The Business Times, 15 November 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Friday, November 15, 2013
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    Lock icon S’pore banks can take 50% property price dive
    846 1  -  IMF team involved in stress tests flags risks from jump in credit, real estate prices By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore banks are so well-buffered that they will be able to withstand even a 50 per cent plunge in property prices here
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,191.08 (+24.34) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,190.00 (+24.00) GSIMSCI 368.08 (+2.77) GSIMSCI FUTURES 368.10 (+3.50) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.247 (US$/S$ per 1.604 2.000 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.346 1.679 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 99.80 80.00 RM 3.203 2.568 HK$ 7.753 6.218 BAHT 31.52 25.28 RUPIAH
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      48 1 Thursday Change KL COMP 1,784.20 +1.71 NIKKEI 225 14,876.41 +309.25 HANG SENG 22,649.15 +185.32 SET INDEX 1,415.69 +10.92 JAKARTA COMP 4,367.37 +65.48 MANILA COMP 6,327.88 +6.92 SEOUL COMP 1,967.56 +4.00 SHENZHEN B 831.46 +5.69 MUMBAI IND 20,399.42 +205.02 11am EST Change DOW 15,851.69 +30.06 NASDAQ 3,962.02 -3.55
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      22 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA HONG KONG HONG KONG 5.00 TAIWAN 14.694 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 INDIA 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon Japan posts faster than expected Q3 growth
    724 1  -  Yen slips, Nikkei up as minister promises forex intervention to ensure stability By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo JAPAN’S economy grew slightly faster than expected in Q3 and is expected to gather pace in the last quarter with increased consumer spending ahead of a
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      84 1 PROPERTY DTZ stalwart to join Cushman PAGE 24 887 1 8 I 11 *****4 Li M f I V ,1 m OMEGA CO-AXIAL CHRONOMETER ANTI-MAGNETIC IN 1969 OMEGA DEFIED ZERO GRAVITY GOING TO THE MOON. IN 2013 OMEGA DEFIES MAGNETIC FIELDS ON EARTH. This OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra resists magnetic
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      34 1 CORPORATE RESULTS SingTel Q2 profit flat on currency depreciation PAGE 2 BT PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS BT’s CATS property feature is now available to BTO subscribers. To subscribe to BT Property Classifieds, email cats8@sph.com.sg PAGES 24-26
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      18 1 ARTS Fresh canvas for Art Stage PAGE 36 S’pore’s financial sector highly developed, well regulated: IMF, Page 4
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      22 1 WINE New approach to pairing wine with food PAGE 35 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE Forget the waiter; we have the e-menu I PAGE 33
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Strong Sing dollar keeps SingTel Q2 profit flat at $870m
      656 2  -  In constant currency terms, net earnings rise 7%, operating revenue dips 2.7% Reports by JOYCE HOOI joyceh@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The heftier Singapore dollar sat down hard on SingTel’s earnings for the second quarter, rendering its net profit flat at $870 million
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      Lock icon After LoopMe, SingTel plans a comeback
      392 2 LOOPME SingTel’s answer to WhatsApp and Viber might have been canned earlier this year, but the telco is plotting a comeback. Yesterday, SingTel executive Allen Lew acknowledged that the cancellation of the LoopMe app was “a small setback”. Even so, he vowed that SingTel
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      303 2 S’pore banks can take property price fall SINGAPORE banks are so well-buffered that they will be able to withstand even a 50 per cent plunge in property prices here, say the IMF and MAS. FRONT PAGE Japan Q3 growth faster than expected JAPAN'S economy grew faster than expected
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      Lock icon S’pore financial sector highly developed, well regulated: IMF
      787 4  -  But Republic needs to further develop crisis management arrangements, it says By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s financial system one of the world’s largest and a systemically important one is “highly developed, and well regulated and supervised”, and its current regulation
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      Lock icon Temasek unit buys Tanzania LNG asset stake
      521 4  -  By RONNIE LIM ronnie@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Armed with a war chest of US$6.9 billion, Temasek-owned Pavilion Energy has bought into its first upstream LNG asset, paying US$1.288 billion for a 20 per cent stake in offshore liquefied natural gas exploration concessions in Tanzania. The
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      Lock icon US heart valve firm expands S’pore plant
