The Business Times, 8 June 2015

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    31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD■BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN■ S$1.00 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 051/08/2014 Monday, June 8,2015
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  • DAILY DIGEST
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      Lock icon Last week, US stocks
      34 1 continued the 2015 tantrum: jumping up and down furiously. This week, there could be a rally in the form of a delayed reaction to the May jobs report.TOP STORIES 2
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      22 1 over 100 sporting and lifestyle events, the Singapore Sports Hub is ready for its official opening next month.TOP STORIES 4
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      Lock icon The resurgence of job
      19 1 growth in the US is helping to power a rebound in housing market.REAL ESTATE 11
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      Lock icon The liberalisation of China’s
      25 1 derivatives market has attracted a new breed of creative traders employing complex strategies that can generate quick profits. BANKING FINANCE 15
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      Lock icon Companies, banks
      26 1 and investment funds, primarily European, have been coming out in recent weeks with announcements that they will halt investments in coal. ENERGY COMMODITIES 16
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      Lock icon Apple is expected to
      20 1 unveil on Monday a ramped up music service that builds on the iPhone maker’s strengths. TECHNOLOGY/17
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      Lock icon South Korea
      26 1 reported its fifth death from Mers as the government vowed “all-out” measures to curb the outbreak that was threatening to spread nationwide. GOVT ECONOMY/20
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      Lock icon Britain's regulators
      16 1 Will unveil plans aiming to clean up behaviour in the markets. GOVT ECONOMY 21
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      Lock icon Leaders from the G-7
      29 1 nations backed a tough line towards Moscow, with US President Barack Obama urging the gathering to stand up to Russian aggression in Ukraine.GOVT ECONOMY 22
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      Lock icon European Commission
      22 1 president Jean-Claude Juncker signalled he’s losing patience with Greece, saying he’s still waiting for a proposal from Athens.GOVT ECONOMY 22
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  • Article
    Lock icon S’pore stocks: Where giants rule the land
    889 1  -  BT study shows large companies on SGX have given better returns than smaller ones By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore LARGE companies on the Singapore Exchange have been delivering better average returns over the past three years than their smaller counterparts, according to
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  • Article
    Lock icon Day of National Remembrance on Monday after Sabah quake
    396 1  -  Six Singapore primary school students, one teacher, one guide dead By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg @JoyceHooiBT Singapore IN the wake of the earthquake that shook Sabah’s Mount Kinabalu last week, Monday has been made a Day of National Remembrance, a statement from
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    25 1 Weekly Change STI 3,333.67 -58.44 KL COMP 1,745.33 -2.19 NIKKEI 225 20,460.90 -102.25 HANG SENG 27,260.16 -164.03 SHENZHEN B 1,603.12 +60.94 DOW 17,849.46 -161.22
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    Lock icon HSR founder aims to turn around agency in three months
    1024 1  -  Patrick Liew says he will bring operating costs down by 80 per cent By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore FOUNDER of HSR International Realtors Patrick Liew is slated to hold the reins of the real estate agency once again from
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Stocks to see more volatility in the run-up to Fed rate hike
      973 2  -  This week, Wall Street could rally in delayed reaction to the US May jobs report WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg LAST week, stocks continued the 2015 tantrum: jumping up and down furiously without apparent direction when
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      Lock icon PM Lee to officially open Sports Hub on July 26
      559 4  -  It will coincide with Youth Celebrate!, a special event to mark the end of the hub’s opening season By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore AFTER a full year of operations and delivering over 100 sporting and lifestyle events, including the
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      Lock icon From blue to gold
      71 4  -  BT Explains Kenneth Lim Investing in large Singapore-listed companies has never been easier, after the minimum capital needed to buy shares of a stock was cut this year to only a tenth of the previous requirement. Over the past three years, large companies have been offering
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    • Article
      Lock icon New scheme shot in the arm for service industry
      890 4  -  Challenge of recruiting staff made more acute by increase in retail space SKILLSFUTURE By Debbie Yong debyong@sph.com.sg @DebbieYongBT Singapore FOOD and shopping are national obsessions in Singapore, but when it comes to the jobs that keep these industries going, few people
