The Business Times, 26 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 Monday, October 26,2015
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    26 1 MARKETS Weekly Change STI 3,068.46 +37.85 KL COMP 1,710.93 -5.89 NIKKEI 225 18,825.30 +533.50 HANG SENG 23,151.94 +84.57 SHENZHEN B 1,160.88 +10.91 DOW 17,646.70 +430.73
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    248 1 Wall Street should have another strong week as long as there are no nasty surprises from the Fed on Wednesday.TOP STORIES 2 Singapore is hosting the first international conference to discuss tripartism to share its experience in maintaining harmonious labour relations. TOP STORIES 4 Abenomics will face a
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    Lock icon Supercars may stall on tighter noise limits
    695 1  -  Dealer says possible step-up of noise checks by the National Environment Agency over a car’s lifetime will unfairly target high-performance cars By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore SUPERCAR owners appear to be in the cross hairs of the National Environment Agency (NEA), and their
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    Lock icon Inflation seen eating into salary hikes in Asia-Pac
    666 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@yahoo.com @PeckmingBT Singapore INFLATION is likely to be the pay killer in 2016, not the economy. The economy may be in a funk and could yet worsen but companies in Singapore and the rest of the region are
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      208 1 8 "*****1 *****4 'z!Q'7"«'li'1'|i'3'!3'E,'!;'%,"!.|| 5“-°° 5|“ A SWITCH ED ON A Singapore's progress in energy security TOP STORIES 6 L A NEW RESTAURANT Retro fine-dining at 1919 Waterboat House DINING OUT 27 TOPLINE SSA chief eyes bigger Singapore role COMPANIES MARKETS 10 UP, UP AND AWAY Important attributes of an
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon The Chinese consumer is still spending
      586 2  -  But the retail sentiment in Hong Kong is grim and looks set to continue COMMENTARY By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT AS fears over a slowing China continue to play out in lower stock valuations all around, a more nuanced picture is emerging. The power
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      Lock icon Stock rally set to continue, unless Fed spoils the party
      759 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg THE bull market is back and only the Federal Reserve can stop it now. Last week, stocks rallied, taking the Standard Poor’s 500 out of the correction zone and into positive territory for
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      Lock icon First global meet on tripartism in Singapore
      589 4  -  More than 800 people from at least 14 countries are expected to attend conference organised by Manpower Ministry, NTUC and SNEF By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore SINGAPORE is hosting the first international conference to discuss tripartism on Monday to share the country’s
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      Lock icon Will Bank of Japan go for broke in the face of looming recession?
      787 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo ABENOMICS, the set of policies adopted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nearly three years ago as a weapon with which to fight Japan’s long economic stagnation, will face a critical test on
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      Lock icon Singapore urges cooperation across nations on haze prevention solutions
      377 4  -  By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore SINGAPORE remains committed to cooperating with Indonesia to address the haze, and urged Asean neighbours to collaborate on prevention solutions, the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Sunday. A 40-person team comprising personnel
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      Lock icon Citibank to showcase BT budding artists’ work on its calendars and hongbao
      366 4 Singapore MORE than a dozen young artists will see their work featured in Citi Commercial Bank’s (CCB) calendar and Lunar New Year red packets in 2016. The bank teamed up with The Business Times Budding Artists Fund (BAF)
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      Lock icon Switched on
      1240 6  -  From the days of the gas lamp to the opening of the liquefied natural gas terminal last year, Singapore has made great strides in energy security. BT takes a look at the progress in the sector that keeps our lights on and the factories running. BY ANDREA SOH
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Selling by directors up as buying retreats
      1903 8  -  The number of companies and trades on the buying side is sharply down from the previous week.BY INSIDE MARKETS week.BY ROBERT HALILI T The writer is managing director, Asia insider Limited THE buying fell for the second straight week while the selling among
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      Lock icon Good directors hard to find
      924 9  -  Their innate qualities, competencies and performance focus should be considered. BY ADRIAN CHAN T The writer is the first vice-chairman of the Singapore institute of Directors BOARDS today face pressures from all sides a volatile and complex business environment, escalating regulatory demands and challenges coming
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      Lock icon New SSA chief eyes bigger S’pore role
      1344 10  -  Esben Poulsson talks about promoting maritime listings on the local bourse and ship owners’ compliance with the sulphur cap. TOPLINE BY TAN HWEE HWEE hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT TWO months into his term as president of the Singapore Shipping Association, Esben Poulsson sat down with
