The Business Times, 7 November 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes MCI (P) 052/08/2016 S$1.20 CO REGN NO *****2868E Monday, November 7, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    233 1 Location still trumps many other factors when it comes to buying a property, going by the weekend launch of two massive 99-year leasehold projects in Singapore. TOP STORIES 2 Vimpelcom is undertaking the telecom industry’s most radical overhaul to date, weaning itself from declining revenues from voice and
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    Lock icon ‘Risks off’ as markets await outcome of US election
    952 1  -  A Trump victory expected to cause markets to plummet, unsettle EMs, Asia and trade-dependent Singapore By haoxiang@sph.com.sg Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore MARKETS are still betting on a Hillary Clinton victory in this week’s US presidential election, despite some nervousness caused
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    Lock icon CPF interest rates ‘offer best risk/return tradeoff’
    836 1  -  By Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg @GenCuaBT Singapore A REVIEW of the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) is underway, but Central Provident Fund (CPF) members are likely better off staying within the safety of the CPF’s riskfree and guaranteed interest rates, said Ng Kok Song, former
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    25 1 Weekly Change STI 2,788.80 -27.46 KL COMP 1,648.24 -22.03 NIKKEI 225 16,905.36 -541.05 HANG SENG 22,642.62 -312.19 SHENZHEN B 1,163.73 -0.01 DOW 17,888.28 -272.91
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      27 1 FUTURE OF WORK Automation and the rise of the gig economy VIEWS FROM THE TOP 14-15 TOPLINE Medical Concierge Group goes against the tide COMPANIES MARKETS 5
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      15 1 THE BIG DIVIDE Key issues of contention in the US presidential election TOP STORIES 4
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      17 1 Wall Street Insight: Election result hangs over markets, Page 2 BT Infographics: The Big Divide, Page 4
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Election result hangs over markets
      870 2  -  Investors worry over improving odds of a Trump win an outcome that will raise uncertainty and shake up status quo WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg THE bull market wobbled last week as Donald Trump’s revival in the polls shocked investors and sent major
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      Lock icon Clinton, Trump scramble for votes ahead of Tuesday
      660 2 AFP Washington DONALD Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with lastminute campaign events on Sunday, two days out from a US election that has gripped the world. Mrs Clinton is banking on star power to lock in her narrow poll lead,
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      Lock icon Queens Peak sells 250 units; Parc Riviera moves over 100 units
      656 2  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore LOCATION still trumps many factors when it comes to buying a property, going by the weekend launch of two massive 99-year-leasehold projects. Thanks to its popular Queenstown location, Queens Peak at Dundee Road
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      Lock icon Singapore fintech snags top Indian bank as client
      323 2  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore A HOMEGROWN fintech has snagged India’s largest bank has its client, using technology to create spending analyser tools for card customers at the State Bank of India (SBI). The move is a good sign that fintechs
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      Lock icon The Big Divide
      1111 4  -  As the much awaited US election reaches its final leg, The Business Times examines some of the key issues of contention that have made headlines in the past months as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battle it out to become the 45th president of the United States.
