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Title Section23 2010-03-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sfh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 123/08/2009 Tuesday, March 2,201023 words
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Article, Illustration782 2010-03-02 1 GENEVIEVE CUA - Deal will give it more than 20m customers and make it Asia’s largest foreign insurer By GENEVIEVE CUA [SINGAPORE] Prudential yesterday said it will acquire the American International Group’s life insurance business in Asia for US$35.5 billion, a deal that signals loudly itsPHOTOS: BLOOMBERG, AFP - 782 words
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691 2010-03-02 1 JAMIE LEE - But they may accept tweaks on commission rates, settlement period By JAMIE LEE [SINGAPORE] Any move to remove contra trading will be resisted by brokerages, which have recently had informal chats on the subject with the Singapore Exchange (SGX). SGX has not691 words
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Article138 2010-03-02 1 ST INDEX 2,774.06 (+23.20) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,770 (+23) SIMSCI 332.58 (+1.90) SIMSCI FUTURES 332.80 (+2.10) FOREX US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.405 (US$/S$ per 1.515 2.129 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.362 1.914 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 89.30 63.60 RM 3.388 2.411 HK$ 7.762 5.525 BAHT 32.91138 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration504 2010-03-02 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - It pays $100m for 5% of listed holding company Gemina By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Changi Airports International (CAI), the wholly owned international airport consultancy unit of Changi Airport Group (CAG), now owns a slice of Rome’s main airport. It has bought a 5BLOOMBERG - 504 words
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466 2010-03-02 2 Impairments for bad loans up but profit in Asia down Bloomberg Reuters [LONDON] HSBC Holdings, Europe’s biggest bank, posted full-year net income that missed analyst estimates after impairments for bad loans rose and profit in Asia fell. Earnings increased to US$5.83 billion fromBloomberg; Reuters - 466 words
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384 2010-03-02 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Third Asia-Pac unit may involve venture with local partner By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] With its Australian start-up returning to the black and the Singapore operations cruising to higher profitability, Tiger Airways is looking at starting up another “cub” in the Asia-Pacific. Tiger’s384 words
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Article, Illustration521 2010-03-02 2 Bloomberg [ATHENS] European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn urged Greece to quickly outline new ways to cut the region’s largest budget deficit as governments craft a possible rescue package for the cash-strapped nation. “I want to encourage theBloomberg; AP - 521 words
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Article627 2010-03-02 2 Prudential snaps up AIG unit for US$35.5b PRUDENTIAL yesterday said it will acquire the American International Group’s life insurance business in Asia for US$35.5 billion, a deal that signals loudly its intention to expand aggressively in the region where growth rates for the wealth and insurance markets are627 words
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Article, Illustration647 2010-03-02 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - End it by December, says govt; do more to preserve fiscal discipline, retorts BOJ By in ANTHONY ROWLEY FRICTION between the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) moved nearer to a state of open war yesterday as Finance MinisterPHOTOS: AP, REUTERS - 647 words
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591 2010-03-02 3 RONNIE LIM - The 3 fossil fuels will account for nearly 80% of global needs up till 2030 By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] From now till 2030, oil will remain the world’s largest energy source, with natural gas moving into second spot ahead of591 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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802 2010-03-02 4 CHEW XIANG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By CHEW XIANG WE all know Hyflux is a top, top company. Founder and CEO Olivia Lum was named tenth most trusted personality by none other than a Reader’s Digest poll. The company was namechecked by the Prime Minister himself802 words
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358 2010-03-02 4 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) will merge its two Indonesian bank subsidiaries in compliance with Bank Indonesia’s single presence policy. UOB’s Indonesian business performed well last year and is expected to do more this year in line with358 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-03-02 4 LYNETTE KHOO - By LYNETTE KHOO AS part of its cost-cutting measures, troubled S-chip company Sino-Environ-ment has terminated the services of its independent financial adviser nTan Corporate Advisory with effect from Feb 18. The task of negotiating and liaising with the bondholders will now rest522 words
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272 2010-03-02 4 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE NEPTUNE Orient Lines’ (NOL) container volumes are well on the way to recovery, leaping 63 per cent for the six-week period from Dec 26 to Feb 5, although average revenue remains weak. Container shipping volumes rose to 307,400 FEUs from 188,400272 words
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Article472 2010-03-02 4 At a glance Q4 results ended Dec 2009 Full-year results ended Dec 2009 NET PROFIT CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG (S$m) (S$m) NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG (S$m) (S$m) TURNOVER 1 Wilmar Intl 2,642.38 2,149.51 22.9 33,534.74 40,919.84 -18.0 620.53 524.53 18.3472 words
