The Business Times, 12 September 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Thursday, eptember 12, 2013
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  • Article
    Lock icon Infinite Monkeys now a Gorilla in app market
    692 1  -  S’pore firm No. 1 DIY mobile app publisher with AppMakr buy B)’ JACQUELYN CHEOK jaccheok@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singaporebased tech start-up Infinite Monkeys is now the world’s largest do-it-yourself mobile app publisher, following its acquisition of fellow mobile app builder AppMakr on Monday for
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    Lock icon MAS tightens screws on unsecured credit
    843 1  -  Clampdown on unsecured lending follows concern over rising household debt levels B)’ ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Unsecured credit customers who have two months or more of unsecured credit debt past due will no longer be able to get further credit from banks, under new
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 HST INDEX 3,108.19 (-15.70) HST INDEX FUTURES 3,107.00 (-16.00) GSIMSCI 354.38 (+0.30) GSIMSCI FUTURES 354.70 (+0.50) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.270 (US$/S$ per 1.573 1.997 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.326 1.683 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 100.30 79.00 RM 3.275 2.579 HK$ 7.755 6.108 BAHT 32.115 25.29 RUPIAH
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      48 1 Wednesday Change KL COMP 1,768.48 +3.53 NIKKEI 225 14,425.07 +1.71 HANG SENG 22,937.14 -39.51 SET INDEX 1,411.18 +18.01 JAKARTA COMP 4,349.42 -8.72 MANILA COMP 6,214.90 +125.18 SEOUL COMP 2,003.85 +9.79 SHENZHEN B 838.89 -1.60 MUMBAI IND 19,997.45 +0.35 12noon EDT Change DOW 15,279.29 +88.23 NASDAQ 3,718.85 -10.17
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      Lock icon PRIME RATES
      21 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA INDONESIA HONG KONG TAIWAN INDONESIA 13.405 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 SWITZERLAND 9.33 INDIA 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      296 2 MAS tightens unsecured credit screws UNSECURED credit customers who have two months or more of unsecured credit debt past due will no longer be able to get further bank credit. FRONT PAGE Infinite Monkeys is app market Gorilla SINGAPORE-BASED start-up Infinite Monkeys is now the world’s largest do-it-yourself
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      Lock icon Softer blow to local telcos with waning Apple mania
      637 2  -  SingTel, StarHub, M1 start taking registrations of interest for upcoming iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s APPLE’S NEW iPHONES By JOYCE HOOI joyceh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] It’s margin pressure season for the telcos again with a new iPhone release, but the collective yawn that
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      Lock icon Apple steps closer to deal with China Mobile
      941 2  -  By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY amit@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Apple moved closer to clinching a lucrative deal with China Mobile yesterday after it got a licence for its phones to operate on the telco’s 3G and 4G networks from China’s Telecom Equipment Certification Centre. This
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      Lock icon Creative destruction in payments sector?
      395 2  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By ROBERT CYRAN [NEW YORK] Apple has given the finger to the sceptics. That’s not obvious from the stock price, which slid 2.2 per cent knocking some US$10 billion off the company’s market capitalisation after chief executive Tim Cook and his colleagues unveiled
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      Lock icon Singapore, Vietnam sign strategic partnership deal
      570 4  -  PM Lee lists new opportunities for Vietnam-S’pore collaborations By KELLY TAY in Hanoi kellytay@sph.com.sg AFTER two years of discussions, Singapore and Vietnam yesterday inked a strategic partnership agreement which will pave the way for new areas of economic cooperation, including in the aviation and
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      Lock icon China’s PM Li to push ahead with reform
      662 4  -  By in Beijing VIRGINIE MANGIN in Beijing CHINESE Premier Li Keqiang has vowed to push ahead with reforms, with a strong focus on changes in its financial system. And while the world’s second-largest economy was stable, he reckoned there was a need
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      Lock icon Redas chief sees bright future for property sector
      700 4  -  BY KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The head of the property developers’ body yesterday said the future shines bright with exciting possibilities, even as the property market takes its course through the cycle of business. Speaking at the Real Estate Developers’ Association of
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Xyec prices Japanese IPO at 26 cents per share
      567 5  -  Firm to close offer of 25m new placement shares on Sept 16, list on Sept 18 By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg ENGINEERING and IT services provider Xyec Holdings Co priced the first-ever Japanese initial public offering (IPO) on Catalist at 26 cents
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      Lock icon Halcyon Agri on the acquisition path again
      301 5  -  By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg RUBBER producer Halcyon Agri Corporation has made another move to grow its business following a recent round of capital injection. In a regulatory filing yesterday, the Catalist-listed company said it had signed a term sheet to acquire PT
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      Lock icon Revaluation loss pulls Popular’s profit down 19% to $5.3m
      288 5  -  By CARINE LEE carinel@sph.com.sg IMPAIRMENT loss of $3.1 million saw the fiscal first-quarter net profit of Popular Holdings fall 18.8 per cent year on year to $5.32 million from $6.56 million. The impairment loss for the May-July quarter was attributed to
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      Lock icon Refocus on ‘creating value’: panellists
      592 7  -  Directors should not be too engrossed on compliance, say SID conference speakers By JASMINE NG jasng@sph.com.sg IT is time directors take a step back from their traditional emphasis on regulatory compliance and refocus on the fundamental principle of corporate governance creating value for stakeholders. This
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      Lock icon Disclosure: how much to tell and when?
