The Business Times, 18 July 2012

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|5l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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    Lock icon CREME DE LA CREME
    64 1 OCBC Bank’s former CEO David Conner and ST Engineering president and CEO Tan Pheng Hock sharing top honours in the best CEO category among large caps. The Singapore Corporate Awards, into its seventh year, recognises companies for distinguishing themselves in the fields of corporate governance and
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    Lock icon Thai link adds fizz to F&N stake offer
    632 1  -  Reports suggest Bangkok-based TCC may be the mystery buyer By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] Shares in Fraser and Neave (F&N) and its unit Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) surged yesterday, with Thai parties emerging as the potential buyers of stakes worth over $2.8 billion
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      110 1 GST INDEX 3,014.80 (+16.05) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,013.00 (+17.00) GSIMSCI 346.81 (+1.36) GSIMSCI FUTURES 347.00 (+1.90) us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.262 (US$/S$ per 1.564 1.974 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.229 1.551 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 79.00 62.60 RM 3.166 2.509 HK$ 7.756 6.146 BAHT 31.56 25.01 RUPIAH
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      17 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.150 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon Surprise rise in S’pore exports masks underlying slump
    599 1  -  Volatile pharma pulled up numbers but looser monetary policy on the cards By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Surprisingly strong headline trade figures for June did little to quash talk of a technical recession, as exports’ underlying trend bore out the slowdown flagged
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      12 1 TRANSPORT HUB Parallel imports continue to dwindle PAGE 24 8 *****1 *****4
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      43 1 PROPERTY NTUC Income biggest investor in Parkway Parade PAGE 4 Read why Dr Eugen Loeffler, chief investment officer of Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific, thinks the Asian bond market is looking very attractive for investors. Access the detailed report on BTInvest at www.btinvest.com.sg
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      96 1 US ECONOMY Fed ready to act, says Bernanke PAGE 2 EXECUTIVE MONEY CMBS leverage most since 2007 PAGE 30 I andnowcompl^e i tssfffesztt S^&«voo m p.e.e d Hfera ni v -/.<• m?* r ■#k4^ ri»|r -v-. js yiSsCi". Star 1 '.,5 Vi. fcMfe "t: 4 ••*>:• W- I*"' v- 5i>,
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  • TOP STORIES
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      537 2 Thai link adds fizz to F&N stake offer SHARES in Fraser and Neave and its unit Asia Pacific Breweries surged yesterday, with Thai parties emerging as the potential buyers of stakes worth over $2.8 billion in these two companies. Bloomberg, citing sources, said that TCC Group offered to
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      Lock icon HSBC slammed over poor money laundering controls
      950 2  -  US Senate report also criticises bank regulator for ignoring problems By NEIL BEHRMANN in London A DAMNING 335-page US Senate report has castigated HSBC for failing to institute adequate controls and compliance against money laundering between 2004 and 2010. The report, which used
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      Lock icon 7 CEOs, 29 firms honoured for lofty spirit of governance
      587 2  -  OCBC is the big Corporate Award winner this year By JOYCE HOOI [SINGAPORE] The spirit of corporate governance was alive and well at the Singapore Corporate Awards last night, as a fresh crop of champions were rewarded for their dedication
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      Lock icon Fed ready to take action: Bernanke
      489 2 But his report to Senate Banking Committee does not indicate what steps AP AFP [WASHINGTON] The US economy has weakened and the Federal Reserve is ready to take further action to bolster growth if conditions do not improve, chairman Ben Bernanke told a congressional
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      Lock icon ‘Model’ Changi seeks new runway, terminals
      750 4  -  Changi 2036 committee to unveil plans for third runway by year-end By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport is poised to grow and it is taking on board lessons from other top Asian airports as it plots its future. Plans for Changi’s third runway will
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      Lock icon NTUC Income becomes biggest investor in Parkway Parade
      413 4  -  It doubles its stake in fund to 46% from 22% previously By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income Insurance Co-opera-tive has doubled its stake in a fund that owns a chunk of Parkway Parade in a deal that values the space at slightly
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      Lock icon Dealers expect COE premiums to jump
      475 4  -  By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Motor distributors expect passenger car premiums to “skyrocket” today in the first COE bidding exercise to take place after the new quota was unveiled last week. “Business was good last weekend,” said a director of a top luxury make. “Everyone
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Temasek’s US$1.7b bond issue 4.5 times subscribed
      629 6  -  It sells US$1.2b worth of 10.5-yr bonds and US$500m worth of 30-yr bonds By CONRAD TAN TEMASEK Holdings has sold US$1.7 billion worth of US dollar bonds in an offering that was heavily oversubscribed, allowing it to raise long-term funds at record-low interest
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      Lock icon Keppel T&T posts 19.2% fall in Q2 net profit to $14.25m
