The Business Times, 10 December 2014

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    30 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 S|jh A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg G C ©BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 I Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Wedn sday, December 10
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    218 1 Faced with a tight labour market, more companies in Singapore are providing flexible work arrangements via part-time work, staggered hours, and formal teleworking. TOP STORIES 2 A new glaucoma drug delivery solution developed by local biotech startup Peregrine Ophthalmic has attracted inquiries from the world’s top five pharmaceutical
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    27 1 Tuesday Change STI 3,319.84 +22.00 KL COMP 1,738.10 -2.74 NIKKEI 225 17,813.38 -122.26 HANG SENG 23,485.83 -561.84 SHENZHEN B 993.68 -22.01 DOW (11am EST) 17,682.13 -170.35
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    Lock icon China stocks correct 5.4% after Monday’s steep rally
    894 1  -  But some expect rally to continue on opening of China’s stock market and relatively cheap valuations By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore AS investors pulled back sharply from China’s stock market on Tuesday afternoon after a multi-year high on Monday, some observers
    Source: Bloomberg  -  894 words
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    Lock icon HDB gives its resale price index more oomph
    1110 1  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore IN a push to make property indices more reflective of market changes, the Housing Development Board (HDB) the first among official agencies here to change the way it computes its price index has unveiled details on
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      300 1 *****4 STRAIT TALK Rescuing refugees off the high seas TRANSPORT 20 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND The transformation of GIC Resales of condos, apartments up 6.6% in Nov OPINION 19 ETFs Investors back off from bets on inflation REAL ESTATE 10 EXEC MONEY 26 V----L T A Seamless travel with
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon More firms offer flexible work arrangements
      509 2  -  But share of employers giving marriage and compassionate leave has dipped since 2012 By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore FACED with a tight labour market, more companies in Singapore are providing flexible work arrangements via part-time work, staggered hours, and formal tele-working. But the
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      Lock icon Natas still holds out hope of making peace
      625 3  -  But opposing camp has made ‘untrue’ remarks in dispute, says Natas chief By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore THE National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) holds out hope of a reconciliation with the group of travel agencies that broke away from
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      Lock icon Cheaper oil is a slippery business
      804 3  -  By Edward Hadas &JS REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS THE global growth dividend from falling oil prices risks getting overhyped. Crude’s sharp decline is widely seen as good for a still struggling economy. Yet its main impact isn’t to boost total world output but change the distribution
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      Lock icon Brent crude oil rebounds after hitting 5-year low
      384 3 REUTERS London BRENT crude oil hit a fresh five-year low on Tuesday before rebounding to near US$67 a barrel, as some buyers emerged in the hope that prices are bottoming following a more than 40 per cent slide since June. Fast-growing US
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      Lock icon PM Lee heads to S Korea for 3-day trip
      551 4  -  Besides briefings in Seoul, he will attend a summit in Busan to mark 25 years of Asean-Seoul dialogue By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Busan, South Korea PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will travel to South Korea on Wednesday for a three-day
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      Lock icon Global pharma firms interested in local startup’s new glaucoma treatment
      690 4  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore “FIRST you have my interest, now you have my attention.” And that is what local biotech startup Peregrine Ophthalmic managed to do, in the words of associate professor Tina Wong, who was describing how
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon 2015 positive for S’pore equity, debt markets: OCBC
      775 5  -  Republic remains an ideal listing venue for many corporates in the region with its robust regulatory framework, corporate governance standards, and a big pool of investible funds By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore RIDING on Asia’s buoyant economies, next year will
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      Lock icon Market cap of 23 O&M firms falls 15.7% in a month amid oil rout
