The Business Times, 29 October 2013

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Tuesday, October 29, 2013
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    Lock icon SGX mulls over rebates for high-frequency market makers
    859 1  -  Exchange keen to support liquidity and to compensate such traders for their cost and risk By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) could consider rebates for high-frequen-cy market makers to boost liquidity in the marketplace, a senior executive of the bourse
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      65 1 GST INDEX 3,207.85 (+2.61) GST INDEX FUTURES 3,207.00 (+3.00) GSIMSCI 368.70 (+0.26) GSIMSCI FUTURES 369.00 (+0.40) US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.236 (US$/S$ per 1.619 2.001 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.381 1.707 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 97.60 79.00 RM 3.135 2.537 HK$ 7.753 6.275 BAHT 31.08 25.15 RUPIAH
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      47 1 Monday Change KL COMP 1,818.39 +0.82 NIKKEI 225 14,396.04 +307.85 HANG SENG 22,806.58 +108.24 SET INDEX 1,449.62 -5.26 JAKARTA COMP 4,590.54 +9.69 MANILA COMP Closed SEOUL COMP 2,048.14 +13.75 SHENZHEN B 837.43 -5.81 MUMBAI IND 20,570.28 -113.24 11am EDT Change DOW 15,535.86 -34.42 NASDAQ 3,928.32 -15.04
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      22 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA HONG KONG HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.573 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN CANADA KOREA 9.33 INDIA 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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    Lock icon Straits Trading in $294m ARA deal
    662 1  -  Strategic tie-up will let it seed and grow its property and related holdings By LISA LEE lisalcc@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Straits Trading Company (STC) is buying into a fund manager linked to Li Ka-shing and is also setting up a co-invest-ment company that will eventually boast
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      110 1 INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Concern over rents and prices page 29 SME Inc Growing with intellectual property PAGE 12 COMPANIES Sky One, Tritech shares crash RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Prices of completed apartments fare worse in September PAGE 11 PAGE 9 Entrepreneurship source of renewal for SMEs IPAGE 3 Call to set up a
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Govt to launch electricity futures market trial next year
      760 2  -  It’s also considering having an electricity demand response scheme in 2015 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK Reports by RONNIE LIM ronnie@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] To ensure electricity prices here remain competitive, Singapore intends to launch an electricity futures market trial next year, with target
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      Lock icon No subsidies for renewable energy use
      496 2 It leads to wasteful over-consumption, says Iswaran [SINGAPORE] The Republic will not subsidise renewable energy options, even as it moves to incorporate solar energy which seems the most viable alternative here into the power system, S Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, said
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      Lock icon THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
      313 2 SGX mulls high-frequency rebates SINGAPORE Exchange could consider rebates for high-frequency market makers in order to boost liquidity in the marketplace. FRONT PAGE Straits Trading in $294m ARA deal STRAITS Trading Company has tied up with a Li Ka-shing fund management firm and will form an investment company.
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      Lock icon Study on next batch of LNG supplies almost completed
      392 2 Energy authority likely to give details later this week [SINGAPORE] A study on Singapore’s future LNG purchases beyond that by initial buyer BG Group is nearly completed, with regulator Energy Market Authority (EMA) set to announce plans for the next liquefied
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      Lock icon Entrepreneurship source of renewal for SMEs
      323 3  -  Nurturing young businesses and leaders is among top priorities, says Teo Ser Luck By feldac@sph.com.sg FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Even as the government focuses on creating solutions to the issues and challenges facing Singapore small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), it remains committed to encouraging
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      153 3 The only thing more gratifying than having a wealth of expertise is being recognised for it. We are honoured to receive the ‘Outstanding Private Bank’award for two years 2011 and 2013. “Bank of Singapore has continued its strong growth momentum with assets under management rising 35 per cent. Broad-based asset
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Rex Int’l forms JV for oil production technology
      488 4  -  It will hold 66.7% in Rexonic, a joint venture with Swiss company Ogsonic By ANDREA SOH sandrea@sph.com.sg OIL and gas exploration firm Rex International is forming a joint venture (JV) with Swiss company Ogsonic to provide a proprietary well stimulation technology to
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      Lock icon Viva Industrial Trust could exceed projected yields
      494 4  -  By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg VIVA Industrial Trust’s (VIT) stated projected yield of 8.81 per cent and 9.02 per cent for the year ended December 2014 (FY2014) and FY2015, respectively, could potentially hit 9.29 per cent and 9.48 per cent. This assumes that tax
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      Lock icon Raffles Medical Q3 net up 10.3% at $13.87m
      386 4  -  By NISHA RAMCHANDANI nishar@sph.com.sg BOOSTED by a higher patient load and improved operating efficiencies, Raffles Medical Group’s net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2013, rose 10.3 per cent year-on-year to $13.87 million. Revenue climbed 8 per cent to $85.05
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      Lock icon Petra Foods’ sweet deal hits sour note
      909 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By LISA LEE lisalcc@sph.com.sg PETRA Foods’ sweet deal to sell its cocoa ingredients business to Barry Callebaut for US$950 million subject to adjustments at completion appears to have hit a more sour note as the consumer confectionary group is now
