The Business Times, 28 October 2013
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Title Section25 2013-10-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, October 28, 201325 words
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Article, Illustration851 2013-10-28 1 SIOW LI SEN - Fed tapering concerns ‘postponed’, market rally also seen in perpetuals By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore corporate bonds are touching new highs with investors once again chasing yield now that US Federal Reserve tapering concerns are next year’s problems. Even the dreadedSource: Bloomberg - 851 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article57 2013-10-28 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,205.24 +12.34 KL COMP 1,817.57 +17.98 NIKKEI 225 14,088.19 -473.35 HANG SENG 22,698.34 -641.76 SET INDEX 1,454.88 -29.84 JAKARTA COMP 4,580.85 +34.28 MANILA COMP 6,539.81 -68.02 SEOUL COMP 2,034.39 -18.01 SHENZHEN B 843.24 -12.42 MUMBAI IND 20,683.52 -199.37 DOW 15,570.28 +170.63 NASDAQ 3,943.36 +29.08 S&P57 words
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Article19 2013-10-28 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA HONG KONG 5.38 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 14.791 BRITAIN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 Source: Bloomberg19 words
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Article49 2013-10-28 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.236 (US$/S$ per 1.622 2.005 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.382 1.708 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 97.00 78.50 RM 3.148 2.546 HK$ 7.754 6.272 BAHT 31.11 25.17 RUPIAH 11,005 8,903 RENMINBI 6.083 4.921 INDIAN RUPEE 61.61 49.84 A$ 1.043 0.844 NZ$ 1.204 0.97449 words
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Article614 2013-10-28 1 SAMUEL EE - Singapore’s top 5 models unchanged Reports by SAMUEL EE samuelee@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Never mind that COE premiums are skyrocketing a small Mercedes has been replaced by a bigger Benz to become Singapore’s top model. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class executive sedan is now the most popular car after614 words
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Article422 2013-10-28 1 [SINGAPORE] The parallel import market continues to shrink sharply as luxury models outnumber mass market cars. In the first nine months of 2013, only 883 parallel imported cars were registered, down 25.3 per cent from the same period a year ago. By comparison, the total422 words
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Advertisement232 2013-10-28 1 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Minority shareholders: Making their voices heard PAGES 10-11 CEO SPEAKS Kingsmen Creatives co-founders stick to basics PAGE 6 BizIT Staying neutral pays off for Informatica PAGE 32 DINING OUT Blue Lotus proves quite a draw PAGE 25 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For232 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article442 2013-10-28 2 Corporate bonds attractive again, reaching new peaks CORPORATE bonds are touching new highs with investors again chasing yield now that Fed tapering concerns are next year’s problems. FRONT PAGE Mercedes-Benz E-Class is No 1 in S’pore THE Mercedes-Benz E-Class executive sedan is now the most popular car after442 words
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Article, Illustration766 2013-10-28 2 ONG CHOR HAO - Housing deficit to stay even when supply comes on board in 2015 BY ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Amid a sea of talk of a pending residential property market crash, one prominent consultant here has backed its resilience barring unforeseen systemic shocks. Alan Cheong,766 words
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833 2013-10-28 4 ROB CURRAN - Any hint of tapering will affect earnings momentum, chances for Santa Claus rally WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN LAST week, earnings reports helped US stocks inch up to make more record highs but most traders awaited a signal from833 words
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979 2013-10-28 4 MINDY TAN - Canada, Australia, NZ and London projects see keen interest By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singaporean buyers are heading to overseas property markets in droves, hitting familiar favourites such as London and Australia, but also new spots such as Canada and New Zealand. Indeed, Jones979 words
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Article18 2013-10-28 4 Branchen Stars R1C-A 21/10/2013 199,38 EUR I db X-MACRO Trading Index Fund I4D 17/10/2013 86,32 GBP18 words
