The Business Times, 17 February 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 GWednesday, February 17, 2016
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  • Article
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    27 1 Tuesday Change STI 2,644.58 +36.68 KL COMP 1,664.99 +15.03 NIKKEI 225 16,054.43 +31.85 HANG SENG 19,122.08 +203.94 SHENZHEN B 1,143.45 +22.81 DOW (10.45 EST) 16,090.91 +117.07
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    294 1 Singapore is set to solidify its position as the top bunkering port with the mandatory use of mass flow meters for marine fuel oil on track to kick in from January 2017. TOP STORIES 6 StarHub joins the other two telcos in posting a dip in net profit
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    Lock icon UOB says S$2b of oil exposure vulnerable
    645 1  -  It sees NPL rising to 2% if oil prices continue to be depressed By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) could see its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rise to 2 per cent if oil prices stay lower longer. Of
    Source: UOB  -  645 words
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    Lock icon PM Lee urges US, Asean to create value via innovation, entrepreneurship
    704 1  -  Economic cooperation key plank of ties; both sides have to go beyond lower costs or adding value By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE United States and South-east Asia must find ways to create value through innovation and entrepreneurship
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    Lock icon Oil eases off highs after four big producers’ output freeze agreement
    494 1 REUTERS London OIL prices slipped off session highs on Tuesday after four of the world’s largest producers agreed to freeze output at January levels, dashing hopes among the price bulls for an outright cut to supply. The Saudi, Russian,
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon MAS among best regarded central banks: Tharman
      659 2  -  He details regulator’s transformation at the launch of MAS Gallery, part of its 45th anniversary celebrations By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore CREDIBILITY is the most precious asset that a central bank and financial regulator can have and one the Monetary Authority of
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      Lock icon NTUC leader urges financial-sector PMEs to be prepped for the future
      600 2  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore THE call has gone out for professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) in the financial sector to future-proof themselves. NTUC (National Trades Union Congress) assistant secretary-general Patrick Tay wrote in a blog post in
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      Lock icon Temasek pares Alibaba stake during share price’s rally in Q4
      455 2 BLOOMBERG Singapore TEMASEK Holdings Pte Ltd cut its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd in the fourth quarter as the biggest Chinese e-commerce company’s shares rallied. The Singapore investment firm sold 548,769 American depositary receipts (ADRs) in Alibaba, leaving it
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      Lock icon CAAS and FAA sign milestone aviation-maintenance agreement
      529 4  -  Under this, Singapore can ensure that local firms doing maintenance work on US carriers follow FAA standards SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2016 By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT @Nisha_BT Singapore MORE business could come in for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) players in Singapore, with the
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      Lock icon ATR sees slower aviation growth but confident of prospects
      464 4  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore EUROPEAN aircraft manufacturer ATR sees slower growth in the aviation market but remains confident about its prospects, as it announces a mul-ti-million-dollar deal with a lessor and is in talks with another Iranian carrier. Noting
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      Lock icon Scoot to enter India, Middle East this year
      360 4  -  By Grace So graceso@sph.com.sg Singapore SCOOT will enter the Indian and Middle Eastern markets within the next few months as it continues to take delivery of new aircraft this year. The airline currently has 10 brand new Dreamliners in its fleet, and
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    • SHORT HOPS
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        Lock icon ST Aerospace Resources to divest 50% of Keystone stake
        93 4 SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering) said ST Aerospace Resources has signed an agreement to divest 50 per cent of its equity stake in Keystone Holdings (Global) to SJ Aviation Capital, a Singapore-based subsidiary of Japanese trading company Sojitz Corporation, for an
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        Lock icon Russian Helicopters sells nine helicopters to China
        55 4 RUSSIAN Helicopters is selling nine helicopters to China for government and civilian purposes, to be delivered by 2017. It also inked agreements with two Chinese companies to help set up a maintenance and repair centre in Shenzhen for Russian-made helicopters in China, which
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        Lock icon Bell sells aircraft to Premair and Simrik Air
        62 4 BELL Helicopter announced the sale of its Bell 407GXP to India-based air charter management company Premair and also to Simrik Air in Nepal. Bell Helicopter introduced the latest variant of the popular Bell 407 platform in March 2015, with great customer interest.