      308 4  -  By JACQUELYN CHEOK jaccheok@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] A global specialist in heart valves and haemodynamic monitoring has announced the expansion of its heart valve manufacturing facility here, giving a fillip to Singapore’s medical technology industry. Edwards Lifesciences, citing growing worldwide demand for tissue heart valves,
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      194 4 Friday, 22 November 2013,4.30pm, The Float Marina Bay Guest-of-Honour: President Tony Tan Keng Yam Catch all the excitement as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Bull Charge 2013! Soak in the carnival atmosphere and enjoy a slew of fun-filled activities as members of Singapore’s financial Industry race across the Marina
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Olam Q1 earnings rise 5.7%; revenue down 7.9
      483 5  -  Net gain from changes in valuation of biological assets falls 67.1% to $3.3m By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg DESPITE a drop in both revenue and net gain from valuation of biological assets, first-quarter earnings for Olam International climbed 5.7 per cent. The agri-commodities
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      Lock icon Ho Bee Q3 profit dives to $7.3m
      368 5  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg HO Bee Land is expecting to book a substantial fair-val-ue gain for The Metropolis project in Singapore’s One-North area this quarter. The property group said this yesterday as it posted a 76.7 per cent slide in third-quarter net profit
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      Lock icon GLP sets up US$3b fund; Q2 net falls 26%
      550 5  -  By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg GLOBAL Logistic Properties (GLP) yesterday announced the establishment of a US$3 billion China Logistics Fund, even as net profit fell 26 per cent for the three months ended September, to US$145 million, from US$195 million a year
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      Lock icon Market integrity is responsibility of all parties
      766 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has been heavily bashed over the past month for either being overzealous in exercising its regulatory powers with regard to the recent collapse in penny stocks, or for not being diligent enough
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      Lock icon Hour Glass Q2 profit slips 6% on rising operating costs
      278 7  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg LUXURY watch retailer The Hour Glass saw net profit slide 6 per cent year-on-year to $9.46 million for the second quarter ended Sept 30, as margins came under pressure. This is despite a 14 per cent
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      Lock icon Some F&N bonds fail to get votes
      263 7  -  By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg THE vote fell through for higher rated coupons at the extraordinary resolution tabled at the meeting for the holders of the various bonds and notes held by F&N Treasury yesterday. Specifically, the required quorum was not achieved at the
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      Lock icon Quarterly profit up for Ezion, ASL Marine
      449 8  -  Results helped by buoyant offshore services industries By LISA LEE By lisalcc@sph.com.sg OFFSHORE marine groups Ezion Holdings and ASL Marine posted higher earnings yesterday for the July-Sep-tember quarter, helped by still buoyant offshore oil services and equipment industries. Ezion Holdings saw a more
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Bukit Sembawang Q2 earnings down 33%
        89 8 BUKIT Sembawang’s second quarter profit fell 33 per cent per cent to $25.36 million, from $37.91 million a year ago, on lower profit recognition for development projects. Revenue fell 28.5 per cent to $87.77 million, from $122.8 million a year earlier. Half-year profit fell
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        Lock icon SingHaiyi now in MSCI S’pore Small Cap Index
        55 8 SINGHAIYI Group has been included as a component of the MSCI Singapore Small Cap Index. “SingHaiyi is among the 13 companies added to the MSCI Singapore Small Cap Index, following an announcement on the November 2013 Semi-Annual Index Review for the MSCI
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        Lock icon Hong Leong Asia back in the black in Q3
        91 8 HONG Leong Asia made a third quarter net profit of $3.2 million, reversing from a net loss of $1 million a year ago, as revenue from its diesel engines unit helped to lift bottom-line. The group said it made earnings per
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        Lock icon STX Pan Ocean’s Q3 loss deepens
        48 8 STX Pan Ocean’s third-quarter net losses widened to US$399.1 million from US$88.6 million a year ago as it registered a net other operating deficit of US$224.3 million. Revenue for the three months ended Sept 30 fell 80 per cent to US$237.7 million.