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546 2010-03-02 5 OH BOON PING - Kencana, First Re profits up, helped by valuation gains in biological assets By OH BOON PING VALUATION of biological assets clearly has a positive impact on planters, as both Kencana Agri and First Resources reported higher full-year profit thanks to gains on this front. First546 words
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243 2010-03-02 5 Bloomberg WILMAR International Ltd, the world’s biggest palm oil trader, aims to expand its India business to about half the size of its Chinese operations in the next 10 years, chief executive officer Kuok Khoon Hong said. The expansion in India will include crushingBloomberg - 243 words
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404 2010-03-02 5 LYNETTE KHOO - Proposal for share trading resumption submitted to SGX By LYNETTE KHOO FIBRECHEM Technology has made it in time to submit a proposal to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for resumption of trading of its shares. On Feb 22, FibreChem entered into an investment agreement with Prima Andalan404 words
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509 2010-03-02 5 ARTHUR SIM - By in Phnom ARTHUR SIM PSC Corporation, perhaps best known for iEcon minimarts and the Channel 8 variety show PSC Night, has been diversifying its business quietly over the last few years. Over the weekend it launched its latest venture a509 words
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Article487 2010-03-02 7 LYNETTE KHOO - Improvement due to higher sales, lower finance costs and taxes, no forex loss By LYNETTE KHOO EPURE International enjoyed a 37.7 per cent jump in net profit for the year ended Dec 31, 2009, to 280.5 million yuan (S$57.8 million). This was helped by higher revenue,487 words
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405 2010-03-02 7 KAREN NG - By KAREN NG DESPITE the boost from the consolidation of an acquired gas business, welding, gas and safety specialist Leeden posted a 24 per cent slide in net profit to $8.9 million for the year ended Dec 31, 2009. The fall in earnings405 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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57 2010-03-02 7 SINOBEST Technology Holdings warned it may be placed on the watch-list by the Singapore Exchange after it reported a pre-tax loss for the third straight year. The firm suffered a net loss of two million yuan (S$412,000) last year, less than57 words
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94 2010-03-02 7 PRIVATE investor and former “remisier king” Peter Lim Eng Hock is offering to buy the remaining 58.1 per cent stake in United Pulp Paper Company that he and parties acting in concert do not already own, at 10 cents a share,94 words
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74 2010-03-02 7 KARIN Technology Holdings, an IT and components solutions and services provider in Hong Kong and China, said its unit Karin Electronics Supplies Company Ltd has been appointed by TippingPoint to distribute the complete range of TippingPoint’s intrusion prevention system (IPS) in Hong Kong and74 words
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95 2010-03-02 7 DARCO Water Technologies’ wholly owned subsidiary, Darco Engineering (Taiwan) Co Ltd, has won a S$79 million (NT$1.8 billion) project to build and operate a 15,000m3 per day wastewater treatment plant under a build-operate-transfer arrangement from the Taoyuan county government in Taiwan. The contract has95 words
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250 2010-03-02 7 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX), DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB) and OCBC Bank yesterday announced that all Singapore Government Securities (SGS) holdings of individual investors will be migrated to the Central Depository (CDP) for safekeeping starting from next month. The SGS migration250 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration545 2010-03-02 6 VEN SREENIVASAN - Despite STI’s rise, broader market remains quiet and cautious, say traders STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent THE Straits Times index registered a respectable rise yesterday it was more a result of selective stock purchases than a return to real buying interest. In fact, trading wasSource: Bloomberg - 545 words
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Article66 2010-03-02 6 Mar 1 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 309.00 +18.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +169.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +31.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 675.27 +8.16 FTSE ST Small Cap 536.96 +6.97 FTSE ST All Share 686.20 +6.30 FTSE ST China Top 278.51 +6.17 FTSE ST China 290.54 +4.22 FTSE66 words
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Article186 2010-03-02 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 12 4 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 Manufacturing 83 39 60 7 5 9 90 44 69 Commerce 32 10 21 2 4 6 34 14 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 23 10 7186 words
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Article341 2010-03-02 6 CONRAD TAN - Compiled by CONRAD TAN United Overseas Bank March 1 close: $18.38 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, March 1 NET profit of $522 million was 6 per cent ahead of our estimate, but in line with the market consensus ($503 million). The key earnings driver was sharply lower provisions for the341 words
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Article, Illustration288 2010-03-02 6 KEN TAI - CHART POINT By KEN TAI Senior Technical Strategist KELIVE RESEARCH (Part of the Kim Eng Group) DESPITE a flurry of corporate results last week that beat street estimates, the STI continued to mark time in lacklustre trading. Confidence on the local bourseSource: Bloomberg - 288 words
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Article117 2010-03-02 6 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 18,345 18,345 66,335 66,335 Manufacturing 360,821 6,891 367,712 228,262 343 228,604 Commerce 94,844 9,805 104,649 130,249 1,286 131,536 Tpt/Stor/Comms 93,104 4,422 97,526 124,717 764 125,481 Finance 29,203 15 29,218 215,906 1 215,908 Construction 48,435 19,585117 words
