The Business Times, 18 November 2015

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    35 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Wednesday, November 18,2015 S$1.00 q:h A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN wvvw.businesstimes.com.sg I} D @BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO ’l*****868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015
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    28 1 MARKETS Tuesday Change STI 2,916.78 +1.05 KL COMP 1,661.53 +5.53 NIKKEI 225 19,630.63 +236.94 HANG SENG 22,264.25 +253.43 SHENZHEN B 1,196.84 -1.01 DOW (10.45 EST) 17,556.67 +73.66
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    211 1 The proliferation of bilateral and regional FT As are all “building blocks” that are essential for global trade to flourish, says the Philippine secretary for trade and industry. TOP STORIES 4 An unprecedented number of flats in 25 estates 12,411 –is launched by the HDB under the November
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    Lock icon SGX fires warning on suspect China-linked impairments, write-offs
    963 1  -  Regulatory chief notes surge of such transactions amid China slowdown; tells directors, audit committees in particular, to be vigilant By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) has flagged disclosure concerns over some companies, particularly several with large operations in
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    Lock icon S’pore NODX beats forecasts but still down 0.5% in Oct
    611 1  -  Economists see entrenched trade weakness till Q1 2016 By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore GROWTH in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) slipped back into negative terrain last month, according to trade promotion agency International Enterprise (IE) Singapore. A 0.3 per
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      21 1 OMAN NATIONAL DAY Taking giant strides SPECIAL REPORT 35 41 MONEY MA1TERS EMs unlikely to trigger global recession EXECUTIVE MONEY 43
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      15 1 *3. Institutional investors 2 5 double portfolio \L to US$500 billion H REAL ESTATE 14
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Marco Polo to cancel rig contract with SembMarine unit
      507 2  -  Company said it’s seeking refund of 10% deposit after ‘cracks were detected in jack-up rig during two tests’ By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore MARCO POLO Marine is set to terminate a newbuild contract valued at US$214.3 million for a
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      Lock icon Singapore economy ranked as Asia’s most talent-competitive
      576 2  -  Globally, it’s placed 10th in IMD’s World Talent Ranking of 61 economies, based on three broad factors By Chuang Peck Ming peckming@sph.com.sg @PeckmingBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S aspiration to become a talent hub got a boost from the latest World Talent Ranking by Swiss business
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      Lock icon Apec hails progress in setting up region’s trade zone
      679 4  -  The hope is to eventually create a Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, which could be the world’s largest free-trade pact; the initial report on its viability is due out in January APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Manila THE
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      Lock icon Terrorism cost world a record US$52.9b in 2014: report
      704 4  -  By Angela Tan angelat@sph.com.sg Singapore THE cost of terrorism to world economies reached a record US$52.9 billion in 2014, up 61 per cent from the previous year’s total of US$32.9 billion, and a 10-fold increase since the Sept 11 attack on
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      Lock icon Universal Studios rides and more for 700 at Children for Children event
      680 4  -  By Avanti Nim avantin@sph.com.sg Singapore CHILDREN’S Day might have fallen on Oct 9 this year, but for the kids taking part in the Children for Children initiative, the real celebration took place on Nov 17. Cylina Wai from
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      Lock icon Bumper crop of HDB flats up for sale
      660 5  -  Of the 12,411 flats HDB’s largest launch ever the Bidadari flats are expected to be the most popular, say consultants By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore AN unprecedented 12,411 flats in 25 estates were launched by the Housing and Development Board (HDB)
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      Lock icon Tributes continue pouring in for CDL’s Kwek Leng Joo
      534 5  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore TRIBUTES continued to pour in on Tuesday for City Developments Ltd (CDL) deputy chairman Kwek Leng Joo, 62, who died in his sleep from a heart attack on Monday morning. In a condolence letter to
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon NOL surges in heavy trading, prompting SGX query
      412 6  -  Talks on potential acquisition of NOL still ongoing, company says in response By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore SHARES in Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) were back in the trading limelight on Tuesday, with its unusual price and volume movements prompting a
      Source: Bloomberg  -  412 words
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      Lock icon Triyards beefs up product range with US$12.8m deal
      290 6  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore AS it continues to diversify its business beyond oil and gas, Triyards Holdings has extended its product range to escort tugs for new client Greenbay Marine Pte Ltd, a Singa-pore-based international specialist marine craft group. The