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Article, Illustration1071 2013-10-28 4 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - High, volatile fuel prices challenging for such operations By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines’s (SIA) decision to phase out the world’s longest direct commercial flight next month its non-stop all-Business Class service from Singapore to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey couldFILE PHOTO - 1,071 words
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Article, Illustration698 2013-10-28 4 FELDA CHAY - Shaw Lay See succeeds Chia Boon Kuah as COO By FELDA CHAY By feldac@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Far East Organization is making some changes to its management line-up as key man Chia Boon Kuah prepares to leave the firm in January next year. Chief among the changes698 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration1134 2013-10-28 6 KENNETH LIM - Co-founders keep to a simple rule that has served them successfully all along do a good job and do right by your customers, reports KENNETH LIM CEO SPEAKS reports KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg KINGSMEN Creatives co-founders Benedict Soh and Simon Ong have spent the better partPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 1,134 words
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Article1216 2013-10-28 6 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date ABF S'pore Bond ag 2.300 10-Oct 14-Oct 31-Oct 04-Oct AIMS AMP Cap (1 Jul-30 Sep13) ct 2.750 01-Nov 05-Nov 18-Dec 23-Oct Amtek Engg ak 2.000 01-Nov 05-Nov 20-Nov 26-Aug Ascendas REIT (1 Jul-20 Sep 13) ag 3.600 22-Oct1,216 words
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Article283 2013-10-28 6 Oct 25 Lloyds TSB Bank Plc 6.25 .6.25 Mega Inter'l Commercial Bank .5.25 Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Banking Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd 6.00 Natixis Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Banking Norinchukin Bank, The Corp, Nordea Bank Finland PLC 6.00 Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd Philippine Nat Bank 6.75 PT Bank Negara283 words
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Article705 2013-10-28 6 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Avi-Tech Elect A 19A Serangoon North Avenue 5 6th floor 28-Oct 11.00am China Minzhong A Bras Basah Room Raffles City Convention Ctr 80 Bras Basah Road 28-Oct 10.00am Chosen Hldgs Ltd A 17 Woodlands Terrace Woodlands East Ind Est 28-Oct 10.00am Dukang Distillers705 words
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Article, Illustration1061 2013-10-28 7 JASMINE NG - By JASMINE NG jasng@sph.com.sg INVESTORS and other stakeholders today understand that financial measurement alone cannot provide sufficient insight into a company's performance. They now demand that businesses provide a more future-oriented narrative that will provide them with information they need to better1,061 words
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448 2013-10-28 7 ONG CHOR HAO - B)’ ONG CHOR HAO By ongch@sph.com.sg FRASER an d N ea v e s (F&N’s) move to shed its property arm and focus on its other core businesses took a step forward after Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL) got the go-ahead for its planned448 words
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Article, Illustration1627 2013-10-28 9 ROBERT HALILI - INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE buying was high for the second straight week while the selling among directors plunged, according to Oct 21-25 filings on Singapore Exchange. A total of 17 companies recorded 35 purchases1,627 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration659 2013-10-28 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent IT is not often that an upcoming US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting is viewed as a non-event, but such is the case this week. The US central bank’s poli-cy-setting body meets tomorrow and659 words
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506 2013-10-28 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asian currencies rose for a fourth week on signs of a pickup in Chinese manufacturing and as US jobs data fuelled speculation that the Federal Reserve will delay cutting its record stimulus. The Bloomberg-JPMorgan Asia Dollar Index added 0.1 perBloomberg - 506 words
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Article1490 2013-10-28 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 4 10.43 14.96 1.77 1.56 Amtek Engineering Ltd 3.50 3.50 2 0.05 7.97 0.49 0.49 ARA Asset Management Ltd 2.331,490 words
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820 2013-10-28 8 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] World oil prices dived to mul-ti-month lows last week, weighed down by abundant stockpiles in the United States, the top consumer, dealers said. Coffee futures slumped to their lowest levels in 4½ years, as traders also eyed the prospect ofAFP - 820 words