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Article113 2010-03-02 6 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapitaLand 3.820 +0.040 CapitaMall 1.760 -0.010 CityDev 10.300 +0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.550 Cosco Corp 1.240 +0.020 DBS Grp 14.180 +0.180 F&N 4.350 +0.090 Genting SP 0.910 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.540 +0.010 HK Land 4.640 +0.040 JMH 28.600 +1.260 JSH113 words
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Article, Illustration464 2010-03-02 6 CURRENCIES Reuters [LONDON] The euro was steady against the US dollar yesterday as signs emerged that a support deal for Greece may be near, while the pound sterling fell to a nine-month low versus the US dollar as UK political uncertaintyReuters; BLOOMBERG - 464 words
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Article58 2010-03-02 6 VOLUME Genting SP 133,073,000 Golden Agri 64,461,000 Z-Obee Hldgs 54,977,000 Pac Andes 45,713,000 SwingMedia 42,860,000 Ying Li 41,981,000 Cogent 28,782,000 Sin Heng 27,090,000 Sinotel Tech 25,552,000 CapitaLand 25,428,000 VALUE($) Genting SP 120,027,190 CapitaLand 97,441,795 UOB 93,158,473 Noble Grp 64,247,610 DBS Grp 64,193,980 SembMar 37,419,830 Yanlord 36,887,600 Wilmar58 words
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Article111 2010-03-02 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP JMH 2860 176.9 4.6 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4067 147.4 2.7 GLD 10US$ ***** 122.2 0.8 DBXT DJE50 10US$ 3956 91.3 1.7 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 2862 84.2 2.1 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1536 66.0 3.2 OCC 3.93% NCPS10 8690 60.0 0.7 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1538 54.8111 words
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Article125 2010-03-02 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN UOB 5.05%NCPS 100 *****-170.0 -1.6 STXPO 100 1414 -76.0 -5.1 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 5391 -35.1 -0.5 UOB 1838 -26.0 -1.4 Asia Pac Brew 1382 -18.0 -1.3 SIA 200 1492 -14.0 -0.9 DBS Bk 6% NCPS 10 ***** -10.0 -0.1 SIA.ES.1003 1496 -10.0 -0.7 Lyxor125 words
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Article87 2010-03-02 6 Where S$ stands Mar 1 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Feb 26 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.4050 0.20 1.4219 1.3869 Euro 1.9140 -0.17 2.0153 1.9030 Pounds 2.1303 0.93 2.2776 2.1303@ A$ 1.2639 -0.84 1.2923 1.2276 Yen* 1.5724 0.27 1.5897 1.5027 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.61 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2673 -0.1387 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration471 2010-03-02 8 LEE U-WEN - S’pore also seen to be ideal launch pad for Egypt firms into Asian economies By LEE U-WEN A HIGH-LEVEL delegation from Egypt will be in Singapore this week to showcase the country as a key destination for investors seeking opportunities in the vast,471 words
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273 2010-03-02 8 D-SIMLAB Technologies Pte Ltd, a provider of simu-lation-based decision support solutions for the aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing industry, has successfully raised another round of investment from Tan Gee Beng Pte Ltd (TGBPL) yesterday. TGBPL is a Singaporebased company with interests ranging from manufacturing,273 words
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299 2010-03-02 8 JASLENE PANG - By JASLENE PANG AN ASIAN Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) the first of its kind will be held at The Arts House from May 6-9. The festival organised by The Arts House and National Book Development Council of Singapore aims to improve299 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article81 2010-03-02 8 HEALTH Management International’s education arm, HMI Institute of Health Sciences (HMI-IHS), signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) yesterday. The MOU was to collaborate on promoting the Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience-funded Workforce Skills Qualification by retraining and upgrading81 words
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Article26 2010-03-02 8 THE results of the 2009 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level Examination will be released from 2.30pm onwards on Friday, March 5.26 words
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Article, Illustration467 2010-03-02 9 TEH SHI NING - Participants say govt should rethink Land Intensification Allowance By TEH SHI NING THE new tax allowance scheme that replaces the Industrial Building Allowance (IBA) and aims to raise land productivity is not business friendly. In fact, restricted to too few sectors, the Land IntensificationYEN MENG JIIN - 467 words
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411 2010-03-02 9 UMA SHANKARI - Forum agrees that excellent service is driven from the top By UMA SHANKARI LOW levels of customer satisfaction in the service sectors here are very worrying for Singapore, said top executives at a forum yesterday. “If the service sector continues to decline this way,411 words
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347 2010-03-02 9 JASLENE PANG, OLIVIA HO - By JASLENE PANG, OLIVIA HO PRICES of Chinese vegetables have been increasing, following a cold snap in the provinces, such as Guangzhou, on the eve of Chinese New Year. The weather affected the supply of Hong Kong kailan and chye sim. And importers347 words
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SME Inc
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Article, Illustration1021 2010-03-02 10 TIMOTHY SEOW - Spring’s SMART initiative has helped two SMEs, Excel Hardware and Weiken.com, bring their management capabilities up to date. TIMOTHY SEOW reports TIMOTHY SEOW WHEN Kaden Choa, fresh out of university, started working full-time for his father at Excel Hardware a wholesale distributor of furniture parts in1,021 words
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305 2010-03-02 10 TIMOTHY SEOW - By TIMOTHY SEOW SPRING Singapore’s SME Management Action for Results (SMART) is targeted at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) along the journey towards business excellence by providing consultancy services and funding support. The SMART initiative helps an SME in two main ways. First,305 words