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        Lock icon YHI Q3 profit slumps 48.4% on revenue fall
        72 8 YHI International’s third quarter net profit fell 48.4 per cent to $2 million from $3.9 million a year ago as revenue declined for its distribution business and expenses increased. Earnings per share for the period ended Sept 30 fell to 0.35 cent
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      Lock icon Oxley buys prime freehold land in KL
      678 8  -  It pays RM446.7m for the plot in KLCC area, housing six bungalow properties By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg FOLLOWING its first overseas acquisition in Kuala Lumpur in May, Oxley Holdings, which has been making headlines for its choice global investments, is adding yet another
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      Lock icon Kingsmen’s Q3 profit falls 8.2% to $3.2m
      276 8  -  By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg DESIGN and production company Kingsmen Creatives reported net profit of $3.2 million for its third quarter ended Sept 30, down 8.2 per cent from $3.5 million a year ago. This was mostly due to the timing of project revenue
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      Lock icon UE’s Q3 earnings dip 2% to $12.5m
      423 8  -  By CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg PROPERTY development conglomerate United Engineers (UE) posted net profit of $12.5 million for its third quarter ended Sept 30, down 2 per cent from $12.8 million a year ago. Revenue more than quadrupled to $732 million from $152.4 million
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      Lock icon ThaiBev posts Q3 earnings of 4.08b baht
      286 8  -  By LISA LEE By lisalcc@sph.com.sg THAI Beverage posted a 74 per cent fall in its thirdquarter net profit to 4.08 billion baht (S$161 million), on the lack of associate investment gains made in the corresponding period last year, which related primarily to its
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      Lock icon Femto to supply fuel-saving product to SMRT
      174 8 MAINBOARD-LISTED Acma’s 20 per cent owned associate Femto will from this month supply SMRT with Femto’s proprietary fuel-saving product known as FLO+. This will be used for up to 500 SMRT buses for the next three years. In a statement yesterday, Acma said
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      Lock icon Midas chalks up Q3 profit of 16.41m yuan
      308 8  -  By carinel@sph.com.sg CARINE LEE carinel@sph.com.sg MIDAS Holdings swung to a net profit of 16.41 million yuan (S$3.34 million) for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2013, from a loss of 6.11 million yuan a year earlier. Turnover rose 48.5 per cent to
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Markets bank on Yellen’s dovishness
      543 6  -  Low volume, narrow focus on penny stocks continue to plague local bourse STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent THE local stock market yesterday continued to be plagued by low volume and a narrow focus on mainly penny stocks. This was despite a 24.34-point bounce in
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 8 1 0 0 0 6 8 1 Manufacturing 52 48 41 5 6 9 57 54 50 Commerce 21 24 19 7 4 1 28 28 20 Tpt/Stor/Comms 19 13 9
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 12,008 12,008 34,517 34,517 Manufacturing 265,897 105,170 371,067 167,328 3,737 171,065 Commerce 223,513 170,889 394,402 84,784 10,461 95,244 Tpt/Stor/Comms 182,646 13,333 195,979 178,665 2,015 180,680 Finance 67,818 534 68,352 156,381 198 156,579 Construction 26,147 196,917
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      114 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.030 +0.035 CapitaLand 3.040 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.980 CityDev 10.05 +0.070 ComfortDelGro 1.905 +0.010 DBS Grp 17.09 +0.140 GLP 3.000 +0.080 Genting SP 1.440 -0.005 Golden Agri 0.585 +0.015 HK Land 6.250 +0.070 HPH Trust US$ 0.685 -0.020 JMH 52.49 +0.400 JSH
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      73 6 Nov 14 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -246.00 +31.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +23.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -25.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 729.35 +2.46 FTSE ST Small Cap 534.29 +1.22 FTSE ST All Share 773.25 +5.04 FTSE ST China Top 199.63 +0.40 FTSE ST China 229.17 +1.96 FTSE
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon ComfortDelGro
        324 6 Nov 14 close: S$1.905 OCBC Investment Research, Nov 14 THE Q3-2013 results of ComfortDelgro (CDG) exceeded our expectations. Revenue grew 8.6 per cent y-o-y to S$978.4 million on the back of higher bus/rail ridership and taxi rentals while operating profit grew 4.8 per cent y-o-y to S$122.4 million. Although
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        338 6 Nov 14 close: S$0.695 Phillip Securities Research, Nov 14 COURTS Asia is a leading electrical, IT products, and furniture retailer in Singapore and Malaysia. It also offers in-house credit facilities, generating additional revenue for the retailer. The company will be expanding to Indonesia, with the opening of a
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        Lock icon First Resources
        130 6  -  Compiled by CAI HAOXIANG Nov 14 close: S$2.15 DBS Group Research, Nov 13 FIRST Resources (FR) reported Q3-2013 net profit of US$51.4 million, above our expected range of US$38-40 million. This brought 9M-2013 earnings to US$152.7 million, representing 76 per cent of our full-year forecast. The bet-ter-than-expected performance
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        Lock icon Glossary
        133 6 Ebit earnings before interest and tax Ebitda earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation EPS earnings per share FY fiscal/financial year H1, H2 first or second half NAV net asset value 9M nine months P/B price/book value (ratio) PE price/earnings (ratio) Q1, Q2, Q3 first, second, or third quarter