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      16 4 Grow Your Stock Call 1800 289 8822 or e-mail notices@sph.com.sg to place your Mergers Acquisitions Notices
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Servicing high-fliers
      1157 6  -  Dynasty Travel commands a premium for its services and it does not just survive but thrives in the tricky business. TOPLINE BY MINDY TAN tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT THE tour packages at Dynasty Travel do not come cheap. This is something chairman Perry Neo is well aware of, given that
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      Lock icon Keep on the right side of the law
      879 6  -  By Mike Gray T The writer is a member of the Publications Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors WHETHER you like it or not, the legal process hangs over your head like the proverbial Sword of Damocles as soon as you
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      Lock icon Buying by directors high, no sales
      1528 7  -  INSIDE MARKETS By Robert Halili T The writer is managing director, Asia insider Limited THE buying by directors was high during the holi-day-shortened week of June 2-5 with 22 companies recording 40 purchases worth S$6.6 million. The figures were not far off from the
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      66 8 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index June 5, 2015 3,333.67 -58.44 (-1.72%) Current streak 2 days Week high 3,349.84 Week low 3,333.67 52-week high 3,525.19 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 3,167.73 (Oct 17, 2014) FTSE ST Catalist index June 5, 2015 689.11 -11.96 (-1.71%) Current streak 2 days Week high
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      Lock icon Another difficult week awaits investors
      658 8  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT LAST week was a tough one for many local players to endure, largely because of the pressure brought on by Greece’s debt problems, surging bond yields and a mad rush to ride the China gravy train for as long
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      37 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share index June 5, 2015 802.80 -13.80 (-1.69%) Current streak 2 days Week high 807.50 Week low 802.80 52-week high 845.85 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 766.44 (Oct 17, 2014)
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      79 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT CSI300 US$ 1430 134.8 7.5 1438/626 DBXT E50 US$ 5176 129.4 1.9 5630/4562 Lafe Corp 1 154 30.0 24.2 200/124 DBXT MSTHAI US$ 2007 28.3 1.1 2300/1930 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** 20.0 0.2 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low AsiaMedic
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      307 8 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 247 +7 251/240 271 219 5.9 6246.1 CapitaLand 341 -8 348/338 379 293 12.5 2.6 *****.8 CapitaMall Trust 212 -5 220/212 228 188.5 5.1 7355.8 CityDev 977 -75 1048/964 1095 915 11.7
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      78 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT USDIGIfl US$ ***** -415.2 -1.1 *****/***** DBXT MSKorea US$ 5650 -230.5 -2.9 6735/5484 Jardine C&C 3733 -204.0 -5.2 4770/3702 JMH USD 6006 -190.1 -2.3 6788/5700 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -188.7 -0.7 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low NobleGrpMBeCW*****1 0.1 -66.7 -0.2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      71 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Powermatic Data 111.0 0.192 -0.008 -4.00 Heatec Jietong 0.110 Lasseters Intl 0.123 China Flexpack 2,116.0 0.017 +0.007 +70.00 Hosen 5.0 0.065 -0.001 -1.52 Kori 0.400 ChinaKundaTech^ 3,502.0 0.045 -0.015 -25.00 China Auto Elec 50.0 0.063 -0.015 -19.23 BH Global 70.0 0.135 -0.007 -4.93 3Cnergy 500
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      34 8 STI MSCI EAFE WEEKLY MSCI EAFE index June 5,2015 1,865.80 -33.18 (-1.75%) Current streak 2 days Week high 1,917.15 Week low 1,865.80 52-week high 1,993.20 (July 4, 2014) 52-week low 1,729.52 (Jan 9, 2015)
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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 5 10 1 0 0 0 5 10 1 Manufacturing 55 95 21 9 19 14 64 114 35 Commerce 20 39 11 6 8 2 26 47 13 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 24 7
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 84,989 84,989 409,402 409,402 Manufacturing 640,277 263,026 903,303 423,283 17,739 441,022 Commerce 826,833 173,494 1,000,327 398,816 10,442 409,258 Tpt/Stor/Comms 639,170 2,910 642,080 1,360,453 216 1,360,669 Finance 135,565 457 136,022 1,315,956 84 1,316,040 Construction 220,851 67,677
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      Lock icon Oil prices slide as Opec sits tight
      801 8 COMMODITIES AFP London WORLD oil prices slid last week as Opec decided against cutting its output target, while a boost for the dollar also weighed on commodities, including gold. I OIL Prices fell throughout the week on expectations that the Organization of Petroleum
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      34 8 VOLUME Digiland Intl 399,736,600 Noble 238,743,200 Singtel 222,445,400 IHC 159,283,700 SinoConstruction 134,936,300 Market volume 6,727,306,000 VALUE Singtel 902,296,177 DBS Grp 450,207,934 OCBC Bank 377,795,658 UOB 372,428,130 Keppel Corp 253,742,275 Market value 6,066,889,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs Most Active