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      Lock icon SGX to launch Asian forex futures next month
      270 8  -  By JASMINE NG jasng@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX), operator of South-east Asia’s largest bourse, will introduce Asian foreign exchange futures for deliverable and non-deliverable Asian currencies on Nov 11. Futures contracts for six currency pairs AUD/USD, AUD/JPY, USD/SGD, INR/USD, KRW/USD and KRW/JPY
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      Lock icon Triyards, Ezion clinch new marine deals
      398 8  -  By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg TWO offshore services companies have clinched new marine deals. Triyards said yesterday that it had secured two contracts worth US$59 million. One is its tenth self-elevating unit (SEU) order with an Asian-based client, while the other is for the construction
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      Lock icon Sky One, Tritech shares crash
      340 9  -  Nosedive triggers spillover selling pressure on rest of penny segment By R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg SHARES in logistics firm Sky One and engineering company Tritech Group crashed spectacularly yesterday, triggering fears that they might be classified as “designated securities” by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and creating
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      Lock icon Healthway Q3 net jumps to $10.1m
      327 9  -  By MALMINDERJIT SINGH msingh@sph.com.sg HEALTHWAY Medical Corporation posted a third-quarter net profit to $10.1 million up from $1.07 million a year ago thanks to a gain from the listing of International Healthway Corporation (IHC) earlier this year. The sharp improvement in the bottomline for
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon ST Aerospace gets Jetstar Asia deal
        80 9 ST Aerospace has landed a three-year line maintenance contract for Jetstar Asia’s existing and future fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The maintenance services will be carried out by a team located at Changi Airport and supported by ST Aerospace’s base maintenance facilities in Changi,
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        Lock icon Boustead to build Tukang park facility
        96 9 BOUSTEAD Singapore has been awarded another design-build-and-lease contract for a 24,800 square metre integrated maintenance, repair and overhaul, remanufacturing and office facility at the Tukang Innovation Park in Singapore, through Boustead Projects, its industrial real estate solutions subsidiary. The new facility will be the
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        Lock icon King Wan Corp wins $26m of contracts
        66 9 MAINBOARD-LISTED King Wan Corporation announced that it has secured new mechanical and electrical (M&E) contracts in Singapore worth a total of $26 million in the period from August to October 2013, taking its order book to $168.9 million. The group said that while
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        Lock icon TEE Int’l signs $142m Marina South deal
        60 9 TEE International announced that it has signed a conditional letter of intent with Hyundai Engineering Construction for the delivery of a $142 million and 28-month M&E engineering package for the Marina South Mixed Development (IJV) (SION) Project (Marina One). With this LOI, the
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      Lock icon Japan’s NTT pays US$875m for two US cloud computing firms
      402 9 AFP [TOKYO] NTT Communications said yesterday that it would pay a combined US$875 million for two US-based cloud computing firms, marking the latest major overseas acquisition by a Japanese firm. The telecoms giant said that it had agreed to buy
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      Lock icon Noble presses Yanzhou to raise Yancoal offer
      381 9 Reuters [MELBOURNE] China’s Yanzhou Coal Mining Co is under pressure to raise its US$191 million offer to take its Australian Yancoal unit private from Singapore’s Noble Group, a key Yancoal shareholder, people familiar with the process said. Yanzhou proposed in July to buy
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      Lock icon Far East buys two Aussie properties for A$277m
      411 9  -  Sydney mixed-used devt costs A$72m, Perth shopping centre costs A$205m By FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg FAR East Organization, which has been eyeing the Australia market for expansion opportunities, has signed conditional contracts to buy two properties there for A$277 million ($328 million). The
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      164 5 m mouitl'im ?qwiiiiiL'i'.'m m IUJI k'U 1 1 n m i lu i k*J I'm LUI I'i -U r* Energy for Economic for Asia. Energy demand in Asia is expected to be approximately 50 percent higher in the year 2040 than it was in 2010. Natural gas will play an
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Penny stock crash takes centrestage
      640 6  -  Sky One and Tritech Group plunge by up to 91 per cent and 52 per cent respectively STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent A MELTDOWN of the penny segment was the main feature of yesterday’s trading. This was led by a 91 per cent intraday
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      73 6 Oct 28 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -61.00 -245.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -210.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -6.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 742.31 -1.98 FTSE ST Small Cap 540.61 -4.70 FTSE ST All Share 779.32 -0.39 FTSE ST China Top 205.70 -1.38 FTSE ST China 232.68 -0.93 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 6 VOLUME Sky One 389,811,000 Digiland 291,958,000 YHM 233,637,000 SingHaiyi 125,745,000 Innopac 107,552,000 HanKore 95,612,000 Albedo 92,392,000 Blumont 85,065,000 Golden Agri 79,354,000 Cedar 77,620,000 VALUE($) SingTel 47,361,780 Golden Agri 44,765,357 OCBC Bk 35,920,080 UOB 33,589,145 Sky One 33,117,812 Genting SP 28,574,220 DBS Grp 27,078,202 Keppel Corp 17,257,430 CapitaLand
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 6 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 4 7 3 0 0 0 4 7 3 Manufacturing 25 87 40 3 12 12 28 99 52 Commerce 12 32 11 0 11 2 12 43 13 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 23 9
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      859 6  -  –Compiled by TEH SHI NING Ezra Holdings Oct 28 close: S$1.245 DBS Group Research, Oct 28 CORE net profit for Q4 FY2013 came in at about US$10.1 million, higher than our estimate of about US$5 million. The outperformance was mainly driven by higher revenue contribution from the subsea
