm Mayban Ventures Sdn Bhd plans to invest RM1 billion (S$409.2 million) in the next five years targeting companies in the traditional sector. The
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
    • 471 13 Input prices grow at a slower pace than in Nov; output cost index rises again Reuters [BANGALORE] India’s manufacturing activity surged to a six-month high in December thanks to a spike in factory output and new orders from domestic and international firms,
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    • 246 13 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] India’s central bank may reverse its record pace of interest rate increases to boost growth as inflation shows signs of easing, the British Broadcasting Corp reported, citing governor Duvvuri Subbarao. The central bank’s approach to managing inflation and growth will be
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    • 419 13 AP [BEIJING] In a country that limits most couples to one child, many Chinese were amazed to learn that a couple had spent nearly a million yuan (S$206,150) and illegally enlisted two surrogate mothers to help have the four boys and
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    • 431 13 Collapsing illegal investment schemes anger Henan residents Reuters [BEIJING] Thousands of protesters converged on a train station in central China on Sunday, angered by collapsing illegal investment schemes that residents said the government had failed to staunch, according to news reports and a government
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  • WORLD
    • 868 14 Some 157b euros in debt will mature in the eurozone in Q1 2012: UBS Bloomberg Some 157b euros in debt will mature in the eurozone in Q1 2012: UBS [MUNICH] European leaders return to work from Christmas holidays seeking to buy
      Bloomberg; AP  -  868 words
    • 482 14 Economy may shrink this quarter after contracting in Q4 Reuters [MADRID] Spain’s public deficit for 2011 may be even higher than the above-target 8 per cent of gross domestic product forecast by the new centreright government on Friday, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos
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    • 470 14 AFP [LONDON] UK Prime Minister David Cameron pledged more action to deal with “excess” in pay in the finance industry as he said the country “will get through” a difficult year. Assuring families struggling with inflation and young people unable to find work
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    • 422 14 Surging 10.2 points to 106.4 in Nov, it hits its highest level since Feb ’08 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Borrowing by small US businesses hit its highest level in nearly four years in November, pointing to underlying strength in the economy. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending
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    • 573 15 Teva ropes in BristolMyers V-P as it seeks to diversify portfolio of innovative drugs Bloomberg [BERLIN] Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd named Jeremy Levin of BristolMyers Squibb Co to replace Shlomo Yanai as chief executive officer, as the world’s biggest generic-drug maker seeks
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    • 863 15 AP [WASHINGTON] The long-suffering US job market ended 2011 better off than it began. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by 10 per cent since January. The unemployment rate, 8.6 per cent in
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    • 299 15 Move comes as govt tries to cut social welfare spending as part of austerity drive AFP [ATHENS] Greek pharmacists and doctors yesterday kicked off a week of labour mobilisation against cost-cutting measures and liberalisation reforms pursued by the country’s debt-struck government. Most pharmacies nationwide
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    • 536 16 Wage growth has continued to fall, keeping a lid on consumer behaviour Reuters [WASHINGTON] It’s up to the consumer to drive the US economy and lift world growth in 2012, and the outlook is far from encouraging. Over the
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    • 501 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Germany and France sent two key government officials to fill positions at the European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday, setting off a struggle for the job of chief economist. Joerg Asmussen and Benoit Coeure have joined the ECB’s six-member executive board as
      Bloomberg  -  501 words
    • 201 16 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Germany’s government declined to comment on a report that it may push for creditors to accept bigger losses on Greek debt than previously agreed upon, saying only that talks on lowering Greece’s debt level may end soon. Germany is studying a
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    • 295 16 And at least one country will pull out of the euro area this year, adds CEBR Bloomberg [LONDON] It is all but certain that the eurozone will break up within the decade, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). The likelihood of a
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    • 498 16 New rules will allow laws supported by groups of 9 nations NYT [BRUSSELS] For decades, any European Union nation could block proposed laws in the most sensitive policy areas, like taxation, consigning them to the scrap heap if they encroached too much on
