The Business Times, 14 July 2012

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    20 1 weekend THE BUSINESS TIMES www. usinesstimes.com. g| JULY 14-15, 2012 S$1.00| MICA (P) 121/08/2011 spi A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION
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  • Article
    Lock icon China’s growth slowest in 3 years
    40 1 MAINLAND STRESS CHINA’S growth slowed for a sixth quarter to the weakest pace since the global financial crisis, putting pressure on Premier Wen Jiabao to boost stimulus to secure a second-half economic rebound. 2
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    Lock icon SingTel gains group CIO firepower
    33 1 FRESH HIRING COME Aug 6, Wu Choy Peng once the Singapore government’s chief information officer will fill the group CIO post at Singapore Telecommunications, BT has learnt. 4
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    Lock icon Hong Kong billionaires charged
    39 1 HEAVY DUTY THOMAS and Raymond Kwok, the co-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Rafael Hui, Hong Kong’s former No 2 public official, are caught up in a bribery probe of Asia’s largest developer. 6
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    Lock icon Koh Bros, CDL in brisk home sales
    37 1 PROPERTY TILL Parc Olympia at Flora Drive is going for an average price of $820 per square feet while Haus@Serangoon Garden is fetching $2.4-2.7 million for intermediate terrace houses. 35
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    Lock icon GDP shrinks 1.1% in Q2: advance estimates
    846 1  -  Singapore faces risk of technical recession in the third quarter: economists By Emilyn Yap emilyny@sph.com.sg With additional reporting by Kenneth Foo Singapore THE Republic’s economy performed worse than expected in both the second and first quarters, igniting talk of a looming technical recession
    Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry  -  846 words
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    Lock icon SMRT’s expensive lesson spells free tuition for everyone else
    981 1  -  By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore SINCE the trains ground to a halt last December, other firms have had little opportunity to wallow in schadenfreude as they scurry to avoid becoming the next SMRT. Against the backdrop of SMRT’s public grilling, firms
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon China’s Q2 GDP growth slowest in 3 years
      676 2 Lower figure of 7.6% highlights need for Beijing to boost economic stimulus to produce rebound in second half Bloomberg Reuters Beijing CHINA’S growth has slowed for a sixth quarter to the weakest pace since the global financial crisis, putting pressure on Premier
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    • MARKETS
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        60 2 GSTI 2,995.56 (+23.52) GSTI FUTURES 2,993 (+23) GSIMSCI 344.13 (+3.09) GSIMSCI FUTURES 344.30 (+3.00) Friday Change Friday Change KL COMP 1,626.38 +0.89 NIKKEI 225 8,724.12 +4.11 HANG SENG 19,092.63 +67.52 SET 1,210.29 +17.16 JAKARTA 4,019.67 +35.55 MANILA 5,214.52 +9.33 KOSPI 1,812.89 +27.50 SHENZHEN B 628.14 -0.81 MUMBAI IND 17,213.70
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        Lock icon PRIME RATES
        30 2 SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 14.705 TAIWAN 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 14.75 Source: Bloomberg Bloomberg
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        48 2 us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.270 (US$/S$ per 1.544 1.960 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.220 1.549 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 79.30 62.50 RM 3.187 2.510 HK$ 7.757 6.109 BAHT 31.76 25.01 RUPIAH 9,478 7,465 RENMINBI 6.381 5.026 INDIAN RUPEE 55.40 43.63 A$ 0.984 0.775 NZ$ 1.262 0.994
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      Lock icon SingTel gains group CIO firepower
      470 4  -  Former government IT head honcho leaves NOL to lead telco’s digital revolution By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGTEL is adding to its personnel arsenal someone who used to be the high-est-ranking IT honcho in the land. Come Aug 6, Wu Choy Peng once the Singapore
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      Lock icon Producer prices edge up in June
      454 6 Modest rise of 0.1% indicates Fed doesn’t have to worry about inflation in near term LATEST US DATA Reuters Washington US producer prices rose only slightly in June as energy costs dropped, suggesting inflation pressures remain muted and leaving the door open for more
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      Lock icon Hui, Kwok brothers charged in SHK probe
      799 6 Reuters Hong Kong THOMAS and Raymond Kwok, the billionaire co-chairmen of Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Rafael Hui, Hong Kong’s former No 2 public official, were charged yesterday in a bribery investigation surrounding Asia’s largest developer. The Sun Hung Kai probe, Hong Kong’s
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      Lock icon JPMorgan’s loss from bad trade grows to US$4.4b
      340 6 AP New York JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, said yesterday that its loss from a highly publicised trading blunder had grown to US$4.4 billion in the most recent quarter, more than double the bank’s original estimate of US$2