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 17,743 17,743 38,357 38,357 Manufacturing 338,888 153,463 492,351 107,892 4,458 112,350 Commerce 420,648 183,884 604,532 45,867 12,795 58,662 Tpt/Stor/Comms 126,838 391,034 517,872 114,547 33,302 147,849 Finance 124,576 4,888 129,464 111,771 1,803 113,573 Construction 89,892 241,303
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX STOCKS
      112 6 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 2.060 CapitaLand 3.160 +0.030 CapitaMall 2.000 CityDev 10.38 -0.070 ComfortDelGro 1.910 -0.005 DBS Grp 16.62 +0.020 GLP 3.080 -0.010 Genting SP 1.510 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.565 +0.010 HK Land 6.170 +0.020 HPH Trust US$ 0.750 -0.010 JMH 55.68 +0.520 JSH 34.25
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      Lock icon Yen falls after money easing reiterated
      438 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [LONDON] The yen weakened for a third day against the euro yesterday, after deputy governor Kikuo Iwata reiterated the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) commitment to unprecedented monetary easing. Japan’s currency fell against all its 16 major counterparts on speculation that policymakers meeting
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      108 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8548 92.7 0.9 JMH 5568 64.3 0.9 GLD 10US$ ***** 53.1 0.3 Jardine C&C 3635 27.0 0.7 DBXT E50 10US$ 5100 24.7 0.4 DBXT S&P500 10US$ 2905 21.0 0.6 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1376 17.3 1.0 IS MSCI Spore 1380 16.1 1.0 Lyxor
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      120 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN JSH 3425 -45.7 -1.1 Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** -44.0 -0.4 Sky One 9.2 -37.8 -80.4 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1977 -19.8 -0.8 DairyFarm 1135 -17.3 -1.2 SuperGroup 414 -16.0 -3.7 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2740 -14.8 -0.4 Tritech 36.5 -12.0 -24.7 IS MS India 100S$D
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      5 6 DAILY
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      119 9 A BANK Imagine a bank where your interests really do come first. Imagine a bank without risky sovereign debt ortoxic assets on its balance sheet. Imagine a bank whose owners have steered a course through over 40 financial crises. Imagine a bank that's been looking forward for seven generations. Imagine
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      1059 10 SUBSCRIBE 'A now! myfM l l, r>&, m VIVA INDUSTRIAL TRUST °/c As o Distribution Yield (Projection Year 2014) 1 m. HIGHEST PROPORTION OF BUSINESS PARK ASSETS AMONG LISTED INDUSTRIAL S-REITS Vivo Industrial Trust ("VIT") is a stapled group comprising Viva Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust ("VI-REIT") and Viva Industrial
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon SRPI for three of four sectors down in Sept
      654 11  -  Overall index drops 0.7% after 0.4% fall in Aug; property players split on data By KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg PRICES of completed nonlanded private homes posted a worse month-on-month showing in September in three out of four categories, according to latest flash
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      Lock icon CJ: Greater harmonisation of commercial law needed
      514 11  -  Region should take steps to study scope for harmonisation By MICHELLE QUAH michquah@sph.com.sg FOR Asia to remain attractive as an investment destination and to capitalise on its growth, there needs to be a greater harmonisation of commercial law across the region, and efforts
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      Lock icon OCBC’s mortgage insurance plans big hit with homebuyers
      602 11  -  Bank to refund premiums if buyers are alive at end of 20-year home loan By SIOW LI SEN lisen@sph.com.sg SOME four years ago, OCBC Bank launched a unique mortgage protector which would refund its buyers all the premiums paid if they are
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      Lock icon Sustainable fisheries pose Catch-22 situation
      717 11  -  Big consumers face limited supply of certified seafood from the region By GRACE LEONG gleong@sph.com.sg IN its push towards more sustainable procurement practices, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) is finding the limited supply of certified sustainable fisheries and farms from the region a challenge when sourcing
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  • SME Inc
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      Lock icon Growing with intellectual property
      1538 12  -  Audrey Yap finds firms working harder but not necessarily smarter, and thus missing out on new ways to innovate, reports WANG XIN MIN wangxin@sph.com.sg wangxin@sph.com.sg IMAGINE a farmer sitting on a gold mine, but not realising the worth of his land because he’s preoccupied with farming
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      Lock icon Call to set up a bank with focus on SMEs
      761 14  -  SMEs reiterate call for one-stop govt agency that’ll offer help on all issues By FELDA CHAY feldac@sph.com.sg SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are making fresh calls for a bank that will focus on providing financing to the sector, and a
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      Lock icon Service engineering gaining ground
      694 14  -  There is abundant scope for such derivative services in the tourism sector THE VIEW FROM NTU PROFESSORS By GEOFFREY A CHUA The writer is an assistant professor of operations management atNanyang Business School AT the JFK International Airport in New York in July, Heineken pulled off
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  • MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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      Lock icon Land-tax issue may halt Indonesian oil, gas exploration
      325 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Work at 19 Indonesia exploration wells may halt after the finance ministry shifted the cost of land and building taxes for oil and natural gas projects. The companies that operate the wells have temporarily halted orders for drilling rigs because
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      Lock icon Ringgit at six-month high, bonds continue rally after KL budget