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Article72 2013-10-28 8 Oct 25 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 184.00-220.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -57.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +18.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 744.29 -0.14 FTSE ST Small Cap 545.31 -1.13 FTSE ST All Share 779.71 -2.48 FTSE ST China Top 207.08 -0.57 FTSE ST China 233.61 -1.24 FTSE ST72 words
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Article53 2013-10-28 8 VOLUME Innopac 1,258,789,000 YHM 598,456,000 Albedo 575,128,000 Blumont 538,447,000 Digiland 531,788,000 SingHaiyi 523,550,000 LionGold 441,296,000 Asiasons 433,913,000 Ace Achieve 382,072,000 Sunmoon 355,285,000 VALUE($) SingTel 316,419,743 Noble Grp 245,647,065 Kep REIT 232,772,100 OCBC Bk 231,841,288 DBS Grp 214,838,636 Keppel Corp 181,121,848 Genting SP 177,411,440 Wilmar 172,382,526 UOB 150,653,86853 words
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Article115 2013-10-28 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP DBXT SPASX200 10US$ 4166 810.7 18.7 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 776.1 4.4 IS S&P500 ***** 604.3 2.8 DBXT E50 10US$ 5080 358.4 6.1 DBXT AUDCS 5SG$ ***** 346.0 1.4 GLD 10US$ ***** 328.7 2.1 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8473 196.5 1.9 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2888 168.1 4.9115 words
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Article133 2013-10-28 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** -131.0 -0.8 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2879 -129.8 -3.5 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1362 -85.3 -4.8 Jardine C&C 3608 -73.0 -2.0 JMH 5516 -56.9 -0.8 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2752 -39.6 -1.1 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1288 -30.9 -1.9 HK Land 615133 words
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VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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Article, Illustration2492 2013-10-28 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC Do minority shareholders have a voice? How can Asia, and Singapore in particular, build a culture of shareholder activism in enhancing corporate governance? Lim Soon Hock Managing Director Plan-B ICAG Pte Ltd DRASTIC changes need to be implemented before Asia and Singapore, inPHOTO: REUTERS - 2,492 words
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BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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Article, Illustration1480 2013-10-28 12 GEOFF HOWIE - The S’pore market, with firms operating in or with earnings from Southeast Asia, provides exposure to the region, says GEOFF HOWIE IMAGINE you are a fund manager sent back in time to 1967 and charged with convincing a large group of investors to put theirFILE PHOTO - 1,480 words
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182 2013-10-28 12 COMPARED with the currencies of neighbouring countries, the Singapore dollar is relatively stable, making the city-state ideal for Aseanfocused companies to list. To get a gauge of the impact of currency volatility on equity returns, we compared the percentage change in various equity indices182 words
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Article, Illustration948 2013-10-28 12 BENJAMIN AW - SMU student realises economics and government policies’ impact on markets, reports BENJAMIN AW STARTING YOUNG reports BENJAMIN AW BHAVIN Mayur Vora knew that he was not playing with money when his father handed him a sum one day and told him, “If you lose it, that’sPHOTO: ARTHUR LEE - 948 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration838 2013-10-28 13 JEREMY LIM TAU YONG, JULIAN TANG YOU GIN, WONG SING WEI - Works specialist Soon Li Heng started as a transport service provider for building materials BY JEREMY LIM TAU YONG, JULIAN TANG YOU GIN, WONG SING WEI The writers are students ofNUS Business School FEW would guess that back in 1975 when Soon Li Heng CivilPHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN - 838 words
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Article, Illustration427 2013-10-28 13 MINDY TAN - By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg Silver Lining Carnival More than 800 needy seniors spent a day with over 1,200 volunteers from Standard Chartered Bank at its first Silver Lining Carnival. In addition to receiving a range of health screenings covering eye, hearing, dental, functional and mental health, by TanPHOTO: BLOOMBERG SQUARE MILE RELAY - 427 words
