The Business Times, 13 August 2011

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    19 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www.businesstimes.com.sg AUGUST 13 14, 2011 S$1.00 MICA (P) 139/08/2010 Sf?1 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article
    Lock icon Banks press rate reset button
    27 1 changing tack THEY invoke market disruption clause to reset interest rates for corporate loans pegged to now-negative Swap Offer Rates (SORs). 2
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    Lock icon Local banks post strong Q2 results
    30 1 good show BUT they face difficult times ahead because recent financial market turbulence is likely to hurt their income from capital market activities. 4
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    Lock icon Genting S'pore Q2 profit down 39%
    32 1 harder luck BIGGEST drag turns out to be low win percentages for its VIP business segment, and recession fears are keeping its short-term outlook cautious. 13
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    Lock icon Hedge funds stick with bank bets
    33 1 smart money THEY are holding onto their positions in the belief that the sector is cheap and can ride out the current storm, say prime brokers. 19
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    Lock icon Season of misses cools analysts’ fervour
    820 1  -  Taken together with the global uncertainty, some research houses are trimming their earnings forecasts By Michelle Tan michtyz@sph.com.sg Singapore WITH the reporting season drawing towards a close, 233 companies have so far posted their second-quarter results. Of these, 200 have chalked up a combined
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    Lock icon The MRT divide for private home prices
    935 1  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore KWEK Leng Beng, executive chairman of major property player City Developments, has a thing or two to say about price trends in the Singapore market. Over the next six months, he said, developers may adjust downwards launch prices
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  • TOP STORIES
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Banks resetting rates for SOR-pegged loans
      539 2  -  They are invoking a market disruption clause as SORs turn negative By Emilyn Yap, Conrad Tan emilyny@sph.com.sg conradt@sph.com.sg Singapore BANKS are starting to invoke a market disruption clause to reset interest rates for corporate loans pegged to now-negative Swap Offer Rates (SORs). United Overseas
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      Lock icon MARKETS
      140 2 G STI 2,850.59 (+54.37) G STI FUTURES 2,840 (+55) G SIMSCI 328.27 (+6.37) G SIMSCI FUTURES 326.20 (+8.60) STOCKS Friday Change KL COMP 1,483.67 +7.21 NIKKEI 225 8,963.72 -18.22 HANG SENG 19,620.01 +24.87 SET 1,062.07 +1.86 JAKARTA 3,890.53 +21.16 MANILA 4,321.73 +10.71 KOSPI 1,793.31 -24.31 SHENZHEN B 677.32 +6.79
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      Lock icon Another topsy-turvy day for regional stock markets
      461 2  -  By Winston Chai winstonc@sph.com.sg Singapore ASIAN stock markets endured another day of wild mood swings, with most paring their morning gains as the initial rally from Wall Street’s recovery soon got weighed down by falling US futures and renewed fears of a worsening
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      Lock icon Local banks put up strong showing for Q2
      548 4  -  But they face difficult operating conditions in months ahead as violent swings in markets may hurt income By Conrad Tan conradt@sph.com.sg Singapore DESPITE reporting strong results in the second quarter, Singapore banks face difficult operating conditions in the months ahead. The recent
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      Lock icon Presidential candidates pick up their COEs
      572 5  -  Kin Lian, Jee Say temper views that election is one pitting PAP against the Opposition By Teh Shi Ning tshining@sph.com.sg Singapore ALL four approved presidential hopefuls collected their certificates of eligibility at the Elections Department yesterday. None gave any indication that he might pull
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      Lock icon S’pore Q3 refining margins 57% higher than a year ago
      448 5  -  By Ronnie Lim ronnie@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE refineries are enjoying a strong third quarter so far, thanks to brisk regional demand for transportation fuels and power plant feedstock, industry sources say. A fire at a major Taiwan refinery, plus natural gas
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      Lock icon HK GDP down 0.5% in Q2 on slower export growth
      546 6 Japan cuts growth forecast; French economy stalls in Q2, Greece reports a contraction Bloomberg Hong Kong HONG KONG’s economy has shrunk for the first time since the global financial crisis after exports grew at a slower pace. Gross domestic product
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      Lock icon Ban on short-selling of stocks in Europe reveals divisions