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        Lock icon Thales to equip SIA aircraft with entertainment systems
        63 4 THALES has signed an agreement with Singapore Airlines (SIA) to equip medium haul A350 XWBs with its Avant in-flight entertainment systems, which will leverage on Ka-band connectivity for high- speed access. Delivery of the systems will begin in 2018. Thales declined to
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        Lock icon S’pore inks air agreements with Solomon Islands, Burundi
        81 4 SINGAPORE has concluded two Open Skies Agreements with the Solomon Islands and Burundi. Under each agreement, airlines of Singapore and the respective countries will be able to offer services between both countries with no restrictions on number of flights, capacity or aircraft
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        Lock icon Bombardier’s Singapore centre gets over 800 customer visits
        67 4 CANADIAN plane maker Bombardier’s Singapore Service Centre has seen over 800 visits from customers since it started operations two years ago, with about 50 per cent growth seen between 2014 and 2015. The centre expects to receive certification from China this year
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      Lock icon Airbus bullish despite global slowdown
      441 4  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore PLANE-MAKER Airbus maintains that orders for aircraft will continue to hold up despite a slowing global economy, pointing to robust traffic growth in the Asia Pacific underpinned by an emerging middle class. Airbus has forecasted that the region will
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      Lock icon Qatar Airways ‘suffering’ from low yields, says CEO
      557 5  -  Carrier to apply for patents for new products introduced to its planes; eyes investment in 2 more airlines SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2016 By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore THE chief of Qatar Airways said that the Qatari national carrier is “suffering” from low
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      Lock icon Mitsubishi Aircraft inks LOI for 10 MRJ90s
      290 5  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore PLANE-MAKER Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp has inked a letter of intent (LOI) with US-based Aerolease Aviation for up to 20 MRJ90 aircraft, making Aerolease the first lessor to order the jets. A definitive agreement is expected to be
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      Lock icon Singapore leads the world in making bunker mass flow meters mandatory
      701 6  -  The MFM system for marine fuel oil kicks in from next year; move reinforces country’s lead in bunkering By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore SINGAPORE is set to solidify its position as the top bunkering port with the
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      Lock icon Singapore’s third law school to accept students from Jan 2017
      717 6  -  New school will be set up in UniSIM; 80% of intake will be for mature students or mid-career professionals By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S third law school specialising in criminal and family law will accept its first batch
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      Lock icon PICTET
      263 6 Pictet-Absl Rtn Fxd Inc-HP EUR 11/02/2016 EUR 100,87 Pictet-Absl Rtn Glo Div-P EUR 11/02/2016 EUR 114,57 Pictet-Asian Equities Ex Japan-P USD 05/02/2016 USD 167,40 Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt-P USD 12/02/2016 USD 143,43 Pictet-Biotech-P USD 11/02/2016 USD 537,85 Pictet-Clean Energy-P USD 11/02/2016 USD 61,29 Pictet-Digital Communication-P USD 11/02/2016 USD 197,07
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      Lock icon Year of the Fire Monkey: Journey to the West and beyond
      879 6  -  COMMENTARY By Kelvin Tay T The writer is regional chief investment officer Southern apac, UBS Wealth Management 2016 is the Year of the Monkey the Fire Monkey, to be more precise. In two of Asia’s biggest cultures, the monkey
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon StarHub Q4 earnings down 14.3% at SS80.8m
      784 7  -  Revenue dips 2.1% to S$633.8m; for 2016, telco expects to maintain annual cash dividend of 20 cents per share By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore STICKING to a trend this reporting season, StarHub joined the other two telcos, Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and
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      Lock icon Crystal Jade adds franchisees in Beijing, Vietnam
      254 7  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore CRYSTAL Jade Culinary Concepts Holdings is adding two franchisees, at Beijing Airport and in Vietnam, the restaurant group announced on Tuesday. HMSHost (Beijing airport) signed on as a franchisee on Jan 26 and will open two Crystal
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Sing Holdings
        34 7 SING Holdings posted a fourth-quarter net profit of S$16.27 million, against a loss of S$281,000 a year ago. Revenue soared to S$195.96 million from S$9.6 million, mainly from recognition of sale proceeds.
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        Lock icon Profit warnings
        41 7 AT least six Singapore-listed companies warned on Tuesday that they will report a net loss for the fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2015 Advanced Systems Automation, Dragon Group International, ASTI Holdings, Hong Leong Asia, Kencana Agri and Blumont Group.