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      Lock icon Euro falls on weaker eurozone GDP data
      493 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro fell to a session low against the dollar yesterday, after third-quarter eurozone gross domestic product data was weaker than expected, keeping alive speculation that the European Central Bank may have to ease policy further. The euro extended losses
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 6 VOLUME SingHaiyi 203,258,000 YHM 189,706,000 HPH Trust US$ 83,862,000 Digiland 74,950,000 YHM W*****3 58,335,000 KLW Hldgs 57,928,000 Albedo 56,894,000 HanKore 55,715,000 Innopac 45,104,000 SIIC Env 44,746,000 VALUE($) HPH Trust US$ 72,089,767 DBS Grp 60,260,361 Wilmar 51,232,650 SingTel 41,528,850 OCBC Bk 39,110,408 UOB 37,499,470 GLP 37,484,940 SuntecReit 30,345,390
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      107 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP GLD 10US$ ***** 150.9 1.0 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 5739 63.6 0.9 JSH 3233 63.6 1.6 DBXT MSUSA 10US$ 4432 61.1 1.1 JMH 5249 49.9 0.8 DBXT MSTHAI 10US$ 2011 43.6 1.8 SuperGroup 346 35.0 11.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6120 29.9 0.4 UOB 2110 25.0 1.2
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      131 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** -684.0 -2.7 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 7582 -460.0 -4.6 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2694 -49.9 -1.5 DBXT MSINDO 10us$ 1251 -27.4 -1.7 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** -25.0 -0.2 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -20.0 -0.2 DBXT MSRussia 10US$ 308 -12.5 -3.1 Lyxor Europe
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon PM Lee: Law will come down hard on hackers
      545 9  -  He calls for regional cooperation against hackers and Asean integration in ICT By LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg CONDEMNING the recent hacking incidents in Singapore as crimes, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promised that those found guilty would be dealt with “to the
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      Lock icon PM Lee to attend Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka
      454 9  -  By CHUANG PECK MING peckming@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attend the 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, a gathering that has already been boycotted by two leaders because of the host country’s reportedly poor human
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      Lock icon Chocolate distributor FNA’s CEO wins top award
      604 10  -  Paul Loo Lip Giam is Ernst Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 for S’pore By FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg PAUL Loo Lip Giam was 37 years old when he decided life wasn’t sweet enough with his stockbroking job. That year, in 1994, he quit
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      Lock icon Digital marketing leaders crucial for firms: Hays
      405 10  -  Scarcity, demand driving up remuneration By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg SENIOR marketing executives with digital acumen will become a key requirement for companies to keep pace with changing technology and consumer behaviour, but the scarcity of such talent and the high demand are also
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      Lock icon Flexi-work leads to greater productivity: survey
      318 10  -  By VIVIEN SHIAO vshiao@sph.com.sg SEVENTY-FOUR per cent of Singapore respondents believe that flexible working is critical to higher productivity, a figure comparable to the global average of 75 per cent, according to a survey. Global workplace provider Regus surveyed more than 20,000 senior executives
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon M’sia Airlines may turn in profits in Q3
      560 11 But analysts caution the flag carrier still faces considerable headwinds [PETALING JAYA] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) may eke out a small profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, reversing six months of losses on the back of record passenger numbers, according to
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      Lock icon AmBank H1 profit rises 12.3% to RM951m
      449 11  -  By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE AmBank group has posted a 12.3 per cent increase in profit after tax of nearly RM951 million (S$370 million) for the six months ended September on the back of strong income growth, integration of recent acquisitions
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon Big local govt debt in China blocks interest rate reforms
      601 12 Surge in rates may boost default in municipal loans worth 9.7t yuan Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Chinese local governments’ 9.7 trillion yuan (S$2 trillion) in bank borrowings are a major obstacle to the freeing up of interest rates in the world’s
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      Lock icon Rate rise likely as India inflation tops estimates
      432 12 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian inflation accelerated more than economists estimated in October, adding pressure on central bank governor Raghuram Rajan to raise interest rates again. The wholesale price index rose 7 per cent from a year earlier, compared with a 6.46 per
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      Lock icon Taiwan imposes stricter rules on China investments