      672 6 Reuters Paris A PIECEMEAL ban on short-sell-ing of financial stocks in Europe sparked a rush of alternative proposals from countries and regulators yesterday and investors said the row undermined a rally in bank shares. France, Italy, Spain and Belgium imposed bans,
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      63 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-6 Raffles Conversation 8-9 Week in Review 10 Companies 11-15 From The Desk Of 16 Singapore 17-18 World 19-22 Stocks Stats 23-27 Perspective 28-29 Wealth 30-32 Show Me The Money 33 Househunt 34 Real Estate 35 LIVING Dining L2-4 Style L5 Beauty L6-7 Readers’ Promo L8-9
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon A president on a mission
      1602 8/9  -  Economic turmoil has not clouded Fumio Ohtsubo’s vision of transforming Panasonic into a global leader in green innovation. By Kenneth James By Kenneth James kenjames@sph.com.sg FOR Panasonic Corp president Fumio Ohtsubo, the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated north-east Japan in March remains an open
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      Lock icon A special connection
      431 8/9 THERE are business partners, and there are friends. To Singapore, Panasonic Corp president Fumio Ohtsubo is a friend. And he, in turn, is quick to emphasise that the feeling is mutual. The relationship is a long-standing one, spanning the president’s 40-year career at Panasonic. More significantly, Singapore
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW/WEEK AHEAD
    • THIS WEEK Aug 8-12, 2011
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        Lock icon Finance leaders step in to ease market turmoil
        54 10 FINANCE ministers and central bankers are frantically discussing strategies to counter a potential global market slide following Standard Poor’s downgrade of US Treasury securities. In the coming days, analysts expect price gyrations to continue in currency, equity and bond markets with stocks
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        Lock icon Citi’s game-changer puts S’pore at heart of global trade
        67 10 TRADES between the Philippines and Paraguay would usually have gone unnoticed in Singapore but a few weeks ago, Citigroup’s local unit found itself in the middle of one such deal, directing a letter of credit halfway across the world. Citi’s new
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        Lock icon Hope flickers briefly, but fear snuffs it out
        70 10 FINANCIAL markets across Asia reacted violently on Monday to the loss of the United States’ triple-A credit rating, leaving policymakers scrambling to find ways to calm investors and to prevent another global financial crisis. Major stock indices swung wildly, slumping over 4
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        Lock icon New survey paints even grimmer GDP picture
        62 10 THE Republic’s economic growth could slow to 2.5 per cent this quarter and dampen the economy’s performance for the full year, leading indicators of the latest BT-UniSIM Business Climate Survey show. All indicators sales, orders and profit performance worsened in the second quarter
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        Lock icon Markets look anxiously to Fed, Asian declines persist
        39 10 AFTER what appeared to be a selling climax on Monday, some stock markets nervously recovered from their lows, hoping against hope that the US Federal Reserve Board would soothe panic-stricken investors.
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        Lock icon Cameron recalls Parliament to debate London riots
        66 10 PRIME Minister David Cameron recalled Parliament and ordered thousands of extra police onto the streets after Britain’s worst rioting in decades left parts of London and other cities in flames. The Speaker has agreed to recall Parliament so lawmakers could debate their response
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        Lock icon LONDON IN FLAMES
        29 10 A property is on fire in Croydon as a wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other cities on Tuesday AP
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        Lock icon Rising risks threaten hopes of pick-up in H2
        67 10 A MODEST pick-up in economic growth is now Singapore’s key scenario in the second half, with support from pharmaceuticals, financial services, tourism-linked sectors and firm growth in emerging Asia. But if a global downturn materialises, Singapore “could stall or even see a
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        Lock icon Investors seek safe havens, snap up S’pore govt bonds
        57 10 THE popularity of Singapore government bonds has surged in recent weeks as investors seek refuge in safe havens, while playing on the appreciating Singapore dollar. The signs? Bond yields have fallen to record lows almost across the board as bond prices
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        Lock icon A masterclass in stock market volatility
        31 10 INVESTORS should brace themselves for a bumpier ride in the near future as see-sawing Asian bourses become fixtures in a climate of unending macroeconomic uncertainty.