      696 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IT IS always difficult in a disclo-sure-based market to know where to draw the line when it comes to how much to tell and when to tell it. Rules can only do so much; many times, judgement
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      Lock icon Thai firm to sell palm oil business
      389 8 Sales likely to attract Wilmar and Sime Darby, says source Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand’s largest energy firm, PTT Pcl, plans to sell its palm oil business in Indonesia worth an estimated US$300-400 million as part of moves to divest non-core businesses, a senior company
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang shares climb on orders optimism
      306 8 SHARES in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd, China’s No 2 private shipyard, jumped by the most since October 2011 as Credit Suisse Group AG and DBS Group Holdings Ltd raised their ratings on optimism that orders will rise. Yangzijiang climbed 6 per cent to $1.04
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      Lock icon Goldman expects fall in 12-month commodities index
      266 8 Bloomberg GOLDMAN Sachs Group has cut its 12-month forecast for commodity returns, predicting a decline in precious metals, agriculture and energy. The bank kept its neutral recommendation on raw materials. The Standard Poor’s GSCI Enhanced Commodity Index will drop 2 per cent, compared
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Hiap Hoe investigates media report
        81 8 HIAP Hoe is investigating an allegedly erroneous media report by an Australian online media website in relation to its purchase of a property at 380 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. The company said the report alleged lapses in compliance with the continuing disclosure obligations of the
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        Lock icon CAO-led consortium secures HKIA fuel deal
        90 8 A CONSORTIUM led by jet fuel trader China Aviation Oil (CAO) has won a tender to provide into-plane fuelling services at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) for 10 years. CAO will own 39 per cent of the stake in a newly formed joint-venture company,
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        Lock icon Temporary nod for UPP’s Myanmar JV
        85 8 UPP Holdings has received a temporary certificate of incorporation dated Aug 30 for a proposed joint venture company UPP-MSP Engineering Limited with a Myanmar-incorporated partner. UPP-MSP has also been granted a temporary form of permit to carry on business relating to engineering and other
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon STI drops as penny stocks stay in focus
      563 6  -  Index falls 15.7 points and the broad market records 314 rises versus 188 falls excluding warrants STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent AFTER gaining 108 points in four consecutive sessions, the Straits Times Index yesterday fell 15.7 points to 3,108.19. Turnover was
      Source: Bloomberg  -  563 words
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      73 6 Sep 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 718.00 +339.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +107.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +72.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 752.52 +5.26 FTSE ST Small Cap 549.66 +2.63 FTSE ST All Share 763.96 -1.74 FTSE ST China Top 199.32 +2.78 FTSE ST China 225.93 +1.20 FTSE
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 3 8 4 0 0 0 3 8 4 Manufacturing 78 49 33 12 6 12 90 55 45 Commerce 34 15 24 11 2 3 45 17 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 31 2 10
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 27,196 27,196 35,685 35,685 Manufacturing 526,095 128,796 654,891 169,676 16,516 186,192 Commerce 221,717 804,910 1,026,627 71,557 52,885 124,442 Tpt/Stor/Comms 264,884 69,629 334,513 196,935 19,379 216,314 Finance 87,561 644 88,205 164,672 264 164,937 Construction 120,303 90,196
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      932 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM United Overseas Bank Sept 11 close: S$20.45 OCBC Investment Research, Sept 11 RECENTLY, we met with UOB’s core Thailand management team at its Corporate Day. Management were generally positive on UOB’s business, presence and growth in Thailand. This optimism is supported by rising regional
      Source: Bloomberg  -  932 words
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      111 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.930 CapitaLand 3.070 +0.030 CapitaMall 1.860 -0.010 CityDev 10.22 +0.060 ComfortDelGro 1.870 DBS Grp 16.31 -0.190 GLP 2.750 -0.020 Genting SP 1.445 +0.050 Golden Agri 0.550 -0.010 HK Land 6.330 -0.060 HPH Trust US$ 0.750 +0.005 JMH 54.46 -2.540 JSH 33.80
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      Lock icon Yen slips versus euro, dollar on easing Syria tensions
      561 6 CURRENCIES Reu ters [LONDON] The yen was in sight of multi-year lows versus the euro and slipped to a seven-week trough against the dollar yesterday as an easing in international tensions over Syria prompted investors to seek high-er-yielding assets. US President
      Reuters; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  561 words
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      50 6 VOLUME Albedo 668,813,000 EMS Ener 142,115,000 YHM 81,830,000 CNA 81,086,000 FreightLinks 77,797,000 Asiatic 72,225,000 Anchun 61,623,000 Innopac 60,327,000 Yangzijiang 54,514,000 HanKore 53,262,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 78,398,910 Genting SP 75,737,155 SingTel 56,391,276 Yangzijiang 55,640,850 Ezra 48,759,010 Albedo 37,871,663 UOB 34,279,930 CapitaLand 30,616,730 OCBC Bk 26,906,440 Blumont 24,294,355 Clob
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      Lock icon RISES
      113 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 7877 668.9 7.2 DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9477 195.5 1.7 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 4501 135.8 2.4 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2940 74.9 2.0 DBXT MSBrazil 10US$ 485 63.5 11.5 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2228 54.6 2.0 DBXT MSCHINA 10US$ 1248 50.8 3.3 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3012
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      Lock icon FALLS
      123 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JMH 5446 -322.4 -4.5 JSH 3380 -215.8 -4.8 Jardine C&C 3516 -84.0 -2.3 GLD 10US$ ***** -82.5 -0.5 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -50.0 -0.5 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 1951 -31.7 -1.3 DBS Grp 1631 -19.0 -1.2 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -10.0 -0.1 Spore
