The Business Times, 7 April 2014

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    25 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg SfCl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO R GN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 085/08/2013 Monday, April 7, 2014
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    Lock icon Economists expect no change in S$ policy
    1006 1  -  This could be the 4th review in a row at which MAS has kept its stance unchanged By TEH SHI NING tshining@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] Inflation may have eased sharply since Singapore’s last monetary policy statement in October, but the firm market consensus is that
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  • MARKETS DIGEST
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      57 1 Weekly Change ST INDEX 3,212.72 +40.55 KL COMP 1,856.61 +5.88 NIKKEI 225 15,063.77 +367.74 HANG SENG 22,510.08 +444.55 SET INDEX 1,392.01 +23.11 JAKARTA COMP 4,857.94 +89.66 MANILA COMP 6,561.20 +201.58 SEOUL COMP 1,988.09 +7.09 SHENZHEN B 834.73 +17.04 MUMBAI IND 22,359.50 +19.53 DOW 16,412.71 +89.65 NASDAQ 4,127.73 -28.03 S&P
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      20 1 SINGAPORE MALAYSIA MALAYSIA 5.35 6.55 5.00 INDONESIA 15.306 KOREA 5.036 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 INDIA 0.50 Source: Bloomberg
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      49 1 US$ S$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.265 (US$/S$ per 1.659 2.097 EURO (US$/S$/€ 1.370 1.732 Foreign currency per US$ S$ YEN 103.90 82.20 RM 3.281 2.595 HK$ 7.757 6.134 BAHT 32.55 25.74 RUPIAH 11,318 8,950 RENMINBI 6.215 4.915 INDIAN RUPEE 60.24 47.63 A$ 1.082 0.856 NZ$ 1.171 0.926
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    Lock icon US academic explains greenback’s dominance
    839 1  -  Renminbi will erode, but not challenge, supremacy of US dollar: Eswar Prasad By VIKRAM KHANNA vikram@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] The US dollar’s dominance as a reserve currency and a safehaven currency has increased after the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008 and is unlikely to be challenged
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      90 1 TOPLINE Making utilities a pillar in Sembcorp PAGE 5 DINING OUT Fusion cuisine at Lewin Terrace PAGE 29 BizIT S’pore aims to be Asia’s patent hub PAGE 36 BOARDROOM MATTERS AGMs: What investors want to know PAGE 7 BT WEBSITES For breaking news, go to businesstimes.com.sg. For personal finance stories,
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  • TOP STORIES
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      487 2 Economists expect no change in Singapore dollar policy INFLATION may have eased sharply since Singapore’s last monetary policy statement in October, but the market consensus is that the MAS will keep the Singapore dollar appreciating for another six months. FRONT PAGE US academic explains greenback’s dominance THE US
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      Lock icon Market awaits earnings season starting tomorrow
      837 2  -  Dow can break through 17,000 if earnings growth tops 1.1% estimate WALL STREET INSIGHT By ROB CURRAN US STOCKS finished the week more or less flat after a tepid March jobs growth report on Friday interrupted a string of record highs. US employers added
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      Lock icon Ordering food via iPads speeds things up at Fish & Co
      762 2  - Ordering food via iPads speeds things up at Fish Co New method helps firm’s 15 outlets raise productivity By KARA QUEK karaquek@sph.com.sg [SINGAPORE] At seafood restaurant chain Fish Co, guests are presented with an iPad when they are seated to place their orders using the device instead of waiting for
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      Lock icon HOW SINGAPORE’S MONETARY POLICY WORKS
      589 4 MAS POLICY PREVIEW MAS’ goal: To ensure price stability, as a basis for sustainable economic growth. When inflation is low and stable, there is less uncertainty about returns on long-term investments, and firms can plan further ahead. It also helps to ensure a competitive export
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      Lock icon Flash estimates: just a numbers game?