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      Lock icon Charity from Asia rich shifting towards impact investing: poll
      519 6  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE rich in Asia are expected to move towards a form of charitable giving that comes with a financial return, a Credit Suisse report on Tuesday showed. But the shift to impact investing believed to
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      401 6 ShareInvestor A SUBSIDIARY OF Sfh iFAST Corp reports a 21.3% YoY increase in 9M2015 profit In 3Q2015, IFAST Corporation Ltd. (“IFAST Corp”) reported a YoY decrease of 0.5% in net profit to S$2.95 million, while net revenue rose 1.9% YoY to S$10.14 million. Year-to-date (as at 30
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      Lock icon CapitaLand navigates China slowdown
      803 8  -  It is ramping up presence in Tier 1 and 1.5 cities and tapping onshore funding By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore CAPITALAND recognises that China’s golden era for real estate is past, but still sees opportunities there, thanks to its increasing urbanisation, market liberalisation and the
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      Lock icon STI narrowly avoids 8th consecutive loss
      735 10  -  It ends Tuesday with a drift to a nett gain of just 1.05 pts to 2,916.78, with most of the action again happening among the 30 STI components STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT WALL Street’s rebound on Monday may have come as a
      Source: Bloomberg  -  735 words
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      308 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 224 +2 227/223 271 213 6.5 5668.2 CapitaLand 306 -1 312/305 379 267 11.2 2.9 ***** CapitaMall Trust 187 +0.5 189/187 228 184.5 5.8 6498.8 CityDev 760 -1 761/752 1095 748 9.1
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      32 10 VOLUME Yuuzoo 156,310,000 StratechGroup 86,013,900 Noble 76,707,000 AusGroup 56,915,200 NOL 51,011,200 Market volume 1,501,127,000 VALUE Singtel 77,907,147 NOL 56,776,590 OCBC Bank 43,730,793 UOB 41,780,215 DBS Grp 41,688,157 Market value 898,174,000
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      104 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 297 220 299/297 355/280 297/298 DBXT MSRussia US$ US185 +8 76 185/171 236/140 184/185 IS MS INDIA US$ US665 36 670/664 1000/648 665/668 83.1 UETF SSE50China 252 +7 30 254/252 340/160 246/254 78.8 DBXT
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      77 10 Nov 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -453.00 +144.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -1.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -45.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 679.08 +0.27 FTSE ST Small Cap 413.02 -0.36 FTSE ST All Share 706.07 +1.66 FTSE ST China Top 175.42 -0.40 FTSE ST China 213.89 -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 NOV 17,2015 706.07 +1.66 (+0.24%) Current streak 1 day Day high 710.64 Day low 705.00 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 676.13 (Sept 29, 2015)
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      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index NOV 16,2015 1,706.61 -5.57 (-0.33%) Current streak 3 days Day high 1,714.73 Day low 1,700.18 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 2 5 0 0 0 5 2 5 Manufacturing 43 35 36 7 12 8 50 47 44 Commerce 19 14 21 2 7 6 21 21 27 Tpt/Stor/Comms 11 13 6
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      121 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 12,753 12,753 40,968 40,968 Manufacturing 142,509 36,813 179,322 85,056 3,215 88,271 Commerce 117,441 65,261 182,702 78,576 4,024 82,599 Tpt/Stor/Comms 158,053 70 158,123 201,536 6 201,542 Finance 14,722 14,722 135,591 135,591 Construction 23,840 7,049 30,889 1,082
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      74 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT MSUSA US$ 5253 399.9 5.7 5573/4938 DBXT Nifty50 US$ ***** 253.3 1.5 *****/***** JMH USD 5174 176.5 2.5 6788/4502 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 74.0 0.3 *****/***** JSH USD 2783 66.9 1.7 3703/2611 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low NOL MB eCW*****1 8.2
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      76 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Lyxor Indonesia US$ 7015 -438.3 -4.2 9182/6250 GLD US$ ***** -163.7 -1.1 *****/***** DBXT S&PShort US$ 2135 -44.1 -1.4 2393/2086 Lyxor Asia US$ 439 -28.5 -4.4 557/419 Lyxor Russia US$ 248 -24.2 -6.4 312/188 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Ntegrator W*****3 0.2
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      79 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Leader Env 135.0 0.033 -0.037 -52.86 Terratech 725.3 0.042 -0.013 -23.64 Yongmao Hldg Mary Chia 100.0 0.049 -0.005 -9.26 Ntegrator Intl 19,416.5 0.016 -0.010 -38.46 CFM 59.9 0.040 -0.007 -14.89 China Gaoxian 36.0 0.160 -0.065 -28.89 Linc Energy 3,019.8 0.145 +0.020 +16.00 HG Metal 1,810.7
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      469 10  -  Compiled by Andrea Soh QAF Limited Buy Nov 17 close: S$1.07 Target price: S$1.27 OCBC Investment Research, Nov 17 QAF Limited’s (QAF) Q315 revenue was down 5 per cent y-o-y to S$243.2 million due to FX translation effects, while Patmi rose 30 per cent to S$10.5 million. These formed
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      23 10 DATA I 18 Nov Singapore GDP I 4pm (18 Nov) Singapore COE Bidding Results I 8pm (18 Nov) US MBA Mortgage Applications
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      Lock icon US$ stuck after hitting 7-month high
