The Business Times, 14 April 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.20 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes CO REGN NO *****2868E MCI (P) 039/08/2015 Thursday, April 14, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    180 1 The endgame of embracing financial technology is to make finance cheaper and more convenient for customers, says Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. TOP STORIES 2 Polls swing in Brexit’s favour due to disenchantment with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. TOP STORIES
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    Lock icon M&A increasingly favoured as internationalisation strategy
    678 1  -  IE Singapore sees steady take-up of its M&A grants, with S$8.3m awarded over 95 projects from 2011 to 2015 By Kelly Tay kellytay@sph.com.sg @KellyTayBT Singapore MORE Singapore companies are internationalising via mergers and acquisitions (M&As) using these deals as a quick way to ramp
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    Lock icon Banks expect big AGM turnout as shareholder base soars
    939 1  -  AGM WATCH By Siow Li Sen lisen@sph.com.sg @SiowLiSenBT Singapore THE banks are preparing for a surge in shareholder attendance at their upcoming annual general meetings (AGMs) by switching to venues that can hold bigger crowds. This is because investor rolls at
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    27 1 Wednesday Change STI 2,890.41 +75.76 KL COMP 1,723.11 +8.11 NIKKEI 225 16,381.22 +452.43 HANG SENG 21,158.71 +654.27 SHENZHEN B 1,148.91 +12.85 DOW (11.45 EDT) 17,878.01 +156.76
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      14 1 HERE COMES THE CHATBOT Facebook ushers in new era of customer service TECH 24
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      26 1 UPBEAT ON PROPERTY Frasers launches EC in Sembawang REAL ESTATE 13 SINGAPORE BUDGET 2016 Two weeks of paid paternity leave from Jan 2017 top stories 2
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Fintech’s aim is to cut costs, lift customer convenience
      654 2  -  Tharman downplays fintech city rankings, says its success depends on tie-ups between players and cities By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE end-game of embracing financial technology (fintech) is to make finance cheaper and more convenient for customers, and Singapore will
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      Lock icon Two weeks of paid paternity leave from January 2017
      679 2  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE government will legislate a second week of state-funded paternity leave for all fathers of Singapore citizen children born from Jan 1 next year. This was announced by Senior Minister of State Josephine Teo in
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      Lock icon Higher starting pay for graduate engineers joining public sector
      502 2  -  SINGAPORE BUDGET 2016 By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE salaries for engineers joining the public service upon graduation will start from S$3,800 a month, while those in information and communications technology (ICT) will start from S$4,000. This represents an average
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      Lock icon Govt wages war on diabetes, sets up task forces
      773 2  -  By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S healthy life expectancy may be among the top three in the world but Singaporeans are also living with longer ill health now than before, with diabetes a particularly worrying trend that has prompted the
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      Lock icon Disenchantment with Cameron and Osborne helping Brexit campaign
      722 4  -  Latest poll shows four-point lead for those in favour of UK leaving EU By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London POLLS have swung in favour of Brexit due to disenchantment with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. The
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      Lock icon IMF urges govts of advanced economies to use fiscal policies to support demand
      603 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo A BOLDER and more proactive approach is needed by governments especially those of advanced nations toward leaning on fiscal policy as the global economy continues to slow, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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      Lock icon Industry Transformation Programme a timely move, say panellists
      552 4  -  SINGAPORE BUDGET 2016 By Grace So graceso@sph.com.sg Singapore PANELLISTS at the Deloitte Budget Seminar 2016 have expressed their support for the government’s plan to phase out the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) Scheme and replace it with the more targeted Industry Transformation
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      Lock icon Drones to be tested for solar and wind farms
      536 4  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore DRONES could soon replace human inspectors in solar and wind farms around the world if a tie-up between multinational energy-services provider DNV GL and a local drone technology startup bears fruit. Norway-based DNV GL on
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      Lock icon Maersk Oil presses on with upstream projects with backing from AP Moeller-Maersk
      1176 5  -  This gives Maersk Oil room to expand Africa portfolio By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore IN times of adversity, it helps if you have a well-endowed parent that can fund your uncertain journey without any strings attached.