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Article, Illustration507 2013-10-28 13 ONG CHOR HAO - By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg WORK has started on what will be the largest single hospital development to date Sengkang General and Community Hospitals, which will add 1,400 new beds when completed in 2018. The hospital complex, which broke ground yesterday, is onePHOTO: SINGHEALTH - 507 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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461 2013-10-28 14 Investors mull effects from property tax, GST implementation [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s 2014 Budget may put the spotlight on certain stocks, from e-services provider MyEg Services Bhd to sugar maker MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd, as investors figure out the potential winners and losers, The461 words
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Article, Illustration609 2013-10-28 14 Road users tweet to warn travellers of traffic-choked roads AFP [JAKARTA] Fed up with spending hours stuck in the gridlocked Indonesian capital Jakarta, hundreds of thousands of social mediasavvy commuters are tweeting to beat the traffic. The threadbare public transport system inAFP; PHOTO: AFP - 609 words
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Article1435 2013-10-28 14 VOL Oct 25 RM +/-(‘000) Abric Bhd (-000) Advance Synerg 0.15 0.01 382 Adventa Bhd 1.00 unch 71 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.22 unch 330 Affin Holdings 4.22 -0.06 60 Ahmad Zaki Res 1.02 -0.01 379 Airasia Bhd 0.01 Alliance Finan 5.15 0.04 1036 Aluminium Co 0.69 -0.02 301,435 words
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502 2013-10-28 14 LAT [JAKARTA] Indonesia will seek to rein in state spending next year to tackle a record current account shortfall that has hurt the rupiah. The government is aiming for a budget deficit of 1.69 per cent of gross domestic product next year, compared withLAT - 502 words
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Advertisement238 2013-10-28 14 Technical Analysis is a methodology that is often used by traders to forecast future price movements. This helps traders to identify the optimum trading opportunities which allow them to maximise their investment returns. Existing chart patterns are often used to forecast future price movements. Together with technical indicators such as238 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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462 2013-10-28 15 Profits of major industrial firms rise 13.5% year-on-year Xin hua [BEIJING] Major Chinese industrial firms saw their profits rise 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters, a faster pace than the 12.8 per cent growth rate in the JanuaryAugust period, theXinhua - 462 words
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600 2013-10-28 15 MYSSIE YOU - By MYSSIE YOU EJ Insight [HONG KONG] Profit margins have shrunk in the garment industry in the Pearl River Delta as labour costs have risen. Diversified Hong Kong-based HKI Group will finally shutter its garment factories and retail clothing businesses in theEJ Insight - 600 words
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Article, Illustration481 2013-10-28 15 AFP [NEW DELHI] India’s ruling Congress government has accused traders of cheating consumers as it struggles to reduce the cost of the vegetable known as the “poor man’s food” ahead of a string of state polls. The price of onions, a staple in IndianAFP; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 481 words
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WORLD
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872 2013-10-28 17 NEIL BEHRMANN - Developing nations’ growth, currencies, demand for foreign goods remain weak By in NEIL BEHRMANN in London EUROPEAN companies and to a lesser extent US ones are still exposed to the collapse in emerging market currencies this year, even though there has been872 words
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572 2013-10-28 17 These undervalued small, mid caps gaining attention AFP [TOKYO] A resurgent Japanese stock market has seen a big boom in shares of the country’s corporate titans, but now rich returns are waiting in small firms virtually unknown overseas, according to analysts. The likes ofAFP - 572 words
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Article, Illustration884 2013-10-28 19 It still faces local, state and federal probes into sale of mortgage securities AP [WASHINGTON] The US$5.1 billion that JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay hardly ends its legal troubles over mortgage securities that it sold. It is merely a downAP; PHOTO: AP - 884 words
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Article, Illustration680 2013-10-28 19 AP [WASHINGTON] Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Rome and Paris to talk about Mid-east peace, Syria and Iran but was confronted by outrage over the sweep and scope of US spying abroad. President Barack Obama already has defended America’s surveillance activities toAP - 680 words