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Article, Illustration455 2010-03-02 10 ABIGAIL KOR - It has customised its services to suit the needs of local users By ABIGAIL KOR CHINA’S State Intellectual Property Office is reported to have issued more than 580,000 patents in 2009, a record-breaking 41 per cent increase from the previous year. Rising demand for patent455 words
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410 2010-03-02 10 TEH HOOI LING - By TEH HOOI LING SMALL-CAP stocks have outpaced big caps on a weekly basis for the first time since the second week of January. In the five trading sessions to yesterday, our small-cap portfolio advanced 2.9 per cent, versus a 0.6 per cent gain by the410 words
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EMERGING ENTERPRISE
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Article, Illustration710 2010-03-02 11 OLIVIA HO - Past winners advise this year’s entrants to show novelty in product, prepare a solid business plan, and just tell it like it is during presentation. OLIVIA HO reports OLIVIA HO WITH less than a month to the application deadline for Emerging Enterprise 2010 (EE10), thereFILE PHOTO; ARTHUR LEE - 710 words
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811 2010-03-02 11 MANY ambitious enterprises have dreams of going for a public listing. However, they may be clueless about how to prepare for the journey, or even when they should start to think about it. In a Q&A with BT, Stone Forest Corporate811 words
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Article, Illustration618 2010-03-02 12 OLIVIA HO - Furniture specialist Falcon tells OLIVIA HO why it is expanding in Vietnam, the Middle East and Eastern Europe OLIVIA HO INTERIOR design and furniture specialist Falcon Incorporated is opening a furniture factory in Hanoi, said to be the largest of its kind in theYEN MENG JIIN - 618 words
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1152 2010-03-02 12 ANG LEA LEA - There are broad-based initiatives aimed at helping them capture growth opportunities both in and outside Singapore COMMENTARY By ANG LEA LEA The writer is a tax partner at Ernst Young Solutions LLP BUDGET 2010 looks beyond the immediate rebound in the1,152 words
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Article1309 2010-03-02 13 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What do you think of the Budget initiatives to reduce the cost of mergers and acquisitions? Do you think such moves will encourage SMEs such as yours to consider M&As for growth? Are the incentives useful? What more can be done to facilitate M&As1,309 words
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Advertisement180 2010-03-02 11 pgnerflwig Emerge as this year's top business player The Emerging Enterprise Award returns to recognise Singapore's most enterprising SMEs. This year, up to three SMEs will each receive up to S$390,000 in cash*, grants and professional services. To put your business in the winning league, sign up now at www.asiaone.com/EE2010,180 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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504 2010-03-02 14 It removes obstacle that has stalled US financial rules Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Senate Banking Committee negotiators, working through the weekend, agreed to drop the stand-alone consumer agency sought by the Obama administration and opposed by the banking industry, removing an obstacle that hasBloomberg - 504 words
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Article, Illustration426 2010-03-02 14 Reuters [LONDON] Manufacturing activity in the euro zone grew slightly faster than previously thought last month but Spain and Greece continued to lag far behind the bloc’s big three economies, a survey showed yesterday. The Markit Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)Reuters; BLOOMBERG - 426 words
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476 2010-03-02 14 Figures point to lasting recovery despite fears about global economy: analysts Reuters [SEOUL] South Korean exports soared to a 17-month high in February, easing investor concerns about the impact from monetary tightening in countries like China and over the fading effects of globalReuters - 476 words
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627 2010-03-02 14 RBA expected to lift rates by 25 basis points to 4% today Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia’s trade deficit widened in the last quarter as the relative strength of domestic demand and business investment sucked in imports, while companies reported healthy sales and improving profits.Reuters - 627 words
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757 2010-03-02 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] While the world focuses on Greece’s debt crisis, investors in Edinburgh are busy preparing for the UK to be next. Turcan Connell, which caters to rich families, expects the pound to lose between 20 per cent and 30 per cent against theBloomberg - 757 words
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221 2010-03-02 14 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Sweden unexpectedly slipped back into recession in the fourth quarter as domestic consumption lost momentum and the slow global economic recovery slashed demand for exports, which make up more than half Swedish output. Gross domestic product slumped 0.6 per cent fromBloomberg - 221 words
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MALAYSIA
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550 2010-03-02 15 PAULINE NG - MD says bankers ought to also bear some blame for their internal credit rating By PAULINE NG SHARES of Transmile Group continued to be heavily traded yesterday after widening losses caused the company to slip into distressed status last week. Transmile fell to an550 words