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      Lock icon FTSE ST CATALIST INDEX
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon ‘Chew alone was involved in the financing’
      587 9  -  Hanafi: Five other accused just helped administer budgeting of Crossover Project CITY HARVEST CHURCH CASE By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg INDONESIAN businessman and City Harvest Church (CHC) member Wahju Hanafi, who has spent the better part of the last two weeks on the stand,
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      Lock icon Court orders ex-trainee broker to return confidential documents
      492 9  -  He e-mailed info to himself before leaving GFI to join rival firm By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg A FORMER trainee broker of the GFI Group in Singapore has been ordered by the High Court to return confidential trading activity and client data he
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      Lock icon BCA seeks more funds for green upgrading
      841 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE’S building regulator is seeking more funds to support landlords who upgrade systems used to power and cool structures, which account for a third of the nation’s electricity consumption. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) wants more money after exhausting $100 million
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      Lock icon Staff mobility rising as more go overseas
      450 9  -  More companies sending staff abroad to support business By VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg A SURVEY by KPMG has found that a mobile workforce is becoming increasingly prevalent as more companies send their employees on overseas assignments. Some 72 per cent of more than 600
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon New moves to give Malays leg-up
      477 10 Najib to announce measures on Sat relating to equity ownership, business, and human capital Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will announce measures this week to boost the economic role of majority ethnic Malays, official media reported yesterday, signalling a reversal of
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      Lock icon M’sia to pump RM160b more into railways
      377 10 Railroads making comeback because of inherent efficiency: Najib [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia expects to invest another RM160 billion (S$62 billion) on rail development by 2020, Prime Minister Najib Razak said. He said that since 1990, the government has invested more than RM50 billion in
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      Lock icon Major IPOs banking on cornerstones to ward off volatility
      468 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Westports Holdings, operator of Malaysia’s busiest port, has recruited mostly statelinked funds to take up 90 per cent of an institutional tranche, two sources said, as it looks to shield its US$610 million IPO from jittery regional markets.
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon India’s lack of clarity keeps supermart giants away
      760 11 Govt now allows 51% joint ventures but rules fuzzy on detailed guidelines AFP [MUMBAI] A year since India reduced foreign investment barriers to its retail sector to spur flagging economic growth, confusing rules and political uncertainty are keeping overseas supermarket giants away,
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      Lock icon Shanghai FTZ draft may be out by this week
      356 11 Reuters [SHANGHAI] A draft policy outlining financial and industrial reforms in Shanghai’s recently approved Free Trade Zone (FTZ) could be released as early as this week, the official Shanghai Securities News reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. Once the
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon EU’s Barroso warns Europe not to derail fragile recovery
      409 12 Political upheaval the biggest risk, joblessness at record level, investors still lack confidence in EU Reu ters [STRASBOURG] European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has called on the European Union to cement its fragile economic recovery even as an emergence from
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      Lock icon Foreign tourists come to rescue of Portugal
      732 12 Income from foreign tourists up 8.2% to 3.7b euros in H1 AFP [LISBON] The famous number 28 tram, winding its way through the narrow streets of the Portuguese capital, is packed. Foreign tourists are flocking to Lisbon, as well as the southern coastal
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Wholesaler stockpiles rise slightly in July
      360 13 Wholesaler sales are up for 4th month but at 0.1%, smallest gain since December LATEST US DATA AP [WASHINGTON] US wholesalers increased their stockpiles only slightly in July after three monthly declines and their sales improved at the weakest pace in seven months. The
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      Lock icon Hedge fund may upset Vodafone’s Kabel bid
      553 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] Vodafone Group’s 7.7 billion euro (S$13 billion) takeover of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG is under threat amid speculation that a hedge fund that boosted its stake in the target did so to squeeze extra cash from the deal. The UK mobile-phone
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      Lock icon France, Portugal unable to meet deficit targets
      514 13 AFP [PARIS] France and Portugal yesterday said that they are unable to meet their EU mandated deficit targets with France announcing “unprecedented” cuts in its next budget and Portugal pushing for changes to its deficit reduction target. Despite emerging from a shallow recession
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      Lock icon German bonds aaid Highest rate in 2 years
      220 13 AFP [BERLIN] Germany paid its highest interest rate in almost two years at a bond auction yesterday, as economic prospects in the eurozone brighten and the country’s safe-haven status dwindles. The interest rate for the 10-year Bund came in at 2.06 per
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    • Article
      Lock icon Verizon’s US$49b bond issue breaks records
      349 13 Eight-tranche bond will help fund buyout of Verizon Wireless Reuters [NEW YORK] Verizon Communications yesterday launched a US$49 billion eight-tranche bond that will partly finance its US$130 billion buyout of its wireless operations Verizon Wireless from Vodafone, setting a new record for the largest