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    • 436 16 NYT [LOS ANGELES] Tom Cruise appears to have left behind his weird period, at least at the North American box office. Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, which features the 49-year-old Cruise scaling buildings and sprinting through sandstorms, repeated as the No 1
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    • 380 16 Reuters [COPENHAGEN] Euro outsider Denmark, which took over the six-month presidency of the European Union on Sunday, will strive during its term to make sure Britain does not stray too far from the fold as the EU grapples with
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    • 903 17 New governments in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt are turning to Islamic finance to revive growth Bloomberg [DUBAI] Syariah-compliant finance may reap the benefits of regime changes in North Africa, where protests last year toppled three leaders who persecuted Islamists. Albaraka Banking Group BSC,
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    • 826 17 New strategy to showcase it is not just a search engine NYT [NEW YORK] The search giant made its first push into advertising with a Super Bowl ad in 2010 about a young couple falling in love. But through last year
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    • 218 18 RAFFLES CONVERSATIONS 2011 EDITION The diverse experiences of some of the most influential thinkers, corporate chiefs and social activists of the age MARC BENIOFF “We have always believed that everything was going into the cloud, because it was a model that allowed everyone to succeed.” SHIRISH APTE “Consumer banking is
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  • AVIATION/SHIPPING
    • 359 19 Member of US military found to have explosives in a carry-on bag AP [MIDLAND] Authorities have charged a member of the US military who was arrested after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in mili-tary-grade wrapping,
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    • 298 19 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s civil aviation ministry said that airlines operating unprofitable flights to remote destinations may be given subsidies to help boost regional connectivity without affecting the carriers’ finances. The ministry recommended setting up a one bil-lion-rupee (S$24.3 million) fund
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    • 1031 19 AirTrain offers lifeline to New York neighbourhood NYT AirTrain offers lifeline to New York neighbourhood [NEW YORK] A steady stream of travellers dragging wheeled suitcases and speaking a Babel of tongues is helping revive downtown Jamaica, a vibrant hub of the borough of
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    • 544 19 AP [TEHRAN] Iran’s navy said that it test-fired a sur-face-to-surface cruise missile yesterday during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA news agency reported. The missile, called Ghader, or Capable in Farsi, was
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 331 19 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Country of fairy stories? On the contrary (5) 4 Ring us following shake of great significance (9) 9 Find out when? Sure (9) 10 Blunder made by foreman? Almost (5) 11 Bring information back about old soldier (7) 12 Let out group without charge (3,4) 13
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
    • SHIPPING
      • 485 21  -  It will invest US$5m to upgrade facilities at the shipyard it bought for US$7m By ALEC ALMAZAN in Manila AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal expects to begin building vessels at its newly acquired Philippine shipyard in the first quarter of 2012, depending on
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      • 254 21 SGX '000 Dec 30 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.35 -0.01 4 Chuan Hup Hldg unch unch 0 Cosco Corp 0.88 -0.01 1100 s$ First Ship Lea 0.29 unch 1314 Freight Links 0.06 unch 161 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.47 -0.01 215 K1Ventures 0.08 unch
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      • 380 21 Reuters [OSLO] Frontline, the largest independent global oil tanker operator, completed its restructuring with the help of Norwegian tycoon John Fredriksen, a key step in its revival as the industry struggles with weak demand and overcapacity. The move splits Frontline in two, with the
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      • 228 21 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Indonesian authorities have rescued a tug boat with nine crew believed to have been hijacked in the Straits of Singapore, a sea lane seeing a rise in attacks, an official said yesterday. The boat was recovered on Saturday off Indonesia, said Noel
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      • 318 21 Xinhua [WELLINGTON] A Liberi-an-flagged cargo ship that grounded on a New Zealand reef almost three months ago has effectively broken into two pieces, New Zealand’s shipping authority said yesterday. The Rena, which still has hundreds of cargo containers on board,
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 510 22 Encouraging figures but stay cautious EDITORIAL ECONOMIC data released this week has renewed optimism in some quarters that Asia may be less affected by the economic problems in Europe and the US than earlier feared. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a gauge of manufacturing activity in an economy, released for
