The Business Times, 7 January 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BTBreakingnews CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Thursday, January 7, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    228 1 A fragile economic climate awaits companies as they face weakening export demand in the coming months, going by the latest Nikkei Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index. TOP STORIES 5 Collaboration among government agencies still needs to be ironed out as Singapore’s builders look to improve their construction productivity. TOP
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    Lock icon SBF calls for bold and decisive steps to energise Singapore economy
    1042 1  -  It suggests investing CPF funds in the local bourse and appointing a minister for local enterprises, among others SINGAPORE’S FUTURE ECONOMY By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore INVEST Singapore workers’ pension funds in the stock market. Appoint a minister
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    Lock icon S’pore dividend growth forecast among worst in Asia-Pac
    803 1  -  Markit sees tiny 0.3% rise in payout this year; local banks will still account for biggest share of pool By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore AS if the news isn’t bad enough already, retirees here should brace themselves for it seems
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    27 1 Wednesday Change STI 2,804.27 -29.96 KL Comp 1,667.97 +2.27 Nikkei 225 18,191.32 -182.68 Hang Seng 20,980.81 -207.91 Shenzhen B 1,272.09 +18.80 Dow (10:45 EST) 16,937.38 -221.28
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      12 1 SHOPHOUSES value of shophouse transactions rises 8% in 2015 REAL ESTATE 15
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      39 1 CURRENCIES ON EDGE S$ down sharply; Fall in RM could set tone for more weakness top stories 4 FUNDS IN PLAY APS a star performer in 2015 COMPANIES MARKETS 8 Build entrepreneurial spirit early in schools: SBF, Page 5
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Expect currency wars in 2016, DBS chief warns
      890 4  -  S’pore economy will also go through its “trickiest and most sensitive” transformation for a long time to come By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore 2016 will be a year of “currency wars” and a yuan depreciation could lead to more corporate defaults
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      Lock icon Sing dollar falls sharply; market ‘shocked’ by weaker yuan fixing
      424 4  -  CURRENCIES ON EDGE By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore THE Singapore dollar fell sharply on Wednesday after a weaker-than-ex-pected yuan fixing by China’s central bank. The SGD was quoted at a low of 1.4342 to the US dollar at
      Source: Bloomberg  -  424 words
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      Lock icon Recent fall in RM could set tone for more weakness
      637 4  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore THE gathering speed in the weakening of the Chinese yuan, stubbornly low oil prices and stronger greenback amid rising tension in the Middle East has hit Asian currencies badly, although none so hard as
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      Lock icon World Bank flags China risk to Asian economies
      673 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo WITH China’s growth expected to slow further this year, even as some other major emerging markets remain in recession, global growth will depend critically upon continued strength in the advanced economies, the World Bank said in its
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      Lock icon Rebound seen for global aerospace, defence sector
      453 4  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore THE global aerospace and defence (A&D) industry is expected to return to growth in 2016 with total sector revenues to expand 3 per cent, after contracting in 2015. Factors driving the bullish outlook include a pick-up in
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      Lock icon S’pore firms face fragile export demand in coming months
      548 5  -  Nikkei Dec PMI shows 7th month of positive business conditions but costs are rising, and new orders stagnating By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore THE private sector closed 2015 on a slightly positive note, with business conditions remaining largely healthy last
      Source: NIkkei, Markit  -  548 words
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      Lock icon Build entrepreneurial spirit early in schools: SBF
      605 5  -  SINGAPORE’S FUTURE ECONOMY By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THERE is a need to continue to foster a more entrepreneurial mindset and culture in Singapore, and this effort could start as early as primary school, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Industry to draw lessons from first public project using PPVC technology
      1082 6  -  Tharman, on a tour of NTU’s new student hostels, says regulations and cross-agency collaboration need to be ironed out to boost building productivity By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore REGULATIONS and collaboration among various government agencies still need to
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      Lock icon Productivity guidelines for tunnel builders this year
      292 6  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore BUILDERS of tunnels may soon find themselves subject to the same building guidelines as property developers. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Wednesday said it will expand the existing “buildability appraisal framework” to include tunnelling projects;
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      Lock icon IDA arm launches programme to train potential VC managers
      466 6  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore ASIA’S first programme to train people in venture-capital management has been launched, marking the first of many talent-development initiatives to be rolled out in Singapore this year, which will go towards boosting the startup ecosystem.