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529 2010-03-02 15 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN ANALYSTS seem to have mixed feelings about Genting Malaysia, the former Resorts World and the Genting conglomerate’s gaming and hospitality arm. And it is for purely ironic reasons competition from two new casinos in Singapore, one of which is 54 per cent529 words
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Article, Illustration566 2010-03-02 15 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s government-linked companies and businessmen are being pressed to boost spending at home amid concern that more money is being invested abroad than flowing into the country. Fresh ideas to stimulate investment may be included in the government’s so-calledBloomberg - 566 words
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GREATER CHINA
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678 2010-03-02 16 Mixed views over effect of week-long holiday on weak PMI data Bloomberg [BEIJING] China’s manufacturing grew at a slower pace last month, reducing the risk of overheating in the fastest-growing major economy. A Purchasing Managers’ Index released by the government yesterday slid to aBloomberg - 678 words
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292 2010-03-02 16 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China’s stocks are “likely to struggle” until there’s more clarity on government policies to rebalance the economy, according to JPMorgan’s Adrian Mowat. Investors are “concerned about rebalancing in China’s economy this year,” Mr Mowat, JPMorgan’s head of Asian and emerging-market strategy,Bloomberg - 292 words
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438 2010-03-02 16 Analysts expect gains from growth in consumption Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Goldman Sachs Group Inc recommended China’s car, healthcare, personal computer, insurance and Internet stocks, predicting gains from consumption growth. Tsingtao Brewery Co and Zhejiang NHU Co are among the top selections in the mainland market,Bloomberg - 438 words
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INDIA
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606 2010-03-02 17 Economic adviser also says that reforms will pick up after a slow period Reuters [NEW DELHI] India’s market will be able to absorb record government borrowing announced in the Budget, one of the country’s most powerful economic advisers said, despite an initial negativeReuters - 606 words
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Article261 2010-03-02 17 PMI based on 500 firms’ survey rises to 58.5 in February Reuters [MUMBAI] India’s manufacturing industry in February grew at its fastest pace in 20 months, expanding for the third month thanks to rising output and new orders, a survey showed. The HSBC Markit PurchasingReuters - 261 words
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Article, Illustration520 2010-03-02 17 Reuters AFP [RIYADH] India said it expects its economy to rebound to 9 per cent annual growth rates within two years and wants to expand its energy ties with top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia to help fuel the recovery. During aReuters; AFP; REUTERS - 520 words
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478 2010-03-02 18 Feb employment index hits its highest level in more than five years LATEST US DATA AP Reuters [NEW YORK] The US manufacturing sector expanded in February for the seventh straight month while a measure of employment jumped to the highest level in more thanAP; Reuters - 478 words
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662 2010-03-02 18 Bloomberg [PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia] US President Barack Obama needs to grasp South-east Asia’s economic potential and help boost US investment when he travels to Indonesia three weeks from now, economic ministers from the region said. “There’s still a lack of awareness in theBloomberg - 662 words
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Article, Illustration379 2010-03-02 18 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hang Seng Bank Ltd, majority owned by HSBC Holdings, has posted a 34 per cent gain in sec-ond-half profit as demand for investment products increased on stock gains. Net income for the six months ended Dec 31 rose to HK$6.75Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 379 words
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Article, Illustration572 2010-03-02 18 AP [BEIJING] Toyota president Akio Toyoda apologised yesterday to the company’s customers in China, the fast-growing market that has become increasingly important to carmakers as they struggle with weak global sales. The number of Toyota vehicles recalled in China makes up only a smallAP - 572 words
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239 2010-03-02 18 NYT [NEW YORK] Merck of Germany said on Sunday that it has agreed to buy Millipore, an American provider of purifiers and filters for biotechnology laboratories, for about US$7.2 billion, including debt. With the Millipore acquisition, Merck will become the latest healthcareNYT - 239 words
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214 2010-03-02 18 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Dubai has ordered government departments to cut spending this year to reduce the size of the emirate’s planned six billion dirham (S$2.29 billion) deficit, the department of finance said yesterday. Departments were told to reduce spending by 15 per cent to saveBloomberg - 214 words
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518 2010-03-02 19 Rise in death toll to more than 700 from Saturday’s 8.8 magnitude tremor CHILE QUAKE Reuters AP [CONCEPCION] The United Nations yesterday said that it would begin rushing aid deliveries to Chile after the government officially asked for help in its recoveryReuters; AP - 518 words
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352 2010-03-02 19 Reuters [MEXICO CITY] A devastating earthquake in Chile will set back the country’s recovery from recession and put pressure on central bankers to keep interest rates low to help the economy. With details of the extent of the destruction still emerging, economists saidReuters - 352 words