      Source: Bloomberg; BT Graphics: Noordin Ayob, Angeline Ngiam & Simon Ang; Most recent survey conducted March 17-27,2016; Source: Pew Research Center; Source: US Congressional Budget Office; Source: US Census Bureau; Source: US Dept of Homeland Security  -  1,111 words
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Medical Concierge Group goes against the tide
      1040 5  -  CEO Daniel Choo stays motivated despite being a divisive figure in the way he conducts operations, such as his fee-for-service model. TOP LINE BY CLAIRE HUANG huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT GOING against the current is something people fear as things can always go south aside
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      881 6  -  The official launch of the Singapore Stewardship Principles (SSP) for Responsible Investors last Wednesday is excellent news. BY ADRIAN CHAN BOARDROOM MATTERS BY ADRIAN CHAN T The writer is deputy chairman of the Advocacy and Research Committee of the Singapore institute of Directors (SID). T For more
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      Lock icon Director buying rises but value sharply lower from week ago
      1767 6  -  INSIDE MARKETS By Robert Halili T The writer is managing director, Asia insider Limited THE buying rose for the first time in the past six weeks while there were no sales by directors based on filings on the Singapore Exchange
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      66 8 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index NOV 4, 2016 2,788.80 -27.46 (0.98%) Current streak 6 days Week high 2,813.87 Week low 2,788.80 52-week high 3,010.47 (NOV 6, 2015) 52-week low 2,539.95 (Feb 12, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index NOV 4, 2016 460.52 6.07 (+1.34%) Current streak 1 day Week high
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      Lock icon Markets to stand still until US election is over
      628 8  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT OANDA strategist Jeffrey Halley was perhaps among the first to seriously consider the possibility that US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could win the upcoming election when he wrote in August that thus far, (Trump’s)
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      77 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT USDIGInfl US$ ***** 958.4 2.5 *****/***** GLD US$ ***** 455.6 2.7 *****/***** Hyflux 6% CPS 9450 97.0 1.0 *****/9200 DBXT iBoxxSing SG$ ***** 58.0 0.4 *****/***** DBXT S&P Short US$ 2012 48.5 1.8 2362/1930 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Nico Steel
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      80 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low SPDR DJIA US$ ***** -447.3 -1.8 *****/***** SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -383.6 -1.3 *****/***** DBXT Nifty50 ETF10 ***** -319.9 -1.8 *****/***** JMH USD 5895 -229.9 -2.7 6371/4500 DBXT MSKorea US$ 5575 -166.2 -2.1 6041/4629 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLP MB ePW*****2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      83 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Advanced Systems 17,692.3 0.004 +0.002 +100.00 Vashion 8,603.0 0.005 -0.005 -50.00 Sen Yue 100.0 0.015 +0.003 +25.00 Net Pacific Fin 228.0 0.020 -0.003 -13.04 Ziwo^ 199.8 0.015 +0.004 +36.36 TT Intl 47,966.3 0.049 +0.006 +13.95 Qian Hu 177.8 0.099 +0.013 +15.12 Genting Sing 129,119.6 0.850
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      38 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share Index NOV 4, 2016 689.96 -6.43 (-0.92%) Current streak 6 days Week high 696.22 Week low 689.96 52-week high 728.58 (NOV 6, 2015) 52-week low 629.34 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index NOV 4,2016 1,639.26 -26.36 (-1.58%) Current streak 4 days Week high 1,665.72 Week low 1,639.26 52-week high 1,754.65 (NOV 20, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 10 1 1 0 0 6 10 1 Manufacturing 56 55 26 23 10 12 79 65 38 Commerce 22 33 7 6 9 7 28 42 14 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 18 4
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      125 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 60,789 14 60,803 188,881 2 188,883 Manufacturing 565,563 906,869 1,472,432 445,435 37,081 482,516 Commerce 1,206,841 204,629 1,411,470 448,274 3,032 451,306 Tpt/Stor/Comms 492,047 730 492,777 833,197 67 833,264 Finance 98,027 10,335 108,362 743,510 1,681 745,191 Construction
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      Lock icon Wet spring revives Brazil’s parched coffee, soya and sugar cane crops
      457 8 COMMODITIES Sao Paulo BRAZIL’S soya, coffee and sugar cane crops are off to a good start to the season that will harvest in 2017, after wet spring weather breathed life into farms that have struggled with drought over the
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      247 8 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 ANZ Singapore Bank of Communications 5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...6.00 Bank of China Limited Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of Communications Banque Internationale a Bank of East Asia ...5.75 Bank