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      Lock icon Dow Average adds Goldman, Visa, Nike
      1015 14 Replacing Bank of America, HP and Alcoa, they’ll boost weight of banking IT firms in US index Bloomb erg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Visa Inc and Nike Inc will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), replacing Bank of America
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      Lock icon EU Parliament, ECB strike deal over bank supervision
      427 14 MPs sign off today on rules allowing the central bank to supervise banks Reuters [STRASBOURG] The European Parliament and the European Central Bank (ECB) have resolved a dispute over the new financial supervisor, paving the way for European Union (EU) lawmakers to
      Reuters; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  427 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Tesco to sell loss-making US unit Fresh & Easy
      347 14 Tesco to sell loss-making US unit Fresh Easy Investment group Yucaipa to acquire more than 150 stores, the remaining 50 will close AFP [LONDON] Britain’s biggest retailer, supermarket group Tesco, said it had struck a deal to sell most of its loss-making US West Coast chain Fresh Easy to investment
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      Lock icon EU to unveil telecoms reform package today
      668 15 Blueprint spurred by falling revenues in the sector in Europe Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Union Commission has approved a plan to spur investment in communications networks and create a single market for telecoms services despite concerns that some parts may favour big operators,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Top 10% earners took home half of US total income in 2012
      726 15 Study also shows top 1 took more than one-fifth of Americans’ income NYT [WASHINGTON] The top 10 per cent of earners took more than half of the country’s total income in 2012, the highest level recorded since the
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      Lock icon Koreas agree to reopen industrial park in North
      655 16 Operations at Seoulfunded complex to resume on a trial basis from Sept 16 AFP [SEOUL] North and South Korea agreed yesterday to reopen their Kaesong joint industrial park on a trial basis from next Monday, five months after it was shut during
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      Lock icon Jobless rate, benefit claims fall in Britain
      497 16 Pound jumps on talk BOE will raise rates earlier than targeted Reuters [LONDON] Britain’s unemployment rate dropped in July to its lowest since late last year, adding to speculation that the Bank of England may raise interest rates earlier than it has predicted.
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      853 18 It still sees Russia, sub-Saharan Africa, S America, S-E Asia as best for growth Bloomberg [OSLO] As bond investors dump emerging market assets, the world’s biggest freight company is underscoring its commitment to the region. AP Moeller-Mae-rsk A/S says that it won’t cut
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      471 18 Maybank IB warns this may hinder revenue growth and consume capital [PETALING JAYA] AirAsiaX’s (AAX) aggressive fleet growth plan of seven aircraft each in 2013 and 2014 may pose some risks to the low-cost long-haul carrier, according to Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank
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      238 18 SGX '000 Sep 11 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore '000 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.27 unch 162 Cosco Corp 0.77 0.03 ***** Ezra Hldgs 1.10 0.21 ***** First Ship Lea 0.10 0.01 1352 Freight Links 0.12 0.01 ***** Grand Banks............unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd Chuan Hup Hldg K1Ventures 0.21
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      326 18  -  23% traffic growth rise outpaced by increase of 30.3% in capacity By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Budget carrier Tigerair Singapore has reported a passenger load factor (PLF) of 78.5 per cent in August, down 4.7 percentage points from August last year, as
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      222 18 7m use hub in Aug, thanks to larger planes, better loads Reuters [LONDON] London’s Heathrow airport yesterday said it carried 7.7 per cent more passengers last month than it did in August 2012, helped by larger and fuller aircraft using the hub. Just under seven
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      47 18 ‘I look forward to S’pore food’ Hrithik Roshan on his visit here next week India International Insurance head on tabla! GET YOUR COPY TOMORROW GET YOUR COPY TOMORROW FROM ALL 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS FROM ALL 7-ELEVEN OUTLETS TO ADVERTISE: CALL KALWANT (*****327) OR NISHAL (*****438) WHILE STOCKS LAST
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      341 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Worthy Lib Dem minister embraces right change (10) 9 Sacred symbol engraved in bank house (4) 10 Modest nun is a smug phony (10) 11 Like fish moving around, then quietly dormant (6) 12 Being most wet as nuisance clinging to mother (7) 15 Wee insect
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      476 20 EDITORIAL APPLE’S latest product launch in Cupertino on Tuesday was a seismic event, but not for the reasons that have formerly been associated with the handset maker. During the launch, the company unveiled the upmarket iPhone 5s and its more affordable cousin, the
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      857 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent BELGIAN surgeon Jacques Rogge declared in Buenos Aires last weekend when on behalf of the International Olympic Committee he awarded Tokyo the right to host the 2020 Olympic games that as a
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      1026 20  -  They can again be the engine of growth if they make tangible progress in seven arenas By PETER SANDS The writer is group chief executive, Standard Chartered. This article was his contribution to the ‘The Singapore Summit Online Confluence’ ANKS in Asia
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      1061 21  -  Institutions, individuals and corporations need to tread with care in the area between tax avoidance and tax evasion By ALAN LAU CHUA KONG PING The writers are respectively, partner and head of financial services tax, and senior manager, tax, at KPMG in Singapore.