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      Lock icon China’s March exports in surprise surge, boosting stock markets
      523 5  -  By Virginie Mangin btworld@sph.com.sg Beijing CHINA trade data has surprised on the upside with exports surging in March, yet another sign that the world’s second-largest economy may be stabilising. However, analysts warn that China’s exporters will still face headwinds this year
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      324 2 Keppel Infrastructure Trust (Business Trust Registration No. *****01) (Constituted in the Republic of Singapore as a business trust pursuant to a trust deed dated 5 January 2007 (as amended)) Notice of Books Closure Date Distribution Payment Date Notice is hereby given that the Register of Unitholders of Keppel Infrastructure Trust
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      211 4 Lianhe Zaobao Singapore Budget 2016 Business Forum POST BUDGET DIALOGUE WITH FINANCE MINISTER The inaugural Lianhe Zaobao Singapore Budget 2016 Business Forum offers you the opportunity to have a deeper grasp of Budget 2016 and its implications on the development of your business. 26 April 2016 10am to 2pm Marina
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon YuuZoo critics need first to understand its business model
      1226 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY JACQUELYN CHEOK jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT DON’T criticise what you can’t understand, Bob Dylan famously sang in his 1964 anthem of change The Times They Are A-Changin’. The Singapore market, it appears, is doing that to YuuZoo, a company
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      Lock icon UBP completes Coutts purchase, may expand through JVs
      641 7  -  But it will pause for now to integrate systems, bankers and culture, says CEO By Genevieve Cua gen@sph.com.sg @GenCuaBT Singapore UNION Bancaire Privee (UBP) may explore joint ventures to fuel further expansion in the private banking and institutional asset management space, but
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      62 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index April 13,2016 2,890.41 +75.76 (+2.69%) Current streak 3 days Day high 2,890.41 Day low 2,835.85 52-week high 3,539.95 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21,2016) FTSE ST Catalist index April 13,2016 457.74 +2.47 (+0.54%) Current streak 4 days Day high 458.05 Day low 451.31
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      Lock icon STI shoots up on China export surge
      619 8  -  S-Reits’ negative start to 2016 reverses after Japan’s negative rates and global bond yield collapse: Maybank STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT A LARGE push on banks on Wednesday helped propel the Straits Times Index (STI) up 75.76 points or 2.69 per cent
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      318 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 247 +5 247/242 271 209 5.9 6492.3 CapitaCom Trust 142.5 +0.5 144/141.5 176.5 122.5 6 4211.3 CapitaLand 309 cd +6 310/304 379 267 12.4 2.9 *****.4 CapitaMall Trust 214 +2 215/212 228
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      36 8 VOLUME Ezra 202,423,900 Ezion 97,707,100 Noble 53,389,600 Rex Intl 47,341,500 Tech Oil Gas 40,253,200 Market volume 1,971,881,000 VALUE DBS Grp 123,912,560 Singtel 119,542,158 OCBC Bank 77,028,590 Keppel Corp 70,203,210 UOB 61,806,093 Market value 1,418,492,000
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      Lock icon SGX ETFs Most Active
      107 8 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 289 +7 502 290/285 355/254 289/290 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US312 +10 139 315/311 399/190 313/314 DBXT MSPHILS US$ US201.8 +1 130 203.5/201.8 230.1/158.5 201.7/202.5 16.1 Lyxor Taiwan US106.2 -2.8 47 106.2/106.2 128.5/90 -/-25.3 UETF
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 8 Apr 13 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 30.00 -23.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +129.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +3.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 692.54 +8.83 FTSE ST Small Cap 399.37 +2.79 FTSE ST All Share 705.36 +14.14 FTSE ST China Top 167.03 +3.33 FTSE ST China 198.91 +4.63 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index April 13,2016 705.36 +14.14 (+2.05%) Current streak 3 days Day high 705.36 Day low 695.18 52-week high 847.98 (Apr 15, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      34 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index April 12, 2016 1,636.94 +4.90 (+0.30%) Current streak 5 days Day high 1,640.94 Day low 1,626.90 52-week high 1,949.49 (May 15, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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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 1 5 0 0 1 9 1 6 Manufacturing 45 26 37 8 7 11 53 33 48 Commerce 28 18 7 7 3 4 35 21 11 Tpt/Stor/Comms 25 4 5
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      121 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 33,575 1,032 34,607 127,404 227 127,631 Manufacturing 147,465 56,444 203,909 141,948 1,124 143,072 Commerce 105,652 51,799 157,451 104,727 2,285 107,012 Tpt/Stor/Comms 348,180 3,248 351,428 268,173 280 268,453 Finance 24,772 175 24,947 283,212 22 283,233 Construction
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      83 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE TT Intl 19,064.7 0.084 +0.008 +10.53 Soon Lian 50.1 0.100 +0.010 +11.11 Regal Intl 201.4 0.105 -0.029 -21.64 Compact Metal 9,709.4 0.030 -0.002 -6.25 IP Softcom 26.1 0.016 -0.003 -15.79 PS Group 80.0 0.159 -0.011 -6.47 New Wave 3,000.2 0.009 -0.003 -25.00 CosmoSteel 1,523.7 0.129