      698 5  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore DECLINING oil prices have wiped off nearly S$5.77 billion from the market capitalisation of offshore and marine (O&M) companies listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX) in one month, as the industry
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      Lock icon How to restore confidence and take the local market forward
      887 6  -  TT HOCK LOCK SIEW R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has taken a fair amount of criticism for the way trading has deteriorated over the past year since the penny crash of October 2013, a situation not helped
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      Lock icon More gains ahead for China stocks: APS
      573 6 BLOOMBERG Singapore APS Asset Management, which invests more than US$2 billion in Chinese stocks, expects the country’s stock markets to extend this year’s rally even without extra government stimulus. The CSI 300 Index has increased 26 per cent since the People’s Bank of
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      Lock icon SGX shares perk up amid broker’s upbeat report
      535 7  -  Goldman Sachs sees solid, sustained earnings growth over the next two years; exchange says it is not aware of any reason for the unusual trading activity By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore PROFITS at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have turned the corner,
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      Lock icon Barclays Capital upgrades NOL rating
      257 7  -  By Malminderjit Singh msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT Singapore BARCLAYS Capital has upgraded its rating for the stock of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), saying it sees value emerging for the counter. Since it was revealed on Aug 21 that the Singapore shipping group was considering the potential sale
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      Lock icon SIAS president earns recognition for shareholder advocacy
      286 7  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore A MALAYSIAN advocacy group has recognised Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) president David Gerald for his contributions to corporate governance and investors’ rights. Mr Gerald, who founded and leads the Singapore investors’ rights organisation, received the
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index Dec 9,2014 3,319.84 +22.00 (+0.67%) Current streak 1 day Day high 3,334.93 Day low 3,306.75 52-week high 3,374.06 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 2,960.09 (Feb 5, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index Dec 9,2014 726.67 -8.49 (-1.15%) Current streak 2 days Day high 733.13 Day low
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      Lock icon Banks, SGX prop up STI in weak session
      634 8  -  Broad market posts 263 declines against 156 advances even as the index gains 22 points TT STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT A SUDDEN push on the shares of banks, SingTel and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) helped propel the Straits Times Index
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      307 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 231 +2 231/229 250 206 6.2 5836.7 CapitaLand 328 +2 331/325 348 268 16.4 2.4 *****.3 CapitaMall Trust 198.5 +0.5 199.5/196.5 209 180 5.2 6884.6 CityDev 1000 +9 1003/995 1118 860 13.6
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 8 VOLUME Digiland Intl 263,613,000 SIIC Environment 114,333,000 IHC 71,446,000 Advance SCT 47,777,000 Ezion 42,601,000 Market volume 1,833,248,000 VALUE OCBC Bank 100,028,140 DBS Grp 94,254,525 SingTel 85,984,060 UOB 66,736,430 SGX 61,001,330 Market value 1,196,299,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      109 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap UETF SSE50China 195 -20 445 215/194 217/140 195/197 60.9 DBXT CSI300 US$ US876 -54 139 958/850 958/613 876/879 ABF SG Bond ETF 116.5 +0.5 41 117/116.5 118/110.2 116.1/116.5 531.8 Lyxor Cmdty US231 -3 39 231/231 294/231
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      77 8 Dec 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -754.00 -27.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -89.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -76.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 739.80 -1.46 FTSE ST Small Cap 489.26 -3.73 FTSE ST All Share 794.89 +3.49 FTSE ST China Top 184.97 -0.64 FTSE ST China 222.13 -0.66 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share Index Dec 9,2014 794.89 +3.49 (+0.44%) Current streak 1 day Day high 797.91 Day low 792.59 52-week high 819.39 (July 31, 2014) 52-week low 722.35 (Feb 5, 2014)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE Index Dec 8,2014 1,824.74 -7.37 (-0.40%) Current streak 1 day Day high 1,833.92 Day low 1,821.74 52-week high 1,995.49 (July 3, 2014) 52-week low 1,714.64 (Oct 16, 2014)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 8 2 0 0 0 6 8 2 Manufacturing 28 64 37 0 11 14 28 75 51 Commerce 12 23 20 5 8 1 17 31 21 Tpt/Stor/Comms 12 15 13
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 21,475 21,475 79,309 79,309 Manufacturing 159,840 51,534 211,374 91,320 2,776 94,096 Commerce 353,984 38,042 392,026 69,474 2,616 72,090 Tpt/Stor/Comms 94,749 319 95,068 188,113 116 188,229 Finance 47,582 407 47,989 329,054 88 329,142 Construction 24,922 11,278
