The Business Times, 9 April 2012

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|£l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 120/08/2011 Monday, April 9, 2012
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    Lock icon All eyes on Sing$ as price pressure rises
    822 1  -  Stubborn inflation and expectations of rising prices can feed into jobs and wages By TEH SHI NING [SINGAPORE] Managing inflation expectations is likely to become a sharper focus of policymakers, even as attention this week centres on what Singapore’s central bank will
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 2,986.20 -24.26 KL COMP 1,598.87 +2.54 NIKKEI 225 9,688.45 -395.11 HANG SENG 20,593.00 +37.42 SET INDEX 1,182.41 -14.36 JAKARTA COMP 4,166.37 +44.82 MANILA COMP 5,038.92 -68.81 SEOUL COMP 2,029.03 +15.0 SHENZHEN B 652.45 +12.32 MUMBAI IND 17,486.02 +81.82 DOW 13,060.14 -151.90 NASDAQ 3,080.50 -11.07 S&P
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      18 1 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 0.50 TAIWAN 5.035 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.258 (US$/S$ per 1.590 2.001 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.315 1.654 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 82.30 65.40 RM 3.061 2.433 HK$ 7.765 6.173 BAHT 31.00 24.64 RUPIAH 9,155 7,277 RENMINBI 6.311 5.017 INDIAN RUPEE 50.98 40.52 A$ 0.971 0.771 NZ$ 1.224 0.973
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    Lock icon New gold player emerges with ‘buyback offer’
    991 1  -  But customers may be buying overpriced gold By KENNETH LIM [SINGAPORE] Another gold trading company marketing an “offer to buy back” has emerged even as others have folded or come under regulatory scrutiny. The Gold Guarantee, an outfit headquartered in Boat Quay, claims
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      232 1 YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM When the startup is you yourself PAGE 16 SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS The sweet taste of success PAGES 20 21 DINING OUT Private Affairs goes downtown PAGE 36 BT ONLINE BT print subscribers get free access to BT Online at www.businesstimes.com.sg. For more information, e-mail btocs@sph.com.sg or call
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      11 1 VIEWS FROM THE TOP Businesses for an inclusive Singapore pages 14&15
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  • TOP STORIES
    • THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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        Lock icon All eyes on Sing$ as price pressure rises
        39 2 MANAGING inflation expectations is likely to become a sharper focus of policymakers, even as attention this week centres on what Singapore’s central bank will do to rein in current price pressures.
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        Lock icon New gold player emerges with “buyback offer”
        47 2 ANOTHER gold trading company marketing an “offer to buy back” has emerged even as others have folded or come under regulatory scrutiny. The Gold Guarantee claims that it will buy back gold at a premium to the original sale price.
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        Lock icon Takashimaya impresses with 7.5% rise in turnover
        40 2 TAKASHIMAYA Singapore which operates Singapore’s biggest department store achieved a 7.5 per cent increase in turnover to $591 million and a 20.5 per cent increase in net profit to $47 million last year.
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        Lock icon Lasso and the matador may tame the bulls
        49 2 THE euro crisis has now spread to the core of the European Union and jobs growth is apparently slowing in the US. The Standard Poor’s 500 looks likely to follow up one of its worst weeks this year with another drop.
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        Lock icon Credit Suisse Asset Mgt to increase staff
        30 2 CREDIT Suisse Asset Management plans to hire more in Singapore this year to build capabilities in areas such as equity and fixed income.
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        Lock icon M&C plans 30 hotels over five years
        37 2 MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels plans to grow its footprint over the next five years mostly through management contracts with a pipeline of 30 hotels, largely in Asia and the Middle East.
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        Lock icon US March jobs data vindicates Bernanke
        48 2 THE March jobs report may have proved Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke right after he warned that payroll gains might slow as companies adjust staffing for a period of moderate growth. Employers added 120,000 jobs in March, the fewest in five months.
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        Lock icon Bursa close to all-time high on hot money
        47 2 SHARES on Bursa Malaysia and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index are close to their all-time highs and are prone to a sharp crash should hot money liquidate their holdings, analysts told The Star newspaper at the weekend.
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        Lock icon India’s tax plans put chill on fresh deals
        52 2 JUST two months ago Indian officials were promising to promote policies to make the country more hospitable to foreign investment. Instead, the government has proposed a budget festooned with new taxes that would make it more difficult and expensive for outsiders to
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        Lock icon Risks of Spain crisis seen rising next year
        37 2 SPAIN, sucked back into the centre of the eurozone debt crisis, is headed towards a financial crunch in 2013 that may force it to seek international help, analysts warn.