      111 8 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap DBXT MSRussia US$ US201 -12 4770 213/201 302/140 202/203 IS MS INDIA US$ US724 -39 1891 765/713 1000/696 724/726 90.5 STI ETF 338 -5 1403 342/337 355/319 338/339 UETF SSE50China 318 +16 622 325/307 325/140 318/320
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      121 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Lottvision Ltd E Maxwell Chambers P L Large Room (Level 3) 32 Maxwell Road #03-01 08-Jun 10.00am Sinopipe Hldgs A 16 Ayer Rajah Crescent #03-06 09-Jun 10.30am Blumont Grp E Room Nautica III (Lvl 2) Republic of S'pore Yacht Club 52 West Coast
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      77 8 Jun 5 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -699.00 -55.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -102.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -70.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 772.96 -3.14 FTSE ST Small Cap 487.50 +0.02 FTSE ST All Share 802.80 -2.65 FTSE ST China Top 210.28 -1.07 FTSE ST China 249.54 -2.22 FTSE
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      Lock icon British pound strength, a hedge against Greek uncertainty?
      388 9  -  CURRENCIES By Bryan Lum T The writer is a forex dealer at Phillip Futures. WITH the UK election results still on everyone’s minds, the British pound has nonetheless been quick to price in a departure from previous months of uncertainty. While the
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Jun 5 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.963 4.770 0.682 5.963 49.173 102.234 0.959 8.551 2.860 1.079 78.355 34.507 1.037 9.539 0.716 23.737 25.925 0.502 0.769 Canada 1.038 4.952
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Jun 5 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0363 1.0377 0.7688 0.7693 Canadian dollar 1.0760 1.0772 0.7986 0.7983 Euro 1.5187 1.5202 1.1267 1.1270 NZ dollar 0.9602 0.9616 0.7124 0.7129 Sterling pound 2.0654 2.0673 1.5323 1.5326
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        3 9 COMPOSITEWEEKLY
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        2 9 WEEKLY
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        21 9 Jun5 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3487 1.3500 2-months 1.3491 1.3504 3-months 1.3506 1.3520 6-months 1.3517 1.3529 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        401 9 Jun 5 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.45 *****.24 *****.52 Jun15 *****.50 *****.50 *****.00 *****.00 *****7 *****8 Jul15 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****.00 ***** 8663 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES SPOT *****.76 *****.25 *****.18 Jun15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****2 Sep15
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES Most active
        206 9 Jun 5 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left OLS Enterprise W*****5 0.3 unch ***** 1 1 44 3.00 26 WE Holdings Ltd W*****5 0.2 unch ***** 1 0 2 FTSEChinaA50 ***** MBeCW*****0 10.6 3.1
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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 Jun 5 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1341.4 -0.4 5.1 -0.1 5.5 -0.8 3.0 EAFE Preliminary 1086.7 -0.9 10.1 -1.2 7.7 -2.0 5.1 Europe Preliminary 1501.9 -1.1 8.7
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 9 Jun 5 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.01 Par 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.75 0.625 3-months 0.8125 0.6875 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.18 0.08 1 month 0.23 0.13 2 months 0.28 0.18 3 months 0.40 0.20 6 months 0.60 0.40 9 months 0.75 0.55 12
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        Lock icon SIBOR
        36 9 Jun 5 1 mth 1 mth 0.***** 2 mths 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 9 mths 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 9 Jun 5 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0Z 2.375 01-Apr-17 102.25 102.33 102.32 5-Year N*****0H 1.625 01-Oct-19 98.91 99.15 99.10 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 97.31 97.95 97.35 15-Year NY*****E 2.875 01-Jul-29 99.63 100.55 99.80 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 104.74
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        246 9 Jun-5 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Jun-5 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 937.75 -8.75 -0.92% 14/07/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 34.78 0.25 0.72% 14/07/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 517.00 -6.75 -1.29% 14/07/2014 Jun-5 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2112.00 10.00 0.48% 16/07/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1728.00 -8.00 -0.46%
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      Lock icon Deutsche Bank makes Cryan CEO
      426 10 Co-chief executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen quit following criticism from investors REUTERS Frankfurt DEUTSCHE Bank appointed John Cryan as its new CEO on Sunday after co-chief executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen resigned following criticism from investors. Mr Cryan, 54, has been on the
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      Lock icon UOB raises S$1.36m for charity
      301 10  -  By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg @JoyceHooiBT Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank’s (UOB’s) annual UOB Heartbeat Run/Walk event has raised S$1.36 million for children’s charities in Asia, the bank said on Sunday. According to UOB, more than 7,000 of the bank’s employees, their families and customers took part