      787 4  -  Swings between projected and actual figures have led some to question if advance sequential growth numbers are still relevant COMMENTARY By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg WHEN the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) first introduced quarter-on-quarter advance GDP estimates in Q2 2000, it aimed to
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      8 4 Branchen Stars R1C-A 31/03/2014 206,32 EUR
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      Lock icon Asia may need to change priorities to reduce inequalities: ADB
      460 4  -  By ANTHONY ROWLEY ASIA does not seem to be able to shake off poverty despite the region’s highly impressive economic growth record in recent decades and it may need to change its development priorities if income and social inequalities are
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      93 2 ALMATY Seoul Beijing jr» Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Hong Kong Ho Chi Minh Beijing Almaty 5 times a week Bangkok Almaty 7 times a week Kuala Lumpur Almaty 3 times a week Ho Chi Minh Almaty 2 times a week Seoul Almaty 2 times a week Fly to-AlnWy and beyond 2
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  • COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Making utilities a pillar in Sembcorp
      1183 5  -  Sembcorp Industries’ CEO Tang Kin Fei has played an instrumental role over the past 2 decades. ByLEE MEIXIAN TOPLINE ByLEE LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg SOME 20 years ago, Sembcorp Industries, a heavyweight in Singapore’s utilities sector and a blue-chip conglomerate, didn’t actually have a utilities
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      Lock icon Ezion buying 29.81% interest in JK Tech
      549 7  -  Deal may eventually see oil and gas firm take over JK Tech By KELLY TAY kellytay@sph.com.sg OIL and gas firm Ezion Holdings is buying a 29.81 per cent controlling interest in Catalist-listed JK Tech Holdings in a deal which could eventually see Ezion
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      Lock icon AGMs: What investors want to know
      850 7  -  Key topics include strategic plans, executive pay, says TERRY WEE TERRY WEE The writer is a member of the Advocacy Research Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors THE annual general meeting (AGM) is arguably the most important event for listed companies in the
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      Lock icon Directors’ acquisitions up while disposals drop
      1508 8  -  INSIDE MARKETS By ROBERT HALILI BUYING by directors rebounded while selling fell last week based on filings on the Singapore Exchange from March 31 to April 4. 15 companies recorded 29 purchases worth $6.16 million versus four firms with 10 disposals worth $700,000. The
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      342 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME M1 Ltd A The Fullerton Hotel S'pore Ballroom 2 (Lower Lobby) 1 Fullerton Square 07-Apr 2.30pm Vard Holdings A Pan Pacific Singapore Oceans 3, 4 and 5 7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square 07-Apr 10.00am SP Corporation A NTUC Centre No. 1 Marina Boulevard
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      274 8 Apr 4 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China Agricultural Bank Of China ...5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...5.50 Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd ...5.75 Banque Internationale a ...5.50 ...6.00 Chang
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      2005 8 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date 2ndChance aw 2.000 04-Apr 08-Apr 17-Apr 31-Mar 8Telecom bn 0.120 29-Apr 02-May 20-May 04-Apr AEI Corp an 0.500 05-May 07-May 15-May 27-Feb AIM ak 0.160 06-May 08-May 20-May 26-Feb AIMS Prop Sec ag 0.090 27-Mar 31-Mar 20-Jun 21-Mar
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      206 5 M V V Nowin its 7 th year, the Emerging Enterprise Award 2014 invites promising startups and aspiring SMEs to embark on the journey to excellence and join the league of past winners. Be empowered and evolve to the next level. Come create ripples of change with us. OYER S$1.4
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  • SINGAPORE MARKETS
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      Lock icon Are emerging markets making a comeback?