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        Lock icon Japan mulls reopening nuke power plants
        41 2 AS WINTER gives way to spring in Japan, the spectre of electric power cuts is looming larger and forcing the government to consider fresh compromises in its battle to restart some 50 idled nuclear reactors.
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      Lock icon Takashimaya impresses with 7.5% rise in turnover
      795 2  -  Revamp, exclusive items and demand for luxury goods boost profit 20.5% Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Takashimaya Singapore which operates Singapore’s biggest department store, along Orchard Road achieved a 7.5 per cent increase in turnover to $591 million and a 20.5 per cent
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      Lock icon Putting women at the helm
      336 2 [SINGAPORE] Japan may be perceived as a conservative country but retailer Takashimaya, a more than 180-year-old business, generally has a progressive culture. Yoko Yasuda, who became managing director of Takashimaya Singapore on Feb 1, told BT in a recent interview that the group appointed its
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      Lock icon Lasso and the matador may tame the bulls
      907 4  -  Earnings reports may reinforce or dispel worries, factored with QE3 possibility WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN THIS week, the bull market must dodge the Spanish matador and the American lasso. The euro crisis has now spread to the core of the
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      197 2 COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 9 FRONT PAGE ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 23 FRONT PAGE MALAYSIA NEWS, PAGE 24 TOP STORIES, PAGE 2 INDIA NEWS, PAGE 26 TOP STORIES, PAGE 4 WORLD NEWS, PAGE 29 COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 6 WORLD NEWS, PAGE 32 Middle East Institute AnWalM|ONFERENC^012 May 24 and 25 The Arab
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      260 2 D.9 Mega Lantl'@ Ore Hard —For Sale Address: 69 Cavenagh Road “Cavenagh Gardens” Private site: 128,256 square feet. State land: 18,848 square feet. Freehold. High-end residential. Baseline: 3.238. Plot ratio 2.1. Potential GFA: 308,920 square feet. 5-minutes walk to Orchard Road Somerset MRT Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Easy-access to GTE Marina
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      1562 3 The Indian Tourism experience is rooted in diversity. Diversity in terms of landscape from the High Himalayas to Sun Kissed beaches, from spiritual experiences to heritage monuments, from the lush rainforests to the mysterious deserts. India has everything and more to offer a traveler. Singaporeans have always considered India as
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      111 5 There’s nothing like discovering the pleasure of business There’s nowhere quite like Australia. This is why Sydney was the perfect incentive destination. After being welcomed like locals, the group were treated like guests. They had exclusive access to the famous sights from a team sailing regatta on Sydney Harbour to
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Credit Suisse Asset Mgt to increase staff
      516 6  -  It plans to build up capabilities in S’pore in areas such as equity, fixed income By EMILYN YAP CREDIT Suisse Asset Management plans to hire more in Singapore this year to build capabilities in areas such as equity and fixed income. With the
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      Lock icon Invest Fair 2012 attracts more than 15,000 people
      364 6  -  Early birds wait as long as 30 mins for door to open on Sat By ARTHUR LEE ABOUT 100 people waited patiently for the doors to Invest Fair 2012 to open on Saturday morning, with some standing in line a full 30
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      297 6 Apr 5 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya 6 Arab Bank PLC Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S) 5 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Bank of China Limited 5.5 Bank of Communications 5.5 6 Bank Julius Baer Co. Ltd(S)... Bank of New
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      Lock icon M&C plans 30 hotels over 5 years
      597 9  -  In next two years, it has a hotel opening in Taiwan, three in China, one in Tokyo By NISHA RAMCHANDANI MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels (M&C) plans to grow its footprint over the next five years mostly through management contracts with a pipeline of 30
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      Lock icon Danamon offer positive for DBS share price: report
      382 9  -  By CONRAD TAN DBS Group’s offer for Indonesia’s Bank Danamon gives investors more certainty about its plans, which should be good for its share price, UOB Kay Hian says. DBS’s announcement last Monday confirmed recurring speculation in recent years that the bank
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      107 9 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Mun Siong Engg A 35 Tuas Road. Jurong Town. Singapore *****6 09-Apr 9.00am Voucan Foods E 168 Robinson Road. Capital Tower Level 9, FTSE Room, Singapore *****2 10-Apr 10.00am FSL Trust A Marina Mandarin Singapore, Level 1. Capricorn Ballroom, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina
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      Lock icon Buying plunges, selling stays flat