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      Lock icon S$9,000 drop in Cat A COE surprises car dealers
      406 6  -  By Samuel Ee samuelee@sph.com.sg Singapore REPLACEMENT buyers rejoiced on Wednesday, when the small-car category got off to a good start in 2016 by plunging more than S$9,000 to a 41/2-year low in the first certificate of entitlement (COE) bidding exercise of
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Improve disclosure when SGX rejects transfers to Catalist
      717 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY KENNETH LIM kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT THE SINGAPORE equity market now has clarity on how the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will assess applications from Mainboard companies seeking to transfer to the Catalist board. The good news is that the market regulator
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      Lock icon Singapore’s APS a star performer in 2015
      987 8  -  FUNDS IN PLAY By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore AS fund managers compile their performance data for 2015 these two weeks, homegrown manager APS Asset Management is likely to come out tops among Asia-focused funds. The company’s long only China A Share Fund
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      Lock icon LVMH’s PE, real estate arms to merge with Catterton
      463 8  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, the world’s largest luxury goods maker, is combining its private equity (PE) and real estate investment units with US private equity firm Catterton to form the world’s largest global
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      Lock icon In.Corp Global on acquisition path
      606 10  -  Phillip Capital-backed firm buys Raffles Corp asset, expects 3 more deals this quarter By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore SINGAPORE-based corporate services provider In.Corp Global has acquired the secretarial, accounting and tax practices of Raffles Corporate Advisory as part of wider ambitions to become a
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      Lock icon SingPost shares dive inexplicably to 20-month low; prompts SGX query
      458 10  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore SHARES of postal and e-commerce group Singapore Post took an unexplained and dramatic dive on Wednesday to their lowest point in 20 months, drawing a query about its unusual trading activity from the Singapore
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      Lock icon HK High Court halts China Fishery winding-up process
      460 10  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore SHAREHOLDERS and bondholders of beleaguered upstream fisher and fishmeal producer China Fishery Group might get a reprieve now that the Hong Kong High Court has put a halt to its liquidation process. The latest court action,
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      Lock icon Silverlake issues review to rebut claims of wrongdoing
      384 11  -  Review by independent consultant suggests no impropriety in related party deals highlighted by anonymous report By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore STUNG some six months ago by an anonymous short-selling report that alleged wrongdoing in certain deals linked to its controlling shareholder,
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      Lock icon Weiye’s spinoff Eindec launches Catalist IPO
      279 11  -  By Grace So graceso@sph.com.sg Singapore REGIONAL clean air solutions company Eindec Corporation has launched its initial public offering (IPO) for a Catalist listing. Eindec, a spin-off from Weiye Holdings, said that it is placing out 35.8 million new shares at S$0.21 each to raise
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      Lock icon AirAsia plans US$1b bond programme to finance debt and buy planes
      258 11 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur AIRASIA Bhd, South-east Asia’s biggest budget carrier, plans to raise as much as US$1 billion under a multicurrency medium-term note programme to refinance debt and buy airplanes after last year’s plunge in the Malaysian ringgit pushed
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      Lock icon New World’s US$350m misstep may yet pay off
      421 11  -  By Gillian Tan BLOOMBERG New York NEW World Development now has a price tag on its biggest dealmaking misstep. The Hong Kong conglomerate offered on Wednesday to take its Chinese unit private for US$2.7 billion, about US$350 million more than if its
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 12 STI Catalist Straits Times index Jan 6,2016 2,804.27 -29.96 (-1.06%) Current streak 5 days Day high 2,844.06 Day low 2,800.78 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 2,787.94 (Sept 29, 2015) FTSE ST Catalist index Jan 6,2016 492.54 -2.74 (-0.55%) Current streak 7 days Day high 497.23 Day low
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      Lock icon Yuan worries sink ST Index 1.06%
      635 12  -  The People’s Bank of China cut daily fixing for the currency to lowest level since April 2011, rattling region’s markets STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE local stock market continued to be plagued by weak sentiment on Wednesday as the Straits Times Index