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    • 836 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economics in 2008 NYT IN 2011, as in 2010, America was in a technical recovery but continued to suffer from
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    • 1004 22  -  Here’s a wishlist of fiscal measures that could be introduced in the forthcoming Budget By ABHIJIT GHOSH The writer is Tax Partner, PwC LLP Singapore SINCE the days of Sir Stamford Raffles, Singapore has attracted immigrants from China, the Malay Peninsula and India. Many
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
    • 1902 24 Week ended: Dec 30 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol ('000) Week Last Quote High Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Cvr Net P/E M Cap $mil 52-wks
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    • 225 25 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 1 0.2 t Advanced System 0.3 unch 80 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 10 5 Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M
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    • 114 25 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.130 -0.015 CapitaLand 2.210 -0.040 CapitaMall 1.700 -0.015 CityDev 8.900 -0.130 ComfortDelGro 1.415 -0.015 DBS Grp 11.520 -0.130 F&N 6.200 -0.030 GLP 1.755 -0.005 Genting SP 1.510 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.715 -0.005 HK
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    • 2247 25 Transaction date: Dec 30 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores 17.60 unch 6 Angang Steel 5.59 -0.04 3852 Anhui Conch 23.05 0.20 3765 Anhuiexpresswa 4.56 0.15 2136 Asia Satellite 15.60 unch 0 Asm Pacific 87.15 0.60 151 Bank Of E Asia 29.40 0.40 2462 Beida Jade Bir
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    • 247 25 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company 49 25.5 Genting HK US$ US26.5 unch 8206 27 26.5 26.5 27 1744.9 15 10 OGL Resources A$ A10 5.1 11.5 1.5 223 168 TanChongInt HK181
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    • 186 25 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 6 3 0 0 0 8 6 3 Manufacturing 76 61 29 5 10 11 81 71 40 Commerce 36 24 14 5 3 3 41 27 17 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 17 9
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    • 909 25 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 130 109.5 ABF SG Bond ETF 116.5 -0.3 162 116.5 114.4 116.4 116.5 531.8 1261 856 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US956 -8 64 959 946 954 963 38.2
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    • 123 25 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 33,289 33,289 94,526 94,526 Manufacturing 294,640 31,990 326,630 228,910 982 229,892 Commerce 192,600 21,236 213,836 204,503 1,998 206,501 Tpt/Stor/Comms 176,043 50,357 226,400 222,925 6,580 229,505 Finance 30,892 378 31,270 237,402 38 237,440 Construction 58,583 10,119
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  • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
    • 373 26 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 30 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 831.4 0.3 -7.4 0.3 -6.3 0.6 -7.4 EAFE Preliminary 682.1 0.5 -14.8 1.0 -13.8 1.4 -14.8 Europe Preliminary 1026.4 0.6 -12.2
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    • 77 26 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Dec 30 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.08 0.42 WTI (Near Mth) 99.03 -0.63 Dubai (1-Mth F) 104.96 0.20 Tapis blend 115.34 -0.32 Minas 112.84 -0.32 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.94 0.22 Jet Kerosene 121.75 0.00 US$/barrel Opec Oil
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    • 114 26 As on 30 December 2011 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT FEB2012 1576.90 1553.00 1566.90 38 CURRENCY AUD-USD FUT MAR2012 1.0096 1.0053 1.0159 4139 EUR-USD FUT MAR2012 1.3003 1.2915 1.2967 ***** USD-JPY FUT MAR2012 77.58 76.90 76.90 4580 BASE METAL
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    • 154 26 Dec 30 SICOM RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3(US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Jan 12 326.5 325.0 327.5 6 280 Feb 12 330.0 330.0 329.7 1 231 Mar 12 335.0 324 Apr 12 340.0 165 May 12 341.0 250 Jun 12 342.0
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    • 65 26 Dec 30 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1994.50 1974.00 3 months 2020.00 1991.50 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7590.00 7413.75 3 months 7600.00 7425.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2011.00 1975.50 3 months 2035.00 1999.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months
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    • 107 26 Dec 30 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jan 12 1198.50 1187.50 1206.50 1185.00 Mar 12 1207.75 1197.00 1215.75 1194.25 May 12 1217.50 1207.25 1225.00 1204.50 Jul 12 1227.00 1217.25 1235.00 1214.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jan 12 52.09
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    • 80 26 Dec 30 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 05.04.2012 0.37 1-Year BY*****W 01.11.2012 0.37 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****Z 2.250 01.07.2013 102.85 102.9 102.8 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 102.2 3-Month 10-Year
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    • 376 26 Jan 2 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar12 0 2990 Jun12 0 4164 Sep12 0 561 Dec12 0 579 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar12 400 1949 Jun12 0 1440 Sep12 0 711 Dec12 0 115 Mar13 0 131 Jun13 0 208 Sep13 0 325 Dec13