      1844 11  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited THE buying plunged while the selling among directors was flat, going by filings on the Singapore Stock Exchange in the first week of April. Buyers outweighed sellers with 11 companies that recorded
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      2843 6 ECS li m 35 ECS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****4760R Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 19 Kallang Avenue #07-153 Singapore *****0 on Wednesday, 25 April 2012
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      664 7 WORKING is a regular newsletter by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). In this issue, we discuss the re-employment of older employees. Building a globally competitive workforce and a great workplace are MOM’s business outcomes in its vision to develop A Great Workforce; A Great Workplace. Planning And Getting Ready For
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Europe worries to set market direction
      684 8  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent LAST week’s column forecast that the local market would “muddle” through Monday to Thursday, with blue chips displaying little direction and with penny stocks enjoying heavy rotational punting. Such was indeed the case and to be honest, it didn’t
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      Lock icon Euro posts the biggest fall in 11 months against yen
      483 8 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The euro fell by the most in 11 months against the yen as rising Spanish borrowing costs boosted concern that the region’s sover-eign-debt crisis is worsening. The US dollar posted weekly gains against most of its
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      Lock icon Commodities slide on Fed stance
      513 8 COMMODITIES AFP [LONDON] Commodity prices mostly fell last week under pressure from the Federal Reserve’s reluctance to inject fresh stimulus into the sluggish US economy and amid stubborn recession fears in Europe. Markets were also rocked by mounting concern that Spain could be engulfed by
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1502 8 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price AIMS AMP Capital Ind REIT 2.00 2.00 2 9.70 11.86 1.42 1.15 Amtek Engg 2.17 2.40 6 0.07 8.69 0.91 0.75 ARA Asset Mgt 1.50 1.56 10
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      Lock icon STRAITS TIMES INDEX
      4 8 WEEKLY
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      66 8 Apr 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -47.00 +118.0 BT CADI -*****.00 +7.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -5.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 693.96 -2.19 FTSE ST Small Cap 469.26 +0.87 FTSE ST All Share 724.03 -0.09 FTSE ST China Top 226.99 -0.16 FTSE ST China 254.57 +1.57 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      57 8 VOLUME MDR 1,156,656,000 HLH Grp 848,848,000 JEL Corp 642,893,000 MDR W*****5 502,563,000 Sunmoon 421,544,000 SingXpress 316,302,000 Goldtron 246,908,000 TopGlobal 243,333,000 Golden Agri 212,727,000 IPCO Intl 178,610,000 VALUE($) DBS Grp 749,179,622 Genting SP 234,949,375 UOB 173,489,275 Keppel Corp 169,967,510 Golden Agri 169,066,083 Noble Grp 156,687,270 OCBC Bk 150,018,045
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      113 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP IS DJ US Tech 7794 486.8 5.2 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 378.6 2.4 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 296.7 1.3 JSH 3233 228.9 6.0 JMH 5180 226.4 3.6 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 9558 186.2 1.6 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5987 184.9 2.5 Lyxor Nasdaq100 10US 1111 98.1 7.6
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      130 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN GLD 10US$ ***** -442.8 -2.2 Asia Pac Brew 3300 -150.0 -4.3 STXPO 100 823 -115.0 -12.3 IS S&P500 ***** -96.9 -0.5 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1738 -85.5 -3.8 DBS Grp 1334 -84.0 -5.9 DBS.ES.1204 1337 -81.0 -5.7 CityDev.ES.1204 1082 -50.0 -4.4 Lyxor Europe 10 US$ 1190
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      101 9 VDB Loi International tax lecture series INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN TAX MATTERS 25 April 2012, 2:00PM 5:00PM The Fullerton Hotel Singapore How can investment treaties and arbitration protect investors in a tax dispute with a foreign government? Unforeseen tax assessments Vague tax rules and regulations Tax audits without due process or
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      116 9 Finance new opportunities That’s what commercial lenders can do when they’re smart about managing risk. And smart lenders can seed innovative new businesses by working with CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. Emerging growth companies and financial institutions around the world come to us to manage virtually every kind
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  • MARKETS
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      Lock icon Emerging-market bonds beckon
      970 10  -  These appeal to fund investors seeking higher yields and can add diversification to portfolios By TIM GRAY NYT UTUAL funds investing in emerging-mar-ket bonds have lately captured a frothy river of new customer cash. With the measly yields now offered on presumably safer bonds, like US Treasurys,
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      Lock icon Latin America markets: another decade of gains?
