The Business Times, 22 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 Friday, April 22, 2016
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    296 1 Sending one more PAP member to Parliament won’t make much of a difference, given that the party already has 82 seats, says aspiring Bukit Batok by-election contender Chee Soon Juan. TOP STORIES 2 Oil prices will stabilise at US$30-50 per barrel, says the chief investment officer of Credit
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  • Article
    Lock icon MAS, CAD raid broking firms in probe into possible violations
    332 1  -  Those hauled in for questioning said to be remisiers; MAS says documents and other items also seized By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the police’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) raided at least four
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    Lock icon First batch of personal data offenders slapped with fines, warnings
    654 1  -  The 11 culprits include Challenger Technologies, Metro and K BOX Entertainment Group By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore ELEVEN organisations among them household names Challenger Technologies, Metro, K BOX Entertainment Group and Singapore Computer Society have been fined or warned
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    Lock icon Q1 deals may signal market for Good Class Bungalows looking up
    924 1  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore THE Good Class Bungalow (GCB) market may be headed for a pick-up in transaction volumes this year, if the results for the first quarter are anything to go by. A mix of lower
    Source: URA and SISV data as at April 20,2016; PHOTO: AIDAN LOO  -  924 words
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    Lock icon MARKETS
    26 1 Thursday Change STI 2,960.78 +10.83 KL COMP 1,721.47 +12.56 NIKKEI 225 17,363.62 +457.08 HANG SENG 21,622.25 +385.94 SHENZHEN B 1,119.94 +0.92 DOW(11.45am EDT) 18,051.82 -44.45
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Chee pledges to press the govt to be ‘more sensitised’ to citizens’ concerns
      655 2  -  SDP chief asks how much difference another PAP MP can make, plans to speak for retirees and retrenched BUKIT BATOK BY-ELECTION By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore SINCE the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) already holds 82
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      Lock icon GIC announces senior appointments
      438 2  -  The changes are aimed at strengthening the investment capacity of the sovereign wealth fund By Michelle Quah michquah@sph.com.sg @MichelleQuahBT Singapore SINGAPORE sovereign wealth fund GIC yesterday unveiled a slew of senior leadership appointments, which it says “will strengthen its investment capacity”. Its current group chief investment
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      Lock icon Syngenta sees acquisition unlocking additional opportunities in Asia-Pac
      711 2  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore SWISS agro-chemical giant Syngenta is eyeing additional opportunities in the Asia-Pacific after the completion of the acquisition by state-owned ChemChina, said a senior executive on Thursday as the group opened a new Seedcare Institute in Singapore.
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      Lock icon Ex-BOJ official: interest rates should go deeper into negative turf
      691 2  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) needs to venture much deeper into negative interest rate territory, a former deputy governor of the central bank said on Thursday, as markets sent Tokyo stocks sharply higher and the
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      Lock icon Oil prices to stabilise at between ‘US$30 and US$50’
      424 4  -  CIO of Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific says clear range for oil prices ‘an absolute positive’ for markets GLOBAL MEGATRENDS By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore US$30 to US$50 per barrel this is the range within which the chief investment officer of Credit
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      Lock icon Good governance back in focus after recent scandals
      286 4  -  By soonwl@sph.com.sg Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore THE focus for investors is back on corporate governance following recent scandals, as valuations of companies are now more closely tied to good governance than before. John Woods, chief investment officer of Credit Suisse Asia-Pacific,
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      Lock icon Impact of South China Sea tensions ‘limited’
      355 4  -  Credit Suisse report: Few geopolitical events have lasting impact on markets By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilun Singapore INVESTORS need not be overly concerned with the geo-political tensions in the South China Sea, Credit Suisse has said. John Woods, the chief investment officer of
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      Lock icon Captains of industry active in GCB market in Q1
      686 4  -  Super Group chairman, family behind Charles Keith among buyers and sellers By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore CAPTAINS of industry in fields ranging from retail, food and manufacturing to education and medicine were active in the Good Class Bungalow market in