      325 6  -  By LYNN KAN KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (T&T) posted a 19.2 per cent year-on-year fall in net profit to $14.25 million for the second quarter ended June 30. The fall in earnings attributable to shareholders came despite a 21.9 rise
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      Lock icon A-Reit off to a flyer in Q1
      313 6  -  Turnover for the period climbed 18.4% to $142m By MICHELLE TAN ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) appears off to a good start with a promising set of results for the first quarter ended June 30. Turnover for the period climbed 18.4 per
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      Lock icon Stapled securities have equal voting rights: SGX
      497 9  -  It calls for distinction between them and shares with 2 types of voting rights By JAMIE LEE STAPLED securities are not like dual-class shares, in that all holders of stapled securities have equal voting rights, Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday. In its regulator’s
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Hi-P to shut Mexican unit; Q2 loss expected
        58 9 [SINGAPORE] Singapore electronics firm Hi-P International said late on Monday that it will shut its Mexican subsidiary and report a loss for the second quarter ended June. Due to lower-than-expected orders from an existing customer, Hi-P’s revenue will be lower in the
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        Lock icon China Milk told to make cash exit offer
        71 9 CHINA Milk Products Group has been asked by the Singapore Exchange to make a cash exit offer following its failure to submit a listing resumption proposal by July 9. Provisional liquidators said they are unable to advise whether the group will be
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        Lock icon Foreland Fabrictech warns of profit slump
        45 9 FORELAND Fabrictech Holdings Limited has warned of a significantly lower net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, as compared to the previous year. In Q2 this year, the group saw a slowdown in the textile industry.
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      278 9 Pictet-Absl Rtn Glo Cons-P EUR 13.07.2012 EUR 105,04 Pictet-Absl Rtn Glo Div-P EUR 13.07.2012 EUR 118,49 Pictet-Asian Equities Ex Japan-P USD 13.07.2012 USD 155,13 Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt-P USD 13.07.2012 USD 147,50 Pictet-Biotech-P USD 13.07.2012 USD 358,82 Pictet-Clean Energy-P USD 13.07.2012 USD 58,54 Pictet-Digital Communication-P USD 13.07.2012 USD 136,57
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      Lock icon Novo Group selling 50% stake in Novo Dev for 25m yuan
      402 9  -  It’s also transferring 5% equity interest in unit to Qiang Hua By CARINE LEE NOVO Group Ltd is selling half of its stake in its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Novo Development (Tianjin) Limited, to Tianjin Yida Investment Co Ltd
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      Lock icon Gypsum miner Sincap Group launches IPO
      279 10  -  Shangdong-based firm offering 32.5m placement shares at 20 cents each By JASMINE NG SINCAP Group, a gypsum mining company in China’s Shangdong Province, has launched its initial public offering for a listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange. The company, which is
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      Lock icon Manchester United could find it tough to score with US listing
      1135 10 The US stock market hasn’t had many sports team listings Reuters MANCHESTER United may be one of the most supported sports teams in the world but that doesn’t mean the football club is going to find many investors with
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Markets bet on Bernanke’s QE3
      542 8  -  STI up 16.05 points at 3,014.80 in line with a 1.3% gain for Hang Seng Index and a mildly firm Europe opening STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent TRADERS appear to be betting on US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announcing a third round of “quantitative
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 4 6 0 0 0 7 4 6 Manufacturing 50 43 46 5 6 12 55 49 58 Commerce 23 17 21 4 1 5 27 18 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 13 14 11
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 17,940 17,940 59,015 59,015 Manufacturing 255,202 303,939 559,141 240,944 3,644 244,588 Commerce 193,169 14,633 207,802 114,970 552 115,522 Tpt/Stor/Comms 94,868 13,092 107,960 184,290 3,531 187,820 Finance 23,749 4,544 28,293 193,330 1,878 195,208 Construction 225,804 2,873
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      111 8 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.620 +0.015 CapitaLand 2.960 +0.020 CapitaMall 1.945 CityDev 11.550 +0.120 ComfortDelGro 1.630 +0.010 DBS Grp 14.220 -0.060 F&N 8.100 +0.200 GLP 2.210 +0.010 Genting SP 1.345 -0.015 Golden Agri 0.760 +0.035 HK Land 5.930 +0.040 JMH 52.990
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      66 8 Jul 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 259.00 -70.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +33.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +26.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 701.41 +3.42 FTSE ST Small Cap 461.12 -0.45 FTSE ST All Share 730.10 +3.60 FTSE ST China Top 206.52 +1.41 FTSE ST China 229.03 +1.58 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      56 8 VOLUME ElektromotiW*****0 923,498,000 Elektromotive 234,153,000 HLH Grp 164,830,000 Golden Agri 97,285,000 MDR 60,184,000 Genting SP 58,460,000 GSH Corp 52,797,000 Noble Grp 50,117,000 Equation 36,330,000 ChinaTaisan 34,938,000 VALUE($) SingTel 103,786,625 Genting SP 79,379,274 Golden Agri 72,937,530 OCBC Bk 61,749,830 DBS Grp 60,504,660 UOB 57,505,725 Noble Grp 55,669,315 Wilmar
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      955 8  -  Compiled by LYNN KAN M1 Ltd July 17 close: $2.55 DMG PARTNERS RESEARCH, July 17 M1 surprised on the downside with H1 FY12 results that missed the street and our estimates, no thanks to the accounting treatment for Android handsets, which clobbered Ebitda margin. We cut our FY12/13
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      Lock icon Asian units extend gains as stocks rise