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Advertisement6427 2010-03-02 19 JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT SWISSCO Swissco International Limited (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****1051D) r 2" HOLDINGS C20 Holdings Limited (incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration. No. *****4711D) PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SWISSCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED BY WAY OF A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCTION Acquisition. The respective directors of Swissco International Limited ("Swissco") and6,427 words
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Article, Illustration712 2010-03-02 20 NEIL BEHRMANN - Surge illustrates lack of faith in paper currencies, fear of stagflation By in London NEIL BEHRMANN THE unsung song about gold is that it is currently trading at a record euro price of 824 euros (S$1,570) an ounce. This compares with aREUTERS - 712 words
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618 2010-03-02 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Compensation limits imposed by US paymaster Kenneth Feinberg make “little business sense” and hurt the insurer’s ability to repay its government bailout, Harvey Golub, American International Group chairman, said. Mr Golub, who became chairman inBloomberg - 618 words
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413 2010-03-02 20 Firm expects to raise up to US$3b to help finance spending Bloomberg [LONDON] Royal Dutch Shell is selling assets including fields in the North Sea and its European liquefied petroleum gas business to help finance its US$28 billion capital spending programme this year, theBloomberg - 413 words
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Article, Illustration586 2010-03-02 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Billionaire Warren Buffett shut a Berkshire Hathaway credit-card business and sold bad loans at 55 cents on the dollar in what he called a “very expensive business fiasco.” “I finally woke up,” Mr Buffett said in his annual letterBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 586 words
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357 2010-03-02 20 NYT [NEW YORK] The only thing standard about magazines’ websites is that there are no standards. That is the chief finding of a research project conducted by the Columbia Journalism Review, which surveyed 665 consumer magazines on the practices and profitabilityNYT - 357 words
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Article, Illustration821 2010-03-02 21 Millions of travellers will experience delays and higher ticket prices AP [NEW YORK] The main runway at New York’s John F Kennedy International will be closed for four months starting yesterday. Millions of travellers will experience delays, including some not flying anywhere near theAP - 821 words
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232 2010-03-02 21 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Etihad Airways will install new state-of-the-art technology on its long and ultra long-haul aircraft which can monitor the condition of passengers who display signs of sickness that might require immediate medical attention. The “Tempus IC” system allows cabin crew to gatherBernama - 232 words
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286 2010-03-02 21 AFP Xinhua [SANTIAGO] The international airport of Santiago will start resuming operations slowly and will completely go into full operation today, the command-er-in-chief of the Chilean Air Force said. General Ricardo Ortega said that one flight from Lima arrived at the airport on Sunday, butAFP; Xinhua - 286 words
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Article2896 2010-03-02 21 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD Abu Dhabi SQ455 1240 SQ458 1415 Adelaide LH9771 1740 LH9770 2350 SQ268 1740 SQ269 2350 VS7268 1740 VS7269 2350 9W4081 1830 AF8087 1830 BA7381 1830 JL5084 1830 QF81 1830 Ahmedabad NH6292 1900 SQ530 1900 Amsterdam LO4031 0610 AZ3993 0125 SQ323 06102,896 words
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620 2010-03-02 21 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, the world’s two largest carriers, are counting on lie-flat seats and Tahitian crab soup to help win back their most-profitable customers. With the easing of an 18-month global slump in first and business-class travel,Bloomberg - 620 words
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Miscellaneous334 2010-03-02 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Knowing about mediaeval instruments of torture jokes (10) 6 Drug bill said to be cut by half (4) 9 Standing to attention, free soldier inside (5) 10 Rock offering shade on beach (9) 12 Rush for gold buried in river (7) 13 Girls losing head become334 words
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450 2010-03-02 23 VINCENT WEE - Inter-govt effort and information sharing help to overcome hijack attempt By VINCENT WEE CLOSE cooperation among regional authorities has enabled the quick recovery within three weeks of a tug hijacked off Pulau Tioman earlier this month, the The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy450 words
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241 2010-03-02 23 Reuters [DHAKA] Bangladesh will provide funds of nearly US$145 million from the Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to build a jetty in the Bay of Bengal and connect it to the country’s only refinery, senior officials said yesterday. The official said theReuters - 241 words
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517 2010-03-02 23 AP AFP [BRUSSELS] Somali pirates released Sunday a Greek-owned freighter and its crew of 19, captured two months ago, after receiving a ransom payment, the EU’s naval force announced. “EU NAVFOR can now confirm that the Greek-owned Panama flagged BulkAP; AFP - 517 words
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Article, Illustration244 2010-03-02 23 AFP [PESHAWAR, Pakistan] Suspected Islamist militants armed with guns and rockets yesterday blew up a tanker carrying fuel through Pakistan for Nato troops based in neighbouring Afghanistan, police said. Several armed men lobbed a rocket and then opened fire on the supplyAFP - 244 words