      420 12 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan has announced stricter rules for investment projects by Chinese companies as President Ma Ying-jeou seeks to overcome lawmaker resistance to legislation that would boost economic ties with China. In new rules effective yesterday, the Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Investment Commission,
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  • WORLD
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      413 13 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US is seeking broader protections for its pharmaceutical and other companies in negotiations on an ambitious Pacific trade deal, according to a document released on Wednesday by WikiLeaks. Julian Assange’s anti-se-crecy activist website published what it said was
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      445 14 This means the government may lower its Q3 GDP estimate LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit widened more than expected in September as imports rose to their highest level in almost a year, which could probably see third-quarter growth
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      378 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan’s top banks logged strong second quarter profit growth and raised their full-year outlook as a surge in the Tokyo stock market boosted equity portfolios. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Mizuho Financial Group, respectively Japan’s largest and second
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      505 18 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED Company Registration No. *****0026Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES Notice is hereby given that the following share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid: Name Certificate No. No. of Shares Lim Chin Cheong *****78-8
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      203 20 Should we rent out our unit? We can fetch five to up figure amount month every Guess what Did know found out? you that unit Mr Urn from the just found in our out condo that floor just 1th was that condo our sold this sold his unit year fetch
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      510 21  -  Carrier to subscribe to Virgin’s A$350m equity issue, along with Air NZ, Etihad By nishar@sph.com.sg NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) could boost its stake in Virgin Australia (VA) to 22.1 per cent by subscribing to Virgin’s A$350 million (S$407 million)
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      409 21 Reuters [ATLANTA] Consumer advocates worry that the decision to green-light another big airline merger will mean higher prices, even though upstart airlines will get more access to busy airports near Washington DC and New York as part of the deal. In the
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      248 21 SGX '000 Nov 14 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore 0.41 -0.01 65 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.26 unch 84 Cosco Corp 0.71 unch 1422 Cwt Limited...............1.27 0.01 161 Ezra Hldgs 1.29 0.01 5730 First Ship Lea 0.08 -0.01 32 Freight Links 0.11 unch 4408 Grand Banks -0.01 Jaya Hold Ltd
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      659 21 Reuters [DUBAI] Boeing looks set to dominate next week’s Dubai Airshow with more than US$100 billion of deals as it aims to launch its latest long-haul jet with up to 250 potential orders from as many as five airlines, industry
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      339 21 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE, France] European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) posted a 26 per cent increase in third-quar-ter profit after its Airbus SAS unit delivered more commercial aircraft. Earnings before interest and tax (Ebit), goodwill impairment and exceptionals rose to 663 million euros
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      997 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] South Korea’s three biggest shipping firms face a cash crunch as three trillion won (S$3.5 billion) of bonds are due for repayment in the next two years amid mounting losses from a global slump in rates to carry cargo. Hanjin Shipping
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      506 22 EDITORIAL OVER the past decade, Singapore has taken great strides in the area of wealth management, including taking steps to make itself attractive as a trust domicile. Next in line is a reinvention of the fund management industry. In this respect, two
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      1050 23  -  Gender diversity is beneficial to firms but only eight in 100 directors here are female By ANGELA TAN angelat@sph.com.sg ENDER diversity has been found to enhance financial performance and corporate governance, and yet the number of female directors in firms listed on the
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      845 23  -  By ALLAN LOI The writer is an Energy Studies Institute analyst IN SEPTEMBER, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore announced an upcoming pilot initiative to redesign electricity bills such that they can allow residential consumers to effectively compare their consumption levels to
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      613 24 Liu Chonghua says he is taking a stand against miles of identical apartments AFP [CHONGQING] As the greatest urbanisation drive in history swells China’s cities with ranks of identikit apartment blocks, one culinary businessman is indulging his architectural appetite with a
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      433 24  -  By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE[] DTZ’s head of investment advisory services and auction, Shaun Poh, is moving over to Cushman Wakefield. He will join Cushman in the second week of January as an executive director, heading its national capital markets and investment team