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      1086 21  -  LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent IF the current Syria crisis is revolved in a peaceful way through diplomacy, without requiring the use of US military power, some future historians might conclude that President Barack Obama was a strategic genius who, by applying just
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      3267 23 Transaction date: Sep 11 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 Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld 15 11.9 8Telecom M Cap High Low Company 75 57 ASL Marine
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      259 24 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 Last Vol 2.4 1.3 t Advanced System 1.5 unch 200 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 23.8 Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High
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      274 24 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 59 27 AVJennings A58 +3 26 59 56 58 59 3.6 6 4.7 214.7 52 31 Genting HK US$ US39.5 unch 5916 40.5 39.5 39.5 40.5 2600.9
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      895 24 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 126 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 111 1 111 111 112 115 506.7 143 124.3 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 132.7cd 134.6 135.3 114.4 99.2 CIMB APAC
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      612 25 Sep 11 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.74 *****.46 *****.72 Sep13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****5 *****0 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****2 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 289.74 291.19 288.22 Sep13 290.90 293.60 288.90 291.30 ***** *****0 Oct13 290.00
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      373 25 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Sep 10 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1094.5 0.7 16.7 0.5 18.4 0.7 14.0 EAFE Preliminary 901.9 1.2 16.4 1.0 15.1 1.2 10.9 Europe Preliminary 1285.3 1.3 12.0
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      471 25 Sep 11 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.961 5.681 0.700 7.200 58.874 106.604 0.931 10.087 3.040 1.154 97.264 40.669 1.179 9.257 0.868 27.657 29.816 0.590 0.928 Canada 1.041 5.912
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      51 25 Sep 11 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 1 mth 2 mths 2 mths 0.***** 9 mths 6 mths 12 mths Source: Thomson
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      92 25 Sep 11 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****W 19-Sep-13 0.24 6-Month BS*****E 07-Mar-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0S 0.25 01-Feb-15 100 100.06 100.06 5-Year N*****0T 0.5
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      136 25 Sep 11 GOLD(US$/oz) Sep 10 Sep 11 Hong Kong 1384.00 1374.00 Sep 09 Sep 10 London 1388.00 1362.01 1388.75 1363.03 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Sep 11 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 125 56 5gm 356 278 10gm 635 556
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      53 25 Sep 11 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Sep 13 2351.0 866 Oct 13 2360.0 2341.0 2366.0 2336.0 1310 ***** Nov 13 2353.0 2333.0 2367.0 2330.0 ***** ***** Dec 13 2351.0 2330.0 2365.0 2326.0 7562 *****
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      155 25 Sep 11 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1781 1.1795 0.9282 0.9286 Canadian dollar 1.2258 1.2275 0.9664 0.9658 Euro 1.6822 1.6838 1.3254 1.3256 NZ dollar 1.0206 1.0220 0.8041 0.8046 Sterling pound 1.9959 1.9980 1.5726 1.5730
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      109 25 Sep 10 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Sep 13 1403.75 1404.25 1405.00 1386.25 Nov 13 1355.00 1356.50 1363.25 1340.25 Jan 14 1355.25 1355.75 1362.25 1340.00 Mar 14 1338.25 1338.25 1343.25 1324.00 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Sep 13
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      95 25 Sep 10 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 13 1703 1700 1706 1686 Dec 13 1688 1685 1691 1673 Mar 14 1669 1665 1673 1655 May 14 1665 1662 1670 1651 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Sep 13 1720 1728 1739 1720 Nov 13 1747 1758 1766 1743
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      1161 25 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 34 5 786 0.0 5 -89 58 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 ...............0.6 -0.1 70 1 123 169 76.67 8 Exer Albedo Limited W*****9 Prem Disc Ascendas REIT.ES.1309 Expiry Ascendas
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      70 25 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Sep 10 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 110.10 -3.36 WTI (Near Mth) 107.27 -1.56 Dubai (1-Mth F) 107.28 -1.50 Tapis blend 120.58 -3.04 Minas 112.38 -2.64 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 104.22 -1.61 Jet Kerosene 125.40 -1.78 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 25 Sep 11 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2692 1.2702 2-months 1.2691 1.2701 3-months 1.2690 1.2701 6-months 1.2687 1.2697 Source: OCBC
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      65 25 Sep-10 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1749.00 1758.00 3 months 1797.00 1806.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7136.25 7164.00 3 months 7170.00 7196.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2115.00 2132.75 3 months 2135.00 2149.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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      121 25 As at 9am Sep 11 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.205 1.148 Can dollar 1.246 1.199 Euro 1.720 1.639 Sterling pound 2.031 1.953 NZ dollar 1.045 1.005 US dollar 1.292 1.231 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      154 25 Sep 11 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.28 0.18 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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      524 26 Dalian Wanda boss richest with fortune doubling to US$22b Reuters [SHANGHAI] China’s property industry reclaimed its spot as the number one source of income in the past year for the mainland’s wealthy, according to the China Rich List published annually by
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      517 26 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR DISTRICTS 3 TO 23 WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN AUG 14 AND AUG 20, 2013 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 3 NON-LANDED Meraprime Apt 17/08/2013 99 1173 1760 1500 District 4 NON-LANDED Reflections At Keppel
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      1383 26 Banks chase buyers as rise in borrowing costs slow refinancing by 60% Bloomberg [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co, the largest bank in the US by assets, is easing mortgage lending standards in housing markets hard hit by the crash where prices are surging.