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        Lock icon LCD Global Investments
        53 7 LCD Global Investments, which in April last year announced a change in financial year-end, posted a profit of S$4.65 million for the 18 months ended Dec 31, 2015, against a loss of S$7.72 million for the 18 months ended Dec 31, 2014. Revenue dipped one per cent
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      Lock icon UOB’s Q4 profit flat on higher expenses, bad debt provisions
      783 8  -  Earnings of S$788m in final quarter raise full-year profit to S$3.21b; final dividend of 35 cents per share BANKS’ PERFORMANCE By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank posted flat fourth-quarter net earnings of S$788 million as higher
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      Lock icon Maybank to expand its suite of services for online banking
      485 8  -  By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur ONLINE banking transactions at Malaysia’s Maybank are worth RM174 billion (S$ 58.4 billion) a year, with the volume of transactions expanding at the rate of about 30 per cent a year. Digital innovations continue
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      Lock icon Singapore banks can’t afford to be relaxed about rig-building woes
      510 8  -  COMMENTARY By Christopher Langner BLOOMBERG Singapore IT’S not clear how much of Singapore’s bad loans for 2015, the highest since 2009, are due to low commodity prices, because banks don’t give a detailed industry breakdown of their assets. Given the
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      Lock icon SGX’s new ‘Trade with Caution’ notices are no laughing matter
      791 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT WHEN the Singapore Exchange (SGX) started issuing its “Trade with Caution” (TWC) notices a couple of years ago, the move was greeted with derision, cynicism, and a fair bit of laughter. Comments
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      Lock icon SembMarine rallies on privatisation hopes, but analysts less upbeat
      355 9  -  HOT STOCK By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore PRIVATISATION hopes sent shares of Sembcorp Marine climbing on Tuesday despite the company reporting a sharp fall into a loss-making quarter. The stock closed at S$ 1.57, up by 7.5 per cent or
      Source: Bloomberg  -  355 words
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      Lock icon Sete Brasil creditors tapping state-backed fund: source
      259 9 BLOOMBERG Sao Paulo SETE Brasil Participacoes’ creditors, including Banco do Brasil and Itau Unibanco Holding, received 2.68 billion reais (S$940 million) from a govern-ment-backed fund and are likely to tap about 1.58 billion reais more, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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      Lock icon Great Eastern’s Q4 profit up 5%
      433 9  -  Full-year profit falls 11% amid less favourable financial markets; proposed total payout of 45 cents for the quarter By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore GREAT Eastern Holdings’ net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2015, increased 5 per cent to S$218.8 million,
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      62 10 STI Catalist straits Times index Feb 16,2016 2,644.58 +36.68 (+1.41%) Current streak 3 days Day high 2,656.33 Day low 2,585.53 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index Feb 16,2016 429.43 +1.50 (+0.35%) Current streak 1 day Day high 429.43 Day low
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      75 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low SPDR DJIA US$ ***** 759.7 3.5 *****/***** DBXT MSEurope US$ 4967 242.5 3.6 6300/4770 JMH USD 5584 187.8 2.5 6700/4500 DBXT S&P500 US$ 3233 150.0 3.4 3626/3126 JSH USD 2855 133.2 3.4 3590/2524 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Infinio 0.2 100.0 0.1
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      72 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Isetan 320 -95.0 -22.9 480/320 GLD US$ ***** -93.9 -0.6 *****/***** DBXT S&PShort US$ 2283 -77.1 -2.4 2393/2086 Yongmao 45 -30.0 -40.0 85/36.5 IS MS INDIA US$ 592 -11.2 -1.3 838/577 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLP MB eCW*****1 0.6 -62.5 -1.0
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      Lock icon STI leaps as HK stocks, US futures, oil rise
      659 10  -  Index gains 1.4 per cent amid strong turnover of S$1.44 billion; DBS, OCBC and Singtel advance STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index on Tuesday jumped 36.68 points or 1.4 per cent to 2,644.58, in line with gains
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      306 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 238 -2 242/236 271 209 6.1 6251.6 CapitaLand 290 +1 291/283 379 267 10.6 3.1 *****.3 CapitaMall Trust 210 -1 212/208 228 184.5 5.4 7299.7 CityDev 693 +5 697/682 1095 661 8.3
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      34 10 VOLUME Ezra 54,214,200 Noble 49,946,700 Spackman 48,628,300 Luzhou Bio-Chem 43,444,000 Rex Intl 37,704,400 Market volume 1,322,590,000 VALUE DBS Grp 172,496,664 Singtel 104,509,942 UOB 102,724,407 CapitaLand 79,695,059 JMH USD 78,822,599 Market value 1,438,972,000
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 10 Feb 16 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -165.00 -66.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +111.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -16.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 642.83 +6.16 FTSE ST Small Cap 373.91 +2.30 FTSE ST All Share 652.56 +9.08 FTSE ST China Top 150.27 +1.02 FTSE ST China 180.21 +1.57 FTSE
