The Business Times, 15 October 2015

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    33 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD■BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN■ S$1.00 q:h A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION wvvw.businesstimes.com.sg [3 D@BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO ’l*****868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Thursday, October 15,2015
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    249 1 Deflationary pressures in China continue to mount in September, with the consumer price index rising less than expected, and the producer price index falling for the 44th consecutive month. TOP STORIES 4 The number of homes put up for mortgagee (or lender) sale in 2015 appears to have
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    Lock icon MAS ignores calls for more aggressive easing of Singdollar
    822 1  -  On the growth front, Singapore economy averted technical recession in Q3 as GDP rose 0.1 per cent quarter on quarter By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S central bank disappointed the bears on Wednesday, easing monetary policy only slightly by keeping
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    27 1 MARKETS Wednesday Change STI 2,983.92 -0.96 KL COMP CLOSED NIKKEI 225 17,891.00 -343.74 HANG SENG 22,439.91 -160.55 SHENZHEN B 1,123.35 -11.35 DOW (11.45am EDT) 16,990.12 -91.77
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    Lock icon MPA-led group aims to boost maritime listings on SGX
    641 1  -  By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore THE Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is taking the lead in a tripartite working group recently formalised to promote maritime listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). In formalising the working group for maritime
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  • TOP STORIES
    • SINGAPORE ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Q3 growth not enough to lift full-year GDP forecasts
        729 2  -  Quarterly 0.1 per cent growth helps avoid technical recession, but outlook remains muted By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore IT was a close shave. Singapore’s economy threw a nice little surprise for observers on Wednesday as it registered a 0.1 per
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        Lock icon SGD surges 1% following mild easing by MAS
        459 2  -  But with economic conditions still weak, short-lived rally expected By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSen Singapore THE Singapore dollar (SGD) jumped one per cent higher on Wednesday following a surprise mild easing move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). But the
        Source: Bloomberg  -  459 words
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      Lock icon MAS makes a habit of showing up the market
      629 2  -  COMMENTARY By Wong Wei Kong weikong@sph.com.sg @WongWeiKongBT IN DELIVERING the slightest of easings on Wednesday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) reiterated a point which the market has stubbornly resisted: that its Singapore dollar policy is not a primary tool for
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      Lock icon 2 firms, 2 govt bodies models of business excellence
      521 4  -  Jumbo Group, Sheng Siong, ICA and SCDF take top honours in Spring Singapore’s awards this year By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore TWO homegrown companies and two government agencies have clinched this year’s top honours in Spring Singapore’s Business Excellence
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      Lock icon Inflation in China slows further in September
      440 4  -  By Virginie Mangin btworld@sph.com.sg Beijing DEFLATIONARY pressures continued to mount in China in September, with the consumer price index (CPI) rising less than expected, and the producer price index (PPI) falling for the 44th consecutive month. The CPI rose by 1.6 per cent
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      Lock icon 3 BT staffers on team that created winning haze app
      746 5  -  It offers location-specific PSI readings and can advise on type of outdoor activity tailored by age and health By Natalie Koh natksl@sph.com.sg @NataliekohBT Singapore THREE BT staffers were part of a six-strong team that won the top prize in Hyper
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon ACRA launches framework to improve quality of financial reporting in Singapore
      476 6  -  Big four audit firms agree to provide audit committees of listed companies with a set of comparable indicators By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) on Wednesday introduced an Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)
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      Lock icon CEO: Noble could have been more transparent earlier on
      736 6  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore NOBLE Group is doing the right thing, but it did not do it right. That was essentially what the commodities trader’s chief executive officer Yusuf Alireza seemed to be acknowledging at a forum on Wednesday,
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      Lock icon CapitaLand conferred President’s award for volunteerism, philanthropy
      442 6  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore CAPITALAND has been recognised as a “model corporate giving citizen” for its commitment to helping underprivileged children, having been conferred the inaugural corporate award within the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards 2015. The corporate category was introduced
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      Lock icon SME finance functions ‘need to evolve to play a more strategic role in business’