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      Lock icon Germany may be spluttering as EU’s engine of recovery
      381 11  -  CURRENCIES By Bryan Lum T The writer is a forex dealer at Phillip Futures THE eurozone has had a tough year so far. Just months ago, the global community watched with bated breath as it went back and forth between a
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    • FOREX RATES
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        3 11 WEEKLY
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        471 11 Oct 23 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.950 4.623 0.655 5.634 47.193 98.999 0.875 8.202 3.071 1.062 75.990 33.762 1.008 9.717 0.708 23.542 25.758 0.472 0.727 Canada 1.053 4.866
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        155 11 Oct 23 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0079 1.0085 0.7268 0.7272 Canadian dollar 1.0611 1.0615 0.7655 0.7652 Euro 1.5398 1.5402 1.1104 1.1106 NZ dollar 0.9486 0.9491 0.6841 0.6844 Sterling pound 2.1361 2.1368 1.5404 1.5408
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        2 11 WEEKLY
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        22 11 Oct 23 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3879 1.3881 2-months 1.3890 1.3894 3-months 1.3904 1.3908 6-months 1.3934 1.3939 Source: OCBC
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        389 11 Oct 23 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Oct15 *****.50 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****2 *****7 Nov15 *****.50 *****.50 *****.50 *****.50 *****5 ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****1 Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 4 817 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        207 11 Most active Oct 23 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Rowsley Ltd W*****3 3.6 0.8 *****2 1 18 12 KepCorp MB eCW*****1 9.1 -1.7 ***** 0.2 780 4 DBS MB eCW*****1 13.5 -0.2 ***** 0.1 1860
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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 23 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1299.4 1.1 1.8 0.9 4.9 0.8 -0.4 EAFE Preliminary 1035.1 1.7 4.9 1.1 5.5 1.0 0.1 Europe Preliminary 1451.3 1.6 5.0
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        154 11 Oct 23 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.50 0.30 1-month 0.875 0.750 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.00 0.875 Overnight mode: 0.55 US$ 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
        69 11 Oct 23 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.48 100.56 100.50 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.97 101.00 101.00 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 99.76 100.00 99.55 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 102.66 102.90 102.55 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 109.84
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        193 11 Oct-23 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Oct-23 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 895.50 -3.25 -0.36% 13/11/2015 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 28.57 -0.28 -0.97% 14/12/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 490.50 -0.25 -0.05% 14/12/2015 Oct-23 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2147.00 6.00 0.28% 14/12/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1527.00 -35.00 -2.24%
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        57 11 Oct 23 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Nov 15 2260.0 2251.0 2266.0 2239.0 519 4985 Dec 15 2291.0 2290.0 2303.0 2277.0 3707 ***** Jan 16 2330.0 2328.0 2339.0 2313.0 ***** ***** Feb 16 2364.0 2358.0
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist WEEKLY
      64 12 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index Oct 23,2015 3,068.46 +37.85 (+1.25%) Current streak 3 days Week high 3,068.46 Week low 3,019.03 52-week high 3,525.19 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 2,793.15 (Oct 2, 2015) FTSE ST Catalist index Oct 23,2015 552.52 +9.86 (+1.82%) Current streak 1 day Week high 555.15 Week
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      Lock icon China rate cut, dovish ECB to drive markets
      635 12  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee’s next meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, and going by the actions of central banks in China and Europe last week, no rate hike looks
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      307 12 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 250 cd +5 252/240 271 213 5.8 6326.1 CapitaLand 314 +4 315/303 379 267 11.5 2.9 *****.9 CapitaMall Trust 205 cd +3 207/202 228 184.5 5.3 7114.3 CityDev 840 +22 840/816 1095
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      34 12 VOLUME Loyz Energy 398,382,900 StratechGroup 344,041,400 Noble 318,026,700 APAC Strategic 263,704,100 Great Group 251,062,400 Market volume 9,953,671,000 VALUE Singtel 304,417,310 DBS Grp 281,578,744 UOB 169,808,255 Noble 165,838,311 CapitaLand 155,613,833 Market value 4,093,845,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs Most Active
      111 12 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 311 +4 1211 311/305 355/280 310/311 Nikko AM STI ETF 316 +4 308 318/310 422/283 316/318 7.6 IS MS INDIA US$ US723 +6 232 733/711 1000/648 723/727 90.4 DBXT MSTaiwan US$ US1993 +4 226
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      137 12 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Croesus Retail Asset A Pan Pacific Hotel (Lvl 2) 7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square 26-Oct 2.00pm E2-Capital Hldgs Ltd A 120 Robinson Road #08-01 26-Oct 2:00pm E 25-Oct 2.30pm Longcheer Hldgs A Anson IV (Lvl 2) E M Hotel 26-Oct 10.00am 81 Anson