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      107 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 266 +4 460 267/261 355/254 265/266 IS MS INDIA US$ US592 -8 330 605/592 838/577 591/592 74 GLD US$ US***** -67 108 *****/***** *****/***** *****/***** 59.6 DBXT MSRussia US$ US157 +5 43 157/156 235/129
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index Feb 16,2016 652.56 +9.08 (+1.41%) Current streak 2 days Day high 654.31 Day low 639.80 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Feb 15,2016 1,538.97 +46.54 (+3.12%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,548.12 Day low 1,491.40 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 11 4 1 0 1 0 11 5 1 Manufacturing 44 31 27 9 5 7 53 36 34 Commerce 23 9 13 6 3 3 29 12 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 20 10 5
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 32,024 1,853 33,877 109,942 387 110,329 Manufacturing 177,968 42,835 220,803 132,225 2,453 134,678 Commerce 83,268 36,480 119,748 133,068 1,339 134,407 Tpt/Stor/Comms 175,929 592 176,521 236,598 50 236,648 Finance 33,279 186 33,465 366,117 24 366,141 Construction
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Yongmao 2,000.0 0.450 -0.300 -40.00 Isetan 3.0 3.200 -0.950 -22.89 AA 591.0 0.080 -0.013 -13.98 Infinio 500.0 0.002 +0.001 +100.00 Soon Lian 4.0 0.063 -0.049 -43.75 Maxi-Cash Fin 61.0 0.110 +0.020 +22.22 Challenger 696.6 0.425 +0.020 +4.94 Tech Oil Gas 20,256.2 0.144 +0.025 +21.01 SHC
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Sembcorp Marine | Fully Valued
        109 10 Sembcorp Marine Fully Valued Target price: S$1.24 Feb 16 close: S$1.57 DBS Group Research, Feb 16 Sembcorp Marine’s (SMM) share price has recently been supported by speculation of potential privatisation by Sembcorp Industries (SCI), which is unlikely in our opinion. We believe the more likely scenario would be the merger
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        Lock icon Tat Hong Holdings | Hold
        129 10 Tat Hong Holdings Hold Target price: S$0.45 Feb 16 close: S$0.425 OCBC Investment Research, Feb 16 Tat Hong’s Q3 FY16 revenue fell 19 per cent year-on-year to S$124.8 million as all divisions reported lower turnover, and the group recorded a net loss of S$6.7 million vs a net profit of
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        Lock icon Mapletree Industrial Trust | Buy
        171 10  - Mapletree Industrial Trust Buy Compiled by Jamie Lee Target price: S$1.71 Feb 16 close: S$1.54 Maybank-Kim Eng Research, Feb 15 FY18E DPU growth of 9 per cent to 12 Singapore cents should be well supported by major project with Hewlett-Packard contributing. Thus we roll-over our valuations to that year, pegged
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      Lock icon CALENDAR
      23 10 DATA I Feb 17 Singapore Non-oil Domestic Exports I Feb 17 Singapore COE Bidding Results I Feb 17 US MBA Mortgage Applications
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      Lock icon Yen climbs as risk appetite sours on oil output freeze
      426 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE yen bounced back against the US dollar on Tuesday, as a modest recovery in risk appetite fizzled after top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to freeze but not cut output. The US dollar had
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 Feb 16 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.985 4.669 0.643 5.584 49.010 96.163 0.821 8.717 2.968 1.087 75.098 34.116 1.005 11.286 0.708 23.770 25.543 0.497 0.717 Canada 1.015 4.739
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Feb 16 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0049 1.0059 0.7170 0.7172 Canadian dollar 1.0200 1.0210 0.7280 0.7277 Euro 1.5631 1.5647 1.1152 1.1156 NZ dollar 0.9244 0.9256 0.6595 0.6599 Sterling pound 2.0236 2.0258 1.4438 1.4443
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Feb 16 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4021 1.4034 2-months 1.4030 1.4044 3-months 1.4040 1.4054 6-months 1.4069 1.4085 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        386 11 Feb 16 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Feb16 8705.00 9015.00 8700.00 8940.00 *****2 *****4 Mar16 8612.50 8920.00 8582.50 8845.00 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****6 *****1 Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 209 9798 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        205 11 Most active Feb 16 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Secura Group W*****5 2.7 unch ***** 1 35 75 7.96 35 UOB MB eCW*****5 9.6 -0.4 ***** 0.1 1890 5 DBS MB eCW*****4 15.3 1.8 ***** 0.1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 15 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1148.6 1.4 -10.1 1.4 -10.7 1.2 -9.6 EAFE Preliminary 894.4 3.9 -11.7 3.4 -11.5 3.1 -10.3 Europe Preliminary 1266.7 2.7 -10.3
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 11 Feb 16 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 Par 1-month 1.12 1.000 2-months 1.1875 1.0625 3-months 1.2500 1.1250 Overnight mode: 0.35 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.48 0.38 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.75 0.55 6 months 1.00 0.80 9 months 1.20 1.00 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        65 11 Feb 16 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.5 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 101.93 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 101.12 101.45 101.20 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 103.21 103.50 103.37 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.91 110.14 109.90 30-Year NA*****N