      525 6  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore FINANCE functions in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to further evolve to play a more strategic role in the business, according to a report issued by the Association of
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      Lock icon Perennial Real Estate’s placement tranche of retail bonds oversubscribed
      326 6  -  By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore PERENNIAL Real Estate Holdings’ placement tranche of up to S$ 100 million for three-year retail bonds which carry a fixed interest of 4.65 per cent per annum has been oversubscribed. Despite increasing the amount available
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      Lock icon Indonesia-based banker fined by MAS for insider trading
      217 6 Singapore THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty action against a Vincent Rajiv Louis for insider trading in the shares of PT Bank Danamon under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). Mr Rajiv was a managing director at UBS
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      Lock icon KLW needs independent directors on board
      784 8  -  Minority shareholders need assurance as a looming capital-raising opportunity is set to test the board’s true independence HOCK LOCK SIEW By KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT WITH a key capital-raising opportunity looming, shareholders of KLW Holdings need to consider the history of its new directors
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      Lock icon GRP to acquire 82.91 per cent of Starland Hldgs
      514 8  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore IN a bid to grow its foothold in the property market in China, industrial product supplier GRP Limited plans to acquire 82.91 per cent of Starland Holdings for S$28.3 million. GRP, through its wholly-owned indirect
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      Lock icon Soilbuild Reit posts 5.1% rise in Q3 DPU
      474 8  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore SOILBUILD Business Space Reit posted a 5.1 per cent rise in distribution per unit (DPU) from a year ago to 1.625 Singapore cents for the third quarter ended Sept 30. The Reit manager attributed this to
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      Lock icon Fullerton Healthcare CEO wins EY Entrepreneur of the Year award
      428 8  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore FULLERTON Healthcare Group CEO Michael Tan was on Wednesday named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Singapore. Dr Tan, who also won EY Entrepreneur of the Year in Health Care, will represent Singapore at
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      Lock icon STI hazy as China concern clouds region
      675 10  -  But the local index falls only a slight 0.96 point even as Hong Kong gives up 0.7 per cent and Tokyo slides 1.9 per cent STOCKS By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT LOCAL shares caught a lungful of midweek ennui as markets across the
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      304 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 242 unch 245/240 271 213 6 6123.7 CapitaLand 304 unch 308/300 379 267 11.1 3 *****.5 CapitaMall Trust 200 unch 201/197.5 228 184.5 5.4 6940.8 CityDev 814 +9 819/805 1095 759 9.8
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      37 10 VOLUME Noble 62,183,800 Jiutian Chemical 49,093,600 MMP Resources 46,602,400 StratechGroup 43,388,300 Geo Energy Res 40,118,400 Market volume 1,192,764,000 VALUE Singtel 82,408,043 DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 63,069,808 DBS Grp 48,318,544 CapitaLand 42,947,336 UOB 42,152,335 Market value 846,494,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      105 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap DBXT MSAsExJp US$ US3303 +188 1371 3304/3290 4064/2973 3292/3303 7.6 IS MS INDIA US$ US709 754 710/701 1000/648 709/711 88.6 STI ETF 302 287 304/300 355/280 301/302 DBXT Vietnam US$ US2443 -57 28 2446/2431 2963/2139 2441/2447
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 10 Oct 14 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 590.00 -54.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -32.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +59.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 694.08 +2.78 FTSE ST Small Cap 419.59 +0.62 FTSE ST All Share 719.87 -0.04 FTSE ST China Top 176.12 -0.21 FTSE ST China 216.34 -0.40 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index Oct 14,2015 719.87 -0.04 (-0.01%) Current streak 2 days Day high 724.23 Day low 715.55 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 676.13 (Sept 29, 2015)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index Oct 13,2015 1,741.44 -16.63 (-0.95%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,756.13 Day low 1,734.43 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,609.50 (Sept 29, 2015)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 5 6 1 0 0 0 5 6 1 Manufacturing 38 41 24 5 6 9 43 47 33 Commerce 18 18 17 1 7 7 19 25 24 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 14 11
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 15,171 15,171 54,040 54,040 Manufacturing 167,220 60,429 227,649 107,591 2,871 110,461 Commerce 91,078 23,427 114,505 63,183 1,394 64,577 Tpt/Stor/Comms 98,339 355 98,694 169,033 27 169,060 Finance 13,529 111 13,640 145,706 16 145,721 Construction 50,681 1,701
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      72 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 3303 260.7 6.0 4064/2973 GLD US$ ***** 252.4 1.6 *****/***** Lyxor LATAM US$ 430 61.0 11.4 685/386 Jardine C&C 3152 52.0 1.7 4269.7/2636 JMH USD 5210 48.5 0.7 6788/4502 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low New Silkroutes 0.2 100.0 0.1