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      77 12 Oct 23 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 409.00 -112.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +81.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +41.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 712.10 +6.84 FTSE ST Small Cap 431.86 +1.86 FTSE ST All Share 739.01 +6.96 FTSE ST China Top 182.95 +1.11 FTSE ST China 223.87 +0.65 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      36 12 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share Index Oct 23,2015 739.01 +7.90 (+1.08%) Current streak 3 days Week high 739.01 Week low 728.65 52-week high 845.85 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 677.74 (Oct 2, 2015)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      34 12 STI MSCI EAFE WEEKLY MSCI EAFE index Oct 23,2015 1,777.37 +14.19 (+0.80%) Current streak 3 days Week high 1,777.37 Week low 1,751.20 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,660.74 (Sept 25, 2015)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 7 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 Manufacturing 97 36 25 16 12 10 113 48 35 Commerce 36 19 12 12 8 2 48 27 14 Tpt/Stor/Comms 26 11 3
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 87,503 87,503 286,853 286,853 Manufacturing 1,516,417 740,093 2,256,510 470,181 53,167 523,348 Commerce 578,156 925,164 1,503,320 323,609 52,990 376,599 Tpt/Stor/Comms 757,965 15,614 773,579 679,474 1,367 680,841 Finance 117,537 1,380 118,917 655,599 190 655,789 Construction 266,809 139,706
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      Lock icon Copper, nickel retreat after touching one-week highs
      473 12 COMMODITIES Reuters London COPPER fell on Friday, retreating from a one-week high after a strong US dollar offset optimism stemming from top metals consumer China cutting interest rates to boost its slowing economy. Prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) had surged after
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      79 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low SPDR DJIA US$ ***** 1734.8 7.7 *****/***** DBXT iBoxxSvEu US$ ***** 463.2 1.4 *****/***** DBXT MSJAP US$ 4862 374.4 5.9 5277/4431 DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 374.4 2.1 *****/***** DBXT E50 US$ 5000 277.3 4.2 5300/4350 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low TEE Intl
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      75 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low IS S&P500 US$ ***** -545.0 -1.9 *****/***** DBXT Vietnam US$ 2375 -129.0 -3.8 2963/2139 JMH USD 5326 -102.6 -1.4 6788/4502 JSH USD 2952 -88.8 -2.1 3703/2611 DBXT MSMSIA US$ 1085 -59.6 -3.8 1508/990 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low SembMar MBeCW*****4 1.2 -55.6
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      81 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Metech Intl 28,853.3 0.004 +0.002 +100.00 EMAS Offshore 5,967.4 0.245 +0.045 +22.50 IP Softcom 15.0 0.025 +0.007 +38.89 Asiatic 30,231.8 0.025 +0.004 +19.05 Metal Component 3,810.1 0.063 +0.007 +12.50 Hi-P 975.7 0.500 +0.050 +11.11 Advanced Systems 3,400.0 0.006 +0.001 +20.00 Saizen Reit 1,416.1 0.925 +0.070
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      Lock icon Veteran fund manager retires
      494 13  -  Apollo Global Management’s Asia founding partner Tan Chin Hwee to step down from operational duties By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore AFTER a decorated 20-year career in asset management, Apollo Global Management’s Asia founding partner Tan Chin Hwee, 44, has called it a day. BT understands
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      275 13 OCt 23 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 ANZ Singapore Bank of Communications Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd Bank of East Asia Bank of China Limited ...5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of East Asia
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      1051 13 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date AIMS Prop Secu do 0.122 28-Sep 30-Sep 18-Dec 23-Sep ASL Marine Hldgs ak 0.400 04-Nov 06-Nov 17-Nov 28-Aug Avi-Tech Electronics ak 0.300 03-Nov 05-Nov 18-Nov 27-Aug Avi-Tech Electronics bh 0.700 15-Feb 17-Feb 29-Feb 27-Aug British Malayan Trustees ak
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      1317 13 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (times) Accordia Golf Trt 1.00 1.00 1 0.06 10.30 0.93 0.64 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 1 0.12 11.78 1.77 1.39 ARA Asset Mgt 1.25 1.25 2 0.09
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      2043 14 Week Ended: Oct 23 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil Last 35.2 15.2 A-Sonic Aero Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit LOW Company 183 129.5 ARA Asset Mgmt 140.5 +1 2644
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      458 14 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale 2.6 1.2 t APAC Strategic 1.4xri +0.1 *****4 1.7 1.2 50.2 Vol 1 0.3 t Advanced Systems 0.6 +0.2 9471 0.6 0.5 15.8 High 2.1 0.6 t Albedo
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      162 14 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1440 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1175 unch 0 1175 1175 1069 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US843 -9 10 844 842 132.2 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US3206 +16 18 3211
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      1115 15  -  But this has not translated into improved rental performance, study finds By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore A NEW study that tapped the use of Big Data has found that shoppers spend more time in the malls in Jurong East