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      75 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT China50 US$ 3353 180.6 4.3 3367/2577 GLD US$ ***** 117.3 0.8 *****/***** Jardine C&C 4353 90.0 2.1 4901/3330 DBS Grp 1986 36.0 1.8 2002/1565 SGX 760 25.0 3.4 765/666 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low CN8000MBePW*****0 6.8 134.5 3.9 6.8/2.2 NOL MB
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      80 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -271.5 -1.0 *****/***** JMH USD 5900 -155.5 -2.0 6460/4934 DBXT Vietam US$ 2740 -81.7 -2.2 3100/2384 DBXT CSI300 US$ 876 -71.2 -5.8 958/613 DBXT MSCHINA US$ 1322 -65.9 -3.6 1401/1119 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Advance SCT 0.1
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      84 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Luxking 270.0 0.018 -0.003 -14.29 Pan Asian 53.0 0.040 +0.009 +29.03 Advance SCT 47,777.0 0.001 -0.001 -50.00 Hengyang Petro 141.0 0.215 -0.025 -10.42 Zhongxin Fruit 60.0 0.023 -0.007 -23.33 Noel Gifts Intl 22.0 0.290 +0.025 +9.43 Hiap Seng 234.0 0.156 -0.022 -12.36 Lippo Malls Tr
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Nam Cheong
        135 8 Hold Dec 9 close: S$0.315 Target price: S$0.37 OCBC Investment Research, Dec 9 Last week, Petronas announced that it is looking to cut capital expenditure for new projects by 15-20 per cent next year should oil prices remain low. The earlier RM300 billion (S$113.5 billion) capex planned for
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        Lock icon Mapletree Industrial Trust
        102 8 Neutral Dec 9 close: S$1.485 Target price: S$1.55 JPMorgan Research, Dec 9 We assume coverage of Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT) with a “neutral” rating and a December 2015 PT (price target) of S$1.55 (“neutral” rating and December 2014 PT of S$1.45 prior to “not rated” designation). MINT’s
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        Lock icon Global Logistic Properties
        206 8  -  Compiled by Kenneth Lim Buy Dec 9 close: S$2.57 Target price: S$3.42 DBS Group Research, Dec 9 Global Logistic Properties (GLP) announced that it will co-invest with GIC to acquire a US$8.1 billion US logistics portfolio from Blackstone. This investment into the US might be deemed negative
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        12 8 DATA I 8.00pm US MBA Mortgage Applications I 9.30am China CPI
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      Lock icon US dollar softens but fresh rises tipped
      401 9 TT CURRENCIES AFP Tokyo THE US dollar edged down against the yen on Tuesday following a dip in New York, although analysts expect further advances for the greenback as monetary policy in Japan and the United States diverges. The US dollar bought 120.18
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon HANG SENG
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Dec 9 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.948 5.111 0.669 6.404 51.123 101.879 0.989 9.162 2.876 1.078 83.420 36.794 1.089 9.503 0.804 25.767 27.212 0.527 0.826 Canada 1.055 5.392
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Dec 9 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0888 1.0895 0.8260 0.8262 Canadian dollar 1.1485 1.1495 0.8717 0.8712 Euro 1.6274 1.6286 1.2346 1.2350 NZ dollar 1.0101 1.0109 0.7663 0.7666 Sterling pound 2.0671 2.0686 1.5681 1.5687
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 9 Dec 9 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3190 1.3198 2-months 1.3193 1.3202 3-months 1.3188 1.3196 6-months 1.3190 1.3197 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        205 9 Most active Dec 9 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****2 12.3 0.9 6705 0.1 0 6 OCBC Bk MB eCW*****3 8.4 1 6510 0.2 1060 4 KepCorp MB eCW*****2 8.2 0.2 5767 0.2 900
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Dec 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1288.9 -0.4 8.8 -0.5 9.1 -0.3 4.3 EAFE Preliminary 1007.0 -0.5 5.3 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 -4.7 Europe Preliminary 1410.5 -0.8 4.1
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        362 9 Dec 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.24 *****.16 *****.30 Dec14 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****7 *****8 Mar15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** ***** MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES SPOT 338.80 339.40 337.70 Dec14 339.60 340.00 337.10 337.60 ***** *****5 Jan15 339.90
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Dec 9 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.01 1-month 0.4375 0.3125 2-months 0.4375 0.3125 3-months 0.4375 0.3125 Overnight mode: 0.20 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.25 0.15 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.50 0.30 9 months 0.60 0.40 12
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 9 Dec 9 (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 9 Dec 9 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****F 3.75 01-Sep-16 105.38 105.45 105.41 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 100.48 10-Year NY*****H 3.000 01-Sep-24 106.44 106.55 106.25 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 103.74 103.90 103.65 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.38 109.40 109.40