      744 16  -  But some property stocks fall amid fears moves to cool sector will hurt earnings B)’ S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian currency rose to a six-month high while bonds continued rallying yesterday 10-year bond yields sank to a threemonth
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      Lock icon Indonesia’s tin export curbs leave price forecasters divided
      815 16 BNP expects 8% rise next year; others see smaller increases Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s drive to displace the London Metal Exchange as the global benchmark for tin trading is whipsawing futures and leaving the most-accurate forecasters divided on the outlook for prices. Tin
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  • GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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      Lock icon China brokerages optimistic about jump in repo rate
      645 17 Benchmark 7-day repurchase rate up 138 bps to 4.88% last week, the most in 4 months Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China’s brokerages are betting that the biggest jump in money-mar-ket rates since June’s record cash crunch is a sign of strength in the nation’s
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      Lock icon Think-tank calls for end to China residency system
      403 17 It also proposes other far-reaching reforms AFP [BEIJING] China should dismantle its widely loathed residency registration system, which restricts access to medical insurance and other benefits for hundreds of millions of migrants, a government-affiliated think tank said, according to reports yesterday. The
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      Lock icon India swaps window to attract US$15b
      263 17 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India’s dol-lar-swaps window will attract about US$15 billion before it closes next month, bolstering the rupee, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter said. The amount would exceed both the Reserve Bank of India’s and the government’s earlier expectations, the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Seoul rethinks reliance on nuclear power
      693 18 Safety concerns after scandal add pressure for shift that will cost billions Reu ters [SEOUL] It started with a few bogus safety certificates for cables shutting a handful of South Korean nuclear reactors. Now, the scandal has snowballed, with 100 people indicted and Seoul
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      Lock icon Nielsen to start counting mobile viewing of TV shows in ratings
      208 18 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] Nielsen, the provider of television ratings used to calculate payments by advertisers, will begin counting some mobile viewing of shows as broadcast and cable networks make more programmes available online. TV shows that are viewed through
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      Lock icon Swiss bankers avoid travel as US hunts tax evaders
      397 18 AFP [GENEVA] As a US hunt for tax evaders and their accomplices gains momentum, many Swiss bankers are afraid to go abroad for fear of arrest, one business leader said in an interview published on Sunday. “In my opinion, some 1,000
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      Lock icon CEOs surer of recovery, set to speed up pace of M&As: EY
      224 18 Bloomberg [LONDON]Companies are more likely to make larger acquisitions funded by debt and equity in the next year as chief executive officers become more confident of an economic recovery, says consulting firm EY. About 35 per cent of
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      Lock icon Sept factory output rises less than forecast
      418 19 Production of motor vehicle, parts inches up 2% after rising 5.2% in August LATEST US DATA Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Factory production in the United States rose less than forecast in September, indicating a pause in manufacturing leading into the budget battle that partially closed
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    • BRIEFING
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        Lock icon Opec confident of demand for its crude
        173 19 Reuters [MOSCOW] The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said yesterday there would still be demand for its oil despite the shale oil boom in the United States, downplaying concerns the group may lose its market share. “Tight oil, as we call
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        147 19 AFP [ATHENS] Austerity-hit Greeks have nothing left to give, Greek President Karolos Papoulias told the country’s EU-IMF creditors yesterday ahead of a fiscal audit tied to fresh loans. “(Greeks) today have given what they can to overcome the crisis, and this must be
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      1314 20 NYT [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs which, to many, is a symbol of Wall Street greed and excess wants the world to know it has a charitable side. With the same calculation that earned it a reputation as the savviest trading house
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      635 21 The last such comparable storm was in October 2002: UK Met Office AP Reuters Bloom berg [LONDON] A major storm with hurricane-force gusts lashed southern Britain, the Netherlands and parts of France yesterday, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights
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      1044 21 Reuters [KONEMOE, Myanmar] Htay Aung was riding pillion on a motorbike last Christmas morning, wending through the cool hills of eastern Myanmar, when Air Bagan Flight 11 came down on top of him. The Fokker 100 more than 24 tonnes of aircraft, plus 65 passengers and
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      507 21 Dubai World Central hopes to be world’s largest in ten years AP [DUBAI] A flight carrying a little more than 100 passengers from Budapest touched down on Sunday at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport, a modest first arrival for a terminal
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      241 21 SGX '000 Oct 28 S$ +/-Vol Ch Offshore 0.44 unch 81 Chuan Hup Hldg 0.29 0.01 143 Cosco Corp 0.80 unch 1190 Cwt Limited................1.39 -0.03 163 Ezra Hldgs 1.25 0.02 ***** First Ship Lea 0.09 unch 370 Freight Links 0.11 unch ***** Grand Banks Jaya Hold Ltd Chuan