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      Lock icon Tina Tan-Leo refutes claims by liquidators of Living The Link
      542 7  -  She says assets transferred out not owned by the firm By Michelle Tan michtyz@sph.com.sg Singapore FASHIONISTA Tina Tan-Leo has hit back at liquidators who had accused her of transferring assets from the now-defunct boutique Living The Link to her other
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      Lock icon FairPrice to build $350m distribution hub in Benoi
      277 7 Singapore IN a bid to cope with increasing business volume and boost its supply chain, NTUC FairPrice will be pumping $350 million into a new high-tech distribution centre in Benoi. Ng Ser Miang, FairPrice chairman, revealed the supermarket chain’s new plans at
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      Lock icon Squirrel learns nuts and bolts of investing
      633 8  -  SATURDAY SOAPBOX Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg Correspondent IF you’ve ever wondered why large corporations can be staffed by people thousands of them and yet fail to sound even remotely human in their missives to the unwashed masses, there is hope yet. Where sounding human
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      Lock icon Top 10 airlines all from Asia and Middle East: Skytrax
      373 8 Bloomberg Farnborough, England AIRLINES from Asia and the Middle East occupy the top 10 positions in this year’s ranking of service standards from industry pollster Skytrax, stretching their lead over carriers from more mature economies. Qatar Airways Ltd was ranked
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      60 2 CONTENTS NEWS Top Stories 2-8 Week in Review 9 Raffles Conversation 10-11 Companies 12-15 From The Desk Of 16 Singapore 17-18 World 19-22 Stocks Stats 23-27 Perspective 28-29 Wealth 30-35 Investing 32-33 House Hunt 34 Real Estate 35 LIVING Dining L2-5 Shopping L6-7 Style L8-9 Home Garden L10-11 Design L12-13
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  • WEEK IN REVIEW
    • THIS WEEK July 9-13, 2012
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        Lock icon Reits – a look beyond the yields
        64 9 Reits a look beyond the yields SINCE they were launched 10 years ago, real estate investment trusts (Reits) in Singapore have earned a reputation as a defensive asset that pays out regular dividends. Data compiled by BT show that despite market volatility over the years, investors who put their money
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        Lock icon 300,000 may be kicked offline today
        48 9 THE Internet has been in a tizzy since late last week, after the FBI issued its final deadline before it switches off a ring of servers running malicious code on Monday. The US agency took control of the DNSChanger botnet last November.
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        Lock icon Asian cover may save S’pore from US downpour
        77 9 THE raft of dismal US corporate earnings pointing to lacklustre growth may not be a sobering prelude to Asia’s earnings performance, or weigh too heavily on equity market sentiment, some analysts say. In particular, a report by Citi Research noted that Singapore,
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        Lock icon CapitaLand, Ascott Reit plot Cairnhill bonanza
        54 9 CAPITALAND will “exchange” several properties with its own unit, Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott Reit) in the coming months via a series of acquisitions and divestments. Ascott Reit’s Somerset Grand Cairnhill Singapore property, located along Orchard Road, is set to be sold to Capitaland for
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        Lock icon Yuan clearing bank may be a game-changer
        57 9 WHEN Singapore gets it own yuan clearing bank, bankers not only expect business volumes to shoot up but also other sectors to benefit. More companies and banks could open their offices or step up operations here, if Hong Kong’s experience as an offshore
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        Lock icon Bar raised for foreigners’ families keen to stay here
        50 9 FIRST, higher levies and stricter work pass conditions made it harder for foreigners to work here. Now, foreigners will also find it tougher to keep their families here, under a new rule announced on the Ministry of Manpower website on Monday.
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        Lock icon MOT, LTA share responsibility with SMRT for disruptions
        94 9 TRAIN operator SMRT’s maintenance regime had shortcomings, but both the Ministry of Transport, as the supervising ministry, and the Land Transport Authority, as the regulator, have to shoulder their share of the responsibility for the service disruptions last December, Transport Minister Lui
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        Lock icon Vacated spaces fill up in hardy office market
        49 9 THE huge space that banking giant Citi left behind when it vacated Centennial Tower for Asia Square late last year has almost been filled. Meanwhile, other major office leasing deals are brewing as this segment has remained resilient despite dire predictions.