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      303 12 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 227 +1 229/225 271 213 6.4 5962.7 CapitaLand 326 -3 330/323 379 267 11.9 2.8 *****.8 CapitaMall Trust 192.5 -1.5 195.5/192 228 184.5 5.6 6689.9 CityDev 754 +5 768/750 1095 695 9.1
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      37 12 VOLUME Forise Intl 74,183,300 Moya Asia R 55,857,400 Xpress 46,761,600 Luzhou Bio-Chem 43,920,900 ChinaSports 40,845,100 Market volume 1,359,983,000 VALUE Singtel 102,778,665 DBS Grp 71,649,423 Keppel Corp 58,502,394 UOB 56,319,222 Global Logistic 54,182,756 Market value 1,006,213,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs
      114 12 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 287 -2 516 290/287 355/280 286/287 IS MS INDIA US$ US656 -11 377 667/656 1000/639 656/661 82 DBXT MSRussia US$ US162 70 162/162 235/155 161/162 DBXT Vietnam US$ US2276 +10 31 2277/2245 2786/2139 2245/2276
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      77 12 Jan 6 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -25.00 -154.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -115.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -2.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 661.99 -4.36 FTSE ST Small Cap 403.16 -2.17 FTSE ST All Share 680.52 -6.21 FTSE ST China Top 167.09 -2.83 FTSE ST China 203.76 -3.41 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      34 12 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index Jan 6,2016 680.52 -6.21 (-0.90%) Current streak 1 day Day high 688.46 Day low 680.22 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 676.13 (Sept 29,2015)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 12 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index Jan 5,2016 1,666.74 -5.15 (-0.31%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,681.77 Day low 1,660.90 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 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 6 1 0 1 0 6 7 1 Manufacturing 28 46 23 6 12 6 34 58 29 Commerce 12 22 15 5 6 4 17 28 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 6 20 8
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 24,298 4,399 28,697 94,126 1,299 95,425 Manufacturing 300,574 46,968 347,542 94,605 3,210 97,815 Commerce 73,052 27,777 100,829 70,578 1,322 71,900 Tpt/Stor/Comms 142,916 502 143,418 216,536 39 216,575 Finance 22,307 58 22,365 185,616 6 185,622 Construction
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      79 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE CFM 79.9 0.047 +0.011 +30.56 AIM 15.9 0.255 -0.070 -21.54 EcoWise 14,609.6 0.039 -0.004 -9.30 TheHourGlass 3,631.6 0.710 -0.070 -8.97 Sunlight 200.0 0.015 -0.004 -21.05 Creative 133.6 1.380 +0.235 +20.52 Moya Asia 17,608.6 0.034 +0.001 +3.03 Luzhou Bio-Chem 43,920.9 0.044 -0.003 -6.38 Green Build 112.0
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      74 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** 117.5 0.8 *****/***** Creative 138 23.5 20.5 189/85 DBXT MSINDO us$ 1175 18.6 1.1 1492/911 DBXT S&P Short US$ 2182 17.2 0.6 2393/2086 Jardine C&C 3441 15.0 0.4 4258/2636 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Moya Asia R 0.2 100.0
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      77 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -318.0 -1.1 *****/***** DBXT Nifty50 ETF10 ***** -244.9 -1.4 *****/***** DBXT E50 US$ 4392 -179.1 -2.8 5300/4350 DBXT MSKorea US$ 4889 -164.7 -2.3 6246/4478 DBXT ASX200 US$ 3200 -136.1 -2.9 3908/3112 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLP MBeCW*****1
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Singapore Aviation
        121 12 UOB Kay Hian, Jan 6 Strategy buy SATS and Singapore Airlines (SIA) on weakness. SATS remains our top pick within the Singapore aviation space and we expect the stock to generate 17 per cent returns (net of dividend) for 2016. Catalysts are improved earnings from subsidiary TFK, cost
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        Lock icon SPH Reit | Hold
        170 12 SPH Reit Hold Jan 6 close: S$0.955 Target price:S$0.99 OCBC Investment Research, Jan 6 SPH Reit reported a steady set of Q1 FY2016 results which met our expectations. Gross revenue rose 2.9 per cent year on year to S$52.1 million, but distribution per unit was flat at 1.33 Singapore cents,
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        Lock icon mm2 Asia | Buy
        220 12  - mm2 Asia Buy Compiled by Claire Huang Jan 6 close: S$0.79 Target price: S$1.05 DBS Group Research, Jan 5 mm2 Asia is riding on growing demand and support for local production and gaining traction overseas. It has a high margins business model, with new revenue streams to strengthen competitive edge
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      17 12 DATA I Jan 7 (3am) US FOMC meeting minutes IJan 7 (9.30pm) US Initial Jobless Claims
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      Lock icon Yuan sinks; safe haven yen strengthens
      477 13 CURRENCIES REUTERS London CHINA’S yuan fell on Wednesday to its lowest since the 2010 opening of its offshore market, extending a slide that has unnerved global financial markets and sent currency investors rushing for the security of Japan’s yen. Big global banks forecast a