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      307 8 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 230 -8 240/229 257 209 6.7 6442.6 CapitaCom Trust 154 -4.5 160/152 164 127 5.6 4563.8 CapitaLand 304 -6 313/303 340 280 12.2 3 *****.7 CapitaMall Trust 199.5 -8.5 209/196 225 185
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 8 VOLUME Noble 651,387,100 Equation W*****2 562,641,100 QT Vascular 292,095,100 Global Logistic 286,472,200 Equation 251,490,300 Market volume 9,256,009,000 VALUE Global Logistic 565,463,821 DBS Grp 301,521,606 Singtel 279,618,153 ComfortDelGro 223,076,687 UOB 202,942,321 Market value 5,050,684,000
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      112 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 284 -2 1679 288/283 309/254 283/284 IS MS INDIA US$ US703 -27 956 730/703 772/441 703/706 87.9 DBXT MSRussia US$ US206 -8 360 212/206 219/129 205/206 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US850 -16 353 859/848 905/736 836/850
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      124 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME MYP Ltd E Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Riverfront 1 2 (Lvl 2) 392 Havelock Road 05-Nov 2.00pm Chiwayland Intl E Meeting Rooms 390 310 Suntec S'pore Convention Exhibition Centre 1 Raffles Boulevard Suntec City 07-Nov 2.00pm Keppel DC REIT E Four Seasons Hotel
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      77 8 Nov 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -259.00 +36.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -48.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -26.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 678.94 -6.90 FTSE ST Small Cap 385.58 -0.94 FTSE ST All Share 689.96 -3.39 FTSE ST China Top 157.18 -0.84 FTSE ST China 196.05 -0.58 FTSE
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      Lock icon Who is the saviour of gold?
      332 9  -  CURRENCIES By Zhou Shiwei T The writer is an analyst at Phillip Futures A COMMON mantra in trading is “when the last bear turns bullish, it is time for you to sell”. I was sceptical at first, but this saying appears to have played
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    • FOREX RATES
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        3 9 WEEKLY
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        471 9 Nov 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.029 5.189 0.691 5.952 51.208 100.363 0.791 8.776 3.223 1.049 80.371 37.206 1.063 10.374 0.748 24.117 26.845 0.616 0.767 Canada 0.972 5.043
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        3 9 COMPOSITEWEEKLY
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        155 9 NOV 4 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0628 1.0638 0.7674 0.7675 Canadian dollar 1.0327 1.0339 0.7459 0.7457 Euro 1.5370 1.5388 1.1098 1.1102 NZ dollar 1.0126 1.0141 0.7312 0.7316 Sterling pound 1.7267 1.7283 1.2468 1.2469
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        22 9 NOV 4 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3846 1.3859 2-months 1.3843 1.3856 3-months 1.3839 1.3855 6-months 1.3832 1.3846 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        384 9 Nov 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Nov16 9930.00 9992.50 9907.50 9917.50 *****8 *****1 Dec16 9950.00 *****.00 9927.50 9927.50 1179 5143 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****7 Mar17 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 10 4618 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        207 9 Most active Nov 4 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Equation Summit LimitedW*****2 0.4 0.2 *****1 1 1 40 2.50 9 DBS MB eCW*****1 6.9 -0.1 ***** 0.1 1550 3 FTSEChinaA50 ***** MBeCW*****9 8.2 -0.7 *****
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1271.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -2.2 0.0 0.3 EAFE Preliminary 952.1 -0.9 -6.1 -0.7 -6.7 -0.6 -4.3 Europe Preliminary 1356.7 -0.7 -4.0
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Nov 4 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 0.625 0.375 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3-months 0.875 0.75 Overnight mode: 0.10 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.55 0.45 1 month 0.63 0.53 2 months 0.85 0.65 3 months 1.00 0.80 6 months 1.30 1.10 9 months 1.50 1.30 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 9 Nov 4 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****A 4.000 01-Sep-18 105.69 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 99.75 99.85 99.80 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 101.7 102.00 101.80 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 107.26 107.62 107.17 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 98.4 98.55 98.40