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      519 24 Reuters [LONDON] Foreign embassies are abandoning London’s premier addresses such as Mayfair and Kensington as the world of diplomacy changes in the face of security risks and new technology, just as property prices are reaching untold heights. The trend to move further afield to
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      434 24 Call Toll-free 1800-289-9988 To Place Your Classified Advertisements D04 HOUSE FOR SALE OCEAN DRIVE Seafront living Bunglw. A&A 2012 Worth $5.6m 2sty+ basement, 5 bdrm+ dining+ 2 maid rms gym, pool. Land 9580/ *****sf. Ronald *****055 D04 HOUSE FOR SALE SENTOSA Bunglw 3½ Storey 8159 sqft,6+1 ensuite, 2 living, Pool,
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      95 24 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE HIGHLAND ROAD 3000sf Semi-D, 5 bdrm, F’hold, Near to Kovan MRT and Heartland Mall, VTO. Call 9435 3437 D19 HOUSE FOR SALE SEMI-DETACHED Freehold Semi-Detached. 5 minutes to Kovan MRT. Private home lift. From 360 sqm, 6-bedroom. Janet Goon, 9181 3635 D20 HOUSE FOR SALE CLUSTER
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      456 25 D26 HOUSE FOR SALE SPRINGSIDE PLACE F’hold 3-storey corner terrace. Pool. Land 2928/ 4844 sqft. Designer showhse cond 4 rms study family roof terrace. Sale/rent. Glynis 9745 8122 D27 HOUSE FOR SALE ANDREWS TERRACE Corner terr with pool Land 2420 sf, built 4300 sf. 4 levels with pte lift. 6
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      162 25 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE PATERSON Paterson Penthse 3storey roof terr 4+1+1 room, 4230 sqft. Freehold. Beautiful, cosy. Full facilities. Urgent sale! Call Now Stev 9323 2299 D09 APARTMENT FOR SALE PATERSON RESIDENCE Freehold penthouse. 4+2, 4230 sqft. Nice layout. View daily. Also for Rent. Visit: joannehomes.com Joanne Gan, 8282 1368
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      168 25 D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE RIDGEWOOD 3+1. 1744sqft. New renovation. Fully aircon and furnished. Resort living. Pool. Available Immediate. Easy access to Holland Village. D10 APARTMENT FOR SALE TANGLIN HILL $5.9M Prime location! Rare Opportunity. 3315 sqft. Freehold. Mais 4-bdrms +attached maid+ balcony. Tenanted till 2015 rental $13k D10 APARTMENT FOR
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      169 25 D23 APARTMENT FOR SALE LAUREL TREE Laurel Tree 2-Bedroom Penthouse, Best Price! $8xxK. Freehold. Don’t Miss!! Hurry Grab it now! Vincent Chua 9818 3867 HSR D23 APARTMENT FOR SALE TREE HOUSE 3rm Study. 1249 sf. High flr. Good layout. Pool greenery view. Call Jeffrey 9321 1966 Propnex D28 APARTMENT FOR
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      177 25 D15 HOUSE FOR RENT 80B MEYER ROAD Cluster bunglw. Built-in 6500 sqft. 2-sty attic basement pool. Available immed. $17.5K. Also for sale. Owner 9863 5635 9727 2996 D16 HOUSE FOR RENT 3A JALAN NIPAH Newly rebuilt semi-d, 3600/5300sf 2sty +attic, 5+1 swimming pool, p/furn, Immed $14.5k Also for sale. Call
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      364 26 D09 APARTMENT FOR RENT ASTORIA Astoria Apartments. 3+maid’s utility. 1830 sqft. Partial furnish. Renovated. Facilities. Orchard MRT. Call 9848 0883 Frieda Lim D09 APARTMENT FOR RENT CENTENNIA SUITES 3 bdrms. Near amenities/ Great World City. Dont miss! 9336 9247 Lawrence Chua D09 APARTMENT FOR RENT ORCHARD SCOTTS Orchard Scotts, near
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      185 26 D11 21 APARTMENT FOR RENT MONTEBLEU 3 bdrms, 1140 sqft. High flr. Unblocked. Partially furnished. Well kept. Immediate $5000 neg. Please call Nirupa 9389 0425 ERA D11 21 APARTMENT FOR RENT THE SENTINEL The Sentinel 3-bedrooms, 1162 sqft. Near Novena MRT. Modern design. Call Julian 9177 8312 View: www.sgpd.info/ar/28 D15
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      237 26 D05 SHOP FOR SALE ALEXANDRA CENTRAL Alexandra Central. Retail shop for sale, next to anchor restaurant tenant. Good investment. Must view! Hurry! D10 SHOP FOR SALE LOFT NATHAN Freehold. River Valley! 635 sqft, #01, with grease trap/ face main rd/ TOP soon! Kat 9026 1138 D13 WAREHOUSE FOR SALE GOLD
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      183 26 D09 OFFICE FOR RENT TAN KONG TIEN BUILDING Next to Little India MRT. 100 sqft, fitted aircon, 24-hr easy access, own entrance. Available immediate. Call 6338 4245 D09 RESTAURANT FOR RENT 38 ORCHARD ROAD 38 Orchard Rd for lease. 1600 sqft. Suits F&B, Cafe, Bistro, Convenient store, newstand, money changer,
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      208 26 D23 FACTORY FOR RENT THE ELITIST Bukit Batok. B1 Light Industrial Corner unit 2045 sf. $2.50 psf neg. Immediate. Call 9850 0967 Theresa, Huttons FOREIGN PROPERTY FOR SALE BINTAN LAND IN INDONESIA For hotel resort 36.5 acres S$2.8M. Tanjong Pinang beach for real estate/ shopping 435 acres. $3.5M negotiable. Be
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      43 28 FREIGHT FORWARDER urgently needed by shippers Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? Shippers looking for Warehouse Can they find your services here in the Shipping Times? TO ADVERTISE, CALL JOE WONG AT 9620 1327 THE BUSINESS TIMES Shipping Times
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      643 32 Nov 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.75 *****.43 *****.75 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****9 Mar14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 26 379 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 286.60 288.11 285.95 Nov13 285.80 287.40 283.30 285.80 ***** *****0 Dec13 285.10
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      373 32 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 13 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1138.3 -0.3 21.3 -0.5 21.7 -0.3 19.0 EAFE Preliminary 925.3 -0.7 19.5 -0.8 17.4 -0.7 14.9 Europe Preliminary 1326.4 -0.7 15.6