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      636 27 Swedish households take 140 years on average to repay home loans: report Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Sweden is looking into the option of forcing households to start amortising their mortgages in an effort to prevent debt loads rising from a record. “We want to make
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      321 28 Aug UK house-price gauge rises to highest in 7 years as economy recovers Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays plc chief executive officer Antony Jenkins said that Britain runs the risk of a property boom as the economy starts to recover. “We are seeing
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      301 28 It will develop four towers that’ll have flats, offices, club Bloomberg [LONDON] British Land Co won local government approval to build luxury apartments near The Ritz hotel in London’s Mayfair district as foreign demand boosts residential prices in the city centre. British
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      Lock icon Guillemard condo lowers its price for en bloc sale
      495 30  -  Owners now seeking ‘in excess of $96m’, down from $105m$110m in April By FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg VERSAILLES, a 55-unit freehold condominium along Guillemard Road, has been relaunched for a collective sale by tender with a lower price tag than before. The
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      476 30 Wang Jianlin hires two investment banks in his hunt Bloom berg [SHANGHAI] Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man and owner of the country’s biggest commercial land developer, said that he has hired two investment banks to buy hotel management companies, mostly in the US.
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      229 28 TOKYO FREEHOLD PROPERTY from 338,000 SGD! up to 35 years rental guarantee! RARE OPPORTUNITY!! DIRECTLY from Developer in JAPAN! Date 14th and 15th September 2013 Time 3pm 8pm (Presentation will be conducted at 4pm 7pm) Venue PARKROYAL on Kitchener, Sapphire 3 (Level 3) (Next to Farrer Park MRT) Organizer Dualtap
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      293 28 PRIME CITY FRINGE STANDALONE RESIDENTIAL BLOCK yjilJ V, m I. J i il l Ji NJJlW ““iif Sale by Expression of Interest Site area approximately 911 sqm 9,806 sqft GFA approximately 2,797 sqm 30,108 sqft 99 year lease w.e.f. 22 Mar 2012 50 units comprising mainly of studio, 1 2
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      367 29 ACROSS THE SEA BEYOND THE SKY BRUNSFIELD ISKANDAR WATERFRONT www.biw.com.my DANGA BAY ISKANDAR MALAYSIA When you have your own Island, the rest of the world may seem oceans away, Especially if your residence of choice is Brunsfield Iskandar Waterfront. When every lifestyle need and desire can be fulfilled at your
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      172 30 Deutsche Bank db.com By invitation Women in Asian Business Conference The Power of Authenticity September 17, 2013, Marina Bay Sands Psvftrfvn, Featured speakers In conversation with Joanna Barsh McKinsey Company Director Emeritus and President, The Centered Leadership Project Datuk Yvonne Chia Former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive, Hong Leong
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      Lock icon STILL STEADY
      361 1  -  The local property market seems to have weathered supposed storms as interest in this asset class remains firmly in the psyche of Singaporeans, with some investing in real estate abroad By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg DEVELOPERS and Singaporeans were greeted early in the year 2013 with another sweeping
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      2172 2  -  Longer-term outlook for the market appears healthy. ByONG ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg DAYS of heady growth in the private residential market may now be a thing of the past, but longer-term growth prospects appear to remain healthy and are in fact moving on a
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      Lock icon On the fringe of the city
      1327 4  -  There is an emerging value proposition for city fringe condominiums. BY TAI\I TEE KHOOI\I, fl and JOANNA CHEN The authors are from Knight Frank Singapore. Tan Tee Khoon is executive director for residential services, Alice Tan is head of research and Joanna Chen is
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      1366 6  -  Like scarce art works, they do not yield significant recurrent cash flow but offers capital appreciation. BY EIEEEJJEIE Alan Cheong is senior director, and head of research and consultancy at Savills Singapore. INVESTING in real estate has never been an easy decision. This has
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      Lock icon Long-term lure of luxury homes
      1184 8  -  Capital appreciation is the name of the game for buyers of these prized assets. By lee lay keng and li jinquan BY EEEIZSIIIEIEEI and LI JI|\IQUAl\I The authors are from DTZ. Lee Lay Keng is the head of Singapore research and Li Jinquan is senior
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      Lock icon Good Class Bungalows stand the test of time
      1004 8  -  GCBs, a rare breed of landed property, are still the coveted icons of success for many By ONG TECK HUI, TAY LIAM HIAP, CARIN PUAH The authors are from Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants. Ong Teck Hui is national director for research
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      1142 10  -  EC land prices have increased significantly in recent years. BY N ICHOLAS MAK ELISE LEONG The authors are from SLP International’s research and consultancy department. EXECUTIVE condominiums (ECs) are a type of hybrid pri-vate-public non-landed housing meant to satisfy the housing demand of the ‘sandwiched
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      1082 12  -  CityLife@Tampines was held up to scrutiny for its high price and huge size. ByMINDY TAN BY IIZIJIEIIEEEI tanmindy@sph.com.sg IT was the straw that broke the camel’s back. At more than 4,000 sq ft, the presidential penthouse suite at CityLife@Tampines was first held up to