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        Lock icon Heathrow Traffic Games will peak Aug 13-15
        67 9 LONDON’S already busy Heathrow airport is bracing itself for its biggest-ever passenger volumes on Aug 13, 14 and 15 as 80 per cent of all athletes, officials and media depart the British capital after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Just during
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        Lock icon American economy slows, Fed keeps hands in pockets
        64 9 THE US economy is losing steam and Federal Reserve officials are prepared to act if things get worse but not just yet, the minutes of its June policy meeting showed. Few Fed officials were prepared to support immediate action to ease monetary
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        Lock icon IHH to hit high notes with shares at RM2.80
        47 9 RIDING a wave of robust investor interest, Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare has priced its shares at RM2.80 the higher end of an indicative range. The Singapore portion of the US$2 billion initial public offering has been set at S$1.113.
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      Lock icon NEXT WEEK July 16-20, 2012
      83 9 US DATA July 16 June retail sales July 17 June consumer price index June industrial production July home builders’ index July 18 June housing starts Federal Reserve Beige Book July 19 June existing home sales June leading indicators SINGAPORE DATA July 17 June merchandise trade
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      307 9 Across 3 Peers go out together in a London suburb (5,5) 8 Relative in Quantico (US Intelligence) (6) 9 Flighty Sudanese ballet performer (8) 10 Digested notice about card game (8) 11 Undergraduate ultimately failing to pass (6) 12 Amends plans? Not initially (10) 14 Remaining financial record showing extravagance
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      15 9 SATURDAY with Ludwig ‘Right, you could get a tip and all I’ll have are compliments
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  • THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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      Lock icon Talent tapper
      2516 10 / 11  -  lec Reed, the founder of Reed, credits Lady Luck, business savvy and a ‘keen interest in people’ for a fulfilling career. By Benjamin Tan By Benjamin Tan bentyk@sph.com.sg ALEC Reed has a rather unorthodox belief in luck, which he was quick to reveal some 10 minutes into the
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Transview moves into property with joint venture to build homes
      274 12  -  By Jasmine Ng jasng@sph.com.sg Singapore GOLFING equipment firm Transview Holdings is diversifying into the property sector, taking a 10 per cent stake in a new firm set up by property development company Santarli Corporation. The new company will develop a
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      Lock icon SPH posts 13% fall in Q3 profit
      519 12  -  Creditable show by media, property businesses but results hit by lower investment income By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) saw a creditable performance from its media and property businesses for the third quarter ended May 31 but a sharp drop
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      Lock icon JB Foods launches mainboard IPO
      477 12  -  By Glenn Choo gchoo@sph.com.sg Singapore JB Foods, a major cocoa ingredient producer in Malaysia, has launched an initial public offering (IPO) of 100 million shares comprising 84 million new shares and 16 million vendor shares at 30 cents each on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) mainboard.