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        Lock icon Squeeze spells end to some home loans pegged to SOR
        56 10 A NUMBER of mortgage brokers have received word from two banks to stop offering home loans pegged to Swap Offer Rates, BT has learnt. Another bank, too, has introduced a new clause into offer letters setting a floor for the
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        Lock icon Confirmed: a Tan will be Singapore’s next president
        67 10 FOUR Singaporeans all with the surname Tan were given the green light on Thursday to contest the presidential election on Aug 27. They are former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Kin Lian, 63; former Ayer Rajah member of parliament Tan Cheng Bock,
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      Lock icon NEXT WEEK Aug 15-19, 2011
      82 10 USDATA August 16 July housing starts July building permits July export/import prices July industrial production August 17 July PPI August 18 July CPI July existing home sales SINGAPORE DATA August 15 June retail sales and food beverage services indices August 17 July merchandise trade August
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      331 10 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Correspondence, result of an accident? (11) 9 Lost again maybe, and longing to get home (9) 10 He splits a couple of poles made of wood (5) 11 Clever people are quick on it (6) 12 Marriage or adoption (8) 13 Carry on with one’s CV,
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      13 10 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘Now, my mom won’t expect me to become an Einstein.’
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  • COMPANIES
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      Lock icon UOB’s Q2 net profit rises 5.6% to $636m
      709 11  -  Results beat analysts’ estimates but lender warns of current market turmoil By Conrad Tan conradt@sph.com.sg Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank’s net profit rose 5.6 per cent to $636 million in the second quarter from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates. But it warned
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      Lock icon NOL posts Q2 loss of US$57m
      429 11  -  Group warns of full-year loss unless adverse conditions improve By Lynn Kan lynnkan@sph.com.sg Singapore NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL), which had a first-quarter loss, sank further into the red in the second quarter. The container liner yesterday posted Q2 net losses of US$57 million, largely
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      Lock icon Exceptional gains help boost F&N’s Q3 earnings
      301 11  -  By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore HELPED by exceptional gains, Fraser and Neave (F&N) saw a 42.9 per cent rise in net profit to $186.7 million for the third quarter ended June 30. The earnings included exceptional gains of $42.7 million, against exceptional losses
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      Lock icon City Dev’s Q2 net profit rises 17% to $220.9m
      888 12  -  Special interim dividend of 5 cents per share to be given to shareholders By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore CITY Developments is rewarding shareholders with a 5-cent per share special interim dividend, after posting a 17 per cent year-on-year increase in Q2
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      Lock icon ComfortDelGro’s Q2 net profit up 3% at $60m
      376 12  -  The group declares an interim dividend of 2.7¢ per share By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore COMFORTDELGRO Corporation posted a 3 per cent rise year on year in net profit to about $60 million for the second quarter ended June 30, while revenue
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      Lock icon GLP’s Q1 profit hit by lower fair value gain
      352 12  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore WAREHOUSE provider Global Logistic Properties (GLP) recorded an 80.1 per cent drop in first-quarter net profit to US$97.3 million from a year ago when net profit was US$488 million, helped by a US$441.8 million fair value
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      Lock icon Genting S’pore Q2 profit drops 39%
      775 13  -  Strong growth in its non-gaming segment By Grace Leong gleong@sph.com.sg Singapore LOW win percentages in its VIP business segment dragged on the profitability of Genting Singapore in the second quarter, with recession fears keeping its short-term outlook cautious. Signalling that RWS has lost VIP
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      Lock icon BreadTalk Q2 profit up 18.9% at $2.8m
      372 13  -  S’pore continues to lead revenue contribution By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg Singapore BREADTALK Group reported an 18.9 per cent increase in net profit to $2.8 million for the second quarter ended June 30, and a 29.5 per cent increase for H***** to $4 million.