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        212 9 Dec-08 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Dec-08 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1043.75 7.75 0.75% 14/01/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 31.77 -0.24 -0.75% 12/12/2014 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 610.00 1.00 0.16% 12/12/2014 Dec-08 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 1980.00 2.00 0.10% 12/12/2014 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2014.00 -24.00 -1.18%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 9 Dec 9 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 14 2138.0 2107.0 2138.0 2120.0 297 1888 Jan 15 2144.0 2130.0 2164.0 2119.0 1415 ***** Feb 15 2144.0 2130.0 2168.0 2119.0 ***** ***** Mar 15 2164.0 2135.0
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Resales of apartments, condos up 6.6% in Nov
      860 10 Overall median Transaction Over x-value is S$0, the first time the figure is non-negative since October 2013, SRX Property’s flash estimate shows Singapore THE latest flash estimates from SRX Property show that 388 non-landed private homes were transacted in the resale market
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      Lock icon Mall in Little India offered for sale at S$320-350 million
      453 10  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE Verge and Chill The Verge, a mall located in Little India, are being offered for sale with an indicative price of S$320 million to S$350 million. The Verge comprises a six-storey mall with
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      Lock icon Beirut’s “fairytale” villa comes back to life
      815 11 Rose House is being used as an art centre by a British painter until the end of this year AFP Beirut LIKE a mirage in the middle of Beirut’s high-rise seafront, the exquisite mansion is a lonely reminder of this city’s romantic past.
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      Lock icon PICTET
      270 11 Pictet-Absl Rtn Fxd Inc-HP EUR 04/12/2014 EUR 104,41 Pictet-Absl Rtn Glo Div-P EUR 04/12/2014 EUR 118,03 Pictet-Asian Equities Ex Japan-P USD 05/12/2014 USD 201,91 Pictet-Asian Local Currency Debt-P USD 05/12/2014 USD 147,78 Pictet-Biotech-P USD 04/12/2014 USD 689,92 Pictet-Clean Energy-P USD 04/12/2014 USD 84,30 Pictet-Digital Communication-P USD 04/12/2014 USD 216,85
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      23 11 China shares plummet on stricter collateral rules that affect about 500b yuan local govt debt To subscribe, call 6388-3838 or go to sphsubscription.com.sg
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      111 11 WE ARE Guided by our time-tested investment process. PIMCO Our Secular Outlook provides a strategic investment framework for the next 3-5 years Quarterly Cyclical forums ensure alignment with shorter-term investment objectives Regular Investment Committee meetings guide day-to-day decision-making Regional experts in global offices provide local market insights Wa I TTi>
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon Banks swap tips to deal with Fed stress tests
      1075 12 Fed deliberately keeps quiet about how it measures lenders’ performance during downturns, to prevent them from finding loopholes REUTERS New York EXECUTIVES at the biggest US banks are sharing notes with each other before their next round of tests with federal
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      Lock icon Global sukuk record unlikely as 1Malaysia delays US$2.4b sale
      782 12 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur GLOBAL Islamic bond sales look set to miss out on a record year after Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund postponed what would have been 2014’s biggest offering. The top underwriter is also cautious over the coming year. Issuance to
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      Lock icon Haitong buys Novo Banco investment banking unit
      242 12 BLOOMBERG New York HAITONG Securities Co, China’s sec-ond-largest brokerage by market value, will buy the investment banking unit of Portugal’s Novo Banco SA for 379 million euros (S$618 million) to expand outside its home market. The sale of Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento
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      Lock icon US sues Deutsche Bank for fraud
      260 12 AFP New York THE US government has sued Deutsche Bank for creating shell companies that allowed it to avoid paying tens of millions of dollars in taxes. The suit filed by the US attorney in New York on Monday asks for US$ 190 million
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      Lock icon RBS said to be seeking Coutts bids as early as this week
      550 12 BLOOMBERG London ROYAL Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBS) is seeking offers for its international private bank as soon as this week, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. About a dozen potential bidders for Coutts
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Cheaper oil compounding protracted commodities slump