      933 10  -  Funds that focus on the region have produced annualised returns of 17.1% By CONRAD DE AENLLE NYT STOCK markets in much of the world may have suffered a lost decade, but there was much to gain by investing in Latin America. A vigorous
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon DFS expanding Asian ops as tourism grows
      531 12  -  It sees travellers in Asia-Pacific surging from 100m to 400m in 8 years By NISHA RAMCHANDANI TRAVEL retailer DFS Group, a division of LVMH Inc, plans to expand its operations both within Singapore and in the region, riding on the rise of the
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      Lock icon Employers looking to train and retain staff this year
      519 12  -  Poll also finds 39% of employers intend to raise headcount By TIMOTHY TIMOTHY LOH BUSINESSES are optimistic about the economy and are looking to retain staffers and train them in 2012. This was the conclusion of the Singapore Michael Page Employment
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1762 13 Payment Ex Books Pay Ann (cts) date close date date 8Telecom Intl bn 0.053 30-Apr 03-May 21-May 05-Apr Action Asia ak 0.800 14-Jun 18-Jun 28-Jun 28-Mar Adampak Ltd ak 1.000 08-May 10-May 25-May 01-Mar Adv Integrated Mft ak 0.180 07-May 09-May 18-May 28-Feb AEI Corp an 1.000 04-May
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      Lock icon Shaw Theatres spreading the Imax experience
      533 13  -  Firm bringing forward plans for 2nd screen at Jurong East after Lido success By JASMINE NG SHAW Theatres is giving its multiplex rivals a run for their money with its expansion into Imax movies. The screen’s debut at Shaw Lido Cineplex last May sent
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      2536 12 a* WATS NOTICES i Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph,com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices TA CORPORATION LTD Co. Registration No. *****5512R (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of TA Corporation Ltd (the “Company”) will be held at 1 Jalan
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon Businesses for an inclusive Singapore
      3253 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Are businesses doing enough to help build an ‘inclusive Singapore’? What more should businesses, the government and workers themselves do to achieve this ideal? Hugues Delcourt Country Executive, ABN AMRO Bank NV Singapore and Chief Executive Officer ABN AMRO Private Banking Asia
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      1075 15 NOTICES 1 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices CHINA RETAIL TRUST CHINA POWERPLUS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration Number *****8614Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of China Powerplus Limited will be held at 39 Fishery Port Road, Singapore *****5
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      11 15 For the complete list of views from CEOs, go to http://businesstimes.com.sg
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon When the startup is you yourself
      884 16  -  If you feel so, then you need a framework for constructing your personal plan; here are some tips on how you can do it By BILL MAGILL I HAVE been teaching an eight-week workshop on technology commercialisation this fall, and in the course of
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      Lock icon Seeing healthy returns but with lower risk
      1080 16  -  Jonathan Seah invests in low volatility stocks and Reits, reaping returns of 5-10%, reportsAMANDA STARTING YOUNG reportsAMANDA EBER FOR young investor Jonathan Seah, investment inspiration struck unexpectedly. He was looking through his mother’s degree thesis work two years ago when he found himself
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      35 16 If you’re between the ages of 17 and 30 and wish to share your investing story too, e-mail btyif@sph.com. sg now. BT does not endorse any of the views shared by investors in this space
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      2738 17 m HWA HONG CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0130C) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifty-Ninth Annual General Meeting of Hwa Hong Corporation Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, Phoenix I, Level 6,177A River
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      2775 17 INDOFOOD AGRI RESOURCES LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****6551G) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Cinnamon Room (Level 5), Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay, 177A River Valley Road, Singapore *****1 on
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      2948 18 B6AG9 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices LOTTVISION LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING (“SGM”) of LottVision Limited (the “Company”) will be convened on 24 April 2012 at 1:00pm at Capital Tower, FTSE Room Level 9, 168
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      1947 18 in HosenGroup LTD HOSEN GROUP LTD. (Company Registration No.: *****3029E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of HOSEN GROUP LTD. (the “Company”) will be held at 267 Randan Loop Singapore *****9 on 25 April 2012 (Wednesday),
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      2411 19 YING LI INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Reg. No. *****6356W) NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Meeting Room 309, Level 3 Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre, 1 Raffles
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      724 19 (CompanyRegistrationNo:*****1030G) (IncorporatedinSingaporewithlimitedliability) NOTICEOFANNUALGENERALMEETING NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheAnnualGeneralMeetingofAspialCorporationLimited(the“Company”)willbeheldat55UbiAvenue1, #07-11,Ubi55Building,Singapore*****5onWednesday,25April2012at10.00amforthefollowingpurposes: ASORDINARYBUSINESS 1. To receive and adopt the Directors’ Report and the Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2011 together withtheAuditors’Reportthereon. (Resolution1) 2. Todeclareafinaldividendof1.0Singaporecentpershare(taxexempt)fortheyearended31December2011(previousyear:0.5Singapore centpershare). (Resolution2) 3. Tore-electMsKoLeeMengwhoisretiringpursuanttoArticle104oftheArticlesofAssociationoftheCompany. (Resolution3) 4. To re-appoint Mr Kau Jee Chu who is retiring under Section
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  • SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS 2012
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      Lock icon The sweet taste of success
      951 20  -  –By FELDA CHAY WITH coffee and chocolate, we are in for a fun night, said the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) president and CEO Mel Elias on the day of the Singapore Business Awards, and he was right. The night of celebration on March
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      4151 22 mats notices —i Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices ANWELL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Registration No: *****8707W (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2012 Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 8 Wilkie Road #03-01 Wilkie Edge Singapore
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      209 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF NIP HOLDING PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No. *****2733R) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FIRST MEETING Notice is hereby given that the first meeting of creditors in the above matter will be held at Styrbjorn Growth, Jattavagveien 7B,
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  • ECONOMY WATCH
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      Lock icon US March jobs data vindicates Bernanke
      1033 23 Payroll gains may slow as firms adjust for moderate growth, he warned Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The Labor Department’s March jobs report may have proved Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke right after he warned that payroll gains might slow as companies adjust staffing for a period
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      Lock icon Rich nations cut aid to developing world last year
      509 23 2.7% fall, first in 14 years, cause for big concern, says OECD AFP [PARIS] Rich countries applying budget austerity cut their aid to developing countries by 2.7 per cent last year, the OECD says, and aid group Oxfam warns that this
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      2509 23 A NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph,com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices TEXCHEM-PACK HOLDINGS (S) LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****8296H) NOTICE OF THE NINTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Changi Room, Level 8,
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  • MALAYSIA
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      551 24 Analysts warn of a sharp crash should foreign funds liquidate holdings [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares on Bursa Malaysia and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KL Composite Index (FBM KLCI) are close to their alltime highs and are prone to a sharp crash should hot
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      577 24  -  Cheap labour gives companies no incentive to modernise and invest in new equipment MALAYSIA INSIGHT S JAYAS AN KARAN KL Correspondent AFTER all the hype and hoopla, Malaysia is no nearer to a minimum wage policy than before. Bloomberg reported last month
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      324 24 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia arrested 83 people, mostly from China and Taiwan, over a huge scam that netted billions of dollars, a day after authorities busted a major betting and fraud ring, police said. The suspects 75 Taiwanese, six Chinese and two Malaysians
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      1728 24 VOL Apr 6 RM +/-(‘000) A M Realty 0.47 0.01 174 VOL Advance Synerg 0.19 0.01 632 Adventa Bhd 1.48 -0.03 61 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.28 -0.01 153 Affin Holdings 3.06 0.01 207 Ahmad Zaki Res 0.84 0.01 98 Abric Bhd Airasia Bhd 3.40 -0.02 2513 Alliance Finan
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      1468 24 SEROJA INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration no. *****0847M) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual General Meeting of Seroja Investments Limited (“the Company”) will be held at RELC International Hotel, 30 Orange Grove Road, Singapore *****2 on 24 April 2012
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  • GREATER CHINA
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      1096 25 They are better educated, aware of their rights and not willing to slog 12 hrs a day Reuters [ZHENGZHOU, China] Changing attitudes among younger Chinese workers are posing a deep challenge for thousands of manufacturers in China, such as Foxconn and its big customer
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon India’s tax plans put chill on fresh deals
      1296 26 Proposals could leave investors responsible for billions of dollars in unanticipated taxes NYT [MUMBAI] Just two months ago, worried about their slowing economy, Indian officials were promising to promote policies to make the country more hospitable to foreign investment. Instead, the government
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      2430 26 WATS NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices <222^ CHINA DAIRY GROUP LTD. Registration No. *****3080Z (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TYE SOON LIMITED Registration No. *****0114W (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF 56™ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2012 Annual
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      1578 27 C&G Environmental Protection Holdings Limited NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Road, Level 2, Topaz Room, Singapore *****0 on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 at 9:30am to transact the following business:
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      2417 27 CHINA ENVIRONMENT LTD. Company Registration No. *****1902W (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of China Environment Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held at Sheraton Towers Singapore, Thirty-Nine Scotts Road, Singapore *****0 on Tuesday, 24 April 2012
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  • WORLD
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      570 29 It may be forced to seek international help amid crippling mix of challenges AFP [MADRID] Spain, sucked back into the centre of the eurozone debt crisis, is headed towards a financial crunch next year that may force it to seek international help,
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      278 29 AFP [LONDON] Britain’s Olympic chief warned yesterday that security forces cannot rule out the threat of disruption to the London Games after a protester halted the historic Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Australian activist Trenton Oldfield, 35, was charged with
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      478 29 Q1 earnings reports follow 24% surge in bank stocks this year Reuters [NEW YORK] US bank executives face great expectations from investors when they report first-quarter results beginning this Friday. Bank stocks have shot up 24 per cent this year, as measured by
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      316 29 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia’s low unemployment compared with other industrialised nations and record investment make returning the budget to surplus the right strategy, Treasurer Wayne Swan said. “With solid growth, contained inflation, very low public debt, low unemployment and a record pipeline of investment,
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      702 30 Country enjoying low unemployment and also suffering from lack of skilled workers AFP [FRANKFURT] “I was at the top of my career, earning well, and now I’m back at the bottom,” says Elena Nun-ez-Arenas, one of thousands from debt-wracked eurozone countries seeking work in
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      552 30 He will also quit Schengen if controls are not tightened Reuters [PARIS] French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a Sunday newspaper he is serious about pushing for more trade protectionism in Europe and tighter external border controls, hinting he could take a stand as
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      830 31 He faces probe to determine whether 2009 budget deficit had been overstated NYT [ATHENS] Andreas Georgiou was not particularly alarmed when he was asked to testify in a judicial investigation into one of the most contentious issues in Greece today: whether the
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      420 31 Swiss banks to pay billions on German tax dodgers’ funds NYT [NEW YORK] Switzerland agreed Thursday to a revised tax deal with Germany, with Switzerland to pay billions of dollars on funds hidden in its banks by German tax dodgers. The deal was
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      612 32  -  Local govts, anti-nuclear groups oppose move while industry groups warn against power cuts By ANTHONY ROWLEY AS WINTER gives way to spring in Japan, the spectre of electric power cuts that could hobble the nation’s growth once again is looming larger and forcing Prime
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      713 33 Studios drawn to rapidly growing industry as sales slacken at home AFP [HONG KONG] China’s booming movie industry is attracting interest from Hollywood heavyweights, as they chase bigger box-office returns to offset tighter margins at home. Films with Asian and especially Chinese themes are
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      797 34 Industry has become so big that it can no longer sit outside mainstream rules Reuters [LONDON] Rapid growth of Islamic finance is increasing pressure for the industry to enter the accounting mainstream, by seeking guidance from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the
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      577 34  -  By NEIL BEHRMANN By in London GOLD bulls are hoping the end to the 20-day Indian jewellers’ strike last Friday will underpin a precious metals market that has slipped in the past week. Indian bullion traders and jewellers had gone on strike
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      4244 32 a* notices .1 1 Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices OCEAN SKY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****3225E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Ocean Sky International Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 5
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      3838 33 BSATja NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices 3 resources INTERRA RESOURCES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****0166Z) (Australian Business No. 37 129 575 275) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Interra Resources Limited (the
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  • SHIPPING/AVIATION
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      652 35 Patrolling the only way as technology offers no help in spotting them AFP [PARIS] We’ve painted t h e m bombed them, monitored t a gg e d t h em bombed them, monitored t h e m w i t h r
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      571 35 He dismissed plane’s distress call, thinking it was a prank AP [DENVER] The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an air traffic controller was accused of ignoring a request for an emergency landing in Denver after a commercial airline pilot reported smoke in the
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      500 35 Reuters Bloomberg [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose on Thursday, snapping a two-day losing streak, as rates firmed for capesize vessels. The overall index, a gauge of the cost of shipping commodities such
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      199 35 AFP [HANOI] Vietnamese police have arrested three more suspects as part of a widening scandal in the country’s shipping industry, an official said yesterday. The deputy director general of state-owned shipping giant Vinalines, 53-year-old Bui Quoc Anh, was detained on Friday for embezzlement along
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      267 35 Facing Headwin Stress Tests m CONFERENCE 2012 r Thursday, 26 April 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center > Complete Corporate Services Pte Ltdwill be hosting the Singapore Shipping Conference 2012 on Thursday, 26 April 2012 in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2012, organised
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      331 35 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Break journey and check insurance, with traffic finally disappearing (4,4) 9 Status conferred by cardinal’s address? (8) 10 Just grounds for amusement (4) 11 Effective obstacle that’s quickly broken? (5,7) 13 Made sure foul was deliberate (8) 15 Add a couple of pages to finish (6)
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      552 36  -  NEW RESTAURANT Private Affairs 25 Boon Tat Street Tel: 6220 2005 By Jaime Ee PRIVATE AFFAIRS once a relative secret located in the indie dining cluster of Joo Chiat has gone public. At least in the sense that its new digs is
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  • SINGAPORE STOCKS
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      1375 37 Week ended: Apr 5 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld 116.5 92.5 AIMSAMPIReit 115 +2.5 2223 116.5 113 115 115.5 1.7 11.6 510.4 M
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      269 38 52-wks Last Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil Last 9 3 t Advanced System 6.3 +1.8 ***** 9 5.6 6 6.3 7 Vol Week Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap
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      116 38 Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.595 -0.015 CapitaLand 3.060 -0.030 CapitaMall 1.810 +0.005 CityDev 10.900 -0.020 ComfortDelGro 1.520 -0.020 DBS Grp 13.340 -0.140 F&N 6.630 GLP 2.150 -0.040 Genting SP 1.685 +0.015 Golden Agri 0.795 HK Land 5.990
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      2262 38 Transaction date: Apr 5 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Credit 6.35 unch 0 Aeon Stores 22.50 unch 8 Angang Steel 5.40 unch ***** Anhui Conch 26.00 0.30 ***** Anhuiexpresswa 4.40 0.10 1222 Asia Satellite 21.50 0.15 646 Asm Pacific 115.00 -0.50 834 Bank Of E Asia 29.05
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      259 38 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 53.5 32 AVJennings A32.5 -1.5 22 34 32.5 33 36 3.6 10.8 2.6 84.6 46 25.5 Genting HK US$ US39 unch ***** 40 37.5 38.5 39 2568
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      186 38 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 8 2 0 0 0 6 8 2 Manufacturing 72 84 35 15 13 7 87 97 42 Commerce 38 25 15 5 4 6 43 29 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 15 25 5
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      1005 38 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 130 109.5 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.9 -0.1 22 118 117.2 117.2 118 538.2 103 100 CIMB APAC Div 100US$ US101 100.8 101.8 10.6 1261 856
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      123 38 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 76,455 76,455 258,797 258,797 Manufacturing 1,306,606 833,437 2,140,043 748,255 15,948 764,203 Commerce 1,555,331 25,062 1,580,393 376,672 1,549 378,221 Tpt/Stor/Comms 357,431 64,655 422,086 482,282 15,569 497,851 Finance 121,644 558 122,202 1,138,655 122 1,138,777 Construction 1,319,920 369,906
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      26 38 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. In other words, news you can use. The Business Times