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        247 9 Nov-3 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Nov-3 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 979.75 3.00 0.31% 14/11/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 35.10 0.12 0.34% 14/12/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 412.00 -5.75 -1.38% 14/12/2016 Nov-3 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2192.00 -34.00 -1.53% 13/12/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2223.00 9.00 0.41%
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      Lock icon Vimpelcom overhauls itself from telco to Internet player
      916 10 It will shift from selling data and voice calls to offering a single, app-based platform where users can interact REUTERS Amsterdam VIMPELCOM is undertaking the telecom industry’s most radical overhaul to date, weaning itself from declining revenues from voice and data to
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      Lock icon Zain Saudi weighing fibre-internet service after licence upgrade
      637 10 Able to provide only mobile services so far, kingdom’s No 3 telco can start landline voice and data services BLOOMBERG Riyadh MOBILE Telecommunication Co is considering introducing new services such as fibre-optic Internet access in Saudi Arabia after winning an upgrade to
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      1375 10 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 800 Super Hldgs ak 2.500 28-Oct 01-Nov 10-Nov 21-Oct AIMS AMP Cap Ind bi 0.124 04-Nov 08-Nov 22-Dec 27-Oct AIMS AMP Cap Ind do 2.540 04-Nov 08-Nov 22-Dec 27-Oct AIMS AMP Cap Ind (1 Apr to 30 Sep
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      1135 10 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (times) Accordia Golf Trt 1.00 1.00 1 0.07 10.00 0.89 0.65 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 2 0.11 12.59 1.63 1.34 ARA Asset Mgt 1.25 1.25 2 0.08
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      1992 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol ('000) High Week Low 149 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 134.5xd -2.5 1395 139 134 0.9 8.4 857.2 C'vr 149.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 149.5 +11 3755
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      327 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Week Div GrYld Net 0.5 0.1 t Advanced Systems 0.4 +0.1 ***** 0.4 0.2 10.5 46.5 29.5 t Advancer Global 36 -2 761 38 35.5 14.3 62.3 LOW Company
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      200 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last 84.2 69.1 CIMB APAC Div US$ US75.9 -5.4 200 76.8 75.9 8 1211 1061 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1204 unch 0 1204 1204 905 736 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US850 -16 353 859
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      1015 6 NOTICES Te l 6 2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w s p h c l a s s c o m s g E3
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      399 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF NORILSK NICKEL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (CO. REG. NO.: *****3324H) (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS [Pursuant to Section 290(2)(b)] An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to have been convened and held at Maximos
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      55 7 SingaporeHeadquartered across Asia 15 Offices engineers 467Renewable energy professionals including 189 ASIA’S LARGEST INDEPENDENT RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER INVESTOR1 Renewable energy assets 3.7 GW of private equity capital raised US$2.7 Billion commissioned since October 2013, averaging every weeks 28Renewable energy assets 1 5 1 Based on installed capacity All figures are
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      1158 12 Taxes from developments can fill local tax coffers, helping transit system get back on solid financial footing WP Washington SOME of Washington’s most accomplished real estate developers recently announced a new company that one described as a “true powerhouse”. Valued at US$8.4 billion,
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      Lock icon New York builders that got tax breaks must set aside units for homeless
      836 12 NYTIMES New York AS THE number of New Yorkers living in shelters continues to rise, the administration of mayor Bill de Blasio has told real estate developers they must make room for the homeless in buildings that
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      Lock icon The real cost of a mansion
      923 12  -  Transformation of multiunit dwellings to single-family houses changes a neighbourhood By Ginia Bellafante NYTIMES New York FOR the past two years or so, my daily comings and goings have taken me past a building on my Brooklyn Heights block ripped down to the studs
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      297 12 CORDLIFE GROUP LIMITED (UEN/Company Registration No. *****2883E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (the “Company”) Notice to holders (the “Noteholders”) of the outstanding S$120,000,000 4.90 Per Cent. Notes Due 2017 comprised in Series 001 (ISIN: SG6TG*****08) (the “Notes”) of the Company convened for 10:00 a.m. (Singapore time) on 4 November