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      1613 14  -  The traditional core CBD around Raffles Place will stay a focal point for business activity. By By ORAY ARMSTRONG and DESMO|\ID SIM Moray Armstrong is executive director for office services at CBRE. Desmond Sim is associate director at CBRE Research. WITH Marina Bay
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      1690 14  -  By MOHD ISMAIL Mohd Ismail is the CEO ofPropNex Realty. THE issue of rising property prices in Singapore has been a contentious one over the past few years. There has been a seemingly never ending upward movement of residential property
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      1230 18  -  The development of well-established retail spaces has helped to change the profile and positioning of the area, say CYTHNIA PHUA, ALICE TAN and DEBBIE LAM CVTHI\IIA PHUA, fl and DEBBIE LAM The authors are from Knight Frank Singapore. Cythnia Phua is executive director of retail services,
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      1666 18  -  B)’ EUGENE LIM and URAINA POH The authors are from ERA Realty. Eugene Lim is key executive officer and Uraina Poh is research analyst. HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) resale prices grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of
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      1138 20  -  Urban planners and real-estate developers are taking innovative, collaborative and impactful approaches. BY CHIA BOON KUAH The author is the president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) ACHIEVING a balance of economic progress, equity and quality of life are challenges for any truly global
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      1118 20  -  By PRIYARANJAN KUMAR The author is regional director of capital markets group at Cushman and Wakefield Asia-Pacific THE concept of strata title properties is widely believed to be popularised following innovation from such legal structures created in Australia in the early
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      1179 22  -  As downtown Singapore grows in maturity, existing micro markets will evolve to meet particular tenant needs, says toby dodd TOBY DODD The author is managing director of Cushman and Wakefield Singapore THE Singapore office market has seen positive rental gains in the first half of 2013,
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      878 24 / 25 Projects currently on the market DISTRICT PROJECT TENURE LOCATION DEVELOPER TOTAL 01 V on Shenton 99 Shenton Way United Industrial Corporation 510 02 SkySuites@Anson 99 Enggor Street Allgreen Properties 360 04 Corals at Keppel Bay 99 Keppel Bay Drive Keppel Land 366 D 04 Skyline Residences FH Telok
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      1643 26  -  The greater predictability in rents and prices can only be good for the Singapore market, say tan boon leong and doreen goh TAI\I BOON LEOI\IG and DOREE|\I con The writers are from Colliers International. Tan Boon Leong is executive director for industrial services, projects and sales,
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      1097 26  -  By KARAMJIT SINGH The writer is the regional director and head of investments and residential at Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants IN the first seven months of 2013, eight residential en bloc sites worth $613.4 million were purchased by developers keen on
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      1307 32  -  Multiple key catalytic projects such as the Legoland Malaysia Theme Park, Hello Kitty Town, and the Johor Premium Outlets have been completed. ByCHRISTINE LI, WONG XIAN YANGandCHRIS YAP ByCHRISTINE CHRISTINE LI, EE and CHRIS YAP The authors are from property firm OrangeTee. Christine Li is
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      985 34  -  Property consultants say that steps must be taken to prevent asset bubble, reports IEZZIUIJIIHIE [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is expected to introduce stricter guidelines in the October Budget to curb property speculation and spiralling prices. So those holding too many properties should be sweating a bit,
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      Lock icon Working With SMEs To Unlock Market Potential Of Iskandar Region
      672 34 Established in Singapore since 1961, RHB Bank understands the aspirations and needs of SMEs; and strategically engages them with customised approaches to capitalise on windows of opportunity. With the burgeoning interest in Iskandar Malaysia, RHB Bank is set to partner
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      1414 36  -  Buying luxury projects in Thailand's best locations ensure capital appreciation in the long term, says ALIWASSA PATHNADABUTR The writer is managing director of CBRE Thailand IN light of the creation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), Thailand’s economy has been one of the most highlighted in
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      1279 38  -  The drivers for rising investment volumes are strong hotel fundamentals, supply dynamics and a favourable investment climate. By chee hok yean BY E Chee Hok Yean is executive director at Chestern Singapore THE hotel investment market in Singapore has seen a changing landscape with
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      1386 42  -  Growing numbers of “buy to let” landlords are entering the market on the grounds that more people need to rent because they cannot afford to buy, reports neil behrmann reportsNEIL NEIL BEHRMAI\II\I [LONDON] A surge in prime residential London property prices in the past two
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        1139 44  -  They have established a strong international investor base including property specialists, global and regional funds, and local retail investors. By michael smith BY E]!EfiE Michael Smith is the head of Asia ex-Japan real estate investment banking at Goldman Sachs SINGAPORE has become one