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      75 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low Lyxor ThaiSET US$ ***** 787.2 5.5 *****/9646 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 382.8 1.4 *****/***** Jardine C&C 4163 180.0 4.5 4258/2636 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5345 152.3 2.2 6300/4770 DBXT MSJAP US$ 4697 137.5 2.2 5277/4031 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low SembMar MBeCW*****2 1.8
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      75 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** -194.1 -1.2 *****/***** JMH USD 5802 -80.9 -1.0 6300/4500 DBXT S&P Short US$ 2118 -32.4 -1.1 2393/2086 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2216 -21.6 -0.7 2786/2017 Hong Fok 73 -7.5 -9.3 90/53.6 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low CPH 0.4 -55.6 -0.5
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Acromec | Subscribe
        97 8 Acromec Subscribe IPO price: S$0.22 Target price: None Phillip Securities Research, April 13 Homegrown engineering services provider with a good track record and portfolio of renowned clients in the healthcare, biomedical, research and electronics sector. Focus of company to be on healthcare and biomedical/research sectors locally, sectors where the government
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        Lock icon Yangzijiang shipbuilding Holdings | Add
        202 8 Yangzijiang shipbuilding Holdings Add April 13 close: S$0.98 Target price: S$1.10 CIMB Research, April 13 Yangzijiang (YZJ) secured a contract worth US$510 million for six 400,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) valemax from ICBC Leasing for delivery in 2018-19. The order is placed as part of the 30 valemax orders by several
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        Lock icon ComfortDelGro Corp | Buy
        177 8  - ComfortDelGro Corp Buy Compiled by Kenneth Lim April 13 close: S$2.91 Target price: S$3.60 RHB Research, April 13 Maintain “buy” on ComfortDelGro (CD) with a discounted cash flow-based S$3.60 target price (28 per cent upside, weighted average cost of capital: 8 per cent, terminal growth rate: one per cent) post
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      Lock icon Dollar surges on higher oil prices, improved China data
      450 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE dollar surged to a two-week high against the euro on Wednesday, as a push of oil prices above US$40 a barrel and improved data out of China drew investors into riskier bets than low-yielding assets in Europe
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Apr 13 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.979 4.956 0.675 5.944 50.979 100.712 0.835 8.779 2.967 1.108 80.228 35.322 1.033 11.305 0.735 24.776 26.833 0.539 0.766 Canada 1.021 5.060
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 9 Apr 13 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0330 1.0336 0.7663 0.7666 Canadian dollar 1.0546 1.0553 0.7827 0.7824 Euro 1.5305 1.5311 1.1354 1.1356 NZ dollar 0.9320 0.9328 0.6914 0.6918 Sterling pound 1.9175 1.9184 1.4225 1.4228
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 9 Apr 13 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3482 1.3487 2-months 1.3487 1.3492 3-months 1.3491 1.3497 6-months 1.3505 1.3511 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        396 9 Apr 13 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Apr16 9580.00 9817.50 9565.00 9765.00 *****4 *****9 May16 9545.00 9775.00 9515.00 9727.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****8 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 50 605 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        211 9 Most active Apr 13 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left DBS MB eCW*****1 11.5 2 ***** 0.1 1480 3 STI 2900 MB eCW*****0 5.3 0.8 7740 0.0 2 UOB MB eCW*****5 10.7 2.1 5001 0.1 1890 3
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 9 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 12 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1238.9 0.8 -3.0 0.9 -6.2 0.6 -1.3 EAFE Preliminary 927.3 0.8 -8.5 0.6 -9.4 0.3 -4.6 Europe Preliminary 1326.3 0.5 -6.1
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Apr 13 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 Par 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.02 US$ 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 1.05 0.85 9 months 1.25 1.05 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        69 9 Apr 13 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 99.16 99.18 99.15 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 103.44 103.50 103.45 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 103.75 104.00 103.90 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 107.16 107.35 107.25 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 114.24
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 9 Apr-12 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Apr-12 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 936.25 8.00 0.86% 13/05/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.69 -0.21 -0.62% 13/05/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 452.50 5.25 1.17% 13/05/2016 Apr-12 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2166.00 20.00 0.93% 13/05/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1559.00 11.00 0.71%
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      Lock icon M1’s Q1 earnings fall 6.9% to S$42.5m as revenue slips
      590 10  -  Higher upfront customer acquisition cost for telco; stable performance expected for 2016 CORPORATE RESULTS By amit@sph.com.sg Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore TELCO operator M1’s net profit declined 6.9 per cent year-on-year to S$42.5 million, from S$45.7 million, for the