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        249 11 Feb-15 Price Net change change Last Trade Asriwflunl no-12 CBO? Swbeals NS writs/m,Il 372.75 0.75 0 09% 14/03/2016 E801’ Suyoeau Oil (u'i‘cerns»'Iu) 31 80 0.21 am I4/O34‘Z0To caor Wheal (us oems/bu) A515!) 4)‘ :5 4). mm; In/(:3/rnva. FORMS u_F\=E >cna3a Lmonnm 2u:sI.t:u Azam I 12-. wtxwma llWECDfiE&llL~S¥It!m'»eI M
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1675 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 131 -0.5 763 132.5 130 1 8.5 832.3 MCap 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 104.5cd -1.5 307 106.5 104 1.7
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      968 15 From 2003-2006, UK bank avoided or delayed paying about £1b in taxes using “sale-and-leaseback” deals BLOOMBERG London IT’S the kind of magic worthy of a graduate of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS)
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      400 15 REUTERS Sydney NATIONAL Australia Bank, the country’s No 1 lender by assets, on Tuesday reported an 8 per cent rise in first-quarter unaudited cash profit on better lending volumes and stronger results from its wealth division. NAB posted unaudited cash earnings of
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      634 15 BLOOMBERG Tokyo THE world’s biggest pension fund has two good reasons to extend its switch from bonds into stocks: sovereign debt with negative yields and a plunge in equities that cut valuations to a three-year low. Credit Agricole SA
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      757 17 Merged company can help the trio save on research and development and scale production in a shrinking market BLOOMBERG Tokyo VAIO Corp, the personal computer maker spun off from Sony Corp in 2014, is closing in on a three-way merger
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      565 17 WP Washington IT was a terrible week for Facebook in India. India’s telecom regulator dealt the first major blow to the social media giant’s effort to provide low-cost Internet to the poor last Monday effectively banning its Free Basics application and
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      659 17 AFP Vancouver The “captain of moonshots” at Google parent company Alphabet sees widespread, world-changing wireless Internet on the horizon. Astro Teller, head of the boundary-pushing X research team, shared his vision of the future during a talk at the TED Conference
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      561 18 Gambling takings have plunged for 20 straight months following Beijing’s crackdown on corruption and the slowing economy BLOOMBERG Hong Kong MAINLAND Chinese tourists poured into Macau in greater numbers during the week-long Chinese New Year holiday, even as many shunned neighbouring Hong
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      257 18 BLOOMBERG Mumbai INDIA said it may seize Vodafone Group Plc’s assets in the country if the company doesn’t pay a disputed 142 billion rupee (S$2.9 billion) tax bill that’s still undergoing international arbitration proceedings, according to a copy of
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      754 18 AFP Gallipoli, Italy ITALIAN olive grower Federico Manni is at the end of his tether. “You see this one,” he says, waving in the direction of a majestic but diseased olive tree on his property near Gallipoli on the Salento peninsula on
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      1072 18 BLOOMBERG New York BEFORE it became known as a deadly virus, Zika was just a lush forest on the north shores of Lake Victoria, a quiet sanctuary across from Tanzania and its gold mines. These days, the virus
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      893 19  -  Much lower marine fuel prices are reducing big container ships’ cost advantages. So are we on the verge of seeing another “(Ever)green revolution”? STRAIT TALK BY DAVID HUGHES EVEN for those of us who have been in the shipping industry a while, 1968
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      757 19 AFP Montreal WITH sales of its new CSeries jetliner failing to take off and a sinking share price, despite a multibillion-dollar government cash injection, the horizon is darkening for Bombardier. Suddenly, the Canadian manufacturer’s dream going head to head with the workhorses
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      Lock icon Indonesia to buy 400 train engines as rail expansion gains steam
      469 19 BLOOMBERG Jakarta INDONESIA will purchase around 400 locomotive engines from either General Electric Co or Electro- Motive Diesel Inc as it expands its rail network, the country’s transport minister said. The government’s progress towards a target of building 3,258
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      986 20 PBOC will step up disposal of bad assets and guide banks to boost lending BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA is stepping up support for the economy by ramping up spending and considering new measures to boost bank lending. For a start, the central