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    • 80 26 Dec 30 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 12 1380 1364 1385/1355 May 12 1397 1382 1401/1374 Jul 12 1414 1400 1413/1390 Sep 12 1427 1414 1428/1405 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jan 12 1766 1767 1775/1753 Mar 12 1810 1807 1822/1800 May 12 1845 1842 1854/1835 Jul 12 1873
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    • 479 26 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 2 1 150 61 47.25 29 C000) Conv Ratio Exer Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 3.8 1 32 46 6.45 11 Prem Disc Gearing Expiry Mths Left Asia-Pacific Strategic
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    • 470 26 Dec 30 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.037 6.395 0.785 7.889 54.144 92.549 0.788 11.764 3.227 1.314 91.351 44.513 1.319 8.253 0.954 30.744 32.014 0.658 1.015 Canada 0.965 6.168
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    • 92 26 Dec 30 w*‘ 0 z n i => ni u 7 «T. T* 9S Xq C ‘i 5 c a o a C c c c .a E s r 3 *> a c* g i c 2 e •i g ■c o X < f c. X b
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    • 138 26 Jan 2 GOLD(US$/oz) Dec 30 Dec 30 Hong Kong 1566.50 1566.50 Dec 30 Dec 29 Dec 30 London 1530.40 1574.20 1531.41 1574.95 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Dec 30 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar 69,786.47 ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 156 65 5gm 444 325 10gm
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    • 57 26 Dec 30 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jan 12 3154.0 3175.0 3175.0 3154.0 107 837 Feb 12 3159.0 3175.0 3176.0 3159.0 734 ***** Mar 12 3157.0 3175.0 3179.0 3154.0 7766 ***** Apr 12 3151.0 3170.0
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    • 20 26 Jan 2 Open High Sett STI Jan SIMSCI Jan Taiwan Jan 253.5 254.0 249.5 Source: SGX Derivatives
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    • 154 26 Dec 30 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.3185 1.3197 1.0151 1.0156 Canadian dollar 1.2717 1.2730 0.9790 0.9797 Euro 1.6808 1.6819 1.2940 1.2944 NZ dollar 1.0031 1.0043 0.7723 0.7729 Sterling pound 2.0042 2.0054 1.5430 1.5433
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    • 22 26 Dec 30 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2990 1.2996 2-months 1.2990 1.2996 3-months 1.2987 1.2993 6-months 1.2972 1.2979 Source: OCBC
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    • 121 26 As at 9am Dec 30 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.349 1.285 Can dollar 1.296 1.247 Euro 1.713 1.648 Sterling pound 2.039 1.961 NZ dollar 1.032 0.983 US dollar 1.319 1.269 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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    • 160 26 Dec 30 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 5/16 3/16 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.30 0.20 1 month 0.45 0.25 2 months 0.55 0.35 3 months 0.70 0.50 6 months 0.95 0.75 9 months 1.15 0.95 12
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  • PROPERTY
    • 906 27 But the country has lost ground to Brazil which is ranked No 2 this year, according to a survey Reuters [NEW YORK] The United States will remain the top choice of most global commercial real estate investors in 2012, but the country has
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    • 354 27 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The developer of One57, slated to become New York City’s tallest residential building, raised the asking price for the six-bedroom penthouse overlooking Central Park by 12 per cent, to US$110 million. The previous price for the 11,000-square-foot unit, which
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    • 314 27 Target company owns special economic zone Reuters Target company owns special economic zone [NEW DELHI] An affiliate of US private equity giant Blackstone has bought a firm that owns a special economic zone in India from the country’s top-listed developer DLF Ltd
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    • 371 28 Sales of new homes drop 18.4% last year, existing property deals dive 38.2% Xinhua [BEIJING] Sales of both new and existing homes in Beijing plummeted in 2011 as a result of the government’s efforts to cool down the runaway property market. New home sales
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    • 263 28 AP [HONG KONG] A Hong Kong construction company said on Friday that a plan to invest US$220.5 million in a Hollywood-Chi-na movie production venture is on hold because of rocky financial markets. Paul Y Engineering Ltd said it couldn’t raise enough money
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    • 738 28 Demand weakens as banks limit lending amid euro crisis and UK spending cuts Bloomberg [LONDON] UK house prices may decline in 2012 as economic turmoil emanating from the euro area’s sovereign debt crisis pushes up unemployment and undermines consumer confidence. The average
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    • 86 27 Grow Your Stock Call 1800 289 8822 or e-mail notices@sph.com.sg to place your Mergers Acquisitions Notices BSATS NOTICES CLA/FEB11/g For Sale By Tender Freehold Industrial Land in MacPherson Site Area 30,157 sf MP 2008 ‘B1’, PR 2.5 Prominently located at the junction of MacPherson Rd and Howard Rd Less than
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