      440 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE US dollar struggled to make further progress after hitting a sevenmonth high against the euro on Tuesday while sterling was bolstered by a better than expected readout on core inflation ahead of US numbers later in the day. An early
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    • FOREX RATES
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        471 11 NOV 17 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 4.517 0.665 5.489 46.769 97.310 0.873 8.299 3.102 1.096 74.653 33.387 1.008 10.173 0.717 23.273 25.483 0.466 0.708 Canada 1.059 4.783
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        155 11 Nov 17 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0076 1.0088 0.7080 0.7085 Canadian dollar 1.0671 1.0681 0.7501 0.7499 Euro 1.5155 1.5169 1.0649 1.0653 NZ dollar 0.9189 0.9201 0.6457 0.6462 Sterling pound 2.1604 2.1625 1.5181 1.5187
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        22 11 NOV 17 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4242 1.4258 2-months 1.4258 1.4270 3-months 1.4271 1.4287 6-months 1.4307 1.4319 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES Most active
        207 11 NOV 17 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Rowsley Ltd W*****3 3.3 -0.1 7182 1 18 11 DBS MB eCW*****4 9.6 -0.4 5076 0.1 1880 5 KepCorp MB eCW*****1A 8 0.4 2970 0.2 800 7
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        365 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 16 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1273.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 3.9 0.0 -3.2 EAFE Preliminary 1014.6 -0.2 2.8 -0.4 3.2 -0.3 -3.8 Europe Preliminary 1414.2 0.2 2.3
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        392 11 Nov 17 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Nov15 *****.50 *****.00 *****.50 *****.50 *****2 *****8 Dec15 *****.00 *****.50 *****.00 *****.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****5 Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 35 2116 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Nov 17 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 0.05 1-month 0.9375 0.8125 2-months 1.0 0.875 3-months 1.0625 0.9375 Overnight mode: 0.70 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.22 0.12 1 month 0.23 0.13 2 months 0.30 0.20 3 months 0.45 0.25 6 months 0.70 0.50 9 months 0.90 0.70 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        63 11 Nov 17 Nov 17 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.1 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 99.81 100.00 99.80 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 97.99 98.15 97.99 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 99.79 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 106.08 30-Year NA*****N
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 11 Nov-16 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Nov-16 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 859.50 4.25 0.50% 14/01/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 27.29 0.25 0.92% 14/12/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 494.00 -1.75 -0.35% 14/12/2015 Nov-16 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2315.00 8.00 0.35% 14/12/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1536.00 18.00 1.19%
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        57 11 NOV 17 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 15 2129.0 2132.0 2151.0 2114.0 986 ***** Jan 16 2243.0 2224.0 2250.0 2207.0 ***** ***** Feb 16 2318.0 2293.0 2322.0 2285.0 ***** ***** Mar 16 2366.0 2351.0
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      Lock icon Noble Group ‘confident’ of meeting Moody’s targets in review
      476 12 It will focus on ability to improve liquidity headroom and cash flow generation, raise capital and reduce leverage BLOOMBERG Singapore NOBLE Group Ltd said that it will be able to meet targets from Moody’s Investors Service after the agency placed the
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      Lock icon AIA, Konica Minolta launch digital health accelerator
      379 12  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore TWO companies keen to ride on innovative solutions in the digital healthcare space have called out to entrepreneurs and businesses to find ways to develop an integrated healthcare system in Singapore. Insurer AIA Group Limited and digital
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      Lock icon Hyflux taking 50% stake in Indonesia’s PT Oasis
      297 12  -  By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore SINGAPORE-LISTED Hyflux is pumping S$50 million into Indonesiabased PT Oasis for a 50 per cent stake in the manufacturer and distributor of bottled drinking water. The proposed acquisition is signed between Hyflux’s wholly owned subsidiary
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      Lock icon Sembmarine achieves record cruise ship upgrades
      175 12  -  By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore SEMBCORP Marine has completed a record number of cruise ship refits and refurbishments in a single year with the completion of upgrading for two vessels. The latest pair Pacific Eden (formerly Statendam) and Pacific Aria (formerly Ryndam)
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        80 12 Q&M Dental said it has commenced preparatory work on the proposed spin-off listing of its China manufacturing business. This involves the listing of Qinhuangdao Aidite High Technical Ceramic Co on China’s New Third Board. It said Singapore Exchange had on Nov 9 informed the company that it had
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        57 12 INTERRA Resources said its Indonesian subsidiary, Mitra investindo, has agreed to sell a granite quarry to PT Sanmas Mekar Abadi for 39 billion rupiah (S$4 million). The sale of the granite quarry is in line with the company’s strategy to divest any non-core assets and focus on its
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      1866 13 Transaction date: Nov 17 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil 88.5 42 8Telecom vol AAT Day Div GrYld Net MCap High 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit Company Sale 175.5 124.2 ARA Asset Mgmt 130xri -6.5 484
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      326 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr GrYld Net P/E MCap 35 10 t SCnergy 10.3 29.5 18 t CNMC Goldmine 1.2 0.4 t CPH 3.5 1.1 t
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      109 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last 107.7 78.5 CIMB APAC Div US$ US78.5 -5.2 0 78.5 78.5 8.2 vol 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US3039 +22 8 3059 3035 8.4 135.3 106.2 DBXT MS SING
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Asia-Pac institutional investors seen doubling property portfolio
      852 14  -  CBRE expects them to pump US$240b more into real estate by 2020, taking the total to US$500b By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore INSTITUTIONAL investors in the Asia-Pacific are set to shore up their real estate investments globally by another US$240 billion by
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      Lock icon S’pore Reits increase perpetual bonds before new rules take effect
      552 14 BLOOMBERG Singapore SINGAPORE landlords are loading up on bonds masked as equity to get around new rules curbing their debts amid a property slump. Real estate investment trusts (Reits) issued a record S$700 million of perpetual notes with no set
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      1110 16 Bank recorded US$315m of loan impairments in the country in Q3 or a quarter of the global total BLOOMBERG Mumbai WHEN India’s billionaire Ruia brothers went looking for loans to expand their steel-to-power empire around the turn of the decade, Standard
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      427 16 BLOOMBERG Dublin THE world’s biggest banks, including Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc, will probably continue to pay for their past sins, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The three lenders are among a group of eight global
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      Lock icon Optimism for steel recovery overrrated: Macquarie
      746 17 Economic rebalancing in China causes a material slowdown in the nation’s demand for the metal BLOOMBERG New York THE collapse in oil prices following the shale revolution has stolen all the limelight for investors mulling over the end of the commodities supercycle. But the
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      659 17 BLOOMBERG Chicago OVERFLOWING grain bins prompted money managers to expand their wagers on lower crop prices by almost 10 times in the space of a week. Global inventories of corn, wheat and soya beans will each rise to all-time highs
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      605 18  -  The proliferation of data and mobile devices is also paving the way for the company’s expansion in the Asia-Pacific By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT THE proliferation of data and mobile gadgets is powering American da-ta-analytics firm Tableau’s expansion online, enabling it to reach out
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      974 18 BLOOMBERG Washington THE bloodshed in Paris led US officials on Monday to renew calls for limits on technology that prevents governments from spying on phone conversations, text and e-mail messages. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat, said that she has asked
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      495 18 NYT New York AN effort to get people better boots may say much about the future of artificial intelligence in the business world. The company doing the work, called Sentient, based in San Francisco, has used a version of advanced AI to build
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      140 20 SINGAPOREAN OFTHEYEAR2015 SHORTLISTED FINALISTS Yong Yuen Cheng and Lim Nghee Huat The ultramarathoners covered 2,500km 50km daily over 50 consecutive days. Their feat is about determination, shattering mental barriers and what the human body can achieve. Wong Li Wai Most people flee from Ebola. But volunteer nurse Li Wai braved
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  • PRESTIGE POSTGRAD
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      1886 21 The fast-evolving nature of work requires new sets of skills that universities are trying to provide through their postgraduate programmes Roundtable participants: T Professor Yue Chee Yoon, Associate Provost (Graduate Education), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) T Professor Philip Zerrillo, Dean of Postgraduate Professional Programmes,
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      850 22  -  With their economies becoming more robust, more Asian students are pursuing advanced degrees as a means to better jobs. BY FRANCIS KAN Source: Postgraduate Student Mobility Trends To 2024, British Council AS the global economy becomes increasingly integrated, more students are seeking to attain higher
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      Lock icon Learning business through Asian lens
      836 24  -  Two French business schools aim to give executives from around the world insights into doing business in Asia. BY FRANCIS KAN AS a senior executive in a global pharmaceutical company based in Singapore, Annie Joseph was keen to gain a better understanding of doing business
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      691 26  -  While the focus is on upgrading skills for the rank and file, many corporate leaders are pursuing MBAs to stay ahead.BY SUE-ANN CHIA ahead.BY SUE-ANN CHIA THERE are many senior executives and professionals who are turning to MBAs as a path to upgrade their skills. In the
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      191 22 f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Nanyang Technopreneurship Center DEVELOP Al ENTERPRISING MINDSET Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities. Nanyang Technopreneurship Center (NTC) at NTU is one of Asia’s leading centres of excellence for technology
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      199 22 ESSEC MANNHEIM EXECUTIVE MBA ASIA-PACIFIC SHAPE YOUR CAREER, EMPOWER YOUR FUTURE n.> i, J m S- -> >3 u With Asia playing such a large role in the world economy. I found the program's strong pan-Asian focus to be really complementary to my work experience and felt that it would
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      276 23 'll SIM UNIVERSITY Manage Your Future 2005 2015 MAKING A DIFFERENCE MAW HI MtT UMKRVWW Busmiss nn i •tt *0 i I ifcFlLJ ri III 1111 iliiiil iliiiil V 4 in' Mt JH W mm u i"' ilr Bn ,.Vi\AVA Will t -L Aw Jia Qian, Amaryllis School of Business
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      195 24 GROW YOUR CAREER with A MASTER’ SINGAPORE’S OLDEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE f A A 3| -/A 1 ,i l Saad Mushtaque MDIS Student (2015) r A h A With a wide range of business postgraduate programmes from reputable universities, MDIS provides the knowledge and insights you need in the global
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      173 24 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Nanyang Business School 1 1 t MSC FINANCIAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMME Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13 th globally. NTU is also placed 1 st amongst the world’s best young universities. The Nanyang Business School offers the Master of Science in Financial Engineering
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  • CONSUMER
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      Lock icon Korean billionaire’s fortune soars as his pharma stocks surge
      862 27 String of licensing deals with global drugmakers gives Hanmi founder Lim Sung-ki a net worth of about US$2.7b BLOOMBERG Seoul THE South Korean man who founded two drug companies that are among Asia’s best performing stocks for the past year is
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      Lock icon Hallmark moves traditional holiday commercials online, away from TV
      885 27 WP Washington SHORTLY before Hallmark would have traditionally launched its seasonal commercial heart-warmers, the greeting-card giant made a surprising confession: This year, for the first time ever, it would spend nothing on holiday TV ads. Instead, the struggling keepsakery will go
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      Lock icon Chip credit cards give retailers another grievance against banks
      387 27 NYT New York THE employee perched on a stepstool by the Trader Joe’s checkout in New York City’s Union Square is like an air traffic controller: Register 6 for one customer. Register 9 for the next. The routine helps move traffic
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      547 27 REUTERS Tokyo FOR the second time in a year, Japan’s economy has slipped into recession, but consumers’ taste for upmarket noodles and pricier chocolates suggests some pockets of resilience and some hope for Abenomics, the reflationary policies championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Concerned
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      Lock icon US drug benefit managers clamp down on speciality pharmacies
      509 27 REUTERS Los Angeles IN recent days, the largest US managers of private prescription drug benefits have cut off at least eight pharmacies that work closely with drugmakers, intensifying scrutiny of a system that helps inflate drug prices, officials at the benefit
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      521 29 Industrial production falls for the second straight month, raising concerns about Q4 growth LATEST US DATA REUTERS Washington US CONSUMER prices increased in October after two straight months of declines as the cost of petrol and a range of other goods rose,
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      Lock icon MOF accepts 31 suggestions on draft income tax Bill 2016
      460 29  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore THE Ministry of Finance (MOF) has accepted 31 suggestions on the draft Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016, following a public consultation exercise held from June 26 to July 24. A total of 70 suggestions
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      493 29  -  By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London GLOBAL leaders and markets are responding to the Paris atrocities and confirmation that a bomb caused the Russian airline crash with defiance. After sliding on Monday, tourism and other shares rallied, partly on the belief that
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      684 30 Investors say they don’t see longer-term borrowing getting cheaper anytime soon BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Najib Razak’s plan to revive Malaysia’s faltering economy is getting no help from the country’s Islamic bond market. Yields on government 10-year sukuk, used by companies to gauge
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      Lock icon Indonesia fends off pressure to cut benchmark interest rate
      448 30 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA’S central bank fended off political pressure to cut its benchmark interest rate to aid weak growth on Tuesday but said it sees some room to ease monetary policy and lowered a reserve requirement. Bank Indonesia (BI) announced the
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      Lock icon Greece inks deal with creditors to unlock 12b euros
      278 30 AFP REUTERS Athens GREECE has struck a deal with its international creditors to unblock some 12 billion euros in much needed loans, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Tuesday after marathon talks. “We have reached agreement on everything, including the 48
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      56 29 Santa knows you’ve been working hard and he hopes to treat you and your co-workers who have been working with you to a day of great feasting! Share with us who are the ones you would like to surprise this Christmas and be on the lookout for Santa! Visit www.STJobs.sg/Xmas2015
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      305 29 SME OUTLOOK 2016 Challenges and Opportunities The best market intelligence is still dependent on a well-informed forecast of economic and business conditions. In collaboration with United Overseas Bank, SME Outlook 2016 will provide insights on how to operate more confidently in 2016 with expert inputs on what lies ahead, and
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      Lock icon The final TPP roadblock lies in US presidential politics
      558 32 EDITORIAL AFTER years of negotiations and as part of the legislative process that is supposed to lead to Congressional approval of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, the White House released on Nov 5 the full text of President Barack Obama’s
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      834 32  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert J Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP Washington ONE of the most interesting and uncovered stories these days is the survival of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac the giant housing entities created by the US government and known collectively as
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      1239 32  -  Against the backdrop of IS terrorists targeting one of the West’s leading capitals, voter focus shifts from domestic economic issues to foreign policy and national security By Leon Hadar THAT the horrifying images of the massacres that were emanating from Paris late last week
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      1121 33  -  COMMENTARY By Andrew Hammond T The writer is an associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Affairs, Diplomacy and Strategy) at the London School of Economics POLITICAL leaders from across Asia-Pacif-ic and the Americas are meeting at the first Apec (Asia-Pacific
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      1550 33 *The roundtable was convened in late October. Mr Kwek died on Monday morning from a sudden heart attack. Roundtable participants: I*Kwek Leng Joo, deputy chairman, City Developments Limited (cdl) I Ernie Koh, president, Singapore Furniture Industry Council (SFIC) I Vincent Poon, vice-president, enterprise services
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon New Lexus RX expected to stay in global No 1 spot
      617 34  -  Car’s chief engineer is confident of remaining in the top position because of its loyal fan base By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore TO say that the Lexus RX crossover is an important model for the Japanese luxury brand is
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      734 34  -  STRAIT TALK BY DAVID HUGHES IN the engineer’s workshop on my first ship, there was an interesting collection of metal fragments parts of blades from the high-pressure turbine of the main engine. On a previous voyage, something had gone dramatically
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      681 34  -  By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore LOGISTICS major UPS is rolling out an advanced telematics system for its Singapore delivery fleet. The sensorbased system will track and transmit more than 200 vehicle-related elements ranging from a driver’s speed, number
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      Lock icon dnata launches new premium lounge at T1
      351 34  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore AVIATION services provider dnata has launched a new premium lounge at Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 which is expected to cater to over 250,000 passengers annually. The 860 sq m lounge, which can seat over 200 passengers, has
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  • OMAN NATIONAL DAY
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      733 35 Message from Oman Consul-General to Singapore Zakariya Hamed Hilal Al Saadi S|5lC®UNTRYSPECIAL WITH a deep sense of pride, selfconfidence and determination, the Sultanate celebrates today its 45th National Day at a time when the march of Omani modern renaissance, progress and prosperity continues to take giant strides
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      Lock icon Landmark lower house elections
      323 36  -  The Shura Council gained more legislative powers in the election this year which saw a good voter turnout. BY VINCENT WEE turnout.BY VINCENT WEE THIS year also saw landmark elections for the eighth term of Oman's Majlis Al Shura or lower house of Oman's ruling council.
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      330 36  -  By Vincent Wee OMAN'S 45th national day also marks a significant point in its relations with Singapore and there were events marking the occasion throughout the year. Earlier in the year, Singapore's Consu-late-General hosted a reception in Oman's capital of Muscat to mark
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      924 38  -  Maitha Al Mahrouqi, undersecretary at Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, talks about the country’s efforts to grow the industry. BY VINCENT WEE OMAN was not well known in the past as a tourist destination but the Sultanate has recently put in a lot of effort to
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      Lock icon A great investment destination
      1055 40  -  Why are foreigners pumping money into Oman? REPORTS BY VINCENT WEE OMAN'S businessfriendly environment makes it a good location for foreign investment. Singapore companies can also benefit from the free trade agreement (FTA) between the republic and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, of which Oman
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      Lock icon Helping to boost Oman’s exports
      914 40 OMAN'S investment and export promotion agency Ithraa is a prime mover in helping to boost the Sultanate's non-oil exports and attract foreign investment. The agency's director general of investment promotion Sayyid Faisal Al Said said: “Ithraa has worked with inward investors and Omani non-oil exporters
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      Lock icon Duqm SEZ offers exciting investment opportunities
      1287 40 ONE of the most exciting new investment opportunities in Oman is at the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with a prime location, political stability, natural resources, exceptional topography, and breathtaking scenery, making it an excellent choice for business and tourism. Strategically located, Duqm SEZ
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      Lock icon An undiscovered gem on the Arabian Sea
      722 41  -  Oman is one of the most interesting tourist destinations in the Middle East. BY VINCENT WEE OMAN has many attractions as a result of its diverse landscape and unique cultural heritage and is one of the most interesting tourist destinations in the Middle
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  • LIFE & CULTURE
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      875 42  -  Taking in the nine symphonies as a group, however ravishing, may not be the ideal way to grasp each one By Anthony Tommasini New York TAKING on Beethoven’s nine symphonies in a concentrated marathon of concerts has long seemed almost a requisite undertaking
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      651 42 Washington RICHARD Thompson cuts into a tube of Chunky Chicken and Turkey Recipe, just off the manufacturing line. The chief executive officer of a small gourmet food manufacturer is obsessed about the quality of his products, so he uses only
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      306 42 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Carried infant, little Edward (5) 4 A rest for any living being (8) 8 Lazy head results in unemployment (8) 9 See terms properly organised for academic period (8) 11 In general exit, one’s left something (7) 13 Frightened about agent returning, did a bunk (9)
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  • EXECUTIVE MONEY
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      1116 44 Across developed markets, the conventional relationship between government debt and other assets has been turned upside down BLOOMBERG New York SOMETHING very strange is happening in the world of fixed income. Across developed markets, the conventional relationship between government debt long considered the risk-free benchmark
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      935 43  -  China showing signs of stabilisation, global policymakers are ready with policy easing. MONEY MATTERS BY CHETAN AHYA T The writer is co-head of Global Economics and chief Asia economist at Morgan Stanley. He is in Singapore for Morgan Stanley’s 14th Annual Asia Pacific
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      Lock icon Still more sells than buys in Singapore stocks
      487 43 ON THE RADAR GLOBAL mutual funds sold more shares than they bought in Singapore in the three months to Nov 16. Based on the top five stocks, there were net sells of S$ 1.8 billion compared to net buys of S$567.4 million.
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      Lock icon Indonesian stocks may be hazardous to your wealth
      744 43  -  By Wayne Arnold STOCKS in Jakarta appear enticing at first glance. They trade at just 15.8 times projected earnings, according to Bloomberg, well below their five-year average. On that score, Indonesian stocks haven’t been so cheap in four years. Indonesia is one
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      1026 44 MONEY MATTERS Emerging markets unlikely to trigger global recession 43 INDONESIAN STOCKS Why they may be hazardous to your wealth 43 ADVERTORIAL DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO: WHY US EQUITY CANT BE IGNORED Well-informed investors recognize the importance of diversification for reducing risk and generating more reliable returns. Yet most Singaporean investors
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