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      1353 24 Papua New Guinea Australia New Zealand New Caledonia Fiji all other Pacific Islands Dili (East Timor) Guam (Mariana Islands) Honolulu (Hawaii) SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE W W W. N G P L J S P. C O M THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. PTE. LTD. 300 BEACH ROAD #02-02 THE
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      334 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Music bars putting time into releases (6) 5 Restrain Spooner’s intrepid horse (4,4) 9 Pigheadedness a sign in recent changes (13) 10 Altercation around till, ignoring the last knife (8) 11 Shrewd, pinching joker’s last crack (6) 12 Sign for car by empty garage (6) 14
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      486 22 EDITORIAL SOMETIMES, the free market fails to reflect the actual value of securities traded on it by a wide margin. Investment guru Benjamin Graham used the allegory of a man-ic-depressive “Mr Market”, divorced from reality, whose mood swings influence the prices he is willing
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      815 22  -  THE BOTTOM LINE ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent IF you had invested US$100,000 in a stock or some other asset back in 1995 and left the money there, how much would it be worth today? The answer, obviously depends on the market
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      848 23  -  By NEETA LAL The writer is a New Delhi-based journalist NEW DELHI’S engagement with Asean and its member countries is, to paraphrase Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the cornerstone of its “Look East” policy, and has evolved into a strong, comprehensive and multifaceted
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      397 23 LETTER TO THE EDITOR SINCE the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has invested $250 million in high- frequency trading (HFT) infrastructure, it would not be far-fetched to assume that the bourse will introduce this mechanism into our market soon. HFT supports the use of highspeed computers
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      2712 25 Transaction date: Oct 28 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Company Last Sale Vol Da ('000) High 188 106 AIMSAMPIReit...............................158cd +2 293 158 156 157 158 6.8 14.7 832 19.8
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      202 26 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E Smil 25.5
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      11307 26 UNIT TRUST FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund Cl A!** 1.49/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited EM Local Ccy Bond Asian Smaller Cos'" 1 9699/ fM local Ccy Bond 0 9271/ European Opportunities!" 1.2835/ Global Emerging Markets!" Global Opportunities/ 1
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      262 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 $mil 61 27 AVJennings A58 -1 4 58 58 56 59 3.6 6 4.7 214.7 52 31 Genting HK US$ US46.5 -0.5 ***** 47.5 46 46 46.5 3061.8
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      900 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 $mil 125 107.1 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.5 1 114.5 114.5 114 115 522.7 143 125 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 130 128.7 129.6 114.4 99.2 CIMB APAC
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      589 27 Oct 28 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.65 *****.32 *****.42 Dec13 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****3 *****4 Mar14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 3 328 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 294.60 297.30 294.55 Oct13 293.50 297.60 293.50 297.20 ***** *****3 Nov13 293.20
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      373 27 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 16.2
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      471 27 Oct 28 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.004 5.849 0.696 7.452 59.137 106.207 0.938 10.197 3.013 1.156 102.439 41.397 1.188 9.423 0.858 28.265 29.868 0.594 0.961 Canada 0.996 5.828
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      38 27 Oct 28 (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.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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      86 27 Oct 28 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 6-Month BS*****V 02-May-14 0.28 1-Year BY*****H 02-May-14 0.28 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.9 5-Year N*****0T 0.5 01-Apr-18 99.13 99.30 99.30 10-Year NX*****H
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      139 27 Oct 28 GOLD(US$/oz) Oct 25 Oct 28 Hong Kong 1349.00 1357.00 Oct 24 Oct 25 London 1346.84 1346.27 1348.06 1347.10 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Oct 28 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 121 54 5gm 343 268 10gm 612 536
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      57 27 Oct 28 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 13 2454.0 2480.0 2502.0 2453.0 741 4449 Dec 13 2431.0 2471.0 2489.0 2428.0 3143 ***** Jan 14 2431.0 2463.0 2483.0 2426.0 ***** ***** Feb 14 2431.0 2459.0
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      155 27 Oct 28 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1872 1.1879 0.9609 0.9614 Canadian dollar 1.1832 1.1834 0.9578 0.9577 Euro 1.7065 1.7067 1.3812 1.3813 NZ dollar 1.0268 1.0275 0.8311 0.8316 Sterling pound 2.0005 2.0011 1.6192 1.6195
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      109 27 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 13
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      95 27 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$/tonne) Close Prev High Low Nov 13 1559 1599 1600 1558 Jan 14 1538 1582 1590 1536
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      1133 27 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Conv Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 Exer Price Prem Allied Technologies W*****1 0.5 1 4 1 Ascendas Reit MB ECW*****3 2.9 0.2 240 5 Asiatic Grp(Hldgs) Ltd W*****5 Gear- Mths
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      70 27 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Oct 25 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 106.60 -0.87 WTI (Near Mth) 97.92 1.34 Dubai (1-Mth F) 104.42 -0.65 Tapis blend 113.21 -0.99 Minas 105.41 -0.99 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.75 -0.06 Jet Kerosene 120.90 -1.20 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 27 Oct 28 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2355 1.2356 2-months 1.2354 1.2355 3-months 1.2354 1.2355 6-months 1.2350 1.2352 Source: OCBC