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Article281 2010-03-02 23 SGX '000 Mar 1 S$ +/-Vol CH Offshore 0.66 0.01 353 Chuan Hup Hldgs 0.31 unch 38 Cosco Corp 1.24 0.02 8119 CWT Ltd 0.92 unch 1337 Ezra Hldgs 2.25 0.01 1901 First Ship Lease 0.61 0.02 761 Freight Links 0.05 unch 100 Grand Banks unch unch 0281 words
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Article, Illustration1141 2010-03-02 24 SHAHID JAVED BURKI - The real option for Singapore is economic restructuring to raise productivity growth By SHAHID JAVED BURKI The writer is a senior visiting fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies. He is the former vice-president of the World Bank and served as Pakistan’s financeST FILE PHOTO - 1,141 words
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499 2010-03-02 24 EDITORIAL THEORIES abound and seem to change constantly as to whether or not Asian economies have “decoupled” from dependence on the West. Before the global economic slowdown began, many argued that decoupling was an established fact of economic life in Asia. Then the theory499 words
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Article, Illustration759 2010-03-02 24 LEON HADAR - THE BOTTOM LINE LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s semi-an-nual report on the state of the American economy last week was comforting. He reassured everyone that the economy was slowly getting better. But, he added, it would759 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2010-03-02 25 AMITENDU PALIT - What transpired was a somewhat evasive response to issues of fiscal policy and inflation By AMITENDU PALIT The author is an economist and a visiting research fellow with the Institute of South Asian Studies in the National University of Singapore RELEASES of India’s annual budgetsAFP - 1,018 words
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Article, Illustration743 2010-03-02 25 FRANCES MANWARING - By FRANCES MANWARING The writer is chief executive officer, Virtual Expos New Zealand Ltd VIRTUAL reality is one of the enduring images of science fiction: Think of epic actionhero battles, complete with martial arts moves and superhuman agility, or holograms that transport the human protagonists toNEW ZEALAND TRADE & ENTERPRISE - 743 words
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223 2010-03-02 25 Richard Teng - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Richard Teng Senior vice-president Head, Issuer Regulation Risk Management and Regulation group Singapore Exchange WE refer to the article, “More clarity needed for SGX policy on firms at risk of delisting” (BT, Feb 24). As stated in the223 words
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Article8934 2010-03-02 26 Transaction date: Mar 1 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 18 3 3148 8Telecom 17 unch 697 17.5 17 17 17.5 1.7 10.6 5.5 81.4 10 2.5 58348,934 words
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Article1847 2010-03-02 27 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 10 5 1181 t AA Grp 5.5 4.5 6 30.6 5.3 25 12 8538 t APStrategic 15.5 13 14.5 91.5 4 0.51,847 words
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Article9359 2010-03-02 27 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UNIT TRUSTS APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.17/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.83/ AXA Life Secure Ascent 2020 Fund 0.*****/0.***** AXA Wealth Mgt S'pore Pte Ltd AXA WM -Talents Fund 0.67/ Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Limited American Opp 0.639/ Asian Credit Fund 1.2247/ Asian9,359 words
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Article475 2010-03-02 27 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 111 107 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 110.4 107.6 111 504 846 427 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US798 804 809 31.9 298 149 DBS STI ETF475 words
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Article78 2010-03-02 27 52-Wk Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Code Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 56 20 6000 AVJennings A47.5 -0.5 16 47.5 46 47.5 49 3.6 7.4 3.8 123.7 31 6 6017 Genting HK US$ US18.5 +0.5 142378 words
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365 2010-03-02 28 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Feb 26 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 816.5 0.6 -1.9 0.5 -2.8 0.9 -3.0 EAFE Preliminary 760.1 1.1 -3.2 1.3 -5.2 1.6 -5.3 Europe Preliminary 1086.6 1.4365 words
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Article177 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 $S Offer Bid Overnight 3/16 1/8 1-month 7/16 3/16 2-months 9/16 5/16 3-months 11/16 7/16 Overnight mode: 3/16 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.18 1 month 0.29 0.24 2 months 0.35 0.25 3 months 0.37 0.27 6 months 0.50 0.40 9 months 0.90 0.60 12177 words
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Article22 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4042 1.4063 2-months 1.4045 1.4065 3-months 1.4046 1.4066 6-months 1.4052 1.4073 Source: OCBC22 words
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Article181 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Close Volume O/I Month High Low Sett (lots) (lots) Apr 10 329.5 521 May 10 329.5 686 Jun 10 329.5 830 Jul 10 329.5 390 Aug 10 329.5 210 Sep 10 329.5 300 TSR 20 (US cents/kg) Volume181 words
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Article88 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****X 03.06.2010 0.40 0.40 0.34 1-Year BY*****N 01.11.2010 0.40 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0A 2.625 01.04.2012 104.29 5-Year N*****0N 1.375 01.10.2014 100.33 100.43 100.3888 words
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Article106 2010-03-02 28 Feb 26 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 10 951.00 941.50 953.25 937.75 May 10 961.00 950.00 964.00 946.75 Jul 10 969.00 957.50 971.25 955.00 Aug 10 965.25 954.00 967.00 954.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 10 39.29 38.53 39.48106 words