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      Lock icon Wilmar Q2 profit up 14% after four quarters of falls
      732 14  -  Net profit rises to US$393m on higher crude palm oil prices, better output yields Reports by Felda Chay feldac@sph.com.sg Singapore PALM oil giant Wilmar International has emerged from four consecutive quarters of falling profits with a 14.1 per cent year-on-year
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon Straits Trading posts strong Q2 profit surge
        56 14 THE Straits Trading Group posted net profit of $49.3 million for Q2 2011, up sharply from $15.1 million a year ago. The strong results were mainly due to improved operating performance, higher tin prices and fair value gains in investment properties. Revenue was
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        Lock icon SC Global reports 88% rise in Q2 earnings
        71 14 HIGH-END property developer SC Global Investments reported an 88 per cent surge in second quarter net profit to $46.29 million from $24.63 million a year ago. Revenue grew 13 per cent to $261.79 from $232.63 million. The higher revenue was due to
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        Lock icon Metro Q1 gain down 56%
        90 14 METRO Holdings said its net profit for the first quarter ended June 30,2011, slid 56.31 per cent to $3.03 million from $6.93 million a year earlier. Revenue for the period grew 8.7 per cent to $42.60 million on higher turnover from its property and retail
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        Lock icon 54% Q2 earnings rise at Petra Foods
        68 14 PETRA Foods saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2011 rise 54.3 per cent to US$14.81 million from a year ago. Sales was up 15.8 per cent at US$432.29 million. The better performance was due to the higher sales achieved by
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        Lock icon Tat Hong Q1 profit declines 47%
        45 14 TAT Hong Holdings saw its net profit in its first quarter ended June 2011 fall 47 per cent to $5.47 million. Revenue rose 6 per cent to $5.47 million. It said gross profit margin for the quarter remained robust.
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        Lock icon Orchard Parade Q2 gain up 55%
        40 14 ORCHARD Parade Holdings said that its net profit for the second quarter of 2011 rose 55.5 per cent from a year ago to $31.80 million. Sales was up 42.1 per cent at $70.61 million.
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        Lock icon Swiber posts interim profit of US$17m
        40 14 SWIBER Holdings posted a 21.7 per fall in net profit attributable to shareholders to US$17.1 million for the first half of 2011. Revenue climbed 73.1 per cent to US$331.2 million over the same period.
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        Lock icon Midas Q2 earnings rise 15% to 63m yuan
        47 14 MIDAS Holdings reported a 15.3 per cent jump in its second quarter net profit to 63 million yuan (S$12 million). Revenue also climbed 33.9 per cent year on year to 313.9 million yuan for the quarter ending June 30.