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        1892 45 OVERVIEW Starhill Global REIT is one of the largest listed S-REITs with an asset value of S$2.8 billion and a market capitalisation of over S$1.6 billion. Our portfolio comprises mainly retail assets strategically located in prime shopping districts including Orchard Road in Singapore, Bukit Bintang in Kuala
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        1128 46 OVERVIEW From the outset Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd (Mapletree) has demonstrated the commitment to driving value for shareholders and stakeholders alike. The company is a leading Asia-focused real estate developer, investor and capital manager. Headquartered in Singapore, the company’s depth of experience and applied expertise in real estate
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        1051 47 The largest commercial REIT by market capitalisation, CCT’s portfolio comprises 10 premium office and commercial buildings in Singapore OVERVIEW The first commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) to list in May 2004, CapitaCommercial Trust (CCT) is the largest commercial REIT by market capitalisation, at approximately S$4 billion. Focusing
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        1436 48  -  They also offer diversification between different sub-sectors or between geographies. BY SARAH OI\IG and KEVI|\I TAl\I The authors, Kevin Tan and Sarah Ong, are investment analysts at OCBC Investment Research. SINGAPORE has one of the largest listed real estate investment trust (Reit) markets in
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      518 3 Star Architects. Iconic Landmarks. Signature Developments. d'Leedon, Sky Habitat and The Interlace are icons of urban living, and visions articulated by Zaha Hadid, Moshe Safdie and Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). They each tell a narrative of the Singapore landscape and create a connection for the people who will inhabit
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      277 9 IT'S NOT JUST HOW YOU LIVE, BUT WHERE YOU LIVE THAT BRINGS YOU EVERYDAY JOY. 11 ~m m r V JK Mw i, 51 SSI* JSBBBBBS mi Nestled amongst the bounties of nature lies an exquisite gem that is Mon Jervois, the ideal address for those who dream of creating
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      347 10 20 years with Philippe Starck A designer's job is to create more joy with less by Philippe Starck y 1994 Good Water Consumption 4.30 litres/min Type of Product; Basin Taps and Mixers Brand Axor Model: Starck Classic Single Lever Basin Mixer ***** Reg. No.: BST-2010/*****8 1998 Good Water Consumption 4.70
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      370 21 i w *5 a m m. J I T ■A C,w w w i t m I <w* K^SBa k ■v. s f5 4. r -r^> w S3 L A SB V m m m i I ,t mk k jK bS/: 1 M mm: Hr Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival With
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      278 23 .o' Sengkang MRT Station Next Train z You won’t miss the train if you live at La Fiesta. New Release of Choice Units ABSD Discount Available For Illustration Only Changi Airport 19-minute drive Upcoming Mall at Fernvale 5-minute drive Sengkang Sports Recreation Centre 12-minute ride Seletar Aerospace Park 8-minute drive
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      227 24 / 25 KNIGHT FRANK KNOWS TECHNOLOGY As the world shrinks, the market for your property grows. That's why we're always finding new ways of harnessing digital opportunities to reach more people and give your property maximum exposure. Discover how Knight Frank can help you sell or lease your property. on 1 K
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      332 28 / 29 ECO-CHIC 15 MinutesfromSingapore* Freehold in Iskandar Malaysia (IM) Leisure Farm an, fill I i' uar- v *1 f, t 3 ja*» Jim SfVi, LAU* K A u arici iL% V* |A Condt frjyni y«jncp. Phase 7B Open for Registration 7A Sold Out fy\ **V- HI I 4 3r 1 Z
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      524 35 SUNWAY 28 Exclusive Bungalows with lush garden setting 20 minutes from CIQ HEIGHTS Exclusive Garden Home Living at Johor Bahru m 60°/o Lush Greenery ft Open Spaces n« Thematic Parks with 2.6 km cycling tracks SltSHiimYu i 38,000 sq. ft. Private Club House Facilities $11$ fc—■ v-,-, Exclusive Semi-D ft
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      512 40 TROPICANA DANGA BAY ISKANDAR MALAYSIA, JOHOR Upcoming High End Serviced Residences The upcoming serviced residence is the latest development of the 37 acres master planned waterfront development of Tropicana Danga Bay, located within the prime zone of Iskandar Malaysia. It has six beautifully designed residential towers sitting atop a world-class
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      496 41 ADVERTORIAL PAUQUE MELBOURNE S P Setia launches new FREEHOLD luxury residential development in Melbourne 555 ST KILDA ROAD MELBOURNE THIS IS THE BEST RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN MELBOURNE” karl fender FENDER KATSALIDIS ARCHITECTS The Architect of EUREKA TOWER II i» mi I in !i! r a* f ST KILDA RBAD ASPECT
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      347 42 rR SC ft K r CANALSIDE LIVING LONDON N1 33 exclusively interior designed one, two and three bedroom luxuriously appointed apartments > Each apartment benefits from spacious balcony or terrace up to 1,242 sq ft > Zone 1- short walk to Old Street Station (Northern Line) known as Tech City
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      1022 43 Advertising Feature THE CORNICHE ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON LIFE AHEAD OF THE CURVE M r i i m T >■ Designed by Foster Partners, The Corniche offers panoramic views over the most important stretch of the River Thames and comes complete with a wealth of luxury amenities. World economies may rise
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