The Business Times, 30 November 2015

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    33 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES 2015 SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD■BEST IN OVERALL REDESIGN■ S$1.00 5:31 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION wvvw.businesstimes.com.sg [1 @BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO ’l*****868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Monday, November 30,2015
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    258 1 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday encouraged Singaporeans to voice their views on what they hope Singapore will be like over the next few decades, and called on all to work together to help shape that future. TOP STORIES 3 Women and the poor are not as
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    Lock icon Singapore to shift to even greener footing
    1471 1  -  It has committed to reduce carbon emissions intensity by 36% in 2030, from 2005 levels, for the UN climate change talks in Paris By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore STARTING on Monday, world leaders from 190 countries will gather in Paris over the
    Compiled by BT Source: World Resources Institute, National Climate Change Secretariat BT Graphics: Andrea Soh & Lynette Neo  -  1,471 words
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    26 1 MARKETS Weekly Change STI 2,859.12 -58.79 KL Comp 1,682.59 +20.70 Nikkei 225 19,883.94 +4.13 Hang Seng 22,068.32 -686.40 Shenzhen B 1,187.98 -26.18 Dow 17,798.49 -25.32
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Gearing up for climate change
      724 2  -  A recent government study projected higher temperatures and more extreme rainfall for Singapore and the region in the later half of the 21 st century. The country has adopted various measures in relation to climate change, to reduce carbon emissions as well as to prepare
      BTGraphics: Andrea Soh, Ludwig Ilio & Gladys Lam; Source: National Climate Change Secretariat  -  724 words
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      Lock icon Growth amid uncertainty seen in 2016
      692 2  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore 2015 was no doubt a year marked by volatility, but as the world looks towards a new year amid uncertainties, top management of companies here says that there are cornerstones chief of all the Asean Economic Community (AEC)
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      Lock icon Clarification
      72 2 THE Business Times on Nov 14 published the articles “Freeport king fails in appeal against Monaco criminal charges: Yves Bouvier, a Singapore PR, will now be tried for fraud and complicity in money laundering”, and “Case rivets rarefied art world”. BT wishes to clarify that it expresses no conclusion
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      Lock icon Fossil fuels still key in green-energy future: Statoil
      971 3  -  But the Norwegian oil giant is pushing for natural gas to be used more, and a level playing field for carbon tax CLIMATE CHANGE By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore EVEN as the world edges towards the goal of capping global warming
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      Lock icon Singapore starts new public engagement initiative, looking at SG100
      571 3  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday encouraged Singaporeans to voice their views on what they hope Singapore will be like over the next few decades, and called on all to work together to help
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      Lock icon Local SMEs positioned to weather headwinds
      561 4  -  The key is to build new capabilities and leverage technology, says discussion panel By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore IT IS not all doom and gloom for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore as they are positioned to make the leap into
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      Lock icon Market may stay flat for the remaining year
      616 4  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg US STOCKS rose slightly last week, treading water ahead of the Federal Reserve’s mid December meeting. This week, stocks are likely to remain near the flat line for the week and the year, if jobs
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Buying and buybacks continue to rise, selling down
      1700 5  -  INSIDE MARKETS By Robert Halili T The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Limited BUYING rose for the third straight week with 22 companies recording 47 purchases worth S$5.7 million based on filings on the Singapore Exchange in the fourth week of
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      Lock icon GSH gearing up for leadership transition
      1076 6  -  The succession plan at Sam Goi’s business empire is in place though there’s no definitive timeline. BY ANITA GABRIEL TOPLINE BY ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT GSH Corp, a consumer goods dis-tributor-turned-real estate firm, is facing a renewal of sorts since Singapore tycoon Sam Goi