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1479 10 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date Accordia Golf Tr aj 5.710 02-Jun 04-Jun 15-Jun 19-May AIMS AMP Cap Ind Reit dk 2.920 06-May 08-May 24-Jun 29-Apr AIMS AMP Cap Ind Reit aj 0.030 06-May 08-May 24-Jun 29-Apr AIMS AMP Cap Ind Reit (1 Jan-31
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      271 10 Jun 5 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 ANZ Singapore Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia 6.00 Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ...5.50 Banque Internationale a ...5.75 Bank of Singapore BNP Paribas
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1397 10 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (cents) (ratio) price Accordia Golf Trt 1.00 1.00 1 0.06 11.92 0.96 0.71 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 2 0.12 12.74 1.69 1.49 Ascendas Reit 1.85 1.85 13
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      152 9 Ask the Forex Experts At Phillip Futures 6538 0500 futures@phillip.com.sg www.phillipfutures.com.sg 250 North Bridge Road #07-01 Raffles City Tower Singapore *****1 This advertisement is for general information only and does not constitute a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any investment product. It does not have regard to
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon FAIR WAGES
      2495 12 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Should the National Wages Council continue to propose a fixed quantum increment? How relevant are the annual guidelines for your organisation? Paul Lim Chief Executive officer Soverus Group Private Limited SINGAPORE’S growth in affluence has been nothing short of phenomenal in the last decade. Alongside
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      289 13 and Interest rates rises have historically caused volatility in capital, investment and asset markets. How will equities, bonds, commodities and currencies react to this upcoming interest rate rise? Will HK H shares and China A shares continue to soar? How will higher interest rates affect the AH premium equilibrium? byGabriel
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      251 13 TALK. PLAY. DANCE. IN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Parents, do you know that every word you say to your baby helps to build his brain? How play is related to success in life? And how music and dance boost language and maths skills? Find out more at the 2nd Straits Times
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      Lock icon Gain financial literacy the fun way
      890 14  -  A three-day event jointly organised by SMU and Citi will feature interactive funfair activities, talks and workshops.BY workshops.BY FIONA LAM fionalam@sph.com.sg FINANCIAL Literacy Fiesta 2015, an educational carnival and symposium to be held from June 12 to 14 on SMU campus grounds, will teach
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      Lock icon Early lessons in prudence
      1106 14  -  Student Ng Bing Xian learnt the importance of sensible money management from his thrifty mother and books. BY FIONA LAM STARTING YOUNG books.BY FIONA LAM fionalam@sph.com.sg WHEN he was in Primary One, Ng Bing Xian would often “squander” his daily allowance of US$1 to US$2 from
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      Lock icon Fiesta Stock Exchange
      244 14 CARNIVAL GAMES THE Fiesta Stock Exchange game simulates the workings of a real stock exchange, to give participants a feel of how investments work as well as the risks and returns involved. Participants will purchase either a share or a bond using a certain number of carnival
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      Lock icon Matchy-Match
      230 14 THIS is an association game in which participants are required to match commonly known financial concepts to figures that reflect their corresponding values. The Matchy-Match game’s objective is to promote a higher degree of familiarity with important financial figures. At the start of the game, participants will be given
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      Lock icon The Price Is Right
      194 14 THIS game seeks to inculcate in participants the important financial principle of spending within their means, seeing as spending beyond budget will usually result in debt, which is undesirable. Participants first pick a budget card for $5, $8 or $10 which determines the maximum amount they
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      105 14 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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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon New toys for flash boys in China’s fledgling derivatives trade
      785 15 Brokerages, fund managers employ tools to gain precious microseconds dealing in new options, futures contracts REUTERS Shanghai THE rapid liberalisation of China’s derivatives market has attracted a new breed of creative traders employing complex trading strategies that can generate quick
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      Lock icon US tech giants giving big bond funds a run for their money
      820 15 BLOOMBERG New York THERE’S a new whale in the corporate bond market. Apple Inc, Oracle Corp and the other tech giants hoarding half a trillion dollars in cash have joined the ranks of the biggest buyers of the
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      Lock icon Lehman to pay Barclays US$1.28b to settle suit
      520 15 The pact would end six years of fighting between Barclays and the trustee NYT New York ONE of the longest-running legal fights from the financial crisis, rooted in the dismantling of Lehman Bros, is near an end. The trustee overseeing the winding