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      471 32 Nov 14 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.978 5.685 0.693 7.234 58.871 107.534 0.931 9.963 2.988 1.129 100.303 40.644 1.163 9.595 0.854 27.607 29.410 0.582 0.933 Canada 1.023 5.815
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      133 32 Nov 14 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 14 Nov 13 Hong Kong 1291.00 1281.00 Nov 13 Nov 12 London 1274.92 1274.76 1275.87 1275.53 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Nov 14 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 116 51 5gm 329 257 10gm 587 514
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      57 32 Nov 14 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 13 2580.0 2594.0 2580.0 2578.0 31 1497 Dec 13 2601.0 2602.0 2601.0 2574.0 2762 ***** Jan 14 2603.0 2604.0 2617.0 2583.0 ***** ***** Feb 14 2603.0 2606.0
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      155 32 Nov 14 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1629 1.1638 0.9328 0.9333 Canadian dollar 1.1899 1.1903 0.9546 0.9545 Euro 1.6782 1.6788 1.3461 1.3463 NZ dollar 1.0306 1.0310 0.8267 0.8268 Sterling pound 2.0001 2.0008 1.6043 1.6045
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      70 32 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Nov 13 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 106.92 0.60 WTI (Near Mth) 93.70 0.72 Dubai (1-Mth F) 102.99 0.05 Tapis blend 111.07 0.08 Minas 105.27 0.08 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 102.58 unch Jet Kerosene 120.38 -0.26 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 32 Nov 14 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2467 1.2470 2-months 1.2466 1.2469 3-months 1.2466 1.2469 6-months 1.2462 1.2466 Source: OCBC
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      65 32 Nov-13 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1748.50 1753.25 3 months 1795.00 1800.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 6980.50 7119.00 3 months 6980.00 7120.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2077.75 2087.25 3 months 2098.00 2107.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.50 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00
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      121 32 As at 9am Nov 14 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.193 1.137 Can dollar 1.214 1.168 Euro 1.719 1.638 Sterling pound 2.037 1.959 NZ dollar 1.056 1.016 US dollar 1.271 1.211 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      161 32 Nov 14 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.26 0.16 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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      1740 33  -  Developed by local tech firms, these automated systems not only help ease manpower crunch at eateries but also eliminate the chances of errors in orders, reports RACHEL RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg Black-faced waiters, disputes over wrong orders and maybe even service charge could all be
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        556 34  -  By DYLAN TAN dylantan@sph.com.sg SINGER-SONGWRITERS often grow up in the public eye with every new release. Aussie pop princess Lenka, whose full name is Lenka Kripac and who will be performing here at the end of the month, does the same on
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        772 36  -  Presence of strong curators for country or region-based platforms almost guarantees a better show, says HELMI YUSOF helmi@sph.com.sg IN an increasingly competitive art fair market, Art Stage has overhauled itself to stay ahead of the game. For its fourth edition next January,
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        794 37  -  Photographer Rodney Smith explains to RACHEL LOI why he shoots only with film, and mostly in black and white RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg AS the saying goes, change doesn’t necessarily assure progress. And it’s one that photographer Rodney Smith takes very seriously with regard to
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        474 37  - Musashi magical and magnificent By RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg WHEN Ninagawa says "fight", they fight. When he says "dance", they dance. And when he turns around (metaphorically, of course) to the audience and says "laugh", there is no way you can resist his command. Such is the skill of Japanese director
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          125 37 Boyce Avenue: YouTube stars Boyce Avenue (below) take the stage next Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel Singapore in their very own concert tour. The trio is made up of brothers Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano, who named their band after the combination of two street names where they
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          227 37 Trevor Ashley’s STAR*STRUCK: Syd-ney-based performer Trevor Ashley will be in Singapore this weekend to perform his hit show, STAR*STRUCK, at the DBS Arts Centre. In his show, he will pay tribute to some of the world’s most famous divas including Tina Turner, Bette Midler, Shirley Bassey and Cher. Ashley
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          137 37  -  Compiled by RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg Excess: Stop by the Art Plural Gallery on Armenian Street to check out a joint exhibition by Chinese artist Fu Lei and American artist Dane Patterson. Fu Lei was born in Beijing, and his works ex- plore the excess of sensuality and desire through
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      325 37 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Penny’s relationship with Bob near to end of engagement produces drama (7,5) 9 Great church parson I removed (7) 10 Travel document not completed by one corrupt returning traveller (7) 11 Bremner holding decline back in crime (7) 12 In trouble, Popeye’s opening his can of