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      66 27 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 months
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      121 27 As at 9am Oct 28 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.213 1.156 Can dollar 1.205 1.159 Euro 1.746 1.663 Sterling pound 2.037 1.959 NZ dollar 1.049 1.009 US dollar 1.261 1.201 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      154 27 Oct 28 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 3/8 1/4 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 7/16 5/16 Overnight mode: 0.06 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.26 0.16 2 months 0.40 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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  • PROPERTY
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      938 28 Move comes as the investment bank diversifies into less risky areas Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s largest investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd is pushing rapidly into home mortgages, threatening to disrupt a highly profitable segment of the banking industry long dominated by
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      318 28 Reuters [ABU DHABI] Mubadala Real Estate Infrastructure, a unit of Abu Dhabi’s investment fund, is eyeing the US, Europe and emerging markets to invest in property as it exits developing real estate in its home market, a company executive said yesterday. “We made
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      647 28 Event’s hosting right to spur 26b dirhams of infrastructure Bloomberg [DUBAI] As spotless black sedans shuttled World Expo officials through Dubai’s streets last week, yields of Islamic bonds from local developers Emaar Properties and Nakheel dropped to record lows. The declines underscored growing
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      497 29  -  Further measures seen as possible after latest surge in prices and rents By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg CREDIT Suisse’s equity research team has expressed concern about the industrial property segment on the back of increases in rents and prices for this type
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      644 29 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Barclays plc joined UBS AG and Bank of America Corp in forecasting a Hong Kong property slump, predicting that home prices will fall at least 30 per cent by the end of 2015 as income growth stalls and
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      351 29  -  Possible for outgoing head Chia Boon Kuah to be candidate By ONG CHOR HAO ongch@sph.com.sg THE Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore’s (Redas’s) current president, Chia Boon Kuah, will have to relinquish his post when he leaves Far East Organization next year. But
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      534 3  -  Prominent Award Winner Epicentre offers customers a unique brand experience By Teo Kuan Yee THE SME One Asia 2013 Prominent Award recognises businesses that are flourishing in their first decade of business and have built a name for themselves. Award winner Epicentre, established in 2002, is the
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      634 4  -  EL Development thinks out of the box to stand out from the competition By Suresh Nair INNOVATION is ingrained in the work ideology of EL Development, making it different from their propertydeveloper rivals. In layman’s terms, it’s the application of better solutions that meet new requirements,
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      581 4  -  With its headstart in Malaysia, Amxon Constructors wants to expand its services in Asia and the world By Seow Kai Lun AMXON Constructors has made a name for itself in the transport industry through securing multi-million contracts for upcoming MRT lines. It counts architects, consultants, developers,
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      1355 5  -  Distinguished Award finalists tell cheryl tay the secrets of their success DISTINGUISHED AWARD CATEGORY CHERYL TAY Nexia T.S Nexia T.S. offers service levels similar to what larger players provide but at more competitive rates, and it prides itself on giving more personal service and greater levels
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      162 36 / 37  -  captures some memorable moments at the SME One Asia Awards 2013 gala event on Oct 24 at Marina Bay Sands RAY KHOO Mr Seah Kian Peng, Deputy Speaker of Parliament and MP for Marine Parade GRC, was guest-of-honour at the event. Organiser APF Group’s executive
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      488 39  -  Ensuring a secure environment for workers is becoming a competitive factor in businesses globally, reports EIUIEEZEILTIEE A GOOD safety culture is a competitive factor for Singapore companies keen to compete successfully in the global market. Mr Goh Chye Guan, managing director of the SME Academy, says that,
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      46 2 Ban Choon Marketing Pte Ltd 30 Quality Road Singapore *****3 Tel: +65 6777 7333 Fax: +65 6774 7228 Email: enquiries@banchoon.com.sg Website: www.banchoon.com.sg Our Mission: To provide customers with top quality products, competitive pricing and excellent service through professional and efficient operations and high food safety standards
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      72 2 Mr. Jonathan Chow Managing Director Beam Global Asia Pte Ltd For Crafting the Spirits that Stir the World. SME One Asia Awards 2013 Foreign Enterprise Award f i I A CRUZAN i m 0 R B 11mi SBBMMDCTLUHGCn COURyOlSIER. COGNAC Emperor 1 Drink Responsibly. Beam Global Asia Pte Ltd 229
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      423 3 A True Entrepreneur Holds the Key to Success Congratulations to Mr Lim Yew Soon, the Managing Director of EL Development Pte Ltd for being awarded the Notable Award of the Year 2013 in the prestigious SME One Asia Awards. EL Development Pte Ltd first started as a small business unit
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      45 4 K v VI C P World Group provides a platform to connect cargo across continent within one single professional network. Our dedicated team are located in 38 countries to ensure we reach the far end of the world for you. CP WORLD Connecting Cargo www.cpworldgroup.com