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Article77 2010-03-02 28 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Feb 26 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 77.60 2.05 WTI (Near Mth) 79.70 1.48 Dubai (1-Mth F) 75.20 -1.49 Tapis blend 80.50 -1.45 Minas 78.40 -1.45 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 77.66 -1.22 Jet Kerosene 83.65 -2.00 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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2406 2010-03-02 28 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT Prem Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Code Company Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 3 1 15 16 5.17 50 4085 ASJ Hldgs W*****1 1.5 unch 24 1 4 10 3.33 23 2036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 872,406 words
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Article132 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 As at 9am Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 1.2520 1.2890 Can dollar 1.3280 1.3440 Euro 1.9040 1.9250 NZ dollar 0.9750 0.9960 Sterling pound 2.1220 2.1450 US dollar 1.3960 1.4120 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign132 words
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Article29 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 Open High Sett STI Mar 2754 2754 2770 SIMSCI Mar 331.0 333.9 332.8 Taiwan Mar 265.8 273.9 272.6 Source: MF Global (S) Pte. Ltd29 words
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Article66 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Mar 10 2595 2639 2640 2595 144 1850 Apr 10 2625 2637 2642 2622 3461 ***** May 10 2619 2630 2638 2617 9209 ***** Jun 10 2608 261766 words
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Article365 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Mar10 99.7375 0 4261 Jun10 99.6400 0 7049 Sep10 99.4650 0 2347 Dec10 99.1650 0 1851 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES Mar10 99.5650 99.5650 99.5650 99.5650 2 4558 Jun10 99.6000 99.6000 99.6000 99.6000 0 1774 Sep10 99.6100 99.6100 99.6100365 words
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Article465 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.946 6.140 0.660 6.981 41.350 83.284 0.803 10.433 3.047 1.287 76.494 41.489 1.264 6.897 0.966 28.803 29.595 0.594 0.899 Canada 1.057 6.492465 words
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Article85 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 12 mths85 words
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Article154 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2626 1.2647 0.8993 0.8995 Canadian dollar 1.3349 1.3375 0.9508 0.9513 Euro 1.9122 1.9160 1.3620 1.3627 NZ dollar 0.9806 0.9827 0.6984 0.6989 Sterling pound 2.1272 2.1309 1.5151 1.5156154 words
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Article141 2010-03-02 28 Mar 1 GOLD (US$/oz) Mar 01 Feb 26 Hong Kong 1121.20 1110.50 Feb 26 Feb 25 London 1114.90 1101.30 1115.70 1102.10 Thomson Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Mar 01 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar "54,032.86" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 120.91 50 5gm 343.47 252 10gm141 words
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Article69 2010-03-02 28 Feb 26 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2102.00 2052.75 3 months 2134.00 2086.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7166.50 6969.25 3 months 7195.00 6999.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2140.75 2125.75 3 months 2165.00 2150.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article77 2010-03-02 28 Feb 26 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Mar 10 2181 2174 2199/2174 May 10 2189 2188 2208/2183 Jul 10 2178 2173 2194/2172 Sep 10 2156 unch 2173/2153 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Mar 10 1238 1216 1240/1210 May 10 1284 1259 1289/1258 Jul 10 1318 1294 1322/1294 SUGAR (US77 words
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Article, Illustration664 2010-03-02 29 More buyers chasing fewer properties fuels sharpest increase in 2 years Bloomberg [EDINBURGH] Luxury home prices in central London jumped 17 per cent in February from a year earlier, the biggest gain in almost two years, as more buyers competed forBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 664 words
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433 2010-03-02 29 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK mortgage approvals in January have dropped by more than economists forecast to an eight-month low, adding to evidence that the housing market recovery may be losing momentum. Lenders granted 48,198 loans to buy homes, compared with 58,223 in December, theBloomberg - 433 words
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Article, Illustration759 2010-03-02 30 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Upgrading quality of stock crucial for S’pore’s status as financial hub: JLL By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] As of December last year, only 9 per cent of Singapore’s CBD office buildings had floor plates of over 20,000 sq ft, whichSource: Jones Lang LaSalle - 759 words
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Article, Illustration381 2010-03-02 30 EMILYN YAP - But ARA has to first reposition centre for more stable income By EMILYN YAP [SINGAPORE] There are plans for Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) to purchase the entire Suntec International Convention Exhibition Centre. But this is unlikely to happen until the latter has381 words
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341 2010-03-02 30 Reuters [LONDON] The US and Japan are expected to see the biggest rise in distressed property sales in the first quarter, as the fallout from the global property downturn intensifies, the results of a survey showed yesterday. By contrast, respondentsReuters - 341 words
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292 2010-03-02 30 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian property prices are rising strongly and show no signs of abating, analysts said yesterday, after weekly sales in one state hit a record A$1.03 billion (S$1.3 billion). The Real Estate Institute of Victoria said last week saw “the largest dollar volume ofAFP - 292 words
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