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      Lock icon CRCT first-quarter DPU up 2.7%
      426 10  - CRCT first-quarter DPU up 2.7 By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore CAPITALAND Retail China Trust (CRCT) has announced a 2.7 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to 2.71 Singapore cents for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. A weaker yuan, however, has eroded its returns. Gross revenue rose
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      Lock icon Keppel Infra Trust’s DPU up despite loss of Basslink fees
      428 10  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore KEPPEL Infrastructure Trust on Wednesday announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of 0.93 Singapore cent for its first quarter ended March 31, 2016, up from 0.78 cent a year ago. This was despite net
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      Lock icon Keppel DC Reit posts 3.7% rise in Q1 DPU
      528 10  -  By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore KEPPEL DC Reit posted a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to 1.67 Singapore cents for the first quarter ended March 31, buoyed by net tax and other adjustments. This surpasses
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      Lock icon Sino Grandness moves to list juices unit in Hong Kong
      580 10  -  By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore COMING soon to an advertising slot near you an international superstar to whet your appetite for loquat juice. Riding on a wave of growing demand in China, Singapore-listed Chinese food manufacturer Sino Grandness Food
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      Lock icon Yangzijiang bags orders worth US$510m from ICBC unit
      321 10  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) has clinched new orders for dry bulk carriers worth US$510 million altogether from a Chinese state-owned enterprise, it said in a Singapore Exchange filing on Wednesday morning. The six 400,000-deadweight-tonne “very
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Frasers Property Australia
        55 10 FRASERS Property Australia has agreed to sell Satellite Corporate Centre in Mulgrave to Stockland for A$87.6 million (S$90.7 million). The sale is expected to be completed by the end of April 2016. The property has been owned and managed by Frasers Property since it was developed by
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        Lock icon Croesus Retail Trust
        57 10 CROESUS Retail Trust has issued S$60 million of 5 per cent senior unsecured notes due 2020 at par as part of its US$500 million euro medium-term note programme. The Japan-focused retail business trust said it will use the proceeds for financing or refinancing acquisitions and investments, and
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        Lock icon Citic Envirotech
        56 10 WATER treatment firm Citic Envirotech said on Wednesday that it has secured its first build-own-transfer sludge treatment project in weifang City, Shandong province, China with a total investment of 220 million yuan (S$45.9 million). This will be Citic’s first project in sludge treatment and is expected to be
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        Lock icon Hi-P International
        77 10 MOULDING company Hi-P International said on Wednesday that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Hi-P (Shanghai) International Trading Co has disposed of its investment in a startup, comprising 4.44 per cent of the total shareholding of the company, for 52.6 million yuan (S$18.3 million). The cost of investment in
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1919 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Company Last Sale Vol ('000) High 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 135 +0.5 247 135.5 134.5 1 8.2 857.7 LOW 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 116cd unch 450 117.5 116
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      370 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 10.3 +0.1 2320 10.6 10.2 28.8 10.1 3 t Artivision Tech 3.1cri unch 5961 3.1 3
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      115 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale vol 4258 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2850 +81 0 2850 2832 7.8 399 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US312 +10 139 315 311 Low 6246 4478 DBXT MSKorea US$
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Rental transactions jump in March: SRX
      541 12  -  This comes as rents continue their downward trend for condominiums, private apartments and HDB flats By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore THE number of rental transactions for condominiums, private apartments and Housing Development Board (HDB) flats swelled by double digits in March, as rentals
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      Lock icon Malaysia’s EPF plans to double property assets
      447 12 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’s US$178 billion pension fund plans to double its real estate assets in the next few years as it seeks to diversify its holdings that are mostly invested in bonds and stocks. The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), whose property investments
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      Lock icon The Ascott launches prized selection of properties
      418 13  -  The Crest Collection debuts with 4 serviced residences, 3 in Paris and one in Bangkok By Mindy Tan tanmindy@sph.com.sg @MindyTanBT Singapore THE Crest Collection, launched on Wednesday by CapitaLand’s The Ascott, is a selection of the serviced residence business unit’s most prestigious and
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      1541 16 SINJIR LRND limited SINJIA LAND LIMITED Registration No. *****2180C (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at TKP Conference Center Cecil Street, 137 Cecil Street, Level 3, Osaka 1 Singapore *****7 on Friday, 29
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      3563 17 K' ENERGY LIMITED An Integrated Energy Services Hub (Company Registration No. *****0104G) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KS Energy Limited (the "Company") will be held at 19 Jurong Port Road, Singapore
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      1068 18 SOUTHERN PACKAGING GROUP LIMITED Company Registration No. *****3312N Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 30 December 2003 NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of Southern Packaging Group Limited (“Company”) will be held 10.00 a.m. on 29 April 2016 at Equinox, Private
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      1847 20 SOUP RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED Company Registration No. *****3597Z (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Soup Restaurant Group Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 150 Kampong Ampat #04-01, KA Centre, Singapore *****4 on Friday,
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      1869 21 A PAN ASIAN HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No.: *****2790N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 8 Wilkie Road, #03-08 Wilkie Edge, Singapore *****5 on Friday, 29 April 2016 at
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      3508 21 SWISSCO HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****4711D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SWISSCO HOLDINGS LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held on Friday, 29 April 2016 at 10.00 a.m. at Republic of Singapore Yacht Club,
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      1655 22 Serrano SERRANO LIMITED (Company Registration No: *****3004Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Serrano Limited will be held at 16 Sungei Kadut Way Singapore *****3 on Friday, 29 April 2016 at 3:00 pm to transact
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      252 24 AFP San Francisco FACEBOOK users will soon be able to buy tickets directly as the social networking giant expands further into e-commerce, company officials said on Tuesday. Facebook will in the coming weeks connect to ticketing leaders Ticketmaster and Eventbrite, which will offer
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      1571 24 INNOPAC HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No.: *****1788K) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 42 ld Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Ibis Singapore On Bencoolen, Level 1 Jasmine 1 2, 170 Bencoolen Street, Singapore *****7, on 29 April 2016 at 11.00a.m.
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      687 26 European hop harvest blighted by last summer’s hot, dry weather, pushing prices higher by up to 50% REUTERS Boughton Under Blean, UK FANS of craft beers could soon face higher bar bills as small, independent brewers face a potentially serious
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      352 26 AFP Los Angeles MOVIE theatres reaped record earnings around the world last year US$38.3 billion fuelled by China and young people’s spending on cinema tickets, industry data showed on Tuesday. Global spending on big screen showings of films was up by 5.2
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      1388 26 ISETAN (SINGAPORE) LIMITED Company Registration No. *****1177H (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (the “Company”) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 45th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company will be held at the Changi Rooms, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium, Level 4, 317 Outram Road,
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      805 28 Carmaker struggles to stem further fallout as issue is causing ripples in political circles AFP Frankfurt VOLKSWAGEN’S top executives are willing to accept “sharp reductions” in their annual bonuses as the carmaker struggles to stem the fallout from its massive engine-rigging scandal,
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      2086 29 NOTICES TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices ANNICA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****4025N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of the Company will be held at the Village Hotel Katong, 25
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      58 29 ASSETS FOR SALE The following assets of a company are available for sale on an “as is, where is” basis: Elegant Furniture pieces and luxury lifestyle items and merchandises, inventory of wine, etc Viewing strictly by appointment only. Interested parties, please contact Mr Tang Li 6222 7496 Mann Associates PAC
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      2031 31 NOTICES TOLL FREE 18 0 0-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices ABUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) (Co. Reg. No: *****1572K) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of ABUNDANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at 9 Joo
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      2627 31 MFS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Company Registration Number: *****9562R NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM") of MFS Technology Ltd (the "Company will be held at Picasso 1, Level 3, Pan Pacific Orchard, 10 Claymore Road, Singapore *****0 on Thursday, 12 May 2016
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      1940 32 GOLDEN ENERGY AND RESOURCES LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****8589E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Golden Energy And Resources Limited (“the Company”) will be held at Orchid Ballroom, B1 Level, Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City