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      49 4 y.au>c Ccvctya, Out tfuauty, N i Cargoport Pte Ltd www.cargoport.com.sg Container Freight Station 1 Blk 513, Kampong Bahru Road, #01-131, Keppel Distripark, Singapore *****9 Container Freight Station 2 Blk 519, Kampong Bahru Road, #01-106, Keppel Distripark, Singapore *****3 Haulage Office 7 Keppel Road, #02-26, Tanjong Pagar Complex Singapore *****3
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      115 5 SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO OUR VALUED STAFF AND BUSINESS PARTNERS We would not have made it without you... Shun Zhou Hardware (a subsidiary of Shun Zhou Group) is conferred one of the Top 5 winners of the acclaimed SME One Asia Awards 2013 in
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      23 6 Ltd for winning the ENTERPRISE in the ASIA AWARDS CIC Mr George Huang Yi Managing director TM SME I ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013
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      112 6 Combglow Lighting Pte Ltd for winning the SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 SME One Asia Awards 2013, Singapore Mr. Raymond Low Managing Director of Combglow Lighting Pte Ltd i v SAFETY MARK SINGAPORE OREEN 1 0 2 3 2 4 1 1 BUILDING COUNCIL SAFETY MARK Singapore Prestige Brand Award
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      86 7 The New generation iK 't m <2' CHANG CHENG GROUP W i w f Mr Ricky Kok Kuan Hwa above in his early days as a young chef Mr Ricky Kok Kuan Hwa, Managing Director of Chang Cheng Group Pte Ltd, for achieving one of the Top 5 positions in
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      114 8 Congratufations to Creative eWorld for winning the SME One Asia Awards 2013 Prominent Award x x SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Ms. Cindy Tan Director of Creative eWorld We ore one of the earliest and longest standing company in this industry, which offers customised and integrated solutions for enterprises to
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      191 8 ECG Group of Companies A Multi Award-Winning Group of Companies SucclUtt ffl Sin3»Dore Jh Prestige PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT We harnesses the best talents in property development and has built local and overseas projects of residential landed properties, cluster housing, condominiums and mixed developments for our clients. I L miI r ik
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      180 9 u Orange Clove Delivering a world oe good taste A Member of Neo Croup Limited A yJiM. ‘^-THANKS! For making us the preferred corporate caterer for 600,000 customers in the running and the winner for yet another highly COVCted award SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Top 5 Notable Award In
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      147 10 INNOVATION. ENGINEERED. Embrace Innovation. Engineer Perfection. Our core business includes the design and manufacture of machines and equipment catering to general automation and the test segment of the semiconductor industry. Depending on each market’s requirements, we also provide full maintenance and spare parts replacement programs, including equipment upgrades as well
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      93 11 f I I I I Si m I A if an GW M SM •Ji »/i CLUB V HOLDINGS CELEBRATES WITH YOU, THE MARK OF SUCCESS AS A PROUD /INNER OF SME ONE uA AWARD 2013 "Our heartfelt appreciation to all our employees, partners, distributors, and loyal customers for your
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      98 12 FM One is a one-stop provider of building and workplace management services and solutions. The company offers end-to-end business solutions to help businesses to streamline and automate their critical business processes to achieve greater quality, higher revenue and improved customer satisfaction at lower operating costs. Services Solutions Building and Workplace
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      79 12 SME On Prom SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 LATIONS nning the rds 2013 t Award. Winston yeo DI RECTO R iFORMWO RK HIRE (S.E.A) PTE LTD TOTAL FORMWORK SOLUTION SPONSORS Building Construction flUJjJ* Ang Crane Services Pte Ltd Guan Joo Engin LCP Building Products SAB Logistics Centre for Professional Enterprises
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      273 13 CONGRATULATIONS CARGO COMMUNITY NETWORK for being awarded TOP WINNER For the Distinguished Award of the Year Cargo Community Network (CCN), with its headquarters in Singapore was founded in 1991. It is in the business of enabling seamless exchanges and management of vital information for the air cargo and logistics industry.
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      318 14 GAGASAN GROUP OF COMPANIES GAGASAN STEEL SDN BHD BERJAYA MULTI RESOUCES GAGASAN EVENT MANAGEMENT GAIA PLAS SDN BHD GAGASAN REALTY SDN BHD QY'YUM FOUNDATION 1 1 Ti np Li 1 9 i by GAIA PLAS 1 I J /A m. "N B ;!mi i iv /■TJ GAIA PLAS manufactured blow
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      207 14 Congratulations! A/Professor Lim Kah Meng and Gene Oasis Recipient of SME ONE ASIA Prominent Award 2013 Gene Oasis Pte Ltd Founder/ManagingDirector/Chief Scientist Adj. Assistant Professor (NTU) (PhD, Biomedicine) We are a group of companies with businesses from licensing, consultation, manufacturing, processing, product innovation, distribution to marketing of premium foods, starting
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      183 15 SHENTON WEALTH HOLDINGS r I w. m 11 ifirr TTH a rrmi ■r TM... ■I IIX* a* S! L i ■v S m mm r V. V m im V p -to to- ixfZ: to: Bringing Global Investments Closer to Home As Asia's leading investment product sourcing company, Shenton Wealth
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      59 16 GGi GLOBI GEWINN INTERNATIONAL Your Trusted Closer Partner v,r aa TOP 5 Prominent Award SME Dede Lee Managing Director ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 rP Globi Gewinn International Pte Ltd 26 Sin Ming Lane #02-112/113 Midview City Singapore *****1 Tel: 6842 7848 Fax: 6842 7578 www.ggiclosers.com warrington BS EN >PJ8 Germany
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      95 16 SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 to HAO DA PTE LTD for Winning the Distinguished Award in SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Wishing you a bright future as you continue to be Asia’s brand leader in civil engineering, general building, demolition, landscaping and lightning protection. Our Supporting Partners: Tai Kwang Ganlen
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      256 17 •79 l W jf •i mr. r K' COWg<RA<n>LA<riOWS Roy Ang Lina Chang Co-Founder of Weston Global Realty Pte Ltd Choice is in your hands s Investment in Industrial Property require a team that fully focus and passion in Commercial Industrial sector s We are full force Industrial Development Consultancy