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      232 15 BLOOMBERG Singapore TWO distressed-debt investors based in Mauritius won a local ruling to recover defaulted payments by Indonesia’s PT Bank Mutiara from its Japanese rescuer. Tokyo-based financial services company J-Trust Co was ordered to pay US$ 112.5 million of legacy debts
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      717 16 Greater efforts in Europe to reduce output of greenhouse gases while emerging markets rely heavily on coal AFP Paris COMPANIES, banks and investment funds, primarily European, have been coming out in recent weeks with announcements that they will halt investments in coal, a
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      640 16 REUTERS Toronto BIGGER isn’t better for the world’s gold miners, who are increasingly making “bite-sized” developments that carry less risk of budget disasters and fewer of the political and environmental disputes that have derailed mega-mines in recent years. Newmont Mining is a prime example
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      639 16 REUTERS London THE slump in crude prices has jolted the oil industry into deep cost cutting which, unlike the previous downturn, could last for a few years at least. After overspending by the industry during the boom years, the collapse
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      352 16 REUTERS New York CRUDE oil options sank at the fastest pace in years after Opec decided to keep pumping crude at record rates, prompting traders to unwind bets they had placed ahead of the group’s meeting to protect against possible wild fluctuations in futures prices.
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      743 17 “Apple Music” is anticipated to include an option of subscribing to streaming music for US$10 a month AFP San Francisco APPLE is expected to unveil on Monday a ramped up music service that builds on the iPhone maker’s strengths in
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      654 17 NYT New York FOR years, lighting manufacturers have laboured to make LED lights mimic the warm feel of incandescent bulbs. But what they offered in features and quality, they could not match in price. As a result, many consumers and businesses
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      1270 18 The next tech battleground your home With Apple TV, Nest appliances and the likes, the tech giants are vying for early dominance WP Washington VISIONS of the smart home a house that can set its own thermostat, schedule its own lights and preheat its own ovens are fast-becoming a reality.
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      757 18 4m govt staff records may have been compromised in latest attack Reuters Washington A MASSIVE breach of US federal computer networks disclosed last week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data,
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      846 18 NYT New York BRITAIN’S National Health Service has long provided free and universal healthcare to the country’s residents. In one case, though, it appears to have provided an unusual therapeutic benefit to corporate America. A US regulator asserted on Friday
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      513 18 NYT New York ANTHONY DiTullio would pop a painkiller into his mouth but not swallow it, as intended. He would chew it for 30 minutes, grinding through its protective coating and waxy unpleasantness, because the only pain he was treating was addiction. The pill was
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      1218 19 Disease has spawned new businesses around the rising number of affluent Chinese willing to pay BLOOMBERG Hong Kong ONE of China’s coal capitals, Datong is paying for years of heavy, gritty pollution. Cancer rates are soaring in the northern city despite efforts to
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      526 19 REUTERS Jakarta THE Muslim fasting month is traditionally a time of plenty in Indonesia: Shoppers throng Jakarta’s markets snapping up gifts to exchange at extravagant fast-breaking celebrations. But this year, Ramadan which runs from mid-June will be a more abstemious affair because widespread job losses,
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      459 19 BLOOMBERG New York WALMART Stores Inc named another member of the founding Walton clan as its next chairman, renewing concerns that the world’s largest retailer is still run like a family business. Greg Penner, the grandson-in-law of Walmart creator Sam Walton, will
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      582 19 Some 46 million chickens, turkeys affected as disease spreads throughout America like wildfire WP Washington IN recent days, an ominous sign has appeared throughout Texas. “Eggs (are) not for commercial sale,” read warnings, printed on traditional 81/2-by-11-inch pieces of
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      875 20 Health authorities warn of more new cases; world Health Organization to send team to S Korea for joint mission to collect information on outbreak AFP Seoul SOUTH Korea has reported its fifth death from Mers as the government on Sunday vowed
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      703 20 BLOOMBERG Ankara TURKS who went to the polls on Sunday aren’t just deciding on a new Parliament. They’re voting on whether to give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a mandate to transform the political system. The ruling AK Party that Mr
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      477 20 But an emerging raft of Chinese regulations could threaten investment treaty REUTERS Beijing CHINA and the US will swap initial demands for an investment treaty as early as Monday, sources said, but US investors are already worried that an emerging raft
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      231 20 AFP Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG rejected on Sunday extending voting rights to foreigners, a move that would have been unprecedented in Europe and that could have expanded the electorate of the tiny but cosmopolitan grand duchy by as much as 50 per cent. With 82
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      492 21 A review to focus on how to raise standards of behaviour among traders at banks and to suggest tougher sanctions REUTERS London BRITAIN’S regulators will unveil plans on Wednesday that aim to clean up behaviour in the financial markets, where
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      519 21 REUTERS London BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has been challenged by a group of over 50 lawmakers from his Conservative Party who are prepared to join a campaign backing Britain’s exit from the European Union unless he achieves radical changes
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      599 21 It says Buenos Aires violated equal treatment provision in its contracts, backs hedge funds AFP Buenos Aires A NEW ruling by a US judge has increased the total Argentina owes holdout bondholders to US$5.2 billion a massive responsibility that if
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      850 22 Obama urges gathering in Bavarian Alps to stand up to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine; Merkel hopes to secure commitments from her guests to tackle global warming REUTERS Kruen, Germany LEADERS from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations backed a tough line towards
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      807 22 BLOOMBERG Athens EUROPEAN Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker signalled he’s losing patience with Greece, saying that he’s still waiting for a proposal from the Greek government to resolve the standoff over aid. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday spoke in parliament
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      813 22 REUTERS Berlin AS Greece stumbles towards bankruptcy, a eurosceptic party bent on breaking up the eurozone should be enjoying its golden hour; but instead, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is mired in such bitter personal feuding it teeters on the verge of
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      357 22 BLOOMBERG Helsinki FINLAND faces the loss of its top credit rating at Moody’s Investors Service as the country struggles to escape an economic contraction that’s lasted since 2012. Prospects on the northern-most euro member’s long-term Aaa were lowered to negative from stable, Moody’s
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      1259 23 He wants US to freeze new flights into the country, says carriers’ rapid growth stems from huge subsidies WP Atlanta IN the past few years, Delta Air Lines’ CEO has offended some Middle Easterners with a reference to Sept 11, pitted the carrier
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      550 23 Regulators admit shortfalls in probe of automaker’s ignition switch defect REUTERS Washington US AUTO regulators, acknowledging shortfalls in their probe of a deadly General Motors Co (GM) ignition switch defect, have unveiled plans for more aggressive enforcement against future
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      389 23 REUTERS Hanoi VIETNAMESE lawmakers have called for speedy approval of a US$15.8 billion airport to get construction started and address chronic capacity shortages in one of the world’s fast-est-growing aviation markets. The Long Thanh International Airport outside Ho Chi Minh
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      721 23 BLOOMBERG Sydney QANTAS Airways Ltd is on the verge of winning back the invest-ment-grade credit status that it lost in 2013. Getting there may require putting off plans to buy Dreamliner aircraft. Bonds sold by Australia’s biggest carrier are
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      668 26  -  Dimension Data, Hitachi Data Systems, CTC Global, SMU sending 75 staff to the event. BY LEE U-WEN leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE upcoming OCBC Cycle in August is turning out to be more than just another sporting event for some companies in Singapore. Employers
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      315 26  -  By Joyce Hooi joyceh@sph.com.sg @JoyceHooiBT Singapore PADDLE power dominated the Marina Bay area over the weekend as the 28th SEA Games dragon boating races were held in conjunction with the DBS Marina Regatta. In the SEA Games, Team Singapore won five bronze
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      1367 26 BLOOMBERG Portland DAVID McNabb graduated from college with a computer science degree in 2001 yet never found a job in his field or any field, failing at interview after interview. Those meetings with prospective employers “were definitely a large stumbling block,”
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      392 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Cabinet’s bit of private info given publicity endlessly (10) 6 Packing material this person used for dry bed (4) 9 well ought to supply this water in Ireland (5) 10 Fan, a clot I suspect that’s liable to be disruptive (9) 12 International agreement that sees
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