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      78 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT Vietnam US$ 2443 -79.0 -2.3 2963/2139 DBXT MSINDO us$ 1124 -23.6 -1.5 1492/911 DBXT CSI300 US$ 912 -22.2 -1.7 1471/700 Lyxor MS India US$ 1560 -20.8 -1.0 1840/1332 Lyxor ChinaH US$ 1450 -18.0 -0.9 2055/1250 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low ISDN
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      83 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Jiutian Chemical 49,093.6 0.026 +0.003 +13.04 Anchun Intl 90.1 0.059 +0.012 +25.53 Swiber 18,755.0 0.255 +0.015 +6.25 Grand Banks 362.1 0.235 +0.015 +6.82 Banyan Tree 156.5 0.540 +0.055 +11.34 Eucon 1,158.0 0.018 +0.003 +20.00 SHC Capital Asia 108.7 0.138 -0.012 -8.00 Polaris 23,875.2 0.015 -0.002
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ TAKE
      411 10  -  Compiled by Andrea Soh M1 Fully valued Oct 14 close: S$2.87 Target price: S$2.60 DBS Group Research, Oct 14 Expect M1’s dividend payout ratio to be lowered to 90 per cent versus 100 per cent last year in anticipation of higher competition ahead. M1 could be more affected
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      27 10 DATA I 1pm (Oct 15) Singapore Retail Sales Index I 3pm (Oct 15) US Federal Reserve Beige Book I 9.30pm (Oct 15) US initial jobless claims
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      Lock icon US$ down as China woes seen restraining Fed
      438 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE dollar fell to a 31/2 -week low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as more signs of economic weakness in China bolstered expectations the US Federal Reserve will wait longer before raising interest rates. The Australian dollar
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon HANG SENG
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 OCt 14 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.944 4.614 0.638 5.634 47.288 99.014 0.870 8.331 3.040 1.078 75.895 33.442 1.008 9.757 0.696 23.613 25.787 0.474 0.727 Canada 1.059 4.888
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 OCt 14 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0077 1.0089 0.7267 0.7273 Canadian dollar 1.0678 1.0686 0.7703 0.7701 Euro 1.5811 1.5821 1.1402 1.1405 NZ dollar 0.9352 0.9357 0.6744 0.6745 Sterling pound 2.1243 2.1257 1.5319 1.5324
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Oct 14 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3874 1.3880 2-months 1.3882 1.3889 3-months 1.3891 1.3899 6-months 1.3919 1.3929 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        205 11 Most active Oct 14 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left FTSEChinaA50 ***** MBeCW*****7 10.7 -1.4 9637 0.0 --1 FTSEChinaA50 9500 MBePW*****7 14.2 0.8 7120 0.0 1 KepCorp MB eCW*****1 9.9 0.2 5840 0.2 780 4 DBS MB
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        373 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 13 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1266.0 -0.3 -0.8 -0.2 3.1 -0.3 -2.4 EAFE Preliminary 999.8 -0.7 1.3 -0.8 3.7 -0.9 -1.9 Europe Preliminary 1398.3 -0.7 1.2
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        389 11 Oct 14 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Oct15 9825.00 9937.50 9705.00 9705.00 *****3 *****6 Nov15 9750.00 9887.50 9675.00 9665.00 6661 9291 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****3 Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 17 706 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Oct 14 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.03 Par 1-month 1.0 0.875 2-months 1.0625 0.9375 3-months 1.125 1.0 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 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 0.80 0.60 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 11 Oct 14 Oct 14 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.59 100.66 100.55 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.94 101.00 100.92 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 99.17 99.35 99.30 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 101.21 101.45 101.20 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 11 Oct-13 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Oct-13 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 914.00 26.50 2.99% 13/11/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 28.60 0.59 2.11% 14/10/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 519.00 12.25 2.42% 14/12/2015 Oct-13 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2141.00 50.00 2.39% 14/12/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1610.00 -13.00 -0.80%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        53 11 OCt 13 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Oct 15 2269.0 1284 Nov 15 2224.0 2283.0 2294.0 2206.0 1243 ***** Dec 15 2264.0 2320.0 2334.0 2240.0 ***** ***** Jan 16 2293.0 2348.0 2361.0 2272.0 9698 *****
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1891 12 Transaction date: Oct 14 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil 82 42 8Telecom Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit LOW Company 183 129.5 ARA Asset Mgmt 140 -1 59 141 139.5
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      358 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale 13.5 3.9 t Abundance Intl (’000) High Day LOW Div C'vr GrYld Net P/E MCap 35 10 t 3Cnergy 10 29.5 18 t CNMC Goldmine 21.5 +0.5 214
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      114 12 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1440 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1175 -10 0 1175 1175 1069 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US829 -2 23 831 829 130 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US3117 +2 0 3117