      704 13 Oil price drop comes at same time as China slowdown and copper surplus BLOOMBERG New York LOWER fuel prices are compounding the longest commodity slump in a generation. Because energy accounts for as much as half the cost to produce food and metals, all
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      Lock icon China mulls tax cuts for iron ore miners
      366 13 REUTERS Shanghai CHINA is looking into cutting taxes for domestic iron ore miners as tumbling prices of the commodity and an influx of cheaper overseas supplies threaten the survival of many local firms, the state-owned China Securities Journal reported on Tuesday. Potential
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      432 13 REUTERS Mumbai INDIA’S gemstone industry will hope to add some sparkle to ties between New Delhi and Moscow this week by persuading Russia to massively increase its exports of diamonds direct to the global hub of cutting and polishing. Vladimir Putin’s
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      632 13 BLOOMBERG Singapore IRON ore prices will extend declines as growth in low-cost supply from the world’s largest producers outstrips demand, according to JPMorgan Chase Co, which reduced forecasts through 2017. The steel-making raw material will average US$67 a tonne next
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      146 13 PUBLIC LECTURE Wilmar International Professorship in Commodities Business The Financialization of Commodity Markets Wei XIONG Professor of Economics Over the last decade, commodity futures have become a popular asset class for portfolio investors, just like stocks and bonds. This process is sometimes referred to as the financialization of commodity markets.
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon One in 4 views of digital video ads faked by bots: study
      848 14 BLOOMBERG Washington COMPUTERS being remotely operated by hackers account for almost one in four views of digital video ads worldwide, according to a study that estimates such fraud will cost advertisers US$6.3 billion next year. The fake views,
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      942 14 The startup lets users create online petitions that call on govts and firms to act on specific issues NYT New York IN a twist on how Silicon Valley companies are financed, several technology luminaries have banded together to effectively do the work
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      427 14 REUTERS London CONSUMERS are warming to the idea that wearing a computer on their wrists or clothing may not be the fashion faux pas that early clunky prototypes led many to fear, with 2015 poised to be a breakout for the
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      Lock icon Cyber-attacks will worsen in 2015, warns McAfee
      477 14 AFP Washington A SERIES of spectacular cyber-attacks drew headlines this year, and the situation will only worsen in 2015 as hackers use more advanced techniques to infiltrate networks, security researchers said on Tuesday. McAfee Labs’ 2015 Threats Predictions report sees increased cyber-war-fare and
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Lock icon China corporate debt yields hit by collateral rule
      858 16 Clearing house disqualifies higher-risk issues from being used for bond repurchase agreements REUTERS BLOOMBERG Shanghai YIELDS on benchmark China Development Bank bonds ended a few basis points lower on Tuesday, having risen by 30 basis points at the opening, after investors were
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      543 16 Reversal comes after heavy criticism by opposition and many in healthcare sector REUTERS Sydney PRIME Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday abandoned a plan to radically reshape Australia’s universal healthcare system by charging patients a fee to see their doctor, a major back flip for
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      372 16 REUTERS Sydney A MEASURE of Australian business conditions fell back sharply in November while confidence continued to decline, a subdued survey revealed that will only add to speculation of further cuts in interest rates. National Australia Bank’s survey of more than 400 firms showed
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      494 16 BLOOMBERG Washington CONGRESSIONAL negotiators planned on Tuesday to release a bipartisan US government spending proposal, just days before current funding ends, after resolving disputes over Republican policy proposals. The House and Senate intend to vote on the legislation this week before
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      419 16 BLOOMBERG Atlanta FEDERAL Reserve officials are discussing the future of their vow to hold interest rates low for a “considerable time”, ahead of a meeting next week where they will weigh that pledge against signs of economic strength. Federal Reserve Bank
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      571 17  -  WealthInsight notes that the country has about the same number of well-off people as Indonesia, the population of which is 81/2times bigger By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has more than 26,000 millionaires, who held US$151 billion in combined wealth last year.
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      529 17 Focus on welfare of bottom 40% of society, not just poverty of lowest 10% BLOOMBERG London WIDENING inequality creates a drag on economic growth that can be counteracted by tax policies to benefit the less well-off, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
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      409 17 BLOOMBERG London IF you expect global central banks to unwind stimulus next year, you’re probably wrong. In fact, the world’s monetary policymakers are set to open the cash spigot by the most in four years in 2015. Major central banks will
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      593 17 AFP REUTERS Brussels EUROPEAN Union (EU) member states and the European parliament said on Tuesday that they have reached a deal on a new 2015 budget for the 28-country bloc after bridging gaps that threatened to scupper a deal. The two had failed
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      465 17 LATEST US DATA REUTERS BLOOMBERG Washington US wholesale inventories rose more than expected in October, which could prompt economists to raise their growth forecasts for the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday wholesale inventories increased 0.4 per cent
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  • OPINION
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      657 18 EDITORIAL IN the past two weeks, the oil price plunge has accelerated, capping a year in which oil has lost more than one-third of its market value. Crude oil, for instance, has fallen 36 per cent this year alone as it
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      825 18  -  TT THE BOTTOM LINE By Frank Ching T The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 THIRTY years ago this month, Britain and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong,
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      1002 18  -  France could be headed towards a catastrophe, with its leader making political pledges he cannot honour, mainly because of his approach. BY BRIGITTE GRANVILLE AND HANS-OLAF HENKEL approach.BY BRIGITTE GRANVILLE, HANS-OLAF HENKEL T The writers are, respectively, professor of international economics and economic policy at Queen Mary,
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      Lock icon Transformation of GIC
      2293 19  -  GIC has moved away from the endowment model of strategic asset allocation it had followed for a decade to become one of the world’s most aggressive sovereign wealth funds. BY YOOLIM LEE AND KLAUS WILLE BY YOOLIM LEE, KLAUS WILLE BLOOMBERG LIM Chow Kiat, a 44-year-old man
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      1020 19  -  By Shiv Puri T The writer is founder and managing director of TVF Capital Advisors a fund management firm based in Singapore WHILE global liquidity lifted all boats like a rising tide during the boom of *****007, that scenario is unlikely to be repeated
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      848 20  -  More asylum seekers from Middle East attempt Mediterranean crossing to seek refuge in Europe TTSTRAIT TALK BY DAVID HUGHES MERCHANTshipsmust have provision to cope with a man overboard emergency and, in the case of most modern vessels, now have a small rescue boat for
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      Lock icon Qantas chief defends airline on three unscheduled landings
      475 20 AFP Sydney QANTAS chief executive Alan Joyce on Tuesday defended the airline after it was forced to divert or turn around three planes in one day, saying that its record was better than most. Three Qantas flights made unscheduled landings on Monday,
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      Lock icon Uber told to cease ops in Thailand, India
      545 20 Vietnam to discuss regulating the online cab service after branding it illegal REUTERS Bangkok THAILAND has ordered US online taxi booking company Uber to cease operations, on the same day taxi apps were banned in the Indian capital New Delhi where an
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      Lock icon Pension funds turn to shipping industry for better returns
      753 20 REUTERS London PENSION funds, squeezed by low interest rates, are exploring investments in shipping in their hunt for higher returns, hoping to benefit once this industry starts to recover from one of its worst-ever downturns. There are signs of a gradual
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      Lock icon Tanker rates rise as US refiners boost shipments to Latin America
      343 20 BLOOMBERG London TANKER rates are increasing to the highest level in at least three years as a surge in US refining boosts demand for ships to carry processed fuels to Latin America and the Caribbean. Vessels carrying about 38,000
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      Lock icon Taxi app users boosting demand for limo service
      624 21  -  GrabTaxi and the Prime group, which supplies vehicles for Uber Black, have seen demand for higher-end rides go up By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore HIGHER-END limousine rides are growing in popularity as more Singaporeans turn to apps to get a taxi, say
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      627 21  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore ELECTRIC mobility may be getting bigger by the day but Lexus remains confident that its hybrid technology will continue to be the key technology for automobiles going forward. A higher degree of electrification requires more advanced batteries,
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      Lock icon Three New York airports set to get US$8b facelift over 10 years
      1005 21 NYT New York TIM Collins emerged from Terminal D at La Guardia Airport with even less faith in the judgment of Vice-Presi-dent Joe Biden than usual. Mr Biden had besmirched New York City’s airports this year by likening
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      Lock icon Daughter of KAL’s CEO quits over macadamia incident
      570 22 Cho Hyun-Ah resigns from all her posts but retains her VP title even though she no longer has any official role AFP Seoul THE daughter of Korean Air’s CEO resigned on Tuesday after being widely criticised for having the chief purser kicked
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      Lock icon Honda to expand airbag recall globally
      429 22 REUTERS Tokyo HONDA Motor said it will expand an “investigative” recall to replace potentially lethal Takata Corp air bag inflators across the globe, taking the total Takata-related recall tally of all brands to more than 19 million since 2008. Honda earlier added about 2.6
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      281 22 REUTERS New York US MERCHANTS face delays of as much as a week to ship cotton from major West Coast ports, threatening exports to China, the world’s largest textile market, ahead of a key Chinese deadline at month’s end for imports to arrive. Congestion
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      671 24 AFP Paris PEDESTRIANISED, diesel-free and open all hours: Paris is cleaning up its act as the City of Light seeks to cement its position as one of the world’s most visited cities. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hit the headlines over the
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      Lock icon Hunger Games in pole position with US$258.2m in takings
      290 24 AFP Los Angeles AUDIENCES are continuing to feast on the latest Hunger Games movie, the top-grossing film in North America for a third straight week, according to industry figures released on Monday. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, starring Jennifer Lawrence
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      542 24 AFP Stockholm MALALA Yousafzai picks up her Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, but the Prize’s youngest laureate already has an even more startling memento from her young life: the blood-soaked school uniform she wore when shot by the Taliban. The 17-year-old Pakistani known
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      135 24  -  By Arthur Lee arthurl@sph.com.sg IT takes about 10 years for a Christmas tree to grow from a seed to 2 metres high. This may explain why some prefer artificial trees as part of the green movement. An idea by the National Library staff to bring festive cheer to
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      Lock icon Bangladesh’s 'mystic minstrels’ soldier on with pipes of peace
      267 24 AFP Bangladesh AFTER giving up all worldly possessions, they wander the Bangladesh countryside dressed in white robes, singing of peace and love for all with their single-stringed instruments. Bangladesh’s “mystic minstrels” have long been dismissed as hippies and have even been
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      317 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Substitute fabric left with expert (7) 10 Followed son and confessed (7) 11 Takeovers put the squeeze around working vouchers (7) 12 Lycra, deployed originally in cycling material (7) 13 Merged 15 publicly-funded buildings (9) 15 Houses of the stars? (5) 16 Article confronting women in
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      134 25 Congratulations to Mr. Goh Peng Ooi Founder Group Executive Chairman of Silverlake Axis On being awarded Ernst Young Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2014 Malaysia From Silverlake Axis Board of Directors and if! Ml J m mm Management Team X silverlake SYMMETRY ATWORK 25 YEARS OF DIGITAL INNOVATION Silverlake Axis
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
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      Lock icon OCBC tops buy volume with S$490.6m
      461 26 TT ON THE RADAR GLOBAL mutual funds were net buyers of Singapore stocks in the three months to Dec 3. Based on the top five transacted stocks, net buys totalled S$1.77 billion, compared to net sells of S$684 million. Based on trade in the
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      Lock icon Bond traders double down on non-inflation in US ETFs
      726 26 weaker growth abroad checks hopes of US consumer price gains BLOOMBERG Toronto TRADING in two of the biggest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that buy US government debt shows investors are backing away from bets on inflation picking up at the fastest pace
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      1452 25 Economists and strategists stick to their calls that yields will rise as Fed prepares to raise rates BLOOMBERG IF you’re convinced the plummet in yields on US government bonds is an aberration, it may be because you haven’t been in the business long enough.
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      10 26 US TREASURY BONDS 100-year record shows bears will lose 25
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