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      518 39 Apr 6 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT 9710.25 9739.59 9659.16 Jun12 9780.00 9795.00 9635.00 9670.00 *****6 *****3 Sep12 9730.00 9730.00 9715.00 9665.00 59 3027 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 275.68 276.83 274.36 Apr12 274.60 276.20 272.30 275.30 ***** *****1 May12 274.70 275.20
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      373 39 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 6 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 905.0 -0.1 9.1 -0.1 5.8 -0.1 9.0 EAFE Preliminary 730.8 -0.2 7.1 -0.2 3.5 -0.2 6.6 Europe Preliminary 1075.2 0.0 4.7
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      95 39 Audi' Aiilll .V. vwf'TTii mniui •s— MODtK T WfoMi' IWJM voy» lilCJL AA^ISCmimwjs mum WttfUl jurj^uuT/ 1141 <• in-n v? U;if 4a CMRHNCV AUI» uiu iu i |1W«UW hit Mi ini ujMJin f IWOi 1 1IM 1 *HI jCUU .m i W/« UAst MeiAi nuriu tin MAVflil/
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      107 39 Apr 5 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 12 1434.00 1419.50 1434.25 1414.75 Jul 12 1437.75 1423.75 1437.75 1419.00 Aug 12 1429.25 1416.75 1429.50 1412.50 Sep 12 1402.50 1392.75 1403.50 1387.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 12 56.64
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      76 39 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Apr 5 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 122.17 -0.45 WTI (Near Mth) 103.20 1.30 Dubai (1-Mth F) 119.35 -1.33 Tapis blend 129.86 -1.48 Minas 129.86 -1.48 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 116.39 -1.50 Jet Kerosene 135.02 -1.79 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket
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      22 39 Apr 5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.2579 1.2581 2-months 1.2578 1.2580 3-months 1.2576 1.2578 6-months 1.2566 1.2569 Source: OCBC
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      66 39 Apr 5 Apr Aluminium, 99.7% purity(US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 2072.25 2053.35 3 months 2109.00 2093.00 Copper, Grade A(US$/tonne) Cash 8382.00 8358.50 3 months 8361.00 8350.00 Lead(US$/tonne) Cash 2059.00 2006.50 3 months 2059.50 2012.50 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3
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      80 39 Apr 5 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1421 1398 1437/1389 Jul 12 1426 1409 1442/1399 Sep 12 1431 1417 1449/1407 Dec 12 1436 1422 1455/1413 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low May 12 1987 1991 1996/1977 Jul 12 2005 2010 2015/1997 Sep 12 2020 2028 2029/2014 Nov 12 2015
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      521 39 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 2 1 150 280 20.00 25 Cooo) Conv Baker Technology Ltd W*****6 2.6 -0.4 41 1 32 12 11.92 7 Exer Price Prem Disc Gearing Expiry Mths Left
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      470 39 Apr 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.026 6.503 0.784 8.001 52.522 94.329 0.848 11.626 3.153 1.261 93.149 44.047 1.296 8.035 0.943 30.395 31.941 0.648 1.030 Canada 0.974 6.336
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      57 39 Apr 5 (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 0.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths SWAP Mid rates (S$) 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Mid rates
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      135 39 Apr5 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 04 Apr 05 Hong Kong closed 1636.30 Apr 05 Apr 05 Apr 04 London 1632.40 1615.86 1633.15 1616.63 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR Apr 05 (S$) Selling Buying Kilobar ***** ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 158 66 5gm 449 329 10gm 802
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      84 39 Apr 5 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****S 05-Jul-12 0.30 1-Year BY*****W 01-Nov-12 0.32 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.250 01-Feb-14 100.2 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 108.68 BQ*****S 05-Jul-12 10-Year NX*****X
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      56 39 Apr 5 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Apr 12 3568.0 3590.0 3600.0 3568.0 243 4985 May 12 3551.0 3562.0 3580.0 3549.0 1117 ***** Jun 12 3548.0 3557.0 3567.0 3532.0 ***** ***** Jul 12 3512.0 3520.0
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      154 39 Apr 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2958 1.2966 1.0301 1.0306 Canadian dollar 1.2627 1.2633 1.0038 1.0041 Euro 1.6534 1.6539 1.3144 1.3146 NZ dollar 1.0277 1.0284 0.8170 0.8174 Sterling pound 2.0004 2.0011 1.5903 1.5906
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      121 39 As at 9am Apr 5 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.323 1.26 Can dollar 1.286 1.237 Euro 1.685 1.621 Sterling pound 2.038 1.96 NZ dollar 1.055 1.005 US dollar 1.277 1.228 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign
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      158 39 Apr 5 Apr $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.02 0.01 1-month 5/16 3/16 2-months 3/8 1/4 3-months 3/8 1/4 Overnight mode: 0.01 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.23 0.13 1 month 0.40 0.20 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.85 0.65 9 months 1.05 0.85
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