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Market volatility seen driving up mortgagee sales
      606 14  -  Some 55 homes put up for mortgagee sale from January to September; highly-coveted and rarely transacted properties may go on the block amid subdued economic growth By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore THE sell-off in equity markets, price fluctuations of commodities and the
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      Lock icon Canada urged to compile data on home purchases by foreigners
      541 14 Asian demand inflating prices in Vancouver and Toronto, says HSBC exec BLOOMBERG Toronto HSBC Holdings, the largest foreign lender in Canada, said the country’s officials need to start tracking cross-border purchases of homes because the high-priced transactions may be inflating
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      Lock icon UK landlords renting to illegal immigrants could face jail
      206 14 AFP London BRITISH lawmakers pushed a bill against illegal immigrants over its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, amid warnings of a possible rise in discrimination as the government hardens its rhetoric. The proposed law is at the heart of the push
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      Lock icon Weakness in private condominium rents persists in September
      673 15  -  Consultants say competition is intensifying among landlords amid more completions of new homes; SRX data also shows HDB rents remain flat in September By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore WEAK leasing conditions for private condominiums continued to weigh on rents in September
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      Lock icon Glut, tighter lending threaten South Korea property market
      538 16 Real estate has been biggest beneficiary of record-low interest rates BLOOMBERG Seoul SOUTH Korea’s brisk property market has been a bright spot in an economy that has struggled for much of this year. Now, an oversupply of new homes and tougher lending
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      Lock icon Mall-owner Taubman invests in China’s second-tier cities
      327 16 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong US mall-owner Taubman Centers Inc is bypassing Beijing and Shanghai, instead building its first two Chinese shopping malls in the second-tier cities of Xian and Zhengzhou because the potential returns are higher, Asia president Rene Tremblay said. Taubman is investing
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      Lock icon Banks helping rich clients invest in marquee property deals
      1003 18 The push into direct transactions for groups of wealthy people seeking high-profile investments is relatively new BLOOMBERG New York WHAT does Manhattan’s tallest residential tower have in common with the Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas? They’re investments for rich families. JPMorgan
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      Lock icon Househunt
      1364 18 Property transactions for districts 1 to 27 with contract dates between Sept 2 and Sept 8,2015 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$’000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED The Sail Marina Bay Apt 08/09/2015 99 614 1200 1956 The Sail Marina Bay
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      137 19 SINGAPORE ACCOUNTANCY CONVENTION NETWORKING DINNER 2015 Gain the latest industry knowledge to lead in a rapidly changing global landscape, from a uniquely Asian perspective. Hear foreign and local industry experts share insights on topics and trends in today's business world, including: Positioning Accountants to Lead in the 21 st Century
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      830 32 Bond investors will be asked to lend as much as US$120b to finance AB inBev-SABMiller and Dell-EMC mergers BLOOMBERG New York WALL Street’s dealmakers are about to find out how much longer the seven-year corporate-debt binge can last. With two
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      628 32 BLOOMBERG New York JPMORGAN Chase Co, the first big US bank to report earnings after the third-quarter’s market tumult, missed analysts’ estimates and cautioned that trading is off to a tepid start this quarter. The nation’s largest lender said revenue fell 6.4
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      552 32 BLOOMBERG New York BANK of America Corp, the second biggest US lender, posted thirdquarter profit of US$4.51 billion as litigation expenses tumbled and revenue exceeded some analysts’ estimates. Net income was 37 US cents a share, compared
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      431 32 BLOOMBERG Tokyo JAPAN’S government received orders for all the shares it’s offering in Japan Post Holdings Co and its banking and insurance units after the first two days of bookbuilding, people with knowledge of the matter said. Investor orders through Oct 9 for shares
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      675 36 BLOOMBERG London CARLOS Brito says the company he runs resembles the bottles of beer it sells, in one important way: The contents are under pressure. “If you want the best out of people you have to put pressure on
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      2153 36 NOTICES TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices (Company Registration No. *****5693M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2015 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Loyz Energy Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Klapsons, The Boutique Hotel Eighteen,