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Robots and gigs: the future of work
      3872 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: How will automation and the rise of the gig economy change the nature of work? Tirupathi Karthik Chief Executive Officer Napier Healthcare INCREASED automation simply means that a new industrial revolution is dawning upon us. Sure there will be a
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      Lock icon Where to invest US$10,000
      2676 16  -  Emerging-market and European stocks highlighted as opportunities by world’s five leading investors. BY SUZANNE WOOLLEY btyif@sph.com.sg BLOOMBERG SUCCESSFUL investors take risks. The trick is to take smart ones, in a diversified portfolio. Here’s how. First, make sure you’re covered on the financial basics. Then start scouting
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      848 18 Q3 net loss of 288 million euros compares with a profit of 235 million euros a year earlier BLOOMBERG Washington COMMERZBANK said it expects to post a full-year profit after costs tied to chief executive officer Martin Elke's overhaul pushed Germany’s
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      246 18 2017: November 29, 2016 8am to 2pm The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Ballroom KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Foreign Affairs PANELLISTS Professor Wang Gungwu Chairman, Iseas Yusof Ishak Institute, East Asian Institute and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (NUS) and Professor NUS Professor Subrata K. Mitra Director, Institute
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      1735 19 NOTICES Tel 6289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg NOTICE OFSPECIAL GENERALMEETING KB KINGBOARDCOPPERFOILHOLDINGSLIMITED NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that a Special General Meeting (“SGM”) of Kingboard Copper Foil Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at The Pinnacle Suite,Wangz Business Centre, 7Temasek Boulevard,The Penthouse, #44-01 SuntecTower One, Singapore *****7 on 29 November
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      82 20 SHARING BRINGS BLESSINGS “Sharingourresourcesenables,empowersandenricheslives.Italso helpstobuildaninclusivesociety.”–Chin ooFang,Head,Corporate Communications&CSR,SPH At SPH, we recognise the power of sharing in a world that’s more connected than ever, across multiple platforms. Sharing helps to bring about understanding of differences and change. From our newspapers to magazines, digital platforms to radio, out-of-home media to shopping malls,
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      811 21 Engineers investigating the explosion of one of SpaceX’s rockets in September have figured out what went wrong NYTIMES New York ENGINEERS investigating the explosion of one of SpaceX’s rockets in September have figured out what went wrong, and launches could resume in
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      450 21 REUTERS Jakarta FROM rescue helicopters to air surveillance equipment, defence manufacturers jostled in Jakarta last week to claim one of the region’s biggest prizes: a slice of Indonesia’s shopping list as the country updates its ageing air and sea security
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  • CONSUMER
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      779 22  -  They are launching new craft beers despite prospect of legislation that will ban production, sales and consumption of all alcoholic beverages By Jeff Hutton btworld@sph.com.sg Jakarta SINGARAJA in northern Bali used to be the island’s capital during the days of the
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      642 22 AFP Fuisse, France “THIS isn’t so much a harvest, as a hunt for grapes,” said French winemaker Jean-Jacques Robert, with a rueful laugh as he unloaded grapes still warm from his vineyards around Fuisse in Burgundy. “It’s a catastrophe, the worst
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      453 22 REUTERS New York AS Americans vote for a new president on Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of voters in California’s Bay Area and Boulder, Colorado, will also decide whether they want levies on sugary drinks, another step towards making soda
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      289 22 BLOOMBERG Chicago MCDONALD’S Corp, which replaced its CEO last year with the hope of turning around sales, plans to significantly increase its investment in digital endeavours, including self-serve kiosks and a mobile-ordering application. The investment marks a “very significant acceleration” from current levels,
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      224 22 Show Me the Money (Book 3) writes about the methods to spot financial bubbles, the danger signs of the market and the fraud of listed companies. Based on the case studies of past downturns, it teaches us the techniques to analyse the severity of each financial crisis. A clear plan