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      Lock icon When shareholders have a say on pay
      823 6  -  The remuneration committee should ensure that senior executive and director pay is fair and commensurate with company performance.BY performance.BY SHAI GANU T The writer is a member of the CG Guidebooks Working Committee of the Singapore Institute of Directors. IN RECENT years, against
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      70 8 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times Index NOV 27,2015 2,859.12 -58.79 (-2.01%) Current streak 3 days Week high 2,923.49 Week low 2,859.12 52-week high 3,525.19 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 2,793.15 (Oct 2, 2015) FTSE ST Catalist Index NOV 27,2015 511.77 -4.76 (-0.92%) Current streak 1 day Week high 514.12 Week
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      Lock icon Absence of optimism in next year’s outlook
      682 8  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT LAST week was perhaps one of the most forgettable five days in the annals of the local market, with stocks weak almost every day and, apart from a handful of index stocks, volume as poor as it
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      305 8 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 236 +7 238/228 271 213 6.2 5976.1 CapitaLand 304 -9 317/303 379 267 11.1 3 *****.5 CapitaMall Trust 187.5 -0.5 190.5/186.5 228 184.5 5.8 6516.1 CityDev 735 -19 758/730 1095 730 8.8
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      78 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT iBoxxKR US$ ***** 221.2 1.0 *****/***** DBXT ASX200 US$ 3295 131.0 2.9 3908/3112 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 91.6 0.3 *****/***** SPDR DJIA US$ ***** 77.5 0.3 *****/***** DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** 45.0 0.4 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Alliance
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      72 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBXT DBCBLEB US$ 1110 -336.7 -17.7 1567/1110 GLD US$ ***** -183.2 -1.3 *****/***** JMH USD 4945 -166.3 -2.3 6788/4502 Lyxor Indonesia US$ 7209 -139.5 -1.4 9182/6250 DBXT Nifty50 ETF10 ***** -124.0 -0.7 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Vashion 0.2 -60.0 -0.3
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Pavillon 200.1 0.075 +0.011 +17.19 China Env Res 0.4 0.059 +0.027 +84.38 QT Vascular 151,629.5 0.113 +0.020 +21.51 CPH 1,055.2 0.006 +0.002 +50.00 PSL Hldg 590.2 0.820 +0.170 +26.15 Wilton Resources 637.0 0.060 -0.005 -7.69 Versalink 373.8 0.143 -0.011 -7.14 Lorenzo Intl 1,400.4 0.048 +0.003
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      37 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share Index NOV 27,2015 691.45 -12.63 (-1.79%) Current streak 3 days Week high 705.85 Week low 691.45 52-week high 845.85 (Apr 17, 2015) 52-week low 677.74 (Oct 2, 2015)
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      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index NOV 27,2015 1,746.06 -8.59 (-0.49%) Current streak 1 day Week high 1,755.96 Week low 1,734.05 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 8 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 9 6 0 0 0 0 9 6 0 Manufacturing 42 77 30 13 20 9 55 97 39 Commerce 17 30 17 7 8 6 24 38 23 Tpt/Stor/Comms 10 21 8
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      125 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 67,806 35,636 103,442 239,436 11,666 251,102 Manufacturing 457,416 604,849 1,062,265 382,247 31,708 413,955 Commerce 469,481 190,558 660,039 375,774 12,416 388,190 Tpt/Stor/Comms 612,090 10,779 622,869 841,361 926 842,287 Finance 138,252 72 138,324 1,041,183 10 1,041,193 Construction
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      Lock icon Oil prices gain ahead of Opec meeting
      558 8 COMMODITIES AFP London WORLD oil prices rose last week on concerns that heightened geopolitical tensions could disrupt Middle East supplies despite a market awash with crude. Traders were turning their attention to this week’s Opec output meeting to see if the oil producers’
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 8 VOLUME Spackman 237,046,200 Noble 208,631,700 QT Vascular 203,041,700 Alliance Mineral 158,734,400 Ezra 142,054,400 Market volume 5,980,224,000 VALUE Singtel 392,512,352 OCBC Bank 376,120,353 DBS Grp 299,538,417 UOB 280,731,111 HongkongLand USD 201,969,043 Market value 4,615,060,000
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      112 8 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 292 -4 1488 299/290 355/280 291/292 IS Asia BND US US1042 cd +13 579 1053/1028 1096/1019 1034/1053 IS MS INDIA US$ US668 -6 379 672/664 1000/648 668/670 83.5 Nikko AM STI ETF 297 -4
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      Lock icon COMPANY MEETINGS
      147 8 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME China Fibretech Ltd S Riverview Hotel Singapore Hibiscus Room (Lvl 3) 382 Havelock Road 30-Nov 10.00am Lifebrandz Ltd A 2 Bukit Merah Central Podium 30-Nov 3.00pm E Block (Lvl 3) Room P303 30-Nov 4.00pm Summit Limited A 2 Bukit Merah Central Podium Block
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 8 Nov 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -423.00 +89.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -64.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -42.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 671.32 -3.23 FTSE ST Small Cap 405.67 +0.12 FTSE ST All Share 691.45 -4.47 FTSE ST China Top 171.42 -1.08 FTSE ST China 208.06 -2.17 FTSE
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      Lock icon Three China brokerages under probe
      247 9 Citic, Haitong and Guosen allegedly breach margin-trading rules BLOOMBERG Shanghai CHINA’S securities regulator is investigating Citic Securities Co, Haitong Securities Co and Guosen Securities Co over alleged breaches of rules on margin and short-selling contracts. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) probes involve contracts the
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      Lock icon PRIME LENDING RATES
      262 9 NOV 27 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ANZ Singapore 5.50 Bank of Communications 5.50 Bank of East Asia Bank of China Limited 5.50 Bank of Communications Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of East Asia Banque Internationale a Bank
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1071 9 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date Accordia Golf Tr aw 2.320 27-Nov 01-Dec 15-Dec 12-Nov Aims Amp Cap Ind Reit do 2.600 04-Nov 06-Nov 23-Dec 29-Oct Aims Amp Cap Ind Reit bi 0.020 04-Nov 06-Nov 23-Dec 29-Oct Aims Amp Cap Ind Reit (1 Jul-30
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      Lock icon BROKERS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
      1277 9 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 9.47 0.88 0.57 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 2 0.11 11.87 1.64 1.35 ARA Asset Mgt 1.00 1.25 1 0.08
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      Lock icon Emerging Asian currencies weaken on stronger US$
      478 10 CURRENCIES REUTERS Singapore MOST emerging Asian currencies eased on Friday and suffered weekly losses on broad strength in the dollar, with US interest rates expected to rise for the first time in around a decade at a time when the European Central Bank
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    • FOREX RATES
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        3 10 WEEKLY
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        471 10 NOV 27 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.961 4.613 0.679 5.591 48.096 99.312 0.883 8.323 3.063 1.101 76.048 34.004 1.016 10.341 0.738 23.548 25.821 0.478 0.721 Canada 1.041 4.802
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 10 NOV 27 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0160 1.0169 0.7211 0.7216 Canadian dollar 1.0579 1.0584 0.7511 0.7509 Euro 1.4971 1.4980 1.0626 1.0630 NZ dollar 0.9228 0.9236 0.6550 0.6554 Sterling pound 2.1274 2.1283 1.5100 1.5103
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 10 NOV 27 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4103 1.4107 2-months 1.4117 1.4123 3-months 1.4132 1.4137 6-months 1.4161 1.4167 Source: OCBC
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        2 10 WEEKLY
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 10 Nov 27 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.30 0.20 1-month 0.9375 0.8125 2-months 1.0 0.875 3-months 1.0625 0.9375 Overnight mode: 0.75 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.20 0.10 1 month 0.35 0.15 2 months 0.45 0.25 3 months 0.55 0.35 6 months 0.75 0.55 9 months 0.95 0.75 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 10 NOV 27 Nov 27 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.36 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.49 100.60 100.60 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 99.22 99.55 99.53 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 101.58 101.65 101.62 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 108.03
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        386 10 NOV 27 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Nov15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.50 *****3 *****8 Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 9972.50 *****.50 *****5 *****7 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec15 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****4 Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 72 3227 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        209 10 Most active NOV 27 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****9 0.1 ***** 1 1 120 5.00 60 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 3 -0.1 ***** 1 18 11 DBS MB eCW*****4 6.5 -1.8 ***** 0.1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        365 10 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Nov 27 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1311.8 -0.1 2.8 0.2 6.1 -0.2 -0.5 EAFE Preliminary 1044.3 -0.3 5.8 -0.2 4.9 -0.6 -1.6 Europe Preliminary 1465.9 -0.1 6.1
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        193 10 NOV-27 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Nov-27 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 873.00 -2.25 -0.26% 14/01/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 28.75 -0.14 -0.48% 14/12/2015 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 465.75 -13.50 -2.82% 14/12/2015 Nov-27 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2260.00 12.00 0.53% 14/12/2015 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1481.00 -4.00 -0.27%
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        Lock icon PALM OIL
        57 10 NOV 27 KLCE Palm Futures (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Vol Open Month Range Price Price High Low Done Position Dec 15 2105.0 2159.0 2160.0 2105.0 145 3250 Jan 16 2280.0 2292.0 2300.0 2270.0 2117 ***** Feb 16 2343.0 2362.0 2374.0 2339.0 ***** ***** Mar 16 2377.0 2396.0
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      2051 11 Week Ended: Nov 27 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil 90 42 8Telecom Last Sale AAT vol ('000) High week LOW Div 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit GrYld 175.5 118 ARA Asset Mgmt 120 -6 *****
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      403 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol 4 2.2 t Acesian Partners High 1 0.3 t Advanced Systems 0.4 unch 426 0.5 0.4 10.5 Low Div 25 4.5 t Alliance Mineral 12.4 +5.8 *****4
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      174 11 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1060 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US824 +23 7 824 812 129.2 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US2997 -71 18 3115 2997 8.2 135.3 106.2 DBXT MS SING US$ US107.5
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Manila mall operators looking to add record space
      765 12 Rising remittances from overseas Filipinos, a business-process outsourcing boom are fuelling household spending BLOOMBERG Manila PHILIPPINE builders such as SM Prime Holdings and Ayala Land can’t add retail space fast enough to satisfy demand from South-east Asia’s most-confident consumers that pack Manila’s
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      Lock icon Nearly 75% of Poiz Residences units in Potong Pasir snapped up
      386 12  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore THERE was strong interest for a new private condominium project in Potong Pasir as buyers snapped up close to three-quarters of its first units released for sale over the weekend. The Poiz Residences
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      1108 13 Here's an eye-opener on how sleep can impact health and what innovative sleep solutions and products are available INNOVATING FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE WHEN was the last time that you slept well? In today’s busy world, most people are usually deprived of adequate sleep and
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      598 13 Philips Breathless Choir enables people with chronic respiratory conditions to fulfil their dream of singing AS a leading global health technology company, Philips unveiled the Philips Breathless Choir in New York on November 18 to mark the World COPD Day. The event celebrated people with
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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      Lock icon LOOKING TOWARDS 2016
      5085 14 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: What are the main challenges that businesses will face in 2016? What opportunities, if any, could arise? Michael Zink Head of Asean and Citi Country Officer for Singapore I SEE tremendous opportunity in this increasingly networked world. Over 12 billion devices are connected to
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      Lock icon Use stock rallies to reduce risk
      1265 16 Looking ahead, equity total returns will have to rely on earnings as the major driver GLOBAL stock markets have rallied since early October. Yet earnings and earnings revisions have been weak. As a consequence, most of the valuation metrics have moved back into expensive
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      1276 16  -  S&P poll finds 67% of men and 52% of women in S’pore are financially literate the gap is one of the largest in the world By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore WOMEN and the poor are not as well versed in basic financial
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      799 17 New corporate bond issuance leap to 914b yuan for Q3, or 29% of all new credit REUTERS Shanghai A YEAR after China’s financial regulators squared up to the systemic perils of “shadow banking”, the threat is shifting to a booming corporate
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      914 17 AFP Paris PREPAID payment cards were seen as a positive development, helping those excluded from the banking system and providing a convenient financial tool, but their use in the Paris terror attacks has revealed a troubling dark side. The
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      618 17 AFP Washington THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to approve inclusion of China’s yuan in its SDR basket of elite currencies on Monday, rewarding Beijing’s strong pursuit of the global status. The IMF executive board is scheduled to meet Monday to
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      727 18 Iran eyes US$25b in investments from 50 oil gas deals International oil majors are weighing a return as sanctions are expected to be lifted in early 2016 AFP Teheran IRAN is seeking US$25 billion in investments from 50 deals involving international oil and gas companies, foreign executives were told on
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      458 18 AFP Paris THE campaign to sell off investments in fossil fuel projects, particularly those involving coal, is no longer a fringe movement as big players like banks and investment funds get on board. The divestment campaign has come a long way from its beginnings
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      1018 19  -  Jawbone hopes to cash in on the market trend with its latest UP3 fitness tracker By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore HEALTHCARE and sports activity trackers are at the vanguard of the new IoT (Internet of Things) market which is expected to reach
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      692 22  -  By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London THE United Kingdom is set to remain a high-borrowing welfare state in the next few years as the government has scaled back its austerity policies in its latest spending review. To finance spending and
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      587 22 REUTERS Johannesburg SOME African countries may seek to renegotiate repayment of existing debts to China as a way of helping their economies hit by lower crude and commodity prices, but will not turn down offers of new loans by the Asian
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      689 22 Bank chief says global growth is expected to be weakest since 2009 and rebound in eurozone is lowest since 1998 AFP Berlin THE ECB will roll out its big guns at its monetary policy meeting this week, ramping up its
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      371 22 Governors say risks to stability may be transmitted through trade, foreign exchange, rates and capital flows BLOOMBERG Manila ASIAN central banks said an expansion in policy instruments and careful coordination are essential to building defences against increased challenges to growth and financial
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      304 22 AFP Beijing BEIJING on Sunday issued its highest-level smog alert this year and urged residents to stay indoors as dangerous air pollution continued to cloak swathes of northern China. The smog came as global leaders flew to the French capital Paris for a
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      877 24  -  Although Ginza Yoshihiro’s unique selling point is oden it is primarily a sushi joint that also serves tempura, sukiyaki and tendon. BY JAIME EE BY JAIME EE NEW RESTAURANT Ginza Yoshihiro Level 4, Marina Mandarin Singapore Tel: 6734-8842 Open daily for lunch and dinner: 11.30am to
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      690 24  -  By Jaime Ee jaime@sph.com.sg NEW RESTAURANT Avenue Joffre Resorts World Sentosa 26 Sentosa Gateway, #02-137/138/139 (Entry by Festival Walk and Crockfords Tower) Tel: 6570-3213 Open daily for lunch and dinner: 12pm to 4pm; 6pm to 10pm. IT never fails to bemuse us: Why
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      133 24 The topics covered include: How to be an educated investor Adjust your investment style and risk appetite based on the industry and company The investment framework for identifying dividend growth companies Categorisation of listed companies into 6 business types Picking companies with strong competitive advantages Why intangible asset is more
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      622 26 Teammate Hamilton second in record 12th 1-2 finish of the year for dominant Mercedes REUTERS Abu Dhabi NICO Rosberg wrapped up the Formula One season on a winning high in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with teammate and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton second
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      620 26 NYT Singapore WATCH collectors have been buzzing about the 7.3 million Swiss francs price (S$10 million) a record for a wristwatch achieved by the Patek Philippe Reference 5016A-010 at the Only Watch auction earlier this month in Geneva. The amount was
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      660 26 AFP Ghent, Belgium BRITAIN won the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years in Ghent on Sunday when Andy Murray defeated David Goffin 6-3, 7-5,6-3 in the first of the reverse singles to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead
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      365 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 It sounds like awareness signified motivation (10) 6 Support something put on stage (4) 9 Maybe watch and relax, lying back (5) 10 Domineers, being out to introduce new ideas (9) 12 Father William maybe as personification of law enforcement (3,4) 13 Irish money once used
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