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      540 37 BLOOMBERG Washington US air-traffic staffing is at a 27-year low that threatens to increase flight delays, particularly in the already congested New York region, the union representing controllers said. A growing wave of retirements, budgetary uncertainty and bureaucratic failures at the
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      472 37 BLOOMBERG Tokyo TOYOTA Motor Corp said it’s targeting a 90 per cent reduction in emissions from its new vehicles by 2050 as it seeks to build on the success of its hybrid autos. The maker of the hydrogen-pow-ered Mirai sedan
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      633 37 SIA says it had earlier re-routed some flights to and from Europe to avoid affected Caspian Sea area AFP Hong Kong HONG Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific has suspended flights over Iran and the Caspian Sea after the European Aviation Safety
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      62 37 New Expecting Pa Baby Baby Exhibition 20-22 Nov 2015 Singapore Expo Hall 6B Sell your brand, products services directly to over 70,000 new and expecting parents in November 2015! Book your space now! Mr Jeffrey Foo 9008 9391 jefffoo@sph.com.sg Ms Sharifah Fadlia 9005 3451 sfadlia@sph.com.sg ere www.babybabysg.com Organised by: For
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      45 37 MR KIASU AND HIS KAMPUNG SPIRIT The co-creator of the local comic book series has been organising a street party in his estate for the past 15 years to encourage neighbourliness HE HOLDS HACKATHONS FOR FIRMS TO FIND THE RIGHT STAFF GET YOUR COPY TOMORROW
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      610 38 Core retail sales slip 0.1% while retail sales excluding petrol increase 0.4%; producer price index falls 0.5%, the largest drop since January, after being unchanged in August LATEST US DATA REUTERS Washington US retail sales barely rose in September as cheaper petrol weighed
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      511 38 REUTERS Beijing CHINA’S foreign exchange market will “soon” extend the trading hours for the yuan to 11.30pm (1530 GMT) to overlap with European trading hours, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The change is
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      733 39 Most forecasters see positive impact on waning working-age populations and evaporating “potential growth” rates REUTERS London EUROPE’S ageing economy may just find the biggest refugee crisis since World War Two giving it a new lease of life even if huge
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      417 39 REUTERS London THE chairman of Lloyds Banking Group said there is no “compelling economic argument” for Britain to stay in the European Union without a significant change in its relationship with the bloc. The comments by Norman Blackwell,
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      529 40 EDITORIAL ONE of the starkest warnings that came out of the recently concluded IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings held in Lima, Peru, was that emerging market economies need to brace for high turbulence when the US Federal Reserve starts to
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      660 41  -  COMMENTARY By David Marsh T The writer is managing director at Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum Lima THE bright spots are getting brighter. There was a somewhat gloomy buildup to the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in
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      440 41  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Bey Mui Leng Director, corporate communications Monetary Authority of Singapore I REFER to NS Nallakaruppan’s letter, “Urgent action needed to restore confidence to Singapore market” (BT, Oct 3, 2015). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has indeed been
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      898 43 Judges praise first Jamaican-born winner’s stylistic range and unflinching exploration of violence, cronyism and corruption NYT New York JAMAICAN novelist Marlon James won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2015 on Tuesday for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings
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      347 43 AFP Tokyo TOKYO’S scandal-tinged Olympic stadium will be completed on time for the 2020 Games, the city’s governor said on Wednesday, as London Mayor Boris Johnson warned of the pitfalls of “playing politics” when hosting the competition. Japan’s preparations for the
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      427 43 AFP REUTERS Los Angeles ONE of Hollywood’s top movie stars Jennifer Lawrence hit out against film industry sexism in a blunt essay on Tuesday for an online feminist newsletter. The actress blasted pay inequality between the sexes in her fierce essay on Tuesday, titled “Why
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      665 4 It is instrumental in helping small and medium-sized enterprises to professionalise their management practices and leads to higher profits THE 2014 Business Excellence (BE) impact study showed that small and medi-um-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are certified to the BE standards derived high impact from
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      264 4 THE Business Excellence framework is aligned with excellence frameworks adopted for the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) Excellence Award, Japan Quality Award and the Australian Business Excellence Awards. As the administrator of Singapore’s Business Excellence initiative, Spring Singapore
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