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Article, Illustration450 2013-10-28 19 Reuters [BERLIN] The United States may have bugged Angela Merkel’s phone for more than 10 years, according to a news report that also said President Barack Obama told the German leader he would have stopped it happening had he known aboutReuters; PHOTO: AP - 450 words
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Article, Illustration620 2013-10-28 20 But finance minister says ‘we will put the budget back into surplus ASAP’ Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia’s budget position has worsened since the Liberal-National coalition took power seven weeks ago, with the US$1.5 trillion economy struggling for momentum in non-min-ing sectors, Finance Minister MathiasBloomberg; PHOTO: AFP - 620 words
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316 2013-10-28 20 Reuters [MILAN] Italy plans to unveil by year-end the details of a debt-cutting privatisation plan that is likely to include stakes in state-owned companies, Economy Minister Fabrizio Saccomanni said in an interview with Italian television. Asked whether Rome was planning to sell aReuters - 316 words
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Article, Illustration390 2013-10-28 20 AP [GREATER NOIDA] Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth straight Formula One championship yesterday after turning in a trademark clinical performance to win the Indian Grand Prix. Starting from pole, Vettel again dominated the Buddh International Circuit to join F1 greats Juan Miguel FangioAP; PHOTO: AFP - 390 words
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CHILDREN FOR CHILDREN
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Article, Illustration409 2013-10-28 22 KELLY TAY - By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg THEY zipped down roller-coasters, snapped pictures with their favourite movie icons, and learned how to be kind to the environment. That was how 1,216 pupils from 64 primary schools all under the Ministry of Education’s financial assistance scheme celebrated Children’sPHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE AND THE OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE - 409 words
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AVIATION/SHIPPING
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Article, Illustration942 2013-10-28 24 Most airlines now prefer twin-engine planes to larger four-engine jets AP [NEW YORK] For decades, the Boeing 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet that revolutionised air travel and shrunk the globe could be nearing the end ofAP; PHOTO: AP - 942 words
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839 2013-10-28 24 Without SQ21, flight to congested JFK takes 5 hours more WP [SINGAPORE] The end of the world’s longest nonstop commercial flight, a 19-hour slog between Singapore and an airport near New York, is bad news for Chia Teck Fatt. The 16,000 km journey fromWP - 839 words
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300 2013-10-28 24 Reuters [NEW YORK] Royal Caribbean Cruises raised its full-year earnings forecast due to greater demand in Europe and said bookings for 2014 were trending higher, signalling a revival in an industry hit by negative publicity from a series of mishaps. Royal Caribbean, the second-largest cruiseReuters - 300 words
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Page 24 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous301 2013-10-28 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Unfair arrangements made by inexperienced hands (3,5) 9 Blue celestial body close to Mercury (6) 10 Advantage gained by club once wicket’s taken (4) 11 Source of article dividing French region (10) 12 Chase funds university collected (6) 14 Fluency, blessing in disguise (8) 15 Unenthusiastic,301 words
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DINING OUT
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Article, Illustration963 2013-10-28 25 JAIME EE - Nestled in uptown Sentosa, the casual noodle bar proves quite a draw, writes JAIME EE actually jaime@sph.com.sg NEW RESTAURANT Blue Lotus 31 Ocean Way #01-03 Quayside Isle Tel: 6339 0880 Open for lunch Fri to Mon 11.30am to 3pm Open for dinner Wed to Mon 6pm toPHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN - 963 words
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Article3424 2013-10-28 26 Week ended: Oct 25 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Week Last Quote 11.5 7 AEM --AAT M Cap 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit 156cd +6 3421 156 148.5 154 1563,424 words
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Article281 2013-10-28 27 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 2.4 1.3 t Advanced System 1.3 -0.1 ***** 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 20.7 Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High281 words
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Article117 2013-10-28 27 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.060 -0.010 CapitaLand 3.130 -0.030 CapitaMall 2.000 CityDev 10.450 -0.010 ComfortDelGro 1.915 +0.005 DBS Grp 16.600 -0.060 GLP 3.090 -0.040 Genting SP 1.495 -0.030 Golden Agri 0.555 +0.010 HK Land 6.150 -0.010 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.760 -0.005117 words
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Article1966 2013-10-28 27 Transaction date: Oct 25 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.70 unch 216 Aeon Stores '000 Angang Steel 4.59 -0.08 ***** Anhui Conch unch Anhuiexpresswa 4.26 0.03 495 Asia Satellite 29.00 unch 2 Asm Pacific 0.04 Avic Ihl Angang Steel 4.59 Baiyunshan Ph ***** Bank Of China1,966 words
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Article264 2013-10-28 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 61 27 AVJennings A59 +3 39 59 55 57 58.5 3.6 5.9 4.8 218.4 52 31 Genting HK US$ US47 +4 ***** 47.5 42 46.5 47 3094.7264 words
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Article186 2013-10-28 27 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 2 5 0 0 0 8 2 5 Manufacturing 115 47 27 13 10 11 128 57 38 Commerce 44 18 15 13 2 1 57 20 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 22 14 8186 words
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Article1022 2013-10-28 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 125 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.5 unch 21 114.5 114.5 113 115.4 522.7 143 125 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 130 -0.8 7 130 130 128.21,022 words
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Article123 2013-10-28 27 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 135,288 135,288 288,402 288,402 Manufacturing 2,025,487 585,239 2,610,726 763,882 31,976 795,858 Commerce 1,607,219 988,637 2,595,856 562,358 61,400 623,758 Tpt/Stor/Comms 963,370 95,064 1,058,434 751,491 42,449 793,940 Finance 1,343,503 8,614 1,352,117 714,507 3,301 717,808 Construction 444,046 661,873123 words
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Article609 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.14 *****.12 *****.19 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****4 *****9 Mar14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 5 325 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 297.44 297.44 293.46 Oct13 297.60 297.70 293.00 294.00 ***** *****1 Nov13 297.00609 words
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373 2013-10-28 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 25 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1135.2 -0.2 21.0 -0.2 21.4 -0.2 19.9 EAFE Preliminary 925.7 -0.5 19.5 -0.6 19.0 -0.5 17.6 Europe Preliminary 1333.2 -0.1 16.2373 words
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Article471 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.001 5.833 0.694 7.435 59.081 105.532 0.931 10.174 3.018 1.154 102.080 41.278 1.185 9.414 0.854 28.212 29.833 0.591 0.959 Canada 0.999 5.827471 words
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Article40 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) (S$) 3 mths ..0.***** 3 mths Source: Thomson Reuters40 words
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Article86 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****N 21-Apr-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.29 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.91 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 99.18 99.30 99.09 10-Year NX*****H86 words
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Article141 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 25 Oct 24 Hong Kong 1349.00 1343.00 Oct 24 Oct 25 London 1346.84 1346.27 1348.06 1347.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 25 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 120 53 5gm 342 267 10gm 611 535141 words
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Article57 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 13 2460.0 2458.0 2465.0 2455.0 453 4545 Dec 13 2448.0 2445.0 2461.0 2443.0 3799 ***** Jan 14 2449.0 2444.0 2460.0 2441.0 ***** ***** Feb 14 2451.0 2446.057 words
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Article155 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1848 1.1861 0.9587 0.9592 Canadian dollar 1.1835 1.1848 0.9582 0.9577 Euro 1.7075 1.7088 1.3817 1.3820 NZ dollar 1.0265 1.0275 0.8306 0.8310 Sterling pound 2.0038 2.0054 1.6215 1.6218155 words
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Article109 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov 13 1300.00 1309.75 1312.75 1299.25 Jan 14 1293.50 1303.75 1306.00 1292.50 Mar 14 1272.00 1282.00 1284.00 1269.00 May 14 1255.50 1264.50 1266.75 1253.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 13109 words
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Article95 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High Low Dec 13 1720 1706 1727 1697 Mar 14 1718 1702 1724 1695 May 14 1712 1698 1718 1688 Jul 14 1710 1696 1714 1688 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Nov 13 1559 1599 1600 1558 Jan 14 1538 1582 1590 153695 words
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1327 2013-10-28 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 19.6 0.1 159 0.0 5 -79 57 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 0.3 1 123 414 80.00 7 Ratio Exer Allied Technologies W*****1 0.5 0.4 2537 1 4 1 Ascendas1,327 words
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Article70 2013-10-28 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 24 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 107.47 -1.07 WTI (Near Mth) 96.58 0.20 Dubai (1-Mth F) 105.07 -1.16 Tapis blend 114.20 -1.94 Minas 106.40 -1.94 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.81 -1.25 Jet Kerosene 122.10 -1.00 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket70 words
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Article22 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2358 1.2365 2-months 1.2357 1.2364 3-months 1.2357 1.2364 6-months 1.2353 1.2361 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article66 2013-10-28 28 Oct-25 Oct-25 Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1836.50 1815.00 3 months 1881.00 1861.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 7178.75 7160.25 3 months 7185.00 7175.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2186.00 2151.50 3 months 2205.00 2173.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months66 words
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Article121 2013-10-28 28 As at 9am Oct 25 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.215 1.158 Can dollar 1.209 1.163 Euro 1.748 1.665 Sterling pound 2.042 1.964 NZ dollar 1.053 1.013 US dollar 1.263 1.203 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign121 words
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Article154 2013-10-28 28 Oct 25 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 par 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.26 0.16 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12154 words
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Article, Illustration924 2013-10-28 32 VICTORIA HO - Data must be compatible with as many tech products as possible, says VICTORIA HO IN a world of vendor-driven product stacks, Nasdaqlisted technology firm Informatica Corporation is remaining firmly agnostic. Its CEO and chairman, Sohaib Abbasi, insists that this is the way forward for924 words
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Article, Illustration631 2013-10-28 32 KEVIN KWANG - By KEVIN KWANG ASUS Singapore is looking to branch out from its traditional strength in the consumer PC arena and build up a stronger enterprise presence, focusing primarily on key sectors such as education and small and medi-um-sizes businesses (SMBs). Alvin Huang, country631 words
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827 2013-10-28 32 ADELINE TAN - By ADELINE TAN DATA centre investment in Singapore reached US$1.93 billion this year, representing a rise of 5.3 per cent over 2012, according to the Asia Pacific Key Trends report by DCD Intelligence, part of DatacenterDynamics that provides research and827 words
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Article, Illustration789 2013-10-28 32 KEVIN KWANG - By KEVIN KWANG ADVANCED Persistent Threats (APTs) and other sophisticated malware have caught the attention of many, especially as online attacks using traditional methods continue to afflict businesses almost daily. For this reason, Joe Wang, CEO of WatchGuard Technologies, believes traditional security tools relying789 words
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Article, Illustration816 2013-10-28 31 KEVIN KWANG - Firm hopes to boost adoption of its cloud and database tools through this facility By KEVIN KWANG PIVOTAL last week officially opened its Innovation Centre in Singapore in partnership with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and aims to grow the base of data816 words
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703 2013-10-28 31 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By amit@sph.com.sg FNT Solutions, a unit of FNT GmbH, a large German independent software company, has opened a regional headquarters in Singapore with this serving as its springboard to the Asia Pacific. Nikolaus Albrecht, managing director of703 words
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Article, Illustration1392 2013-10-28 31 VICTORIA HO - Tableau Software wants to be the data crunching tool for everyone <bizIT interview> By VICTORIA HO BACK in 2003, three Stanford engineers were huddled in Christian Chabot’s bedroom, working on a data research project funded by the US Department of Defence. Mr Chabot, Chris Stolte1,392 words
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