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      55 22 Get expert views from a suite of renowned doctors, who will address some of Singaporeans’ major health concerns. Presented by Mount Elizabeth Hospitals 19 November 2016 Saturday 9am to 2pm The Star Gallery The Star Performing Arts Centre Level 3 $18 nett per person (includes tea break and bento lunch)
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      330 23 Everyone deserves a great Weekend In celebration of The Business Times' 40th Anniversary, readers can enjoy discounts on dining deals at selected exquisite restaurants! Dining offers for The Business Times readers this week atThe Song of IndiaandPeach Blossoms: The Song of India The Song of India prides itself as the
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      768 24  -  US economic advisers see job, business losses from losing out; business leaders urge govts to quickly ratify the deal By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo AMID what appears to be an attempt to present the next United States president with a fait
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      1057 24 REUTERS Wuppertal FOR more than 130 years, Knipex, a family-owned company in western Germany, has made pliers for craftsmen around the world. Recently, it has developed a different set of tools to help it cope with an ageing workforce and skilled
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      462 24 BLOOMBERG London PRIME Minister Theresa May flies to India on Sunday to prepare the ground for one of Britain’s key trade agreements after it quits the European Union. The premier will arrive in New Delhi with Trade Secretary Liam
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      321 24 REUTERS London BRITISH businesses reported stronger activity in the three months to October after an initial slowdown following June’s vote to leave the European Union, the Confederation of British Industry said on Sunday. The CBI said its monthly growth indicator
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      273 24 BLOOMBERG Seoul SOUTH Korean President Park Geun-hye’s former secretaries were arrested early Sunday, adding pressure on her to resign as tens of thousands of protesters demanded her ouster over one of the nation’s biggest political scandals in years. Arrest warrants for former
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      356 25 Unwind in style with the all-new 2-in-i Business Times Weekend From Saturday 8 October, the weekend edition will feature a luxury lifestyle magazine called Weekend that will be your slick, up-to-the-minute guide to the best in fashion, travel, food, design and more. Get your news fix too with the refreshed
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      954 26 It attracts travellers with increased seat pitch and width, typically along with nicer food and tableware and a larger entertainment screen, among others BLOOMBERG Dallas AS SPACE in economy class becomes ever more constrained, airlines have devised a more spacious cabin product for passengers
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      929 26 BLOOMBERG New York AN engine on an American Airlines plane that exploded on a Chicago airport runway on Oct 28, triggering a massive blaze, had an apparent manufacturing defect, US investigators say. A disk within the General Electric Co
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      740 26 NYTIMES Trenton, New Jersey A FEDERAL investigation of New Jersey Transit’s railroad this year revealed that workers used personal cellphones while on duty and train crews failed to properly test brakes or blow horns at crossings, among other problems, the
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      545 28 NYTIMES New York PUBLIC museums, too tight on money these days to compete for major artworks in the marketplace, long for the collector’s gift of world-class art that can broaden their offerings and attract new audiences. The Bloch family of the
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      1073 28 Terror threats in Europe and political uncertainty in UK, US have helped make it a refuge for ultra rich WP Washington WHEN Hong Kong-based financier Michael Nock wanted a place to escape in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis,
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      774 28 AFP Sapa, Vietnam AT THE top of Vietnam’s Fansipan Mountain, throngs of giddy tourists wielding selfie sticks jostle for a photo op on the once-remote peak in the Sapa region, famed for its breathtaking views across undulating rice terraces. Getting to the top traditionally
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      363 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Home Counties sailor getting about in the morning for fish (3,5) 9 Bill presented by junior minister may be word-perfect (8) 10 Ireland participating in murder investigation (4) 11 Base merchant re-established in rooms at the front (12) 13 Like some prisoners, insisted upon getting a
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