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon HANG SENG
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 13 Jan 6 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.999 4.654 0.662 5.506 47.391 98.792 0.843 8.507 3.110 1.068 74.477 33.402 1.018 11.166 0.717 23.594 25.729 0.485 0.710 Canada 1.001 4.659
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 13 Jan 6 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0171 1.0180 0.7101 0.7106 Canadian dollar 1.0186 1.0188 0.7111 0.7111 Euro 1.5368 1.5372 1.0729 1.0730 NZ dollar 0.9524 0.9533 0.6649 0.6654 Sterling pound 2.0965 2.0973 1.4636 1.4640
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 13 Jan 6 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.4340 1.4343 2-months 1.4352 1.4356 3-months 1.4363 1.4365 6-months 1.4397 1.4403 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        208 13 Most active Jan 6 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left UOB MB eCW*****4 10.4 -0.8 4755 0.1 2030 6 CSC Holdings W*****9 0.4 unch 3854 1 1 8 3.25 59 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 2.8 -0.2 2163 1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 13 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Jan 5 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1254.2 0.0 -1.8 -0.1 -1.5 -0.2 -2.1 EAFE Preliminary 990.5 0.1 -2.3 -0.2 -2.2 -0.3 -2.9 Europe Preliminary 1382.6 0.5 -2.1
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        398 13 Jan 6 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Jan16 *****.00 *****.00 9905.00 *****.00 *****6 *****7 Feb16 9852.50 *****.00 9797.50 9927.50 2045 2355 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Mar16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****4 *****5 Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 771 1417 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK RATES
        154 13 Jan 6 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 Par 1-month 1.0 0.875 2-months 1.125 1.0 3-months 1.1875 1.0625 Overnight mode: N.A. US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.45 0.35 1 month 0.48 0.38 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.75 0.55 6 months 0.95 0.75 9 months 1.10 0.90 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 13 Jan 6 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0F 1.375 01-Oct-17 100.49 100.56 100.54 5-Year N*****0S 2.000 01-Jul-20 100.15 100.15 100.15 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 98.7 98.95 98.60 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 100.86 101.30 100.70 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 107.31
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 13 Jan-5 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Jan-5 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 867.75 3.25 0.38% 14/01/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 29.63 -0.30 -1.00% 14/01/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 461.25 3.00 0.65% 14/03/2016 Jan-5 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2163.00 -46.00 -2.08% 14/03/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1465.00 -16.00 -1.08%
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1683 14 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net 153 131.5 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 135.5 -2 656 137 135 1 8.2 859.9 High 175.5 109 ARA Asset Mgmt 114 -4 1198 117.5 113
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      224 14 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale Vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr GrYld Net P/E MCap 35 10 t 3Cnergy 10.2 29.5 18 t CNMC Goldmine 18.8 unch 20 18.8 18.8 5.9 2.8
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      126 14 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E 123.5 110.2 ABF SG Bond ETF 114.3xd +0.3 14 114.5 114.1 521.8 Last Sale vol 4258 2750 DBXT China50 US$ US2775 -51 4 2784 2775 7.6 Day 1750 1151 DBXT MSCHINA
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Value of shophouse deals rises 8% in 2015
      902 15 Market watchers note there has been heightened interest for these heritage properties from ultra high net worth investors and family funds Singapore THE value of shophouse transactions last year reached S$655.6 million, up 8 per cent from S$606.2 million in the previous
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      Lock icon Wanda to invest 15b yuan in hospitals
      377 15 Shanghai CHINA’S Wanda Group will invest 15 billion yuan (S$3.3 billion) in hospital developments around the country, the property and investment firm said in a statement on Wednesday, tapping into a reform drive to give private firms a larger role in healthcare. The
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      Lock icon GuocoLand inks pact with AccorHotels to manage two hotels
      496 15  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore GUOCOLAND Limited has inked a pact with AccorHotels to manage the two new hotels in its mixed-use developments in Singapore and Malaysia. The 222-room Sofitel Singapore City Centre will be part of the group’s upcoming
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      Lock icon HK’s huge property gains may reverse in 2016
      366 15 BLOOMBERG Singapore THE Hong Kong property market’s gravity-defying climb to records may be set for a reversal this year. Hong Kong is forecast to overtake Singapore as the weakest-performing luxury residential market, with prime property prices declining an estimated 5 per cent
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      782 16 As sales volumes plunge in slow housing market, many agents are turning to private driving services BLOOMBERG Singapore WHEN Billy Loh started in 2008 as a property agent, his profession was seen as a route to wealth in Singapore. Now,
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      1356 16 Property transactions for districts 1 to 28 with contract dates between Nov 25 and Dec 1,2015 PROJECT NAME/ STREET NAME PROP TYPE CONTRACT DATE TENURE BUILT-IN/LAND AREA*(SQ FT) PRICE (S$’000) PSF (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED The Clift Apt 27/11/2015 99 506 1025 2026 District 3 NON-LANDED Alex Residences Apt
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      Lock icon Nordic property deals hit a record driven by overseas interest
      471 16 BLOOMBERG Stockholm THE Nordic property market could reach new heights this year as foreign investors continue to drive demand after 2015 delivered the highest transaction volumes ever. Pangea Property Partners, which tracks real estate transactions, estimates there were 905 deals
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      4992 17 THIS NOTICE IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OF NOTEHOLDERS. If Noteholders (as defined below) are in doubt about any aspect of the Proposal (as defined below) and/or the action they should take, they should seek their own financial advice from their stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      1747 18 NOTICES TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices GDS GLOBAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No: *****7895H NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of GDS GLOBAL LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at 86 International Road, Singapore
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      2675 19 -\W Xpress XPRESS HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration Number: *****2058Z) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Xpress Holdings Ltd (“the Company") will be held at 25 Tai Seng Avenue, #01-01 Scorpio East Building, Singapore *****4, on
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Pioneer Natural bets on demand for more shale oil stock with new shares
      502 20 BLOOMBERG Chicago EVEN after almost US$400 billion in oil company market value was wiped out by investors fleeing the crude rout, Pioneer Natural Resources Co is betting there’s ample demand for more shale-drilling shares. Pioneer plans to
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      Lock icon Opec unity under fresh strain amid Iran-Saudi crisis
      616 20 In addition to political and religious issues, Middle Eastern powerhouses also clashing over market share AFP Paris ESCALATING diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have added fresh strains on Opec’s unity as the cartel grapples with a common response to rock-bottom
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      612 20 But API says Obama govt stifling oil and gas industry with regulations AFP Washington THE top US oil lobby said on Tuesday that the oil market’s muted response to the escalating crisis between Saudi Arabia and Iran shows US production has been
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      Lock icon Malaysia imposes three-month ban on bauxite mining
      327 20 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA said that it will ban bauxite mining for three months starting Jan 15 due to concerns over its impact on the environment, in a move that could hurt stockpiles of the aluminium making ingredient in China. Malaysia’s bauxite mining
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Twitter may allow tweets with 10,000 characters soon, says report
      499 21 AFP Washington TWITTER’S 140-character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users. Now the company could offer a solution, according to tech news website re/code: the 10,000 character tweet, which could be available as soon as
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      Lock icon Shares of Apple and suppliers hit by report of cut in iPhone production
      623 21 Tech giant will slash output by 30% in Jan-March quarter to clear inventory pile-up, says report REUTERS Taipei APPLE Inc is expected to cut production of its latest iPhone models by about 30 per cent in the
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      Lock icon Ultra-thin, high-def TVs battle for CES crown
      704 21 AFP Las Vegas A BATTLE for the title of best new television opened on Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with LG unveiling a new model no thicker than four stacked credit cards. The South Korean consumer electronics colossus opened a packed
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      Lock icon Microsoft faces new scrutiny from Chinese regulators
      584 21 NYT Hong Kong A FEW months ago, Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, hosted a technology summit meeting at the company’s headquarters near Seattle with some of China’s most powerful political leaders. He smiled for a photo while flanked by Xi Jinping,
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      154 21 THE BUSINESS TIMES NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF INDEX PRECISION INDUSTRIES PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) Reg. No. *****8564E NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 8 Wilkie Road
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  • CONSUMER
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      Lock icon China corn farms already tainted by GM seeds
      583 22 Greenpeace report may generate further distrust of the government’s ability to ensure a safe food supply REUTERS Beijing FARMERS are illegally growing genetically modified corn in China’s north-east, said environmental non-profit Greenpeace on Wednesday, in a report that may generate further distrust
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      Lock icon Huge medical debt woes loom even for insured Americans
      1196 22 NYT New York HERE is the surest way to enjoy the peace of mind that comes with having health insurance: Don’t get sick. The number of uninsured Americans has fallen by an estimated 15 million since 2013, thanks largely to the
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      614 22 AFP Las Vegas FITBIT on Tuesday unveiled its “smart fitness watch”, aiming to get into the growing smartwatch segment with upgraded fitness tracking features. But the company’s share price plunged amid disappointment over its prospects for keeping pace with rivals like Apple Watch.
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      Lock icon Sainsbury shakes up British retail landscape with Home Retail bid
      458 22 WP London THE British retailing landscape just shifted. Beset by competition from discounters and online encroachment from the likes of Amazon.com Inc, J Sainsbury chief Mike Coupe has decided that the best plan is to fight his way out of
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      33 22 INDIA THROUGH HER EYES Singaporean Indophile Wei Fen Lee on her experiences in India MUMBAI PROPERTY: 2015 V 2016 GET YOUR COPY TOMORROW TO ADVERTISE: CALL SHAN (*****861) KALWANT (*****327) OR NISHAL (*****438)
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Lock icon Nov trade deficit narrows as goods imports fall sharply
      600 23 New orders for factory goods also down indicating that economic growth braked sharply in Q4 LATEST US DATA BLOOMBERG REUTERS Washington AMERICA’S trade deficit shrank in November as a decline in imports exceeded a drop in the value of shipments abroad.
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      465 23 BLOOMBERG, REUTERS Frankfurt THE euro area has entered a year of solid economic growth that may see companies expanding capacity to meet increasing demand, Markit Economics said. A Purchasing Managers’ Index for manufacturing and services unexpectedly rose to 54.3 in December from
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      Lock icon China’s services growth in December hits 17-month low
      578 23 Caixin’s gauge indicates an economy losing steam REUTERS, BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG Beijing ACTIVITY in China’s services sector expanded at its slowest rate in 17 months in December, a private survey showed on Wednesday, in a further indication that the world’s second largest economy
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      Lock icon Bid to keep yuan stable to get costlier
      749 23 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong CHINA may still be far from Jim Chanos’s infamous “treadmill to hell”, but its policy makers this year will find themselves running harder to stand still. That’s the take of analysts seeing a rising cost to the People’s Bank
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      580 23  -  Stronger yen threatens to derail Japan’s economic recovery By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo WHAT markets see as coded signals from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) that it intends to launch fresh monetary easing soon possibly as early as this month continued to
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      45 23 Solar Energy Singapore We are seeking investors to develop Singapore's largest solar retailer. Startup company Solar Factory Outlet Pte Ltd supplies and installs affordable solar energy systems for homes and buildings. i Investors and buying 1 clients are welcome. Email to: solar@sfo.com.sg Call: 9117 9543
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon MAS baggage blunder leaves passengers fuming
      603 24  -  Airline prohibits check-in luggage on flights to Amsterdam, London and Paris because of headwinds then scraps restriction shortly afterwards By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur IT may be privatised, have a new boss and assumed a new corporate entity, but Malaysia Airlines (MAS) continues
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      Lock icon US vehicle sales in 2015 likely to smash records
      579 24 AFP Chicago US VEHICLE sales were set to smash records in 2015 as easy credit, hot new models and strong consumer confidence lured buyers to showrooms. General Motors, Ford, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota reported strong December sales on Tuesday and forecast