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      5657 16 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC What are the most important attributes of an excellent organisation? Why is it necessary for your firm to continue to scale new heights? Ken Arredondo President General Manager, Asia Pacific Japan CA Technologies IT’S sobering to think that established companies are increasingly under
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      3075 18  -  investors might face a happy problem of having too much in their Supplementary Retirement Scheme. We examine the implicit capital gains tax issue and say it’s not a big deal MONDAY MULTIPLE By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT IT is that time of
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      105 18 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 1.4t yen Japan Post IPOs to unlock funds stashed away by households
      724 19 Govt also aims to spark a portfolio shift among individuals from deposits into equities BLOOMBERG Tokyo APPETITE for the world’s biggest equity listing this year shows the interest of a group that could swallow it more than 600
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      199 19 REUTERS Washington USAA, one of the largest US issuers of debit and credit cards, is switching to Visa Inc from its longtime partner, MasterCard Inc, the company said on its website. “USAA Bank is moving from MasterCard to Visa. As our
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      Lock icon Lloyds braces itself for fresh £1 billion redress charge
      780 19 Despite the charge provision, analysts expect it to post Q3 pre-tax profit of £1.49 billion BLOOMBERG London LLOYDS Banking Group plc will probably take a further £1 billion (S$2.1 billion) charge for wrongly sold loan insurance in the year’s second half,
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      184 19 15 NOVEMBER 201 5 SUNDAY I SINGAPORE RACECOURSE LONGINES SINGAPORE GOLD CUP A SPECTACULAR RACE FOR A SPECTACULAR CAUSE WWW.GOLDCUP.SG A prestigious cup to set hearts racing. An honourable cause to touch hearts. With a donation sum of 1.5 million, Singapore Turf Club and Tote Board are committed to give
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      309 20 BLOOMBERG New York THE oil and gas industry’s earnings season is barely underway, and already there’s been US$6.5 billion in writedowns. Last Thursday, Freeport-McMoRan reported a US$3.7 billion charge for the third quarter, while Southwestern Energy which has a market value
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      855 20 Producers are selling their future metal production to fund managers hoping to acquire secure supplies at low prices for the future BLOOMBERG Toronto THE world’s mining companies are so desperate for cash that more are selling their future metal
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      493 20 BLOOMBERG Melbourne BHP Billiton Ltd is snapping up oil exploration prospects from the US to Australia and flagged last week it’s seeking to make further similar investments. There’s speculation it’ll also step up to target deals for operating wells and
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Cloud boom boosts Google, Microsoft with surge in stocks
      766 21 The trio add revenue as they sell computing power to other companies on the hunt for low-cost alternatives BLOOMBERG San Francisco AMAZON.COM, Google, and Microsoft all topped profit estimates last quarter, highlighting the widening gulf between companies that deliver computing via
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      1049 21 WP Washington AFTER vehement protests helped block the nation’s first smart gun from entering the marketplace, proponents of the technology are gearing up for another fight, intent on capitalising on renewed interest in gun safety following a spate of high-pro-file shootings. Ernst
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      Lock icon Facebook wins dismissal of US$15b suit accusing it of secretly tracking users
      539 21 BLOOMBERG San Francisco FACEBOOK Inc won dismissal of a US$15 billion lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking the Internet activity of its users after they log off. US District Judge Edward J Davila in San Jose, California,
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  • CONSUMER
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      1187 22 It has no choice given that e-commerce sales dominate the retail scene NYT New York WHEN Wal-Mart announced recently that it was significantly increasing its investment in e-commerce, it tacitly acknowledged that it had fallen far behind Amazon in the race for online customers. Walmart
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      641 22 REUTERS New York AFTER a four-year love affair with healthcare shares, investors are moving on. Selling has spread from biotechs shaken on Sept 21 when Hillary Clinton first tweeted concerns about drug prices to other areas of the
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      763 22 NOTICES T O L L F R E E 1 8 0 0 -2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w s p h c l
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      706 22 In the Matter of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In the Matter of MORE THAN ONE DEGREE PTE. LTD. Company Registration No. *****3976K NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 291(4) STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS OF COMPANY’S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BUSINESS BY REASON OF ITS LIABILITIES LODGED WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE
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      698 22 In the Matter of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In the Matter of M2 ACADEMY PTE. LTD. Company Registration No. *****4956K NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 291(4) STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS OF COMPANY’S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BUSINESS BY REASON OF ITS LIABILITIES LODGED WITH THE ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REGULATORY AUTHORITY