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      Lock icon Indofood Agri reports a 31% jump in Q2 net profit
      396 14 It sees festival demand supporting palm oil prices in Q3 HIGHER sales volumes and selling prices have helped palm plantation company Indofood Agri Resources to net a 31 per cent jump in second-quarter earnings from a year ago. Net profit
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      Lock icon Mewah’s profit for Q2 falls 63.4% to US$6m
      354 15  -  By Felda Chay feldac@sph.com.sg Singapore PALM oil refiner Mewah International posted a 63.4 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit for its second quarter to US$6 million, as lower selling prices for its products pulled down operating margins. The drop comes even
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      Lock icon Banyan Tree narrows Q2 net loss to $7m
      385 15  -  The group warns of a challenging and potentially unprofitable Q3 By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg Singapore BANYAN Tree Holdings posted a net loss of $7 million for the second quarter ended 30 June, narrowing from a loss of $8.86 million in the previous
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      Lock icon At a glance
      490 15 At a glance 3 months ended June 2011 6 months ended June 2011 NET PROFIT (S$m) TURNOVER (S$m) NET PROFIT (S$m) TURNOVER (S$m) CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG UOB 1248.00 1302.00 -4.1 2860.00 2768.00 3.3 636.00 602.00 5.6 1437.00 1266.00
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon The future’s BRITE
      830 16  -  Looking ahead, Singapore’s public sector will be Best-run, Responsive, Innovative, Transparent and Efficient from the desk of Tim Moylan President SAP South East Asia WE live in a time when people’s lifestyles and the way they do business are changing. People today work, seek services, transact, study,
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon SPH bags seven awards for excellence in HR practices
      304 17  -  More than 40 organisations from private, public sectors lauded as employers of choice at Annual Singapore HR Awards By Dickson Li dicksonl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) bagged seven awards for excellence in human resource (HR) practices at the annual Singapore HR
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      Lock icon MaritimeONE scholarships hit a record 34 this year
      320 17  -  Fully funded by sponsoring companies, the number has grown from just 3 in 2007 By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg THE maritime industry is making headway in getting fresh blood to take on the high seas, with a record number of MaritimeONE scholarships being
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    • Briefing
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        Lock icon ICA reminds travellers to check passports
        124 17 THE Immigration Checkpoints Authority yesterday reminded Singaporean travellers to ensure that their passports have at least six months’ validity from the day they plan to leave Singapore. They encouraged travellers to apply early to avoid a last-minute rush during the school holidays. Singaporeans can
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        Lock icon Researchers closer to growing human heart
        71 17 RESEARCHERS from the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have shown that human embryonic stem cells can be transformed into heart cells using a “decellularised” heart as a scaffold. This means that researchers are now a step closer to growing a new replacement heart from
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      Lock icon NRF to invest $10 million for new rice research programme
      350 18  -  Fund is to support efforts to ensure that there is enough rice to meet future demands of Singapore and the region By Dickson Li dicksonl@sph.com.sg THE Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) is investing up to $10 million over five years
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      Lock icon Growing demand for colour-tinted lenses
      234 18  -  By Teo Si Jia teosj@sph.com.sg DEMAND for cosmetic contact lenses is burgeoning in Singapore. According to market research company GfK Singapore, the local contact lens industry was valued at S$34.7 million in the first six months of the year. Of the 11 million pieces of
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      Lock icon WDA sets aside $5m to upgrade waste workers’ skills
      315 18  -  B y Stephanie Riady sriady@sph.com.sg WORKERS in the waste management industry are getting a leg up in the form of a Workforce Development Agency (WDA) $5 million training kitty earmarked to help them upgrade their skills. The Memorandum of Understanding outlining
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hedge funds stick with bank bets amid rout