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      Lock icon Australia new vehicle sales enjoy record-breaking year
      307 24 REUTERS Sydney SALES of new vehicles in Australia rose solidly in December to make 2015 a record-breaking year for the sector, a sign that consumers are confident enough to splash out on bigticket items. The Australian Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries’ VFACTS report
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      657 24 BLOOMBERG Mexico City IN Mexico’s red-hot domestic car market, even embattled Volkswagen AG is doing well. While the German carmaker’s annual sales were set to decline worldwide for the first time in 11 years after it admitted to
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      947 25 Vessel Voy Sin Pusan Tarawa Honiara Santo Port Vila Noumea Lautoka Suva Nukualofa Apia Pago Pago Papeete Lae P. Moresby Townsville APL Columbus V010E 23 May 06 Jun 22 Jun 26 Jun 29 Jun 01 Jul 03 Jul 06 Jul 08 Jul 10 Jul 10 Jul 15 Jul APL Columbus
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Shareholder bodies like SIAS needed in developed capital markets
      499 26 EDITORIAL EVER since the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or SIAS, was formed to aid retail investors cope with the withdrawal of Malaysian shares traded locally on Clob International back in 1998, it has struggled to fully convince a sceptical public about
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      Lock icon Big world power, small mindset?
      839 26  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Frank Ching T The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator. Follow him on Twitter: @FrankChing1 AS a new year begins, China has released plans for its military development, including a second aircraft carrier. At the same time, a military
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      Lock icon Fed declares end to debt crisis, world turns wary
      1370 26  -  The countries most affected by US monetary policy have no say over its formulation. As one ex-treasury secretary put it, the dollar is “our currency, but your problem”. BY CHRIS MILLER problem”.BY CHRIS MILLER T The writer is associate director of
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      Lock icon Saudi-Iran dispute won’t cause lasting oil price rally
      765 27  -  COMMENTARY By Nick Cunningham OILPRICE.COM OIL prices jumped on the first trading day of 2016 as the tension in the Middle East outweighed a selloff in financial markets around the world. Oil markets remain oversupplied and depressed, but geopolitical flashpoints have a
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      Lock icon Exempt smaller firms from sustainability reporting
      318 27  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR S Kumar I MUST laud the efforts of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in implementing a sustainability reporting regime for listed companies in Singapore. In the general scheme of things, a sustainability report helps a company crystallise its response to the
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      824 27  -  By Yogi Aggarwal TThe writer is a Mumbai-based journalist THE banking system in India faces a crisis as bad debts rise to unacceptable levels. Leading the pack of defaulters are large companies mainly in the infrastructure, steel and aviation sector.
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      1268 27  -  Unless he changes his long-held beliefs, he could lose his perilous populist plebiscite on EU membership. membership.BY DENIS MACSHANE T The writer is a contributing editor at The Globalist and was the UK’s minister for Europe from 2002 to 2005. He
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      Lock icon Host of events to mark Shakespeare’s 400th anniversary
      448 28 Some of the bard’s most famous plays will be staged at The Globe in London AFP London SHAKESPEARE’S Globe Theatre in London is marking the 400th anniversary of the bard’s death with a “Wonder Season” of some of his most famous plays.
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      Lock icon Lumosity’s brain training claims are bogus: US FTC
      565 28 WP Washington WORRIED about losing your marbles when you get older? Chances are you’ve been bombarded with ads saying you can keep more of them just by playing simple brain games designed to keep your wits sharp as you age. But at
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      945 28 WP Washington WHETHER it’s Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook or relatively unknown firms such as Camden Property Trust, Fortune’s No 1 “Best Workplace for Diversity” last year, businesses around the world are scrambling to show they know it’s not okay to let white
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      349 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Bring fellow to eat out (5) 4 Place to put pens etc? (8) 10 Actor, one featured in musical (7) 11 Second book more than enough as illustration (7) 12 Way east’s cut off in disorderly retreat (4) 13 Fully developed road ultimately’s restricted (5) 14
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