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      609 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CLEARWATER CAPITAL PARTNERS SINGAPORE OPPORTUNITIES FUND PRIVATE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) (Co. Reg. No. *****5827C) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Final General Meeting of the abovenamed Company will be held at 47 Hill Street
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      610 23 Weak tax revenues, higher spending and lacklustre returns from asset sales make it harder for govt to invest, plug budget holes BLOOMBERG New Delhi WITH funds running short to sustain an infrastructure spending spree that’s underpinning India’s economic growth, Finance Minister
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      499 23 WP Tokyo PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered his new minister for demographic issues to come up with “bold proposals” for raising Japan’s birthrate. His aim: stem a slide in the labour force to drive production and fund the retirement of the
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      Lock icon China premier says 7% growth goal was never cast in stone
      726 24 Economic difficulties ahead for country should not be underestimated, adds Li Keqiang REUTERS Beijing CHINA has never said the economy must grow 7 per cent this year, Premier Li Keqiang said in comments reported by the government ahead of
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      680 24 AFP Washington AS American technology giants extend their global reach, fears are growing on their side of the Atlantic over trade barriers that some see as “digital protectionism”. While China has long been a difficult market for US firms to navigate, tensions have
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      1552 24 Beijing hopes to create growth, abate separatism, establish bridge-head WP Khunjerab Pass, Pakistan AT an elevation of more than 15,000 feet (4,500 m), yaks far outnumber cargo trucks crossing over Pakistan’s border with China. A lone border agent stands guard
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      80 24 NOTICE TO TRADE WINTER SEASON CHARGE Singapore Port Klang to Kolkatta/Haldia and vice versa With the impending winter season, drafts will be cut and this will adversely affect the loading on our vessels. In order to recover the loss in revenue arising therefrom, we will implement a Winter Season Charge
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon India budget carrier IndiGo seeks to raise 30b rupees in IPO
      850 25 Proceeds will fund expansion at the profitable carrier known for cheap fares and punctuality AFP New Delhi WAITING for a flight at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport, law student Shweta Toppo explains why she mostly flies IndiGo, the upstart
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      240 25 REUTERS Frankfurt VOLKSWAGEN will freeze managerial promotions next year at its VW division as part of a savings drive to help meet the cost of a scandal over diesel emissions tests, a German business magazine reported on Saturday. The German company also
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      394 25 Singapore/Port Klang/Colombo to Kolkatta and vice versa We wish to notify the trade that with the impending winter season in Kolkatta and in order to recover the loss in revenue arising from the situation, a Winter Season Charge (WSC) of USD 115.00 per TEU will apply on all SOC shipments
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      849 27  -  1919 Waterboat House’s restaurant tries to evoke the magic of the Art Deco era but its food could do with more sleight of hand. BY JAIME EE hand.BY JAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT 1919 waterboat House Bar Grill 3 Fullerton Road, #03-01 Tel: 6538-9038 Open for lunch and dinner
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      69 27 A CA R FO R E V E RY PUR SE PURP OSE 7 AND 8 NOVEMBER 201 5 SATURDAY SUNDAY 10AM 8PM SINGAPORE EXPO HALL 5 ADMI SS I O N I S FREE IT’S TIME TO BUY A NEW CAR “Presenting the best offers from all your favourite
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  • LIFE & CULTURE
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      Lock icon Halep wallops Pennetta in WTA Finals opener
      574 28  -  Sharapova edges Radwanska in second singles match at the Singapore Indoor Stadium By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore NERVES, what nerves? It didn’t take too long for Simona Halep, the top seed at this week’s BNP Paribas Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals, to
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      539 28 REUTERS Seoul LOOKS no longer centre only on the face in beauty-obsessed South Korea, where more women are hitting the gym to improve muscle tone and physical health. As the ideal of beauty evolves in a country that is a trendsetter in
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      604 28 AFP Dublin MAUREEN O’Hara, the flame-haired star of How Green Was My Valley and Miracle on 34th Street who was one of Ireland’s most successful acting exports, has died aged 95, her family and the Irish president said on Saturday. O’Hara, an iconic figure
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      313 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 5 Dignitary to ramble endlessly when installed in position (7) 7 Regular journeys according to report they go underground (5) 9 Haul ruler back, showing esteem (6) 10 Within list there’s commercial type of vehicle (8) 11 Branch of medicine that could make one stay chirpy (10)
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