      425 19 They are holding onto their positions in the belief that the sector is cheap and can ride out the current storm, say prime brokers Reuters London HEDGE funds are not behind recent falls in French bank stocks, say prime brokers, and have
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      Lock icon Consumer sentiment worsens in August, despite retail gains
      453 19 latest us data| Reuters Washington US CONSUMER sentiment worsened sharply in early August, falling to the lowest index level since 1980, even though retail sales posted their biggest gains in three months in July, reports yesterday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s
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      Lock icon Portugal gets backing for next tranche of funds
      405 19 But market instability will not help its efforts to seek buyers for state-owned assets Bloomberg Reuters Lisbon PORTUGAL today received backing for the next tranche of its bailout funds from the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund, but what could be
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      Lock icon India industrial output in June surges 8.8%
      558 20 Above-forecast jump seen spurring central bank to keep hiking interest rates despite worries about global downturn Reuters New Delhi INDIA’s industrial output growth jumped in June above forecasts, indicating that the central bank will continue to raise interest ratesto battlestubbornly highinflation despite fears
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      Lock icon China train maker recalls 54 bullet trains due to flaws
      458 20 Report says call back will affect a quarter of services on the new line AFP Shanghai A STATE-OWNED Chinese train manufacturer said yesterday that it is recalling 54 bullet trains being used on a new high-speed rail link between Beijing
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      Lock icon Yuan’s gain may stimulate global recovery
      614 21 Stronger currency lets China import more from US, Europe Bloomberg Beijing THE yuan’s strongest gain in more than three years may herald a new stimulus for a flagging global recovery as Chinese importers get more firepower to buy up goods from slowing economies in
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      Lock icon No green light for foreign purchases of Indonesian banks
      481 21 Central bank says the move is pending the issue of new bank ownership rules Reuters Jakarta INDONESIA’s central bank said on Friday that foreign banks won’t be allowed to buy local lenders until it issues new bank regulations, in an environment
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      Lock icon Gold bugs cheer as prices reach new highs
      584 22 Fervent fans of the precious metal and analysts predict that prices may go even higher amid financial woes Reuters London GOLD, and only gold, will be our salvation when the value of companies, banks, countries and even money itself melts away. Gold,
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      Lock icon US Postal Service may cut 120,000 jobs
      510 22 AP Washington THE financially strapped US Postal Service is considering cutting as many as 120,000 jobs. Facing a second year of losses totalling US$8 billion or more, the agency also wants to pull its workers out of the retirement and health benefits plans
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  • SGX
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      122 26 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 44,050 44,050 146,173 146,173 Manufacturing 270,158 29,386 299,544 285,041 619 285,660 Commerce 148,649 15,189 163,838 207,504 1,363 208,868 Tpt/Stor/Comms 235,975 1,924 237,899 361,198 229 361,427 Finance 27,377 216 27,593 258,362 44 258,406 Construction 41,336 25,430
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      75 27 Aug 11 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 106.58 2.60 WTI (Near Mth) 85.71 3.52 Dubai (1-Mth F) 101.72 0.53 Tapis blend 111.37 0.61 Minas 107.37 0.61 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 99.67 2.17 Jet Kerosene 122.30 2.20 US$/barrel Opec Oil Basket Price
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      118 27 Aug 12 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.292 1.219 Can dollar 1.251 1.203 Euro 1.752 1.685 Sterling pound 2.003 1.926 NZ dollar 1.031 0.982 US dollar 1.229 1.182 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      92 27 YTD change:-10.64% 52-week high: 3,313.61 on Nov 9,2010 52-week low: 2,720.21 on Aug 11,2011 Source: Bloomberg YTD change:-14.83% 52-week high: 24,988.50 on Nov 8,2010 52-week low: 18,868.10 on Aug 9,2011 Source: Bloomberg Bloomberg YTD change: -3.75% 52-week high: 12,876.00 on May 2, 2011 52-week low: 9,936.62 on Aug
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      75 27 As on 11 Aug 2011 www.smx.com.sg For membership please contact: Ivan Han, DID +65 9098 8455 membership@smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE PREV CLOSE PRECIOUS METALS Gold Cash Oct-11 1797.3 1749.1 1754.6 1783 Silver Cash Sep-11 39.06 39.025 39.035 39.34 CURRENCY Euro-US Dollar Sep-11 1.4233 1.4233 1.4233