      713 6  -  STOCKS R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg Senior Correspondent ARE emerging markets (EMs) back in favour now, after being shunned since May last year when the ex-Federal Reserve chief first spoke of “tapering” the Fed’s quantitative easing (QE) monetary stimulus, a statement which prompted a flight of
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      Lock icon Converging factors key to driving prices in 2014
      612 6  -  COMMODITIES AVTAR SANDU The writer is a senior commodities manager at Phillip Futures AFTER underperforming in 2013, commodity prices are primed to pick up in 2014 with a number of drivers converging to push commodity prices higher. Across the globe, there is
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      Lock icon US$ makes third weekly gain against euro
      488 6 CURRENCIES Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The US dollar last week rose against the euro for a third week, the longest rally since July, as policy divergence with Europe outweighed conflicting commentary by US officials and jobs data that failed to meet traders’ expectations. The
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      112 6 BY CENTS CLOSE UP Lyxor ThaiSET 10US$ ***** 499.5 3.3 SPDRS S&P 500 10US$ ***** 498.2 2.1 SPDR DJIA 10US$ ***** 385.7 1.9 IS S&P500 ***** 379.4 1.6 Jardine C&C 4775 305.0 6.8 Lyxor Indonesia10US$ 8944 284.5 2.6 DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 237.7 1.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 6268 187.2
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      129 6 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN DBXT USDIGInfl 5US$ ***** -245.3 -0.7 JMH 6190 -151.7 -1.9 DBXT iBoxxUSTr 5US$ ***** -149.2 -0.6 DBXT iBoxxSvEu 5US$ ***** -147.9 -0.4 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 2500 -70.8 -2.2 GLD 10US$ ***** -56.9 -0.4 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** -46.7 -0.2 DBXT AUDCS 5US$ *****
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1589 6 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 3 10.12 13.39 1.66 1.36 Amtek Engineering Ltd 2.50 2.50 2 0.05 11.05 0.57 0.69 ARA Asset Management Ltd 2.29
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      5 6 WEEKLY
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      77 6 Apr 4 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 347.00 -64.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +22.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +35.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 734.97 +2.28 FTSE ST Small Cap 546.17 +1.60 FTSE ST All Share 779.62 -0.80 FTSE ST China Top 202.05 +0.53 FTSE ST China 227.47 -0.49 FTSE
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE STOCKS
      55 6 VOLUME HanKore 581,999,000 ICP 494,197,000 Transcu Grp 489,350,000 Albedo 483,156,000 Noble Grp 362,760,000 Memstar 306,954,000 LionGold 284,269,000 Digiland 269,340,000 Charisma Energy 264,552,000 KLW Hldgs 263,993,000 VALUE($) Noble Grp 456,793,089 DBS Grp 423,194,663 UOB 353,783,903 SingTel 297,890,366 OCBC Bk 233,079,799 CapitaLand 187,032,345 GLP 186,212,100 Keppel Corp 169,764,851 Spore
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      103 6 Ask the Commodities Experts Brought to you by Phillip Futures Pte Ltd (A member of PhillipCapital) W At Phillip Futures www.phillipfutures.com.sg 6538 0500 futures@phillip.com.sg Co. Reg. No: *****5695G 250 North Bridge Road #07-01 Raffles City Tower Singapore *****1 Email: futures@phillip.com.sg The above information does not constitute an investment advice, an
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      673 7 Moore Stephens LLP is proud to present the Moore Stephens Singapore Shipping Forum 2014 on Thursday, 10 April 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands. This forum is held in conjunction with the Singapore Maritime Week 2014, supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Speakers in this year's Singapore
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      1299 8 er enturion (Incorporated in Singapore) (Co. Reg. No.: *****1088W) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of CENTURION CORPORATION LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at The Conference Room, 45 Ubi Road 1, #05-01, Singapore *****6 on 23 April 2014 (Wednesday) at 10.00
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Lock icon Surbana sets up office in Myanmar
      511 9  -  It will employ Myanmar staff; starts scholarship fund to develop local capabilities By LEE MEIXIAN leemx@sph.com.sg SURBANA International Consultants has set up a branch office in Yangon to meet growing demand for its township planning services in Myanmar. Surbana’s chief executive officer Pang Yee
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      Lock icon Taking Heart
      361 9  -  By MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg STEM campaign to benefit 3,000 girls BY the end of this year, some 3,000 Singaporean girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are expected to be impacted by the innovative new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) campaign, which was launched in schools
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      Lock icon PM Lee in M’sia for retreat with PM Najib
      273 9  -  S’pore team likely to discuss high-speed rail project, other areas of cooperation By CHUANG PECK MING in Putrajaya PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived here yesterday afternoon for the annual leaders’ retreat with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak. During his two-day
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      246 9 Methane Mickie Harper at Singapore LNG Terminal (Image courtesy of Singapore LNG Corporation) The regasification terminal operated by Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) commenced operations in May 2013. BG Singapore was appointed by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore as the exclusive supplier and aggregator of demand for
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      3303 10 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What stands out as most interesting and viable among the ideas in the Infocomm Media Masterplan? How else might people and businesses harness the power of ICM? Stree Naidu Vice-President Asia Pacific and Japan Imperva GIVEN the prevalence of high-speed connectivity, widespread
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      112 11 Confidence to advance That’s what airlines, railroads and trucking companies can achieve when they’re smart about hedging their risks. And that’s where we come in as the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. Companies around the world use the products and technology of CME Group to help them manage every kind of
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      11 11 The full list of views from CEOs is available at http://businesstimes.com.sg
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS' FORUM
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      Lock icon Overseas retail Reits – risk or reward?
      836 12  - Overseas retail Reits risk or reward? It could take a projected yield of 7% for these Reits to be attractive MONDAY MULTIPLE CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg Correspondent RETAIL real estate investment trusts (Reits) are popular because they are regarded as defensive investments after all, people will still shop, especially at suburban
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      Lock icon Fortune Reit – HK suburban malls
      720 12 Fortune Reit HK suburban malls THE first foreign Reit listed in Singapore was Fortune Reit, sponsored by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung Kong Holdings, a large property developer. It was Singapore’s third Reit and began in 2003 with five Hong Kong suburban malls located mostly in the New Territories,
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      Lock icon MGCCT – a large HK retail asset
      506 12 MGCCT a large HK retail asset ONE of the larger counters to hit the market last year was Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust (MGCCT), also known by its Bloomberg name MAGIC:SP. The Reit’s initial public offering last year raised $1.7 billion. MGCCT’s advantage lies in its low cost of debt.
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      Lock icon CRCT – China shopping malls
      419 12 CRCT China shopping malls TO INVEST in China shopping malls, investors should look at Singapore’s first and only China shopping mall Reit, CapitaRetail China Trust (CRCT). CRCT contains 10 malls worth $2 billion in total as at end-2013. Five are in Beijing, and the Reit has one mall each in
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      Lock icon Lippo Malls – Indonesian retail
      693 12 Lippo Malls Indonesian retail INSTEAD of North Asian retail property, investors who prefer a different region can look at Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust. The Reit offers exposure to suburban malls in Indonesia, another emerging giant. DBS Group Research said in a February report that retail space in Jakarta, where
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      156 12 Get started now Be a young investor DO you aspire to be a successful young investor? Are you keen on taking the first step towards achieving that? The BT-Citibank Young Investors’ Forum is no typical page extracted from a financial textbook. This forum will present step-by-step guides on how to
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Firms seeking Bursa listing take RTO, takeover routes
      636 13 They target small caps with illiquid trading, tiny market cap, among others [KUALA LUMPUR] Companies seeking a listing on Bursa Malaysia are targeting small-cap firms for reverse takeovers (RTOs) instead of going through the traditional initial public offering (IPO) route, The Star
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      Lock icon BURSA MALAYSIA
      1388 13 VOL Apr 4 RM +/-(‘000) VOL Advance Synerg 0.15 unch 625 Adventa Bhd 1.13 0.03 111 Ae Multi Hldgs 0.20 -0.01 280 Affin Holdings 3.84 unch 212 Ahmad Zaki Res Alliance Finan 4.37 -0.11 908 Aluminium Co Advance Synerg Amalgamated In 0.31 0.01 48 Amcorp Pro Bhd 625
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      Lock icon PACC Offshore Services planning Singapore IPO
      482 13 Bulk of shares said to be going to Malaysian funds [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Bulk Carriers Bhd’s (Maybulk) associate PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) is planning an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore, with a good number of the shares going to Malaysian funds, including
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      805 13 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty Fifth Annual General Meeting of members of Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad will be held at Serindit Room, Hotel Equatorial Penang, Jalan Bukit Jambul, Penang, Malaysia on Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 11.00 a.m. for the purpose of considering
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  • INDIA
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      Lock icon BJP in the lead as India goes to polls
      823 14 Country’s voters are set to inflict big defeat on ruling Congress party Reuters [LEZAI, India] The biggest election the world has ever seen begins today in a remote backwater of tea gardens and rice paddies, with India looking increasingly likely to
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      Lock icon IDFC, Bandhan win licenses to set up banks
      637 14 Lenders will help tap rural savings, bolster lending Bloomb erg [MUMBAI] IDFC Ltd, India’s largest lender to road projects, and Bandhan Financial Services Pvt won the first licenses awarded in a decade to set up banks in Asia’s third-largest economy. IDFC and
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      1714 14 [sats notices MEDTECS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Medtecs International Corporation Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Changi Room 3, Level 4, Holiday Inn Atrium, 317 Outram Road, Singapore, *****5 on Wednesday, 30
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      3002 15 1 B R O A D W AY INDUSTRIAL GROUP LIMITEdI (Company Registration No.: *****5266K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Broadway Industrial Group Limited (the "Company") will be held at Seminar Room 6-7, Level
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon US-Internet break-up plan sparks debate
      934 16 Some call it a welcome move, others see threat to freedom, commerce AFP [WASHINGTON] It could be a difficult break-up between the US government and the Internet. A plan unveiled last month would see the United States relinquish its key oversight role for the Internet,
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      650 18 She also urges ECB to address the euro region’s risk of low inflation Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde said that the number of jobs created in the US is “not at potential”, as regulatory and policy uncertainties deter some
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      Lock icon UK wealth mgt sector shrinks under tighter regulations
      423 20 New rules are squeezing profits of smaller players Reuters [LONDON] The fragmented UK wealth management sector is shrinking as firms quit, bulk up or look to service a more profitable slice of the country’s growing number of rich clients, to cope with
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      Lock icon French corporations on dealmaking spree
      736 21 It shows big firms are not waiting for an economic rebound at home Bloomberg [LONDON] France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande may not have planned on a wave of mergers and acquisitions by his country’s biggest companies to be a defining feature of his term. That’s
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      Lock icon Key issues remain for Japan, Australia in trade pact talks
      525 22 They are rushing to reach deal before PMs meet today Re uters [TOKYO] Australian Trade Minister Andrew Robb said substantive issues remained in trade negotiations with Japan as the two nations rushed to conclude a free trade agreement before their
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      Lock icon Japan firms to build power plants in M’sia, Myanmar
      307 22 AFP [TOKYO] Two Japanese companies have agreed on deals to develop advanced coal-fired power plants in Malaysia and Myanmar as part of a government drive to export energy efficiency technology to emerging markets, a report said yesterday. The Japanese government is
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      Lock icon Amazon unveils device for adding to online list
      249 22 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new device that customers can use to add items to a shopping list by scanning barcodes or speaking the name of the product, in the e-com-merce company’s latest push into consumer hardware. Users can push
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      Lock icon ECB models QE effects on inflation: report
      748 23 The lack of detail is making economists wary about prospects of it being deployed soon Reuters [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank has modelled the effects of buying a trillion euros (S$1.72 trillion) of assets to ward off deflation, a German newspaper reported a
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      Lock icon Retailers try to find spot in mobile payment market
      806 24 Stores hope their apps will give them data about customers’ habits Reuters [BERLIN] Big retailers are muscling in on the likes of Visa, MasterCard and Google in a fiercely competitive and growing mobile payment market that promises to cut transaction costs
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      Lock icon Watchmakers woo women to boost flagging sales
      438 25 Reuters [BASEL] A recent advert from luxury watchmaker Omega shows a large, technologically-advanced timepiece. So far, so typical. But this one is studded with diamonds and worn by actress Nicole Kidman. Called the Ladymatic, it’s the future of the industry. The bulk of
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      Lock icon Malta’s citizenship for cash plan sparks concern
      639 26 Opponents say scheme may open back door for criminals to Europe and US NYT [PARIS] A programme in Malta that offers citizenship for cash is raising concern among officials who fear it could open a back door into Europe and the US for
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      Lock icon Dark pools ‘more harmful than highspeed trading’
      582 26 Increasing amount of trading happening outside exchanges Reuters [NEW YORK] Fears that high-speed traders have been rigging the US stock market went mainstream last week thanks to allegations in a book by financial author Michael Lewis, but there may be a more serious
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      Lock icon Time running out to meet global warming target: UN report
      388 27 Reu ters [OSLO] World powers are running out of time to slash their use of high-pol-luting fossil fuels and stay below agreed limits on global warming, a draft UN study to be approved this week shows. Government officials and top
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      1756 24 WATS NOTICES TRANSPAC INDUSTRIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Unique Entity Number: *****0941K) NOTICE OF TWENTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twentieth Annual General Meeting of Transpac Industrial Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Concorde 1, 3rd Level Concorde Hotel Singapore,
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      1295 26 t?E TERRA Bringing you the eorlh's resources ABTERRA LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****3007C) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 7 Temasek Boulevard, #11-05 Suntec Tower 1, Singapore *****7,
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      773 27 NOTICES Toll free 1800-289-8822 Email notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg/notices NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Uni-Asia Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Anson III, Level 2, M Hotel Singapore,81AnsonRoadSingapore*****8onTuesday,April29,2014at2.00p.m.forthefollowingpurposes: ASORDINARYBUSINESS 1. To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended
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      716 28 Last month’s crash highlights fragility of critical bottleneck Bloomberg [HOUSTON] The crash last month in the Houston Ship Channel that caused 4,000 barrels of fuel oil to spill and disrupted about US$1.5 billion in commerce in the US’s largest export
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      168 28 THE STRAITS TIMES Lost Untold stories of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Four weeks after the plane vanished, The Straits Times brings you intimate details* on the hunt in an interactive Web Special. Get special reports, videos and graphics. ■Lfc 4k —zs** 3 Log on to www.straitstimes.com/mh370-special Best viewed on desktop £L
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      296 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Angry about sails getting wet (8) 6 Means of raising a pound for a villainous fellow (6) 9 Indication of terror a hoot! (6) 10 Eat green fresh produce (8) 11 Negotiator’s award displayed by leader of team (8) 12 Original spares may be few and
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      961 29  -  Lewin Terrace, nestled amid Fort Canning’s scenic surrounds, offers fusion cuisine that is still a work in progress, writes JAIME EE writesJAIME writesJAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT Lewin Terrace 21 Lewin Terrace Tel: 6333 9905 Open for lunch and dinner. Mon to Sun: 12pm to
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      217 29 BONDING BOSS? Celebrate Easter with family and loved ones over a sumptuous buffet spread at AquaMarine on 20 April. Complete the meal with freshly made crepes and carrot scones with flower scented jams. with the Don’t miss out on the legendary egg hunt and many more activities for children such
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      3367 30 Week ended: Apr 4 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 20 3.3 A-Sonic Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net 10 6.7 AIMS Property 9.7 unch 715 9.7 9.6 9.7
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      406 31 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 $mil 35 22 t 3Cnergy 500 Last Vol Week 1.9 0.9 t Advanced System 1 -0.1 5926 1.2 1 1 1.1 19.5 Net M Cap
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      112 31 Stock name Close Change CapMallsAsia 1.755 CapitaLand 2.960 CapitaMall 1.955 CityDev 10.360 +0.060 ComfortDelGro 2.030 DBS Grp 16.550 +0.040 GLP 2.630 Genting SP 1.315 -0.010 Golden Agri 0.590 HK Land 6.490 -0.110 Stock name Close Change HPH Trust US$ 0.660 -0.005 JMH 61.900 -0.450 JSH 35.600
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      1941 31 Transaction date: Apr 4 HONG KONG Vol HK$ +/-'000 Aeon Stores ■000 Angang Steel 5.19 -0.07 9202 Anhui Conch 35.25 -0.35 ***** Anhuiexpresswa 4.13 -0.02 1684 Asia Satellite 33.30 -0.20 23 Asm Pacific 77.95 -0.80 477 Avic Ihl unch 0 Baiyunshan Ph 5.19 Bank Of China 3.38 -0.02
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      264 31 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 61.5 34.4 AVJennings A60 +5 30 60 59 55 60.5 3.6 5.8 4.9 222.1 52 35.5 Genting HK US$ US38.5 -0.5 ***** 39.5 38.5 38.5 39 2535
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      186 31 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 4 2 0 0 0 9 4 2 Manufacturing 83 59 33 12 13 11 95 72 44 Commerce 32 20 27 5 8 2 37 28 29 Tpt/Stor/Comms 23 14 7
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      1165 31 52-Wk Last Vol Week Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low Buyer Seller C’vr P/E $mil 121 108.3 ABF SG Bond ETF 114 +0.8 23 114 113.2 113.5 114 520.4 143 119 CIMB APAC Div 100S$D 127.7 +1 128 127.5 127 129
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      123 31 TURNOVER (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 100,298 100,298 329,916 329,916 Manufacturing 1,612,117 1,146,149 2,758,266 729,214 25,047 754,261 Commerce 1,220,978 729,071 1,950,049 894,917 45,056 939,973 Tpt/Stor/Comms 372,949 125,974 498,923 699,008 17,184 716,192 Finance 143,809 1,418 145,227 1,082,589 420 1,083,009 Construction 260,719 319,157
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      672 32 Apr 4 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.54 *****.38 *****.69 Jun14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****2 Sep14 *****.00 1 8576 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 314.70 315.21 313.05 Apr14 314.20 314.30 313.00 ***** *****9 May14 11 78 CNX NIFTY INDEX
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      373 32 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 4 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1201.2 0.0 1.4 -0.2 1.2 0.0 1.4 EAFE Preliminary 960.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.9 Europe Preliminary 1391.7 0.5 2.7
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      471 32 Apr 4 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.019 5.743 0.675 7.168 55.663 104.585 0.960 9.735 3.032 1.082 90.654 41.524 1.169 9.848 0.825 27.994 30.075 0.557 0.924 Canada 0.982 5.638
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      80 32 Apr 4 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue Maturity Yesterday's Day's code Bid High Low 1-Year BY*****T 31-Oct-14 0.34 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0W 1.13 01-Apr-16 101.2 101.25 101.25 5-Year NX*****W 2.5 01-Jun-19 104.71 104.85 104.80 10-Year NX*****H 2.750 01-Jul-23
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      137 32 Apr 04 GOLD(US$/oz) Apr 04 Apr 03 Hong Kong 1294.00 1293.00 Apr 04 Apr 03 London 1305.21 1288.25 1306.01 1288.55 Source: Thomson Reuters GOLD BULLION COINS (S$) (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1707 1632 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm N.A. 0 SILVER Selling Buying Passbook
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      156 32 Apr 4 Apr Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1683 1.1689 0.9239 0.9243 Canadian dollar 1.1469 1.1477 0.9075 0.9070 Euro 1.7321 1.7326 1.3698 1.3701 NZ dollar 1.0794 1.0798 0.8536 0.8539 Sterling pound 2.0972 2.0977 1.6585
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      109 32 Apr 4 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 lb bushels) Close Previous High/Low May 14 1473.75 1475.25 1487.00 1463.00 Jul 14 1455.00 1454.25 1466.00 1444.25 Aug 14 1374.50 1373.25 1382.75 1366.75 Sep 14 1257.00 1255.25 1264.75 1251.25 SOYBEAN OIL (60,000 lbs; US cent/lb) Close Previous High/Low May 14
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      1065 32 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 ...........38 ce -2 25 0.0 5 -89 51 Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 .............1 ce 1 123 179 44.50 1 Acma Ltd W*****7 Prem Disc Asiatic Grp(Hldgs) Ltd W*****5 2.3
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      1227 36  -  With increased activity there’s an urgent demand for more qualified patent examiners, IPOS chief tells AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY OVER the past few years, Singapore has positioned itself as a significant player in the global intellectual property (IP) marketplace and has
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      369 36  -  REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS By UNA GALANI [HONG KONG] Alibaba is one of China’s largest private companies. Yet, its success depends on keeping the state sweet. From e-commerce to online finance, the Internet giant’s senior executives argue its strategy is in line with government policy.
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      586 36 AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] People clinging to Microsoft’s ageing Windows XP operating system will be left to fend off cyber criminals by themselves come tomorrow. On April 8, the US software colossus will stop patching newly found security holes in Windows XP code that
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      433 35  -  BV GOH KANG SHIONG gohkangs@sph.com.sg AT least 50 per cent of all companies will have a chief security officer (CSO) of some sort in their C-suites in five years’ time, as opposed to less than one per cent which currently do, according to
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