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      626 1  -  The three winners of this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards have steered their company through many storms only to emerge stronger Kan Kwok Leong T HEY may come from vastly different industries, but many of today’s chief executives who have assumed their leadership roles
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      1929 2  -  Whether betting on stocks as a student or heading a global logistics player, Loi Pok Yen’s key to success lies in knowing the downside.KAN KWOK LEONGreports KAN KWOK LEONG WHEN Loi Pok Yen had to decide which major to pursue for his honours year in business
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      1081 4  -  Focus Network Agencies CEO Paul Loo has built a distribution business by managing it like an investment portfolio. By KAN KWOK LEONG FOR a person whose business is steeped in the fuzzy, feel-good world of chocolates and sweets, Paul Loo is a man who runs
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      936 4  -  By MAX LOH The writer is managing partner, Asean and Singapore, Ernst Young The views reflected in this article are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the global EY organisation or its member firms IN the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
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      1032 6  -  Group CEO Glenndle Sim has taken Mencast Holdings, a company founded by his father, to a whole new level of technical expertise, customer service and innovation.KAN KWOK LEONGfinds out more KAN KWOK LEONG WHEN Glenndle Sim, fresh from graduating with an MBA, joined the engineering company started
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      693 6  -  By DIDIER VON DAENIKEN The writer is head of wealth management, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at Barclays Barclays is a major sponsor of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards in Singapore ENTREPRENEURS are a special breed of high achievers. They are driven, focused
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      208 1 CONTENTS Building a global champion IPAGE 2 Sweet smell of success IPAGE 4 Overhauling a culture IPAGE 6 Asia’s cultural challenge IPAGE 10 Overcoming the cash drought IPAGE 13 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 MprirPI^I" Marine and Offshore Enoineerinn Services Award Winner Marine and Offshore Engineering Services
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      182 3 ENTREPRENEURS ARE HEROES IN TODAY'S WORLD At EY r we don't just recognize the contributions that entrepreneurs make to the economy. We celebrate their entrepreneurial spirit that empowers them to realize their dreams, while making the world a better place. This year, Paul Loo Lip Giam of Focus Network Agencies
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      123 5 ■> >■*-> i, •vy ip» ->v- v fcV A i't: s> v m. sift r. >i r 4#*i f- nr r AV c ,>.*■ I X./ rtfV-v W kM EY BARCLAYS FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE 2013 The EY Barclays Family Business Award of Excellence recognizes leaders of outstanding entrepreneurial
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      37 7 Congratulations to Mr Loi Pok Yen Group CEO for being bestowed The EY Entrepreneu Of The Year™ 2013 Logistics Colliers INTERNATIONAL 1 Raffles Place, #45-00 One Raffles Place Singapore *****6 Tel: 6223 2323 Fax: 6222 4901 www.colliers.com
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      61 8 / 9 k A I i i i Is 5k A t Lr Y L w Our heartfelt i to Mr Loi Pok Yen Group CEO of CWT Limited for receiving this prestigious accolade: The EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2013 Logistics PRECISE DEVELCPmEnr PtE Ltd 5 Gul Street 1, #04-00 Precise
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      37 10 Our Heartiest Congratulations to Mr Loi Pok Yen Group Chief Executive Officer of CWT Limited for being awarded The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2013 Logistics (An Affiliate of Cheung Kong Group) ARA Asset Management Limited www.ara-asia.com
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      40 10 Congratulations to /lAr I-,Cl PcdoJav Group Chief Executive Officer of a n for being accorded the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013™ Logistics /A>\ I. -h 4 *v C 9 0 <p v. O'- S Best Wishes Rajah Tann LLP
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      121 11 Mr Loi Pok ten 1 Officer! CWT Limited* My v r wm Raising the bar in Logistics Management in a New Asia Heartiest congratulations to Mr Loi Pok Yen, Group Chief Executive Officer of CWT Limited as the winner of EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2013 Logistics. As a leading
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      48 12 7T~ Congratulations to Mr Loi Pofeven; Group CEO, CWT Limited t SSwf On winning thet 9k i mi V EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013™ Logistics w i. a BNP PARIBAS The bank for a changing world I K 44* 4 s' It 1 141 bnpparibas.com.sg itn», jii
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      27 13 Our Heartiest Congratulations to Mr Loi Pok Yen Group CEO of CWT Limited for being named the EY Entrepreneur of The Year™ 2013 Logistics IDOCBC Bank www.ocbc.com
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      175 14 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 Retail and Consumer Products Award winner FNA GROUP INTERNATIONAL MONGOLIA# CHINA T BHUTAN INDIA S tf KOREA TAIWAN SRI LANKA# MALDIVES |5# HONG KONG MACAU MYANMAR# VIETNAM THAILAND# #CAMBODIA MALAYSIA SINGAPORE (1 BRUNEI INDONESIA# AUSTRALIA W NEW ZEALAND tint Trees M The Cocoa n
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