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      484 20 BLOOMBERG London INVESTORS are expecting Mario Draghi to deliver more stimulus and not disappoint them for a second time. With the European Central Bank president set to give his next policy announcement on March 10, traders are positioned for a monetary-easing bonanza judging
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      255 20 AFP Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is lurching towards autocracy as the government moves to silence allegations of massive graft linked to the premier, Transparency International said on Tuesday, calling for international pressure to prevent a cover-up. “Transparency International is concerned that Malaysia
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      Lock icon Financial markets deem BOJ’s negative rates a failure
      807 20 REUTERS Tokyo THE Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) negative interest rates came into effect on Tuesday in a radical plan already deemed a failure by financial markets, highlighting Tokyo’s lack of options to spur growth as global markets sputter. The central bank, which
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      318 21 REUTERS Jakarta THE Indonesian government plans to form a holding company that will own shares in all of the country’s state-controlled banks by 2018 in a bid to make lenders more efficient and boost equity, an official at the
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      885 21 Foreign investors needed to be convinced the government is serious on reform; domestic firms must start competing internationally REUTERS Cilegon, Indonesia AT a factory surrounded by towering steel mills on the west side of Indonesia’s Java island, German engineering giant Siemens is
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      600 22 EDITORIAL FAMILIES are always imperfect, often troublesome and never fuss-free. Yet families also offer support in times of need and share their wealth in times of abundance. Families that work show that the whole can be better than the sum of
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      1090 22  -  With US cultural dominance challenged by Russia, there is a need to reconceptualise its foreign policy with a stronger emphasis on popular and consumer culture. BY HARISH MEHTA culture.BY HARISH MEHTA T The writer is a historian who has taught at Canadian universities. This
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      820 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Frank Ching T The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 FOUR months after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United Kingdom was hailed by both countries as heralding
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      1121 23  -  COMMENTARY By Anthony Rowley Tokyo WE often hear the term “supply and demand” in discussions on economic. If the two are in balance, an economy is likely to be stable, but if there is excess supply and not enough demand (or vice-versa), things
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      789 23  -  COMMENTARY By Eric Gan T The writer is director, capability development department, at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore ON Dec 31 2015, a historical milestone was reached with the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). The AEC seeks to integrate diverse
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      1133 23  -  The concern is that a Britain that would not punch so strongly on the world stage would also be less able to bolster international security and economic prosperity. BY ANDREW HAMMOND prosperity.BY ANDREW HAMMOND TThe writer is
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      1994 24 The Business Times Wednesday, February 17, 2016 C a i l a n B r i s b a n e E n n o Shanghai Chittagong r e J e d d a h Ho Chi Minh H o n g J e b e K o n g
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      992 25 Only eight competitive Grammys were announced on the three-and-half hour show NYT New York TO belt, to dance, to rap or to mourn? The 58th annual Grammy Awards cycled through those modes on Monday night In its live broadcast from the Staples Center.
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      760 25 AFP Kuala Lumpur HUFFING and puffing, sweat-soaked Malaysian police officer Mohamad Ra’ayim Jemahir strains in hot pursuit of an elusive quarry: a fit physique. Panting on an exercise bike, the 102-kil-ogramme Mr Ra’ayim is among thousands of overweight Malaysian officers who have been ordered
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      313 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Place almost packed parking in it is unpleasant (8) 6 Present oneself with a soft fruit (6) 9 Offer that is about right, or one below par? (6) 10 The settlement is due to him (8) 11 Church manses converted for bishop, say (8) 12 Relate
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      1167 26  -  As a market indicator, a wave of dividend cuts is an indication that many companies are troubled By Jeff Sommer NYT COCA-COLA pays steady dividends. It has done so since 1920. In fact, it has increased its dividend in each of the last 50
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      1066 26  -  By Ron Lieber NYT New York IT’S time you got to know yourself a little better. And the time is now, when the stock market has been mostly falling, the talking heads are raising their voices, and your friends who
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