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      608 34 If Panama is placed on a global blacklist, it would deal a heavy blow to its vital financial services sector AFP BLOOMBERG Panama City POLICE on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed
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      371 35 The bank says reform of Sonia vital, given its role as a critical benchmark in sterling markets REUTERS London THE Bank of England said on Wednesday that it will take control this month of an interbank lending rate
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      455 35 BLOOMBERG London THE regulator that helps oversee UK banks and brokerages proposed changing the process for initial public offerings to reduce favouritism and ensure that investors are better informed. Analysts at firms not underwriting the IPO should have more access to
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      476 36 Drop in purchases raises concern that consumer spending is losing momentum LATEST US DATA BLOOMBERG Washington SALES at US retailers unexpectedly fell in March, raising concern that consumer spending is losing momentum. The 0.3 per cent drop in purchases followed little
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      367 36 BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur 1 MALAYSIA Development Bhd, the troubled Malaysian state fund that’s the subject of global investigations, said it could be a victim of fraud if payments of US$3.5 billion intended for an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund never made
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      255 37 The economy is seen weathering an unwelcome rise in the local dollar and uncertainty over China this year REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA’S economy is seen weathering an unwelcome rise in the local dollar and uncertainty over China this year, while the worst fallout
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      2274 33 POLARIS LTD. (Company Registration No. *****4341D) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of Polaris Ltd. will be held at Raffles Town Club, Dunearn Ballroom 3, Level 1, 1 Plymouth Avenue Singapore *****3, on the 29th day
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      973 35 NOTICE OF MEETINGS IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 116 of 2016 In the Matter of Part VII, Section 210 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50, 2006 Rev. Ed.) And In the matter of ADVANCE SCT LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****4283C) NOTICE OF MEETINGS
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      2048 35 ANCHOR RESOURCES LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Registration No. *****1549N) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Sheraton Tower Hotel Level 3, Amethyst Room, on Friday, 29 April 2016 at 10.00 a.m., for the following purposes: AS
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      2014 36 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twelfth Annual General Meeting of Advanced Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) will be held at 30 Woodlands Loop. Singapore *****9 on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 2.00 p.m. to transact the following business: ORDINARY BUSINESS 1 .To receive and adopt the Audited Accounts for the
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      2131 37 THAKRAL CORPORATION LTD (Company Registration No. *****6606E) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with Limited Liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Third Annual General Meeting of Thakral Corporation Ltd (the “Company”) will be held on Friday, 29 April 2016 at 2.00 p.m. at Cinnamon
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      1970 38 The insider's scoopon secret spaces inJapan's oldcapital Nowonsaleatallmajorbookstoresandwww.stpressbooks.com.sg RH PETROGAS LIMITED (Company Registration Number *****1138Z) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of RH PETROGAS LIMITED (the “Company”) will be held at 20 Harbour Drive, PSA Vista
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      2577 39 NOTICES TOLL FREE 18 0 0-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices Adventus ADVENTUS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****1072R) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Jurong Country Club at
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      269 39 SALE OF LEASE, BUILDING AND ASSETS BY THE RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS Offers are invited for the purchase of the following lease, building and assets (collectively, “Property”) belonging to a company located at Kawasan Perindustrian Tanjung Langsat, Pasir Gudang, Johor on an “as is where is” basis: 1. Lease and Building
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      224 41 NOTICES TOLL FREE 18 0 0-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices EZRA HOLDINGS LIMITED (UEN/Company Registration No. *****1411N) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (“Ezra”) Notice to holders (the “Noteholders”) of the outstanding S$150,000,000 4.875 Per Cent. Notes Due 2018 comprised in Series 003 (ISIN: SG55F*****18) (the “Notes”) of Ezra
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      2390 41 ttt MANHATTAN RESOURCES LIMITED Registration No. *****6289K (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Manhattan Resources Limited Company) will be held at MND Auditorium, 9 Maxwell Road, Annexe A, MND Complex, Singapore *****2 on Friday, 29
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