      482 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies gained as regional stocks rose on speculation Federal Reserve chairman Ben S Bernanke was set to hint at further efforts to boost the US economy yesterday, such as a third round of quantitative easing. Malaysia’s ringgit rose the
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      110 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Asia Pac Brew 3700 231.0 6.7 GLD 10US$ ***** 114.8 0.6 JMH 5299 114.8 1.7 Jardine C&C 4706 106.0 2.3 Great Eastern 1359 57.0 4.4 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1239 46.7 3.1 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 2905 42.9 1.2 Lyxor AsiaRE 10US$ 858 40.4 3.9 DBXT
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      134 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9661 -60.6 -0.5 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3473 -45.4 -1.0 OCBC Bk 4.5%NCPS 100 ***** -20.0 -0.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3749 -18.9 -0.4 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 ***** -13.0 -0.1 DBXT MSINDIA 10US$ 770 -12.6 -1.3 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -10.0
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Consumer confidence lower in Q2: Nielsen
      460 11  -  Singaporeans now more negative on economy and restraining spending By KENNETH FOO CONSUMER confidence here has fallen in the second quarter this year, amid growing fears of an economic recession, a Nielsen survey showed. The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index for Singapore dropped two
      Source: The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions, Q2 2012  -  460 words
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      Lock icon Q1 tourism receipts higher by 8%
      382 11  -  Highest jump from India, China; total visitors rise 15% By NISHA RAMCHANDANI SINGAPORE attracted nearly 3.6 million visitors in the first quarter of this year, up 15 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year, while tourism receipts climbed 8 per cent to $5.8
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      Lock icon Sophia Mansions sold to Roxy-Pacific for $43.3m
      305 11  -  By FELDA CHAY SOPHIA Mansions, a 19unit development at Mount Sophia, was sold to RoxyPacific Holdings Limited for $43.3 million. Owners of two-bedroom apartments at the development stand to receive gross sales proceeds of between $1.8 million and $2 million, while those who
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      Lock icon Good response to Haus@Serangoon Garden
      260 11  -  By FELDA CHAY HAUS@SERANGOON Garden, an environmentally friendly project by City Developments Ltd (CDL) and Hong Realty, was popular among homebuyers over the weekend, with 28 of the 40 terrace houses on offer at the preview sold. Prices start from $2.4 million for an intermediate
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon Injured hotel guests discharged from SGH
        111 11 THREE guests injured in a fire that engulfed East Village Hotel on Monday morning have been discharged from hospital, said hotel owner Far East Organization. The three were discharged from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) yesterday afternoon after being treated for smoke inhalation. All
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        Lock icon A*Star chief scientist wins UK award
        109 11 THE chief scientist of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), David Lane, has been named the recipient of this year’s Cancer Research UK Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognises his contribution to research that led to the discovery of the p53, often
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        Lock icon OCBC Securities offers tiered loans
        95 11 OCBC Securities Private Limited has announced its new Quality-Priced Loan feature, which offers tiered interest rates for financing the purchase of over 2,500 listed securities in multiple currencies. It is the first brokerage to offer the service here, and will provide USD, HKD, AUD, and
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      Lock icon Thai hotel group buys into its franchisor Tune
      470 11  -  Largest shareholder in low-cost brand is Tony Fernandes By NISHA RAMCHANDANI RED Planet Hotels, a major franchisee of low-cost hospitality brand Tune Hotels, is taking a 16.05 per cent stake in its franchisor as it seeks to ride on the brand’s international
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      Lock icon Online ad spend surpasses $100m mark last year
      375 11  -  By VICTORIA HO ONLINE advertising revenue crossed the $100 million mark last year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Total online ad spend was $135.9 million in 2011, the first time exceeding $100 million since the trade association set out to
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon Italian gaming liberalisation a bet that’s not paying off
      825 12 Number of gambling addicts on the rise in a time of severe recession Reuters [ROME] Italy is now Europe’s biggest gambling market and one of the biggest in the world, undermining consumer spending in the eurozone’s third-larg-est economy at a time
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      Lock icon US approaching a recession, warns Pimco’s Bill Gross
      372 12 Goldman, Deutsche Bank economists cut growth forecasts Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Pacific Investment Management Co’s (Pimco) Bill Gross said the US is approaching a recession as economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Deutsche Bank AG lowered their forecasts for growth. Goldman Sachs analysts
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      456 12 Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd Co Reg No: *****0115G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 The Directors of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the second quarter and half year
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Former Sime CEO pleads not guilty to CBT charge
      373 13 Case involves land deal in Sarawak that saddled company with RM100m loss AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The former head of Malaysian plantation giant Sime Darby appeared in court yesterday over a land deal that saddled the state-control-led firm with US$30 million in
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      Lock icon M’sia to determine power producers’ future by Sept
      333 13 [PUTRAJAYA] Malaysia’s first-generation independent power producers (IPPs), whose licences to operate will expire from 2016, will know whether they can carry on with their businesses or not by September this year, according to the Energy Commission’s chief executive officer. In an interview
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s GDP to grow 4.2% in 2012
      269 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s domestic consumption and government spending will support growth as overseas demand eases, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research said, adding pressure on Prime Minister Najib Razak to bolster the economy as the global recovery falters. South-east Asia’s thirdlargest economy
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      Lock icon F&N bid news boosts KL-listed subsidiary
      388 13  -  Better prospects if buyer is in beverage/ food line: analysts By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur FRASER Neave Holdings rose 38 sen or 2.1 per cent yesterday in anticipation that an ownership change at the parent level would boost its prospects. The Malaysian unit
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      240 13 City Shanghai Ascott Huai Hai Road Shanghai I 1 Jpir I Georgia Germany Indonesia Japan Korea, South Malaysia Oman Philippines Bordeaux Brussels Cannes Chennai Chongqing Dalian Doha Dubai Frankfurt Guangzhou Hai Phong City Hamburg Singapore Spain Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Vietnam Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hobart Hong
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China’s FDI falls 6.9% in June as growth slows
      594 14 Washington, Beijing to start cooperating on infrastructure construction: NDRC Bloomberg [BEIJING] Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China dropped 6.9 per cent in June from a year earlier, the government said yesterday as it signalled extra efforts to draw capital from abroad
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      Lock icon Plans to double spending on railways in H2
      602 14 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China’s railway infrastructure investment may double in the second half of this year from the first six months, aiding efforts to reverse a slowdown in the world’s second-big-gest economy. Full-year spending will be 448.3 billion yuan (S$89 billion), according to
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      Lock icon China must cut dependence on bank debt
      314 14 Reuters [BEIJING] China must cut its dependence on bank credit alone to drive economic growth and be wary of the risk of a rebound in bad debt, a banking regulator said in remarks published yesterday. Yan Qingmin, assistant chairman of the China Banking
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      Lock icon Singh signals new hope as India’s finance minister
      703 14  -  Business groups say he will move to attract investment By MALMINDERJIT SINGH [SINGAPORE] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given his country’s economy a shot in the arm by taking over the top finance job, according to the country’s corporate elite. India
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Consumer prices stay flat in June
      495 15 Core CPI up 0.2% for fourth straight month; industrial production up 0.4% LATEST US DATA Reuters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US consumer prices were flat in June while industrial production for the same period was up. June’s consumer price index (CPI) was in line with economists’
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      Lock icon EU threatens Microsoft with antitrust fine over Web browser
      413 15 AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Commission threatened Microsoft with another big fine yesterday after the US software giant failed to give 28 million European customers the ability to choose their Web browser. Microsoft immediately apologised for the “technical error” after 28 million
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      Lock icon UK inflation unexpectedly slows in June
      240 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] British inflation unexpectedly fell to its lowest rate in 21/2 years last month as clothing prices plunged, helping to vindicate the central bank’s increase in emergency stimulus. Consumer prices rose 2.4 per cent from a year earlier, the least since November 2009
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      Lock icon Goldman undertakes more cost-cutting
      358 15 Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group reported quarterly earnings fell 12 per cent as it lost money on an investment in a Chinese bank and other equities, spurring the bank to launch a new round of cost-cut-ting. Investment banking revenue also dropped as equity underwriting
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      674 16 Former Google exec faces challenge of resuscitating a moribund company NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] It is as if there is a revolving door to the executive suite at Yahoo. So many have filed in and out: Terry Semel, Jerry Yang,
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      484 16 50 companies from healthcare to food, sports could benefit Reuters [LONDON] The fight against obesity will be a major investment trend for the next 25-50 years, a report by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch said yesterday, listing 50 companies in areas from
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      237 16 AFP [MANILA] Philippine property firm Empire East yesterday confirmed it would invest more than US$1 billion in a joint venture with Japanese gambling tycoon Kazuo Okada. Empire East said in a disclosure to the stock exchange that
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      492 16 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea’s an-ti-trust agency is investigating at least six local brokerages on suspicion of collusion in setting three-month certificate of deposit rates, which are used for a wide range of financial transactions, company officials and sources said yesterday. “At some securities
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      452 16 Reuters [SAO PAULO] The increasing prices that private equity firms are paying for acquisitions in Brazil are a consequence of the nation’s long-term economic potential and its growing appeal relative to rivals such as China or India, an industry executive said on Monday. Declining
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      210 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs is building an inhouse private bank to serve wealthy customers around the world as part of a cautious strategy to reshape its business, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The banking push, which has not been previously disclosed, will give
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      461 18  -  But strong investor demand for currency likely to increase upward pressure By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo FEARING increased inflows of flight capital into the yen already labelled “moderately overvalued” by the IMF Japanese authorities are stepping up their threats to
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      580 18  -  By LEE U-WEN [SINGAPORE] Manchester United retained its status as the world’s most valuable sports team as the English football giants once again topped an annual top 50 list released by Forbes magazine yesterday. The record 19-time English league winners, which is preparing
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      525 18 Manager says cause was a pulmonary embolism OBITUARIES NYT [NEW YORK] Jon Lord, the keyboardist of the pioneering British hard-rock band Deep Purple, died on Monday in London. He was 71. The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said his manager, Bruce Payne. Lord announced
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      468 18 Reuters [HONG KONG] UBS has extended for up to two years a unique deal to protect its top Australian bankers’ bonus pool to keep head-hunt-ers at bay and remain the dominant force in the local investment banking sector, two sources with direct knowledge
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      509 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Barton Biggs, the money manager whose attention to emerging markets during a 30-year career at Morgan Stanley made him one of the first global investment strategists, has died. He was 79. Mr Biggs died on Saturday, Morgan Stanley chairman and chief
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      491 20 EDITORIAL IN both tone and substance, the latest update to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook and Global Financial Stability Report, which were released this week, sends a sobering if not startling message: unless policymakers act fast and decisively, the global economy
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      761 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 ONCE again, the Roman Catholic Church is in conflict with the Communist Party of China, with the newly ordained auxiliary bishop of Shanghai
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      923 20  -  Disappointing data and interest rate cuts show that the region is not entirely healthy WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own Bloomberg THE lesson from recent economic data and policy moves in Asia is
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      1549 21  -  Iowa’s Dubuque and Brazil’s Rio show that IT can help cities to become more responsive to their citizens’ needs AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Technology Editor ONE would assume that the challenges faced by the mayor of a city of seven million in a developing
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      673 21  -  By VASUNDHARA PRADEEP The author is head of prime consulting, Asia-Pacific, Credit Suisse SUCCESSFUL hedge fund launches in Asia are bigger and rarer than they used to be. According to AsiaHedge, there were 116 Asian hedge fund launches in 2007, with an average
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      776 22  -  Latest Maritime Employment Review shows that despite price rises and weak market, salaries across sector continue to rise STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has just submitted comments to the Panama Canal Authority in response to the latter’s public
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      338 22 Govt can follow Japan in providing guarantees: Cosco Reuters [BEIJING] China’s government can follow Japan’s example and provide insurance guarantees for Chinese tankers carrying Iranian oil amid Western sanctions on Iran, top shipping conglomerate Cosco Group said yesterday. A European Union (EU) oil
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      795 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Teekay Corp, the biggest operator of Aframax crude tankers, is poised to return to profit after three years of losses as record Russian oil exports by sea boost charter rates to the highest since 2008. Shipments from the new
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      247 22 Reuters [LONDON] Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number of Somali pirate attacks, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Monday. Last year, Somali piracy in the busy shipping
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      254 22 SGX '000 Jul 17 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore unch unch 0 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.23 unch 155 Cosco Corp 1.01 0.01 5037 Ezra Hldgs 1.05 0.03 6237 First Ship Lea 0.17 unch 426 Freight Links 0.07 unch 1507 Grand Banks unch unch 0 Jaya Hold Ltd 0.57 unch
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      478 23  -  Confidence highest since Jan 2011 with cheaper fuel, good passenger figures By VEN SREENIVASAN AIRLINE business confidence has risen to its highest levels since January 2011 as fuel prices have retreated and passenger numbers remain robust. A July 2012 survey
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      366 23 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Pentagon’s long-running negotiations with Lockheed Martin Corp over the next F-35 production contract may wrap up soon, the military’s top weapons buyer said. “We’ve gotten a lot closer, and I’m hopeful we’ll have a settlement before too
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      345 23 AP [MINNEAPOLIS] Delta Air Lines and the FBI are trying to figure out how needles got into turkey sandwiches served aboard four flights from Amsterdam. One passenger was injured. The airline said that what appear to be sewing needles were found in five
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      462 23 Canadian airlines doing fine but approach with caution Reuters [TORONTO] Lower fuel prices and tight capacity have lifted the near-term profit outlook for Canada’s airlines, but investors looking to buy into the sector will still need an appetite for risk and the ability to stomach turbulence. While conditions appear clear
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      452 23 Deal would hurt jobs and risk national security, says union Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Hawker Beechcraft Inc, the bankrupt busi-ness-jet maker, shouldn’t be sold to a buyer owned by the Chinese government because the deal would endanger jobs and national security, a US judge
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      289 23 Bloomberg [LONDON] Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s biggest discount airline, asked a UK appeals court to block an antitrust regulator’s “unlawful” investigation of its 30 per cent stake in Irish competitor Aer Lingus Group plc. The airline, which started
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      347 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Local gusher as representative of village interests? (6,4) 6 Container of drink at back of yard (4) 9 Show contempt for our monarch? Something bad, mischief (10) 10 Animal showing courage having lost energy (4) 12 Abhor look given by unbelievers, not half (6) 13 Maid
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      473 24  -  PI sales accounted for 5.4% of the total 14,666 new cars registered in H1 By SAMUEL EE THE number of parallel imported cars continues to dwindle amid the COE supply crunch, with total registrations of 789 units in the first half of 2012, or a
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      592 24 Registrations fall 6.3% in the first six months of 2012 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Renault SA, Fiat SpA and PSA Peugeot Citroen dragged down firsthalf European car sales as the sovereign debt crisis and unemployment in the region discouraged consumers from making large purchases. Registrations fell
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      438 24 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Honda Motor Co and Toyota Motor Corp’s North American plants, stalled by parts shortages a year ago, are leading an industrywide assembly surge buoying cities from the Midwest to the deep South amid a languid US economy. In Tupelo, Mississippi,
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      2761 25 Transaction date: Jul 17 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld 131.5 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 131.5 +1 456 131.5 130 131 131.5
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      190 26 52-wks Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol 4.6 1.3 t Advanced System 1.9 unch 2033 1.9 1.9 1.9 2 25.2 Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M
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      188 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 46 25.5 Genting HK US$ US32 +0.5 1981 32 31.5 31.5 32 2107 Vol 220 168 TanChongInt HK208 202 208 4.3 3.4 7 4188.9 STOCK PRICES LEGEND:
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      979 26 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 130 113 ABF SG Bond ETF 120.6 20 120.6 120.6 120.6 122 550.5 122.4 122.2 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 122.2 126.9 127.8 103 95.8 CIMB APAC
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      641 27 Jul 17 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 8740.98 8808.87 8711.73 Sep12 8740.00 8810.00 8685.00 8740.00 ***** *****9 Dec12 8680.00 0 9028 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 249.74 252.06 249.13 Jul12 248.40 251.50 247.60 250.50 ***** *****6 Aug12 244.80 248.40 244.80 247.70
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      373 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 16 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 868.8 -0.1 4.7 0.0 1.1 0.0 3.7 EAFE Preliminary 696.5 0.1 2.1 0.3 -2.8 0.3 -0.4 Europe Preliminary 1044.8 0.0 1.8
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      149 27 As on 16 July 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT AUG2012 1594.30 1577.20 1591.70 617 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT AUG2012 532.45 527.15 529.15 959 GOLD FUT OCT2012 1585.90 1585.80 1594.00 3 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT SEP2012 1.2274 1.2186 1.2297 4096
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      107 27 Jul 16 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 1633.75 1642.00 1636.00 1610.00 Aug 12 1609.50 1594.75 1613.50 1583.50 Sep 12 1590.50 1569.50 1598.50 1568.00 Nov 12 1586.25 1552.50 1593.25 1564.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 54.65
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      70 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 16 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 102.95 1.44 WTI (Near Mth) 88.27 1.07 Dubai (1-Mth F) 98.77 0.46 Tapis blend 102.62 1.10 Minas 106.22 1.10 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 91.67 0.11 Jet Kerosene 116.77 0.85 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 27 Jul 17 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2618 1.2623 2-months 1.2616 1.2622 3-months 1.2613 1.2619 6-months 1.2599 1.2605 Source: OCBC
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      65 27 Jul 16 16 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1885.75 1877.50 3 months 1917.50 1910.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7695.00 7709.00 3 months 7683.00 7700.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 1889.25 1870.75 3 months 1900.00 1880.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin(US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.50 3 months
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      79 27 Jul 16 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 1518 1540 1550/1525 Sep 12 1502 1529 1538/1499 Dec 12 1504 1526 1532/1501 Mar 13 1492 1512 1519/1488 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 2088 2062 2070/2070 Sep 12 2089 2063 2093/2051 Nov 12 2083 2068 2093/2059 Jan 13 2063
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      1138 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 4 1 146 384 7.75 22 Conv Ratio Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 0.8 1 32 9 37.50 4 Price Best World Intl Ltd W*****5 0.6 1 30 85
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      470 27 Jul 17 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.044 6.560 0.837 7.983 56.720 97.470 0.813 11.767 3.259 1.288 97.156 42.948 1.299 8.425 1.006 30.852 32.490 0.658 1.029 Canada 0.958 6.284
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      60 27 Jul 17 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates
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      135 27 Jul 17 GOLD(US$/oz) Jul 16 Jul 17 Hong Kong 1593.90 1600.00 Jul 17 Jul 13 Jul 16 London 1591.46 1594.00 1592.23 1594.90 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Jul 17 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 155 65 5gm 441 323 10gm
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      90 27 Jul 17 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****F 18-Oct-12 0.25 6-Month BS*****F 10-Jan-13 0.25 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.25 01-Feb-14 100.13 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 109.27
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      57 27 Jul 17 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Aug 12 3106.0 3100.0 3106.0 3052.0 640 7221 Sep 12 3108.0 3114.0 3117.0 3053.0 3567 ***** Oct 12 3117.0 3122.0 3130.0 3061.0 ***** ***** Nov 12 3120.0 3126.0
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      154 27 Jul 17 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2986 1.2994 1.0292 1.0294 Canadian dollar 1.2440 1.2447 0.9861 0.9859 Euro 1.5506 1.5516 1.2289 1.2292 NZ dollar 1.0082 1.0091 0.7990 0.7994 Sterling pound 1.9733 1.9744 1.5639 1.5641
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      121 27 As at 9am Jul 17 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.326 1.263 Can dollar 1.274 1.214 Euro 1.586 1.511 Sterling pound 2.013 1.936 NZ dollar 1.035 0.986 US dollar 1.282 1.233 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      160 27 Jul 17 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.25 0.15 1 month 0.40 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.85 0.65 9 months 1.05 0.85 12
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      1095 30  -  Loans bundled into bonds to meet demand from investors seeking high yields amid low interest rates, reports SARAH MULHOLLAND reportsSARAH SARAH MULHOLLAND Bloomberg LANDLORDS are piling the most debt onto commercial properties in five years as Wall Street banks bundle the loans into bonds
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      1170 31  -  But the US needs to address long-term fiscal imbalances, reports MIKE DORNING reportsMIKE MIKE DORNING Bloomberg WHEN Standard Poor’s downgraded the credit rating of the US government in August last year, predictions of serious fallout soon followed. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney described
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      1204 32 Damning US Senate report provides a rare look at how the bank responded when confronted with cases of suspect money flows Reuters A “PERVASIVELY polluted” culture at HSBC Holdings plc allowed the bank to act as financier to clients seeking to route shadowy funds from the
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      1225 33  -  Greed, risk-taking turning financial industry into less of a gentlemen’s club and more like Wall Street, reports LANDON THOMAS JR reportsLANDON reportsLANDON THOMAS JR NYT LONG renowned as the centre of global money flows, deal making and above all discretion, London’s financial centre has become
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      1105 34  -  The global environment continues to post challenges going forward. In this three-part weekly series, Citi's experts offer their views on the outlook for Singapore amid economic and market developments around the world. This second feature looks at the performance of Singapore's equity market
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      54 1 CONTENTS: Best managed board PAGES 4, 5 Best CEO PAGES 6, 9, 15 Best investor relations PAGE 8 Best CFO PAGE 16 Best annual report PAGE 18 Coordinator: Joyce Hooi Sub-editor: Lee Kim Siang Copy editors: Benjamin Tan, George Joseph Cover design: Jennifer Chua Artist: Mohamad Khairie Rahmat Photographers: Arthur
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      44 2 Congratulations to Mr Tan Pheng Hock on being awarded the Best Chief Executive Officer (For companies with $1 billion and above in market capitalisation) Singapore Corporate Awards 2012 r t X SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 From Chairman and Board of Directors Si Engineering 1
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      361 3 (r vi Congratulations to Mr. Ron Sim, for being honoured as Best CEO in the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012 (listed companies with $300 million to less than $1 billion in market capitalisation) Now Connected. TMTc* SB-. Stt J3 OSIM w f /j > J uDivine App Available on the App