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      Lock icon Guan Chong may sell 20-30% stake, abandon S’pore listing
      235 12 Bloomberg Singapore GUAN Chong Bhd, the Malaysian cocoa processor pursuing a secondary listing in Singapore, is considering selling a stake to another company instead, said four people with knowledge of the matter. The Pasir Gudang, Johor-based company has been approached by
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      Lock icon $770m raised in Ascendas trust IPO
      264 13 Units sold at 88 cents apiece, at low end of range, say sources Bloomberg Singapore ASCENDAS’s Ascendas Hospitality Trust raised $770 million in Singapore’s biggest initial public offering this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The Singa-pore-based business trust sold units
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      Lock icon Jaya bags US$84m deals for two AHTS vessels
      240 13  -  By Lynn Kan lynnkan@sph.com.sg Singapore JAYA Holdings continues to build on its order momentum this year, announcing yesterday contracts worth some US$84 million. In May, Jaya bagged US$108.4 million in term charter contracts for seven of its offshore support vessels. The latest
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      Lock icon Penny stocks, ‘safe haven’ play provide main focus
      1043 14  -  STOCKS R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg Senior correspondent ON THE macro front, the week was all about a wave of slowing global growth from the United States to Europe and now to Asia via a slowing Korea, China, Japan and Australia. The wave’s effect
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    • Business briefing
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        Lock icon SGX to offer Nifty options from Monday
        88 14 SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is offering SGX S&P CNX Nifty Options from Monday. “This latest product partnership between SGX and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) enhances offshore investors’ access to the Indian economy,” said SGX. The Nifty Options add to SGX’s suite of
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        Lock icon Healthway proposes change of auditors to PwC
        68 14 HEALTHWAY Medical Corp has proposed to change its auditors to Pricewa- terhouseCoopers from KPMG. “At the request of the company, KPMG had given notice of their resignation on July 10,” said Healthway. “The resignation of KPMG will take effect upon the appointment of
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        Lock icon Saw Phaik Hwa joins Food Junction board
        64 14 Former SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa has been appointed as a non-execu-tive, non-independent director of foodcourt operator Food Junction Holdings. She was nominated by Auric Pacific Group. Ms Saw is CEO of Auric, which is a majority shareholder in Food Junction. She
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        Lock icon China Print Power warns of six-month loss due to higher costs
        62 14 CHINA Print Power Group warned that the group expects to sink into the red for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, compared to a year ago when it recorded a profit. The company attributed the loss to higher
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        Lock icon Ultro shareholders approve RTO deal with Ley Choon Construction
        50 14 SHAREHOLDERS of Ultro Technologies have approved a reverse takeover deal that will give construction and infrastructure company Ley Choon Construction and Engineering a backdoor listing. Following the deal, valued at $110 million, Ultro will be renamed Ley Choon Group Holdings Ltd.
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        Lock icon Hotel Grand Central awards $101m contract to rebuild hotel
        104 14 HOTEL Grand Central said it has awarded a $101.38 million contract to Sato Kogyo (S) for the redevelopment of an existing hotel at 22 Cavenagh Road. The contract is for the demolition of the ageing hotel, piling work and construction of
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      Lock icon ES Group amends charter, sells vessel
      339 15  -  Contracts with Sea Hub Tankers valued at $29.4m, including sale of a bunker vessel By Kenneth Foo kenfoo@sph.com.sg Singapore CATALIST-LISTED ES Group (Holdings) has revised a chartering agreement for a bunker vessel with Sea Hub Tankers. In a joint announcement yesterday on the amended
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      Lock icon C&G secures first waste-to-energy project in Bangkok
      306 15  -  By Teo Si Jia teosj@sph.com,sg Singapore IN ITS first project outside of China, clean energy company C&G Environmental Protection Holdings Limited will be the first player to establish Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facilities in Thailand. The 900 million baht (S$36 million) WTE plant in Nong
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      Lock icon Bain, GIC in talks on joint bid for 40% stake in Genpact: sources
      392 15 Reuters Mumbai US private equity firm Bain Capital is in advanced talks with the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) to make a joint bid for a 40 per cent stake in IT outsourcing company Genpact for
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      Lock icon Canada’s TMX looks to US as next step in expansion
      432 15 Reuters Toronto/New York FINAL approval of a bid for the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange opens the door to a bigger role for the new entity in the global exchange industry, with expanding into US markets apparently first on