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      66 18 n I HB III I m m i«i ps fti HONG TECH CONSULTANT PTE LTD (The Professional Safety Environmental Health Specialists) Mr Low HongTeck Managing Director Hong Tech Consultant Pte Ltd for being awarded the Distinguished Award SME One Asia Awards 2013 Think Safety Work Safely" 116 Lavender Street #03-09
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      143 18 KJtJ House of Seafood (S) PTE LTD T-&Z-:v Renowned for our award-winning black pepper crabs, we offer a wide array of exquisite and mouth watering dishes and definitely have a dish that will gratify your taste buds, leaving you craving for more. Make a selection from our variety of quality
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      216 19 fljw aop 5) WASpjsft r i 'i A. 6 ->yi E 19 m YEW SENG HENG *r SPECIALIST AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPLY, INSTALLATION OF PLUMBING, SANITARY, GAS AND FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. x IS -4 I n i s i w tr r TO iV m 7 Wj
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      269 20 A r k WENDA NG Deputy Group Presiden ent Holdings Pte Ltd iai rJTWo loves n H TWO »INVESTMENT HOLDINGS CONGRATULATIONS HTWO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PTE LTD FOR WINNING THE SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 EMERGING AWARDS 201 3 SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Htwo Investment Holdings Pte Ltd is a
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      106 20 Ji Congratulations! JH Equipment Services Pte. Ltd. Trading and Rental of Construction equipments and Services Mjg m MftSlUl wunuhno I I)\\ V m Lifting platforms at heights Practical Manoeuvre Heavy Lifting Sullivan Palatek Excavation Works Lighting/ Generator Safe Practical Air Compressor Scissor Lift All construction equipments to meet your sites’
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      314 21 fJi iant f M.m.M 7/ Yu Xi Yi Li Kang Capsules Technology Co.,Ltd. Mr Yang Yi Chairman of Yu Xi Yi Li Kang Capsules Technology Co.,Ltd. ifejlkS.'S: Business Philosophy: StSftS ftKfiUR Science, Technology &Health Mission: MWS'L'KS We are dedicated to providing quality empty hard capsules for the health and medication
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      75 22 / 23 J R P1 JRP ASSOCIATES PTE LTD Associates Noi Bai International Air-Port Terminal 2; Hanoi as T-- < < <*■ m a r £t££i VSfe %<? s?g* r > N (fct I m <zr\ vr\ jas Roofing Ceiling Systems ISO 9001:2008 CERT NO. FS ***** ISO *****:2004 CERT. NO. EMS
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      125 22 / 23 Mr. Francis Lau Choo Yew Founder Managing Director B. Build (Hons), AUST Chartered QS, MRICS, UK Chartered Builder, MAIB, AUST Registered QS, Australia, Brunei Malaysia V tm “0LCY DEVELOPMENT SDN. BHD A leading Construction Company incorporated in 1997 in Negara Brunei Darussalam. Since its incorporation, LCY has expanded rapidly to
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      58 24 / 25 oriTvinning the DISTINGUISHED i ST; Mr Vincent Chan Managing Director MS M LIAN WANG TRADING PTE LTD SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Effective Warehouse Management Green Label Certified Product Consistent On-time Delivery Customised Responsive After Sales Service 10 Senoko Loop Singapore *****8 1 Tel: (65) 6368 7277 Fax: (65) 6362
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      419 24 / 25 Synergizing Your Business Through igma Business Solution Services Since 20 many clients improving their b ss performances and increasing company value. OUR MISSION Helps dient to build a unique and profitable customer centric organization by maximizing their revenue, reduce costs incurred within their company, thereby, increasing profits and operational efficiency,
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      116 26 3 Q o IG T7'\ J'A For over 30 years, the Mainguard Group has been providing you with a range of security and investigations services that you need: SECURITY SERVICES: Physical Security Personnel Executive Protection Officers Security Consultants for: Risk Management Services Security Audits Security Training from basic to management
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      55 26 Congratu Cations MECTRON ENGINEERING PTE LTD on winning the DISTINGUISHED AWARD t of the SME' ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Our Products: Potable Water Pressure Set Preload Pumps rStripping Pumps and Vertical Sump Pump Product Pump t-i JL Ih (^tJecfron) 78 Tuas Avenue 11 Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) 6863 3033 Fax
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      220 27 SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Congratulations on winning the category of Overseas Enterprise Awards 2013 (China) j i lik ang Mr Bell Zhong Chairman 3E ?H m M fe H M P K p] Yu Xi Yi Li Kang Capsules Technology Co,, Ltd. Product s and Services: Manufacturing and Sates
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      142 28 NASTRAC committed to quality results In record turnaround time Nastrac is a boutique focused executive search company we ensure our clients and candidates always get that special attention and constant contact to ensure optimum response and results Nastrac key management are professionals and practitioners from the industry who have spent
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      366 29 w r wssss m «s ■T' i m CONSIDER IT DONE s»’ <™?3I ISIS! v:; 'IF \> V 4 AROX Marine provides galley and Laundry solutions in the marine industry. Well established as a reliable business support unit to our clients, AROX Marine believes in developing strong partnerships with our
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      183 33 f Infinitez SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 7TZ n M 2012 S tr m B §R M 1© fii r Rt. *»T.. T*5 A', «__a 0 Jr> /y /'rr/rr/rr/ro to APF Group on the success of the 2013 SME One Asia Awards We are an Asian exhibitions, event and roadshow
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      35 34 Conqramations Desmond Chong Managing Director of Solomon Alliance Management Pte Ltd for being awarded the SME ONE Asia Awards 2013 (Emerging Category) SME ONE ASIA AWARDS 2013 Solomon ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT Think Investments Think Solomon www.SolomonAllianceManagement.com
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