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      66 27 Aug 12 GOLD (US$/oz) Aug 12 Aug 11 Hong Kong 1762.*****2.50 Aug 11 Aug 10 London 1753.*****7.30 1755.*****8.30 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 47.36 46.96 Source: UOB PLATINUM Lon (US$/oz) Aug 11 Close Previous PM Fix 1781.*****4.00 AM Fix 1754.*****7.00 Source: Thomson Reuters PLATINUM NYMEX
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      79 27 Aug 12 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****A 10.11.2011 0.13 1-Year BY*****X 02.05.2012 0.15 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NX*****Z 2.250 01.07.2013 103.97 5-Year N*****0W 1.125 01.04.2016 102.89 103.05 103.05 10-Year NX*****X
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      154 27 Aug 12 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2461 1.2471 1.0270 1.0275 Canadian dollar 1.2264 1.2273 1.0108 1.0112 Euro 1.7228 1.7236 1.4199 1.4201 NZ dollar 0.9962 0.9968 0.8211 0.8213 Sterling pound 1.9641 1.9651 1.6188 1.6191
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      82 27 Aug 11 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Sep 11 1834 1841 1844/1825 Dec 11 1847 unch 1854/1837 Mar 12 1868 1870 1875/1858 May 12 1881 unch 1886/1872 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Sep 11 2190 2133 2225/2137 Nov 11 2220 2159 2250/2163 Jan 12 2237 2178 2258/2180 Mar 12
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      65 27 Aug 12 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Aug 11 3100 3100 3103 3100 341 2005 Sep 11 3084 3062 3088 3061 2696 ***** Oct 11 3020 3015 3025 2999 9934 ***** Nov 11 2996 2983
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      93 27 Aug 11 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Aug 11 1333.*****0.*****0.*****2.25 Sep 11 1324.*****5.*****9.*****0.25 Nov 11 1331.*****1.*****5.*****5.25 Jan 12 1342.*****2.*****4.*****7.25 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Aug 11 54.03 53.03 54.03 53.42 Sep 11 54.10 53.13 54.87 53.03 Oct 11 54.27 53.31 55.06
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      374 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Aug 11 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 788.5 2.2 -12.2 1.6 -14.7 2.1 -9.8 ‡EAFE Preliminary 668.1 1.8 -16.6 1.2 -16.3 1.7 -11.5 Europe Preliminary 962.9 3.3
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      71 27 Aug 11 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2379.80 2363.50 3 months 2413.00 2396.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 8859.50 8573.00 3 months 8881.00 8595.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 2383.75 2266.00 3 months 2385.00 2275.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne)
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      1412 28 / 29  -  Policymaking in Washington has indeed become ‘less stable, less effective and less predictable’ given how the Tea Partiers are open to a US govt debt default Leon Hadar Washington correspondent btworld@sph.com.sg IMAGINE if Standard Poor’s had not issued a downgrade on US government debt
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          183 30 / 31 Buy DBS Group Research Aug 12 Close: $1.52 NOBLE reported 2Q11 earnings of US$139.8m (up 63 per centy-o-y, down 31percentq-o-q)–inline withexpectations on annualised basis. Q2 FY11 revenues rose 53 per cent y-o-y (down 2 per cent q-o-q), on the back of strong contributions from Agriculture and Energy
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        1015 32 Funds of hedge funds have adopted new strategies following the financial crisis and massive fraud in the industry NYT New York FUNDS of hedge funds are changing their ways. For decades, the money managers, which invest across a number of hedge funds, lured big
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        1678 33  -  show me the money Teh Hooi Ling hooiling@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent day. The writer is a CFA charterholder A FEW weeks back, I tried to introduce two of my friends for a potential collaboration. One of them is Tan Teng Boo, founder of independent fund manager
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        2482 2/3  -  After kopitiams and international chains, speciality brews, or the Third Wave in the coffee movement, look set to continue.By Geoffrey continue.By Geoffrey Eu btnews@sph.com.sg SOMETHING special is brewing in the world of gourmet coffee, and although it may take a while longer before connoisseurs here sip from the
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        1004 5  -  H&M’s growth strategy in recent years has involved expansion into Asia and a string of designer collaborations. By Melissa Lwee-Ramsay By Melissa Lwee-Ramsay mellwee@sph.com.sg Stockholm IN the basement of H M Hennes Mauritz AB’s (H&M) chic head office in the heart of Stockholm, there is
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        1550 6 / 7  -  Foreign talent may be a hot-button issue these days but it is a boon when it comes to stylists who tend to women’s precious tresses, according to three of Singapore’s top hair salons. By Corinne Kerk By Corinne Kerk btnews@sph.com.sg Salon B Nassim Road, #02-03 Z 6836-5855 SHE’S
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        1374 10 / 11  -  Despite China’s frenetic pursuit of progress, a piece of paradise called Shangri-la can still be found high in the mountains of Yunnan province. By Jaime Ee province.By Jaime Ee jaime@sph.com.sg ‘WHEN I first came, this was not here,’ says Richard Neo, waving a hand dramatically across
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        673 12  -  Yunnan’s Lijiang trumpets its ethnic minority roots with all the theatrics of a big-budget historical drama. By Jaime Ee drama.By Jaime Ee jaime@sph.com.sg IF Shangri-la offers a contemplative tranquillity and a rare peek into exotic Tibetan culture, Lijiang and its surroundings must be its loudmouthed neighbour trumpeting its
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        201 13  -  By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg THIS automatic watch can go as deep as 3,000 metres, rare even for a timepiece built for divers. And to ensure it reaches that depth, its creator chronograph specialist Breitling has employed numerical simulations to forge a perfect geometry for the
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        479 13  -  Local watch lovers are in for a treat with exhibitions featuring exquisite and unique timepieces lined up in the coming months. By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg A PREVIEW of 40 one-of-a-kind watches that will go under the hammer at the Only Watch Charity Auction 2011 in Monaco will
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        663 14  -  Keyboardmaestro Fine-tuned computerkeyboards computerkeyboards flaunt a slew of features that are music to your ears: solar panels that do away with batteries and curved designs that help stave off repetitive strain injury. By Christopher Lim limchris@sph.com.sg Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard K400, $59 Home Theatre PCs that hook up
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        950 15  -  Apps dedicated to guided meditation and sleep enhancement exist on all major mobile platforms. By Bob Tedeschi NYT UNLESS you’re listening to Dark Side of the Moon on your smartphone, it’s hard to see them as devices for relaxation. More often, they’re for aggressive thumb-tapping, An-gry-Birding
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        656 16  -  no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Deputy Foreign Editor THE swashbuckling manner in which Manchester United overturned a two-goal half-time deficit to stun bitter rivals Manchester City 3-2 in last Sunday’s Community Shield match proved that they are still the team to beat.
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        710 16  -  tee off with colette wong colette wong WHEN it comes to recent majors, some astonishing statistics stand out. For example: The last 12 majors have produced 12 different winners. And for nine of the last 10 champions, the major victory was the
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        496 17 He deems the new layout at Atlanta Athletic Club good a fair test for the pros, but not the hobbyists NYT AS A teenager, Phil Mickelson nurtured his golf game on the public Torrey Pines South course in San Diego, and he considered
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        431 17 NYT RYO Ishikawa made quite a splash on Thursday at the PGA Championship. In fact, he made a half-dozen of them. Ishikawa, a 19-year-old from Japan, took to the seemingly ubiquitous water at Atlanta Athletic Club like a duck and left
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        724 18  -  The luxurious Ghost EWB or extended wheelbase is the newest addition to Rolls Royce. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg THE extra long rear coach door swings open and a fluffy lambswool footmat invites you to step effortlessly into one of two soft leather individual seats with an “occasional” third
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        754 19  -  A chartered accountant, Mr Fiorentinos, managing director of BMW Group Asia is hardly your stereotypical number cruncher. By Samuel driving style By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg AS managing director of BMW Group Asia, Neil Fiorentinos has a chauffeur for his long wheelbase 7 Series limousine. But chances are, the
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        686 20  -  The Range Rover can traverse rough terrain while cosseting its occupants in a fine cabin. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg WHEN it comes to a luxury off-roader, there are literally only a couple of genuine contenders and one of them is the Range Rover. An upscale version of the
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