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  • FROM THE DESK OF
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      Lock icon Small, and attractive
      534 16  -  As fund managers increasingly seek to invest in small- and mid-sized companies, private equity has rediscovered the quintessential sustainable value creation model FROM THE DESK OF Olivier Carcy Head of Private Equity Credit Agricole Private Banking ACCORDING to Preqin, a research firm focusing on the private equity
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon S’pore’s first corporate lab to develop anti-body drugs opens
      525 17  -  Chugai will commit $200m in anti-body research over the next five years By Kenneth Foo kenfoo@sph.com.sg LEADING Japanese drug maker Chugai Pharmaceutical has set up Singapore’s first corporate laboratory to develop anti-body drugs. Chugai, the maker of rheumatoid arthritis treatment drug
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      Lock icon $8.3m WDA boost for process, BMS industry
      417 17  -  By Glenn Choo gchoo@sph.com.sg THE Workforce Development Agency (WDA) will be pumping $8.3 million into two programmes over the next three years to attract local talent and raise productivity in Singapore’s process and biomedical sciences (BMS) industry. The Development and Apprenticeship (DNA) programme
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      Lock icon Low Teck Seng of A*Star to take over as CEO of NRF next week
      315 17  -  By April Chye capril@sph.com.sg THE National Research Foundation (NRF) will soon have a new boss. Low Teck Seng will leave his position as managing director of the Agency for Science, Technology Research (A*Star) and assume the
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      Lock icon ECG Property may fire 56 erring agents
      435 18  -  Some caught moonlighting, others misusing firm’s client database By Felda Chay feldac@sph.com.sg ECG Property is considering firing 56 of its agents who may have run afoul of regulations set by estate agency watchdog, the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA). ECG chief executive officer
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      Lock icon clickTRUE attracts Indonesian technology venture capital fund
      254 18  -  By April Chye capril@sph.com.sg HOMEGROWN online marketing and advertising agency clickTRUE has drawn an undisclosed amount in Series A funding from Indonesian technology venture capital fund Nusantara Ventures. A specialist in search and conversion strategies to help brand owners strategise, design and build
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      Lock icon Jurong Port in JV to manage Yangpu Port
      303 18  -  By Lynn Kan lynnkan@sph.com.sg JURONG Port will jointly own, manage and operate Yangpu Port, which serves the Yangpu Economic Development Zone, one of China’s largest special economic zones, on Hainan island. The concession period for the existing multi-purpose port will be 50
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China leadership change sets scene for M&A
      663 19 Bankers point to political environment, cash-rich firms, attractive valuations in oil, gas, mining Bloomberg Hong Kong CHINA’S once-a-decade leadership change later this year sets the stage for a rebound in overseas takeovers by companies armed with record amounts of cash. Acquisitions abroad by
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      Lock icon CDB helping Chinese firms with funds to exit US
      384 19 Bloomberg Beijing CHINA Development Bank Corp (CDB), the state-owned lender charged with strengthening the country’s competitiveness, is providing more than US$1 billion to help smaller companies leave the US stock market. The nation’s biggest policy lender has offered funding so that
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      Lock icon India’s June exports fall 5.5%, but trade deficit narrows
      387 19 Reuters New Delhi INDIA’S exports fell nearly 5.5 per cent in June due to weak demand from Europe and the United States, a trade ministry official said, adding pressure on Asia’s third-largest economy. Imports also fell sharply, however, thanks in part
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      Lock icon Economists see signs of pick-up in US economy
      562 20 Lower oil prices and new signs of life from sectors like automobiles and housing prompt latest predictions NYT Washington DESPITE the recent run of disappointing economic data, a broad range of experts and forecasters expect the economy to improve slightly in the
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      Lock icon Geithner pushed BOE for Libor changes: email
      564 21 The then-Fed bank chief suggested six ways to improve Libor’s credibility Reuters Washington US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pressed the Bank of England (BOE) in June 2008 to make changes in the way that Libor, a key interest rate benchmark, was set, according
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      Lock icon Thai court rules referendum needed for Constitution change
      375 21 Reuters Bangkok A THAI court yesterday rejected charges that constitutional amendments proposed by the ruling party threatened the revered monarchy, but ruled that a referendum was needed for a rewrite of the charter. The decision should ease political tensions that have spiralled
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      Lock icon Libor scandal may cost involved banks US$14b
      281 21 Reuters New York A GROUP of 11 global banks linked to the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) scandal may face US$14 billion in regulatory and legal settlement costs till 2014, according to estimates by Morgan Stanley analysts. Taking into account the damping effect
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      Lock icon Italy clears auction hurdle, but Moody’s surprises with cut
      719 22 Country’s three-year borrowing costs go below 5%; US agency lowers debt rating to Baa2 Reuters Milan ITALY passed a tough market test yesterday as its three-year borrowing costs fell well below 5 per cent at an auction, hours after Moody’s cut
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      Lock icon More gloom for Spain telcos as clients ditch mobiles
      340 22 Reuters Madrid SPANISH mobile phone firms lost a quarter of a million clients in May, led by customers ditching the biggest players Telefonica and Vodafone after the two cut smartphone subsidies, the country’s telecoms regulator said yesterday. The figures indicated a
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      Lock icon Game theory: Italy, Ireland to quit euro before Greece
      378 22 Bloomberg London ITALY and Ireland have more incentive to quit the euro than Greece, while Germany may have limited room to prevent departures from the currency union, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Using cost-benefit analysis and game theory, BofA
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    Lock icon SGX CATALIST
    1758 26 52-wks Last Vol Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net M Cap High Low Company Sale +/-(‘000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 34 12.1 t 800 Super 18.1 unch 100 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 4.7 3 7 32.4 4 2.5 t AA Grp 3.6 2.9 3.9 3.5
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    Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
    186 26 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 4 4 Manufacturing 51 36 42 6 5 10 57 41 52 Commerce 23 14 23 5 1 3 28 15 26 Tpt/Stor/Comms 16 10 15
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    764 26 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS For week beginning Jul 9 Substantial Buy No of Price ———SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder/ Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv '000 Shr ('000) ('000) Pacific Century 12-Jul-12 Jason Fedder *-102 0.17 *****35 75.79 *****37 75.80 Pacific Century 12-Jul-12 Jenny Fung *-102
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    123 26 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 16,435 16,435 67,181 67,181 Manufacturing 273,713 94,245 367,958 160,988 5,123 166,111 Commerce 606,536 4,168 610,704 131,501 463 131,964 Tpt/Stor/Comms 93,499 14,000 107,499 164,162 3,905 168,066 Finance 46,444 4,010 50,454 145,863 1,730 147,593 Construction 61,985 1,447
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      80 27 Jul 12 COCOA (£/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 1540 1607 1575/1540 Sep 12 1520 1596 1567/1519 Dec 12 1515 1579 1554/1513 Mar 13 1503 1555 1538/1501 COFFEE(US$/tonne) Close Prev High/Low Jul 12 2012 2020 2020/2000 Sep 12 2013 2021 2020/2000 Nov 12 2023 2032 2026/2011 Jan 13 2013
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      69 27 Jul 13 GOLD(US$/oz) Jul 12 Jul 13 Hong Kong 1578.00 1586.50 Jul 13 Jul 11 Jul 12 London 1574.30 1560.40 1575.05 1561.15 Source: Thomson Reuters SILVER Selling Buying Passbook 1 oz 34.75 34.09 Source: UOB PLATINUM/ Lon (US$/oz) Jul 12 Close Previous PM Fix 1410.00 1420.00 AM Fix 1412.00
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      53 27 Jul 13 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Jul 12 2997.0 1418 Aug 12 3024.0 3013.0 3059.0 3012.0 1185 9275 Sep 12 3017.0 3012.0 3067.0 3015.0 ***** ***** Oct 12 3027.0 3023.0 3074.0 3021.0 8981 *****
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      90 27 Jul 13 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 3-Month BQ*****E 11-Oct-12 0.26 6-Month BS*****F 10-Jan-13 0.26 1-Year BY*****T 02-May-13 0.25 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0H 0.25 01-Feb-14 100.13 5-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 109.35
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      154 27 Jul 13 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.2904 1.2914 1.0164 1.0169 Canadian dollar 1.2481 1.2485 0.9832 0.9831 Euro 1.5488 1.5493 1.2199 1.2200 NZ dollar 1.0050 1.0065 0.7916 0.7926 Sterling pound 1.9596 1.9605 1.5435 1.5438
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      141 27 As on 12 July 2012 www.smx.com.sg PRODUCT CONTRACT HIGH LOW CLOSE VOL (in Lots) PRECIOUS METAL GOLD FUT AUG2012 1572.80 1555.10 1565.40 922 INDIA GOLD (E-GOLD) FUT AUG2012 525.05 520.20 521.60 353 GOLD FUT OCT2012 1575.10 1558.90 1567.70 47 CURRENCY EUR-USD FUT SEP2012 1.2253 1.2178 1.2195 2493
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      103 27 Jul 12 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; USc/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 1625.75 1623.00 1645.00 1612.50 Aug 12 1572.50 1571.50 1589.00 1559.25 Sep 12 1545.50 1540.75 1559.25 1529.00 Nov 12 1529.00 1522.50 1542.50 1510.50 SOYBEAN/OIL(60,000 lbs; USc/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 12 53.15 53.62 53.57 53.15
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      68 27 Jul 12 CRUDE US$/barrel (FOB origin) Close Change Brent blend (1-Mth F) 98.82 -0.09 WTI (Near Mth) 85.89 -0.22 Dubai (1-Mth F) 96.18 0.10 Tapis blend 101.89 0.15 Minas 102.49 0.15 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha 89.94 0.50 Jet Kerosene 114.51 -0.20 US$/barrel OpecOil Basket Price 97.41
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      118 27 Jul 13 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Sell Buy Aust dollar 1.318 1.256 Can dollar 1.275 1.215 Euro 1.586 1.511 Sterling pound 1.997 1.921 NZ dollar 1.032 0.983 US dollar 1.290 1.241 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency: Currencies Sell
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      69 27 Jul 12 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1849.50 1867.00 3 months 1882.00 1901.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 7573.50 7548.00 3 months 7555.00 7540.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1845.50 1855.75 3 months 1856.00 1868.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 3 months *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00
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      373 27 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jul 12 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 856.9 -0.9 3.3 -0.4 0.0 -1.1 1.9 EAFE Preliminary 690.9 -1.0 1.3 -0.7 -3.8 -1.4 -1.9 Europe Preliminary 1032.6 -0.9 0.6
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      107 27 Straits Times Index YTD change:+13.20% 52-week high: 3,227.28 on Aug 1,2011 52-week low: 2,521.95 on Oct 5,2011 Source: Bloomberg Hang Seng Index YTD change: +3.57% 52-week high: 22,808.33 on Aug 1,2011 52-week low: 16,170.35 on Oct 4,2011 Source: Bloomberg Dow Jones Industrial Average YTD change: +2.91% 52-week high:
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      951 28 / 29  -  Reducing commute time benefits both workers and businesses, some recent studies discover. By Filippo Sarti By Filippo Sarti ~The writer is CEO of Regus Asia, a provider of flexible workplaces. A FRUITLESS limbo between personal and work time, it is not surprising that commuting is regarded
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      862 28 / 29  -  By Neeta Lal ~The author is a New Delhi-based senior journalist WHEN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently quoted the great economist of the last century John Maynard Keynes, to talk about reviving the “animal spirits” of the economy on taking
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        1339 30 / 31  -  Heightened risk aversion has led to massive outflows, leaving Legg Mason Capital CIO Sam Peters the tough task of steering a value fund through the storm Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg Personal Finance Editor THAT investments in quality stocks at low valuations should pay off at some
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        671 30 / 31  -  Compiled by Jamie Lee Asean Gaming Citi Investment Research, July 12 UPGRADING Genting Singapore to “neutral”: Genting Singapore is currently trading at an all-time low of about 8.5 times 2013E EV/Ebitda multiple (based on consensus earnings). While we expect our competition will continue to cut estimates to closer
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        1515 32 They’re emerging as a powerful new force in the marketplace, using their size and scope to extract lower supplier prices NYT New York A SINGLE company purchased more than 50,000 Hewlett-Packard computers last year, buying in bulk to shave millions of dollars off
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        1019 33  -  Reducing strong performers locks in their gains and allows you to move funds to restore your original asset allocation WEALTH INSIGHTS Amitava Neogi Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, India ~The writer is a senior adviser at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, India.
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        351 34  -  It will take 60% stake in $70m joint venture development to build 260 apartments in CBD By Jasmine Ng jasng@sph.com.sg Singapore KEPPEL Land and Sri Lankan firm CT Properties have formed a joint venture to develop highend condominium residences on a prime
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        641 34 PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS FOR SELECTED DISTRICTS WITH CONTRACT DATES BETWEEN JUNE 13 AND JUNE 19, 2012 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$'000) PSF (S$) District 3 NON-LANDED Ascentia Sky Apt 13/06/2012 99 1475 2322 1574 District 4 LANDED Sentosa Cove X-Det 14/06/2012
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        779 35  -  Parc Olympia, Haus@Serangoon Gardens draw warm reception at launch By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg Singapore KOH Brothers is said to have sold about 80-plus of the 118 units it released at Parc Olympia at Flora Drive on Thursday evening at an average price
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        247 35  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg Singapore THE owners of two adjoining shophouses in Chinatown are putting up the conservation units for sale with an indicative price of $12-13 million, says property consultant Knight Frank. The 3.5-storey units are at 36 and 38 Pagoda Street, on
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      62 1 LivingBTTHE BUSINESS TIMES WEEKEND JULY 14 -15 2012 SHOPPING House party L6-7 NIPPON MADE NEW Japanese eateries give traditional favourites a spin L2-5 PERSONAL SPACE The gift of visualisation L10-11 HONEY-SPICED SMOKE DUCK PHOTO: 81 DUXTON STYLE Art couture L8-9 HEALTH Easier on the eye L15 GOLF Most ‘open’ British
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        4117 2 / 3  -  The latest trend in Japanese dining is to be, well, not so Japanese. Established restaurant groups from Japan are making first forays into Singapore with brand new concepts and twists on traditional favourites. By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg By Tan Teck Heng thtan@sph.com.sg IN a market already well
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        1880 6 / 7  -  BT Weekend finds out how upmarket homeware companies bank on well curated ‘Tupperware parties’ to spread the word on everything but the kitchen sink By Tan Teck Heng thtan@sph.com.sg By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg Clients up close Zwiesel 1872 Boutique 40 Club StreetZ6324-2931 www.zwiesel-1872.com Hours: 11am 7pm (Tue-Fri);
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    • STYLE
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        862 8 / 9  -  This season, fashion houses pay tribute to craftsmen with collections that are rich in detail and embellishment. By Daniel Goh By Daniel Goh btnews@sph.com.sg WHAT is haute couture? An elitist, elaborate (900 hours of embroidery by hand for one item is common) and ultra-expensive wardrobe for very rich
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        383 8 / 9  -  By Daniel Goh btnews@sph.com.sg TAKE one dotty, but very famous artist. Add one of the most successful luxury brands in the world. Combine the two and you have an upscale shopping concept that marries the iconic work of artist Yayoi Kusama and the craftsmanship
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        1143 10 / 11  -  Despite having no training in interior design, veterinarian Jean Paul Ly designed most of his Zen, Oriental themed home himself. By Tay Suan Chiang personal space By Tay Suan Chiang taysc@sph.com.sg AT ANY given time during the day, the roar of traffic can be heard by
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        1365 12 / 13  -  Warm and personable staff of the Bulgari hotel in London, the latest addition to the luxury accommodation scene, eschew uppercrust airs to make you feel right at home. By Jaime Ee By Jaime Ee Bulgari Hotel Residences London 171 Knightsbridge, SW7 1DW Z0207 151 1010 THE guy
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        729 14  -  These Bluetooth gadgets keep the tunes, and calls, flowing without the tether of cables. By Christopher Lim Jawbone Icon HD The Nerd $208 One would be forgiven for assuming that The Nerd listed as the companion to Jawbone’s Icon HD sin-gle-ear Bluetooth headset (below) refers to an academically
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        755 15  -  Doctors can now use the femtosecond laser system to cut up cataract. This method offers several advantages, two surgeons tell Cheah Ui-Hoon Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg LASIK procedures have gone bladeless since 2004, but now, so have cataract operations promising increased precision and thus, a more accurate
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        743 16  -  Adidas’ SEA chief Ralph Kotterer revels being in the heart of the booming global sporting goods industry no holds barred Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg Correspondent RALPH Kotterer, the chief of Adidas here in Singapore, rarely has to worry about what to wear to work
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        708 16  -  pedal power with Christy simson CYCLING enthusiasts following the ongoing Tour de France will realise that this year’s edition has been more “crash-filled” than usual. On Stage 4 of this three-week event, the world’s best sprinter, Mark Cavendish, found himself scraping the tarmac
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        1024 17  -  It will be hard to predict a winner at the 141st Open Championship next week at Royal Lytham and St Annes. By Justine Moss By Justine Moss btnews@sph.com.sg WHEN the 141st Open Championship begins next week at Royal Lytham and St Annes, it’ll be hard
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        159 17  -  By Justine Moss btnews@sph.com.sg LAST weekend’s Raffles Country Club Charity Day 2012 saw $208,000 being raised for a number of local charities and schools. Over 700 golfers including guest of honour and club patron Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong teed off
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        665 18  -  A blend of raw and refined, with a large dose of sportiness, is what makes the 86 truly desirable. By Samuel Ee By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg WHOEVER said Toyota only makes safe but boring cars will now have to eat his words, not to mention sniff the exhaust
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        646 19  -  The third generation of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class has reinvented the image of what is often viewed as a staid brand. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg THE minivan styling is gone, and so is the sandwich floor. At the same time, it has been transformed from tall to low,
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        566 20  -  The third-generation Volkswagen Beetle is fun to look at and drive in. By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg RETRO yet modern. Rounded yet masculine. The latest Volkswagen Beetle would actually be a bit contrived if it wasn’t so fun to look at and drive in. Referred to as the
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