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      90 4 Mencast PARTNER PERFECT We are honoured to win the Silver Award for Best Managed Board (Market Capitalisation Below $300 Million) at the 2012 Singapore Corporate Awards. k t Si Clockwise Direction from Back Row, Left: Ho Chew Thim (Independent Director) Sunny Wong Fook Choy (Lead Independent Director) Ng Eng Ho
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      119 5 SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 BEST INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARD (Market Cap of $1 billion above) GOLD CAPITALAND LIMITED BEST INVESTOR RELATIONS AWARD (REITs Business Trusts) GOLD CAPITAMALL TRUST BEST ANNUAL REPORT (REITs Business Trusts) GOLD CAPITAMALL TRUST BRONZE ASCOTT RESIDENCE TRUST YOUR RECOGNITION IS OUR GREATEST REWARD
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      111 6 r f "d) S <3> T c> c "> <<. <<_ co r SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 Winner of Best Annual Report Award (Silver) Market Capitalisation of $1 Billion Above Sembcorp Marine is honoured that our Annual Report 2011 “Towards Sustainable Growtl has garnered the Silver Award in the Singapore
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      245 7 BEIJING TIANJIN (An Affiliate of Cheung Kong Group) DALIAN NANJING SHANGHAI GUANGZHOU HONG KONG mm. ARA Asset Management Limited is honoured to be awarded Gold for Best Managed Board for Companies ($300 million to $1 billion in market cap) at Singapore Corporate Awards 2012 IPOH\ KLANG WW KUALA LUMPUR MALACCA
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      140 9 n A ii£ r=Sl n D A H LJ D Baker Technology Limited proudly bags the Best Annual Report (Silver Award) at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012! ESI Best Annual Report (Silver) (For companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation) Our quest to strive for innovation, quality and
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      54 10 / 11 VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá MR ONG PANG AIK(BBM) Chairman Managing Director of LIAN BENG GROUP LTD for being awarded the BEST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AWARD Market capitalisation of less than $300 million at the SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 From the management staff of From the management staff of KSH Holdings Limited ZAPPiling Pte
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      78 12 VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá MR ONG PANG AIK(BBM) Chairman Managing Directorof LIAN BENG GROUP LTD for being awarded the BEST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AWARD Market capitalisation of less than $300 million at the SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 From Han Seng Juan David Loh The Management Staff of Centurion Group of Companies Centurion Global
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      43 13 VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá MR ONG PANG AIK(BBM) Chairman Managing Directorof LIAN BENG GROUP LTD for being awarded the BEST CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AWARD Market capitalisation of less than $300 million at the SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 From The Directors, Management Staff of Centurion Corporation Ltd
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      126 14 Driven by Growth Sustained Values s Singapore Corporate Awards X Best Investor Relations Award (Gold) for 2011 in the less than $300 million market capitalisation category. We are proud to receive this Award. Having been recipients of the Best Investor Relations Award (Silver) and Best Annual Report Award twice in
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      127 14 SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 Best Investor Relations (Silver) $300 Million to $1 Billion Market Capitalisation Category STATS ChipPAC is honoured to be recognised at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012 for our commitment to investor relations best practices, transparent communication and quality engagement with our investors. STATS ChipPAC, one of the
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      185 15 BUILDING STRENGTHS, DEFINING DISTINCTION SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 Keppel Land SILVER Best Managed Board GOLD Best Annual Report Market capitalisation of $1 billion and above Keppel Telecommunications Transportation BRONZE Best Investor Relations Market capitalisation of $300 million to less than $1 billion Keppel aims to be the Provider of Choice
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      45 16 r SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 At the 2012 Singapore Corporate Awards, Del Monte Pacific Ltd is once again honoured to be recognised among the best. Best Annual Report (Bronze) Market capitalisation of $300 million to less than $1 billion IS c E 8 C www.delmontepacific.com
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      173 17 Micro-Mechanics (Holdings) Ltd Singapore Corporate Awards y Singapore Corporate Awards 2012 GOLD AWARD Best Managed Board SILVER AWARD Best Investor Relations in the less than S$300 million market capitalisation category MICRO-JVIECH L Our IR partner f> Octant Consulting K investor relations Singapore Corporate Awards 2011 Best Investor Relations (Silver) Sound
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      359 19 SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 Congratulations best managed board award Market cap of $1 billion above GOLD OCBC Bank SILVER Keppel Land Ltd SILVER SATS Ltd Market cap of $300 million to less than $1 billion GOLD ARA Asset Management Ltd SILVER United Engineers Ltd Market cap of less than $300
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      173 20 m OKP HOLDINGS LIMITED S0 m fi SS PR to w 'A\ ■> 'k\ ■>< Companies with less than $300 million in market capitalisation Best Chief Financial Officer Ms Ong Wei Wei Best Managed Board (Bronze) Best Investor Relations (Bronze) m MM SINGAPORE CORPORATE AWARDS 2012 f m SSi IL
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