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon IHH inks 76m-euro deals with Bulgarian healthcare operators
      479 6  -  indirect unit Acibadem to buy Tokuda Hospital and subsidiaries, merge with City Clinic By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore IN two concurrent moves that will make IHH Healthcare Berhad the largest private healthcare provider in Bulgaria, its indirect subsidiary has inked two
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      Lock icon Pteris majority shareholder launches privatisation bid
      484 6  -  By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore THE majority shareholder of Catal-ist-listed airport support equipment provider Pteris Global has launched a takeover bid for the company with the aim of delisting it. But relatively unusually, the offeror has also said upfront that it does not
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      Lock icon Merger maestro Wee Cho Yaw cautious on acquisitions
      380 6  -  AGM WATCH By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore UOB’S chairman emeritus Wee Cho Yaw who orchestrated multiple acquisitions when he helmed the bank has sounded a note of caution on mergers with other banks in today’s environment. “With acquisitions today, it’s very
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  • GLOBAL MEGATRENDS CONFERENCE 2016
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      Lock icon High hopes for landmark trade pact
      772 7  -  The Trans-Pacific Partnership has a good chance of getting ratified in the US despite being opposed by presidential candidates in the country. REPORTS BY FRANCIS KAN REPORTS BY FRANCIS KAN Despite the opposition against the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) in the United States, the trade
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      Lock icon Size doesn’t quite matter any more
      505 7 SMALL countries tend to have more resilient and open economies compared to their larger peers as they are more exposed to changes in the global economy. This has resulted in smaller nations such as Singapore and Switzerland generally performing better economically than big countries.
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      Lock icon Revisiting the financial markets
      569 7 Fixed-income investments are no longer a safe bet, say industry veterans TWO veterans of the investment industry resumed a conversation they ended two years ago about the direction of global markets. In 2014, Ng Kok Song and Robert Parker told the audience at the Credit Suisse
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      Lock icon 2016 equities: watch the E’s and R’s
      782 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT FOR equities, 2016 looks like it will be defined by the three “E’s” and the three “R’s” energy prices, earnings and the economy on one side; and, on the other, rates, recovery and the referendum
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      Lock icon Stronger US$, bad luck cause MBS to post lower Q1 earnings
      488 8  -  CORPORATE RESULTS B y Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore THE stronger US dollar and poor luck factor with VIP gamblers continued to hit earnings for Marina Bay Sands (MBS), as it reported a near 34 per cent drop year
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      Lock icon Suntec Reit’s Q1 DPU up with help from Park Mall sale
      525 8  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore SUNTEC Reit on Thursday reported a 6.3 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to 2.371 Singapore cents for its first quarter ended March 31, 2016. This was despite its divestment of
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      Lock icon FCOT Q2 distributable income up 19.5%
      548 8  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore CITING the resilience of its Grade B offices in Singapore and an Australian acquisition, Frasers Commercial Trust (FCOT) on Thursday posted a 19.5 per cent jump in fiscal secondquarter distributable income to S$ 19.35 million. Distribution per unit
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    • CORPORATE DIGEST
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        Lock icon Mediacorp
        58 8 MEDIACORP’S former group chief executive officer Ernest Wong has been named director and chairmandesignate, it said in a press release on Thursday. He will succeed Teo Ming Kian as chairman at its annual general meeting in July. Mr Wong was Mediacorp’s group CEO from 2000 to 2005. He chairs
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        86 8 REAL estate developer Guocoland’s third-quarter net profit plunged 77 per cent to S$11.31 million after revenue for the three months to March 31 dived 49 per cent to S$165.95 million year-on-year, the group said on Thursday. Third-quarter earnings per share were 0.8 Singapore cent, down from 4.24 Singapore cents
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        Lock icon Cheung Woh Technologies
        51 8 HARD disk drive parts maker Cheung Woh Technologies expects to make a loss for its fourth quarter ended Feb 28, 2016, after the “realisation of foreign currency translation differences on the striking-off of a subsidiary”, it said on Thursday. But it still expects to make a full-year
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 10 STI Catalist straits Times index April 21,2016 2,960.78 +10.83 (+0.37%) Current streak 1 day Day high 2,964.10 Day low 2,941.70 52-week high 3,515.85 (Apr 27, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index April 21,2016 459.63 +7.16 (+1.58%) Current streak 1 day Day high 459.91 Day low
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      74 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT Nifty US$ ***** 922.8 6.0 *****/***** JMH USD 6094 384.7 4.9 6272/4500 JSH USD 3193 166.8 4.0 3544/2524 DBXT MSKorea US$ 5501 133.2 1.8 6246/4478 SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 131.8 0.5 *****/***** BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Annica 0.2 100.0 0.1
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      Lock icon LOSERS
      72 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Jardine C&C 4397 -78.0 -1.7 4520/2636 SGX 780 -25.0 -3.1 880/661 Great Eastern 2210 -19.0 -0.9 2530/1870 Hyflux 6% CPS ***** -10.0 -0.1 *****/***** DBXT S&PShort US$ 2043 -9.4 -0.3 2393/2036 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low InnoPac 0.1 -50.0 -0.1 0.9/0.1 GLP
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      84 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Union Steel 65.5 0.520 +0.100 +23.81 SingaporeKitchen 17.0 0.121 -0.019 -13.57 M Development 500.1 0.004 +0.002 +100.00 LCD Global Inv 353.7 0.250 +0.054 +27.55 MegaChem 50.0 0.330 +0.020 +6.45 Infinio 595.8 0.002 +0.001 +100.00 Magnus Energy 228,814.5 0.003 -0.001 -25.00 IX Biopharma 3,694.2 0.410 +0.040
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      Lock icon STI continues to track Wall St futures
      619 10  -  Index rises 10.8 points as banks put up mixed performance; volume is average at 1.4b units worth S$1.2b STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE Straits Times Index (STI) on Thursday enjoyed its now-customary lift from the Dow futures, the latter’s 20-point rise
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      321 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 252 +2 253/248 271 209 5.8 6623.7 CapitaCom Trust 146.5 +2 147/144 173.5 122.5 5.9 4329.5 CapitaLand 321 cd +4 322/316 379 267 12.8 2.8 *****.3 CapitaMall Trust 212 xd unch 213/209
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 10 VOLUME Magnus Energy 228,814,500 Noble 57,031,100 Spackman 55,635,000 Ezra 49,156,200 Anchor Resources 47,981,200 Market volume 1,738,055,000 VALUE Singtel 99,292,333 DBS Grp 75,575,066 OCBC Bank 63,112,383 Keppel Corp 62,603,917 UOB 60,672,911 Market value 1,223,755,000
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      Lock icon OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES
      77 10 Apr 21 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 279.00 +98.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +119.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +28.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 707.95 +7.73 FTSE ST Small Cap 402.77 +2.39 FTSE ST All Share 722.88 +6.27 FTSE ST China Top 169.70 +1.82 FTSE ST China 201.26 +2.22 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      35 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share ftse ST All-Share index April 21,2016 722.88 +6.27 (+0.87%) Current streak 1 day Day high 722.88 Day low 716.30 52-week high 845.70 (Apr 27, 2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 10 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index April 20,2016 1,715.02 +2.83 (+0.17%) Current streak 2 days Day high 1,717.19 Day low 1,707.72 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 10 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 6 6 3 1 0 0 7 6 3 Manufacturing 44 36 32 13 3 10 57 39 42 Commerce 21 15 13 6 4 3 27 19 16 Tpt/Stor/Comms 18 7 6
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 25,663 2,528 28,191 98,181 581 98,762 Manufacturing 97,970 60,223 158,193 103,682 7,670 111,352 Commerce 120,650 48,939 169,589 148,374 2,069 150,443 Tpt/Stor/Comms 145,750 2,898 148,648 191,055 252 191,308 Finance 35,222 31 35,253 256,836 4 256,840 Construction
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      106 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 296 +1 299 297/295 354/254 296/297 IS MS INDIA US$ US679 -2 108 687/679 780/575 679/683 84.9 DBXT MSRussia US$ US206 +6 80 206/205 235/129 201/203 ABF SG Bond ETF 117.5 -0.3 32 117.8/117
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Singapore Exchange Buy
        105 10 April 21 close: S$7.80 Target price: S$9.04 RHB Research, April 21 WE upgrade our target price for Singapore Exchange (SGX) to S$9.04 (from S$8.13,12 per cent upside) on the back of the momentum in volume growth from its cash and derivatives businesses. Its Q3 FY16 net profit
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        Lock icon Singapore Exchange Reduce
        135 10 April 21 close: S$7.80 Target price: S$7.16 CIMB Research, April 20 Q3 FY16 net profit of S$89.2 million was in line with expectations. Nine-month formed 77 per cent/76 per cent of our/consensus full-year forecasts. Securities revenue (+4 per cent year-on-year) was lifted by strong securities average daily
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        Lock icon SATS Accumulate
        228 10  -  Compiled by Kenneth Lim April 21 close: S$4.13 Target price: S$4.17 Phillip Securities Research, April 21 Q4 FY16 operating statistics were in line with our expectations. As such, we do not make any changes to our FY16 forecasts prior to the announcement of the Q4 and FY16 financial
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      Lock icon Euro rises as ECB’s Draghi surprises traders
      363 11 CURRENCIES BLOOMBERG London THE euro rose as European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi expressed optimism about inflation and the economy, surprising some investors who had expected him to do more to talk down the single currency. Speaking in Frankfurt after the ECB
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 Apr 21 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.988 5.058 0.692 6.059 51.713 102.825 0.857 8.864 3.030 1.122 81.795 36.268 1.051 11.157 0.759 25.219 27.352 0.545 0.781 Canada 1.012 5.118
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Apr 21 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0503 1.0512 0.7808 0.7813 Canadian dollar 1.0629 1.0635 0.7904 0.7901 Euro 1.5189 1.5196 1.1291 1.1294 NZ dollar 0.9364 0.9371 0.6961 0.6965 Sterling pound 1.9275 1.9285 1.4329 1.4333
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Apr 21 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3460 1.3465 2-months 1.3467 1.3472 3-months 1.3471 1.3478 6-months 1.3490 1.3497 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        205 11 Most active Apr 21 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Rowsley Ltd W*****3 0.7 -0.1 ***** 1 18 6 DBS MB eCW*****5 6 -0.7 ***** 0.1 1600 3 China Star Food Group W*****7 6.1 2.9 ***** 1
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        Lock icon MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
        377 11 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Apr 20 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1279.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 -3.5 0.2 2.0 EAFE Preliminary 970.6 0.3 -4.2 0.6 -5.5 0.2 -0.1 Europe Preliminary 1386.7 0.4 -1.8
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        393 11 Apr 21 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Apr16 9522.50 9715.00 9507.50 9575.00 *****8 *****7 May16 9482.50 9680.00 9470.00 9547.50 ***** ***** NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****8 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 45 716 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Apr 21 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.15 0.10 1-month 0.6875 0.5625 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.65 US$ 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
        67 11 Apr 21 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 99.01 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 102.78 102.95 102.75 10-Year NX*****Z 2.375 01-Jun-25 103.22 103.65 103.48 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 106.11 106.80 106.20 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 113.04 113.94 112.95
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 11 Apr-20 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Apr-20 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1009.75 24.25 2.46% 13/05/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 34.64 -0.14 -0.40% 13/05/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 504.25 18.00 3.70% 13/05/2016 Apr-20 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2232.00 11.00 0.50% 13/05/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1547.00 12.00 0.78%
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      Lock icon Provisions back in focus as Sete Brasil gets bankruptcy filing nod
      690 12  -  Keppel says S$230m adequate for now but, like SembMarine, is keeping close watch By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore SETE Brasil’s bankruptcy filing approved before Thursday trading hours marked the first step forward towards removing the overhang over
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      Lock icon China Aviation Oil Q1 profit up 68%
      421 12  -  By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore JET fuel supplier China Aviation Oil Singapore’s (CAO) net profit rose 68.2 per cent in the first quarter as the group recorded higher trading gains. CAO’s net profit for the three months ended March 31 grew to
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      Lock icon China Star Food shares and warrants shine
      233 12  -  HOT STOCK By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore THE stock of sweet potato snacks maker China Star Food enjoyed another good run on its second trading day on Thursday after its Catalist debut. Its warrants, which were issued free in relation to a
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1861 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Company Last Sale Vol ('000) High 153 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 137 +2 211 137 135.5 1 8.1 870.5 LOW 175.5 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 121.5xd -3.5 257 123 121.5
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      348 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Company Last Sale vol ('000) High Day Low Div C'vr GrYld 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 12.2 +2.1 ***** 12.9 10.2 34.1 Net P/E MCap 25.5 8.8 t 3Cnergy 9.5 29.5
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      114 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 1367 991 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1161 +15 0 1161 1161 vol ('000) 399 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US314 +3 18 314 314 Low 6246 4478 DBXT MSKorea US$ US5501
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      289 8 p FACILITIES MANAGEMENT y ii CONFERENCE 2016 27 28 April 2016 Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore Begonia Ballroom, Level 3,3001AB-2 JL v i W’ 1 Mi CONFERENCE SPEAKERS TOPICS Featuring 4 Segments ■s SMART Facilities Management Macro Perspective: Facilities Management in Asia o < Technology, Crime The Future -2015/2016
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      2293 9 Financial ResultsYear Ended 31 December 2015 SUMMARISED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 The following Financial Statements contain only a summary of the information in the full financial statements and directors’ statement of DBS Group Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries (the Group) and DBS Bank Ltd (the
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      982 12 SING INVESTMENTS FINANCE LIMITED Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore Company Registration No. *****0348D IMPORTANT The financial information as set out below contains only a summary of the nformation in the financial statements of Sing Investments Finance Limited and the consolidated financial statements of the Group for the financial year
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      787 16 Chat app from Japan is signing up new users by adopting a different strategy in each market BLOOMBERG Singapore LINE Corp has an instant message for Facebook Inc: Asia is ours. Country by country, the chat app from Japan is signing
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      673 16 REUTERS Stockholm A TAP of a finger could soon suffice to identify credit card shoppers and rail commuters, offering areas of new business for specialist companies which have benefited from the use of such technology in smartphones. Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards (FPC) sees
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      514 17 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 MARUBENI INTERNATIONAL COMMODITIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. *****4053E) (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to have been held on 13 April 2016, the following resolutions were duly passed: 1. SPECIAL
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  • TRANSPORT
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      Lock icon NEC, SMRT Buses to try out new technologies
      372 18  -  They will unveil on Friday a suite of state-of-the-art technologies at the Living Lab in Woodlands By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore NEC Asia Pacific is collaborating with SMRT Buses to introduce innovative technologies in the public transportation system in Singapore.
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      698 18 It may have to pay back tax rebates that its minicars are not eligible for BLOOMBERG Tokyo MITSUBISHI Motors Corp’s disclosure that it manipulated fuel economy tests risks putting the Japanese carmaker back in a familiar position: needing help from Mitsubishi
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      46 18 ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY SHOW APPRECIATION TO YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE COLLEAGUES. Whether you are a supervisor or a colleague, send your thank you note for your admin to admin@stjobs.sg, along with your company details and 20 administrative professionals will get a $30 gift each. STJOBS I A o
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  • SINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK 2016
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      765 19  -  Smart ships are helping to improve efficiency and safety, but owners and operators must deal with the risk of cyber threats. BY FRANCIS KAN WHETHER it’s advanced self-diag-nostics for trou-ble-shooting or a collision prevention system to reduce human error, more advanced technology has
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      523 19 AS environmental regulations regarding emissions for the maritime sector continue to tighten, industry players will face uncertainties in achieving compliance and costs in a difficult market environment. In particular, environmental regulations related to ballast water and air emissions are of key concern to
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      316 19 OVER the past five years, commercial shipping has adapted to various market developments and regulatory requirements to optimise ship performance. Key technological adoptions found on advanced merchant vessels today can be broadly categorised in two areas. Shipshape Intelligent ships that facilitate autonomous operations for improved efficiency
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      662 20  -  It will also hold roadshows for the project that will be launched soon in other regional markets By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Singapore CITY Developments Limited (CDL) is holding roadshows in Jakarta this weekend for its freehold condominium project Gramercy Park in
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      862 20  -  By Eugene L Meyer NYT Arlington, Virginia NEXT to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and directly across the Potomac River from Washington, the Crystal City neighbourhood, which because of federal cuts had become a virtual ghost town, is quietly and persistently
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      476 20 WP Tokyo AS the number of cat lovers increases in Japan, so too does interest in homes designed specifically for living with felines. Some people have renovated their homes by adding walkways for cats while some have attached guards
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      211 20 BLOOMBERG Singapore GAMBLING tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose Las Vegas Sands Corp owns Singapore’s landmark Marina Bay Sands, is considering selling the casino resort’s retail assets after a govern-ment-imposed moratorium expires next year. The company has spoken with potential buyers, Mr Adelson
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      377 20 BLOOMBERG New York WORKERS have almost completed mounting the copper panelling on the American Copper Buildings (née 626 First Avenue), the new tilting, two-towered development on Manhattan’s East Side, but their most striking feature a three-storey, 100 foot (30 m) long skybridge is still open
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      748 21  -  Building on the legacy of the “starchitect”, Zaha Hadid Architects is showing it can go forward and have its own future without her. BY STEVEN ERLANGER NYT London WHITE flowers fill the design gallery, with commemorative portraits placed amid undulating furniture of burnished
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  • GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
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      Lock icon Malaysia pension fund to start RM100b Islamic savings plan
      579 22 Employees Provident Fund expects a quarter of its 6.7 million members to migrate to a Syariah-compliant plan BLOOMBERG Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA’S biggest pension fund expects almost a quarter of its members will migrate to an Islamic retirement plan in its first
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      383 22  -  Other health issues include lack of physical activity, lack of sleep, and obesity By Tan Effie taneffie@sph.com.sg Singapore STRESS remains the Number One health risk for companies in Singapore. So says the Willis Towers Watson’s 2015/2016 Global Staying@Work survey, which captures
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      411 22 REUTERS Jakarta INDONESIA’S central bank on Thursday held rates for the first time this year, as expected, and some analysts see no further easing until it switches to a new benchmark rate in August. Bank Indonesia (BI), which has been frustrated
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      696 23 He urges critics to give measures time to produce their effect, adding “if there were also structural reforms, the effect of these policies would be quicker” BLOOMBERG AFP REUTERS Frankfurt EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has called for critics of his central bank
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      Lock icon India crime agency wants UK to deport liquor baron Mallya
      246 23 AFP New Delhi INDIA’S financial crimes agency said on Thursday it is seeking the deportation of former airline boss Vijay Mallya from Britain, after he left the country owing more than US$1 billion. The 60-year-old, a part-owner of the Force
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      Lock icon PBOC rates seen on hold until fourth quarter
      819 23 Central bank to cut one year lending rate to 4.1% in Q4, say economists BLOOMBERG Beijing ECONOMISTS now see China’s central bank keeping its main interest rate on hold until the fourth quarter, when policymakers will lower it to help safeguard a
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      Lock icon 1MDB coupon payment deadline looms amid IPIC row
      498 23 REUTERS Hong Kong THE grace period for the US$50 million coupon payment due on a 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) bond expires at the weekend with 1MDB saying that Abu Dhabi sovereign fund International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) has assumed responsibility for
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      272 23 CK Ee Co-Founder Chief Operating Officer, Asia Charts Pte Ltd Afull-time active trader in the equities and derivatives markets, CK is a practitioner of technical analysis and has been actively trading since 1993 in Singapore, Malaysia and US markets. He focuses in trading growth stocks that have potential for big
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      8 23 The insider's scoopon secret spaces inJapan's oldcapital Nowonsaleatallmajorbookstoresandwww.stpressbooks.com.sg
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE LUXURY LIVING
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      535 25  -  By Michelle Chin Come home to a comfortable and stylish abode. More than just a living space with four walls, home is where memories are created and family ties strengthened. Whether you live in a modest-sized unit or a spacious home, there
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      390 26  -  Enjoy a good sleep every night with the right mattress By Hector Tan Wish you could sleep more soundly at night? Choosing the right mattress counts. Tempur Singapore's Ms Soh said: “The right mattress lets you wake up feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. The wrong mattress causes
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      414 26 Experience unparalleled bedroom comfort with Hypnos’s mattresses, distributed here by 8edtimes. A family-run company now managed by the fourth generation, Hypnos has been making beds for British royalty since 1929. It holds the royal seal of approval, the Royal Warrant, bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II. The seal
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      709 27  -  How to pick the right sofa for your home By Belinda Wan No matter how big your living room is, a sofa always anchors the space where family members get together to watch television or just spend time with one another. But how do you
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      169 27 Looking for new furniture? Don’t miss The BIG Furniture Fair, organised by Full House Communications. Happening from April 23 to May 2, the fair features more than 300 sofa designs, more than 200 dining sets, 400 mattresses and bed frames. $50,000 worth of free gifts
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  • OPINION
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      571 28 EDITORIAL AS the global economy splutters, the focus is on India which is now the fastest-growing major economy. A recent report said that the country could be the only one in the world to record 7 per cent
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      699 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert J Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP Washington THE Obama administration has a new economic worry: competition or, allegedly, the lack of it. America’s businesses, the indictment goes, merge too often, innovate too little and bilk consumers
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      1066 28  -  SGX’s series of initiatives will bridge the gap between companies and also enlighten investors and the rest of us who want to sift the good from the sea of greenwash. BY JUNICE YEO greenwash.BY JUNICE YEO T The writer is director,
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      833 29  -  COMMENTARY By Michael Pulch T The writer is the EU ambassador to Singapore NOT only do Singapore and the European Union share similarities in the structure of their economies with services accounting for around 75 per cent of GDP but small and medium enterprises
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      674 29  -  By Jack Wigglesworth T The writer is a founder and former chairman of London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) and a member of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum advisory board. MY city career was wholly
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      957 29  -  Digital technology is not only an enabler but also a great simplifier that will level the playing field for businesses across the Asean market. BY SCOTT RUSSELL market.BY SCOTT RUSSELL T The writer is chief operating officer, SAP APJ and president, SAP
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  • CITY LIFE
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      728 31  -  Get your video filmed online from any location globally. BY RACHEL LOI rachloi@sph.com.sg @RachelLoiBT NEED a ride? Or some help getting your laundry done? Need food? Flowers? A repairman? No problem, there are apps for all that. These days, you can get just about anything done
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        151 31  -  PLAYWRITING By Helmi Yusof WANT to join the ranks of Singapore’s best playwrights? Check out this year-long playwriting programme by Centre 42 headed by Robin Loon and Casey Lim. The Boiler Room programme sets you on track from the research and writing phase to the reading and
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        151 31  - Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo Juliet THEATRE By Helmi Yusof It’s that time of the year again to pack your picnic basket and transport yourself to Strat-ford-upon-Avon, circa the 16th century. The Bard is back, and this edition of Shakespeare in the Park features the world’s beloved romance, Romeo Juliet.
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        223 31  -  FILM By Dylan Tan FAMED French film company Gaumont celebrates its 120th anniversary with a travelling exhibition that is part of the ongoing Voilah! Festival. Gaumont: 120 Years of Cinema makes its 2016 premiere in Singapore, and is part of a similar event held in
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        413 31  -  By Dylan Tan MUSIC Jamie Lawson ‘live’ in Singapore JAMIE Lawson is living proof that if you stick to your guns, your hard work will eventually pay off. The British singer-songwriter has been making music for about two decades now but hit pay dirt only
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        166 31  -  DINING By Rachel Loi RUSTIC French cuisine meets regional wines at The Cocotte Table a five-course wine pairing menu at the restaurant Cocotte in Wanderlust Hotel (below). The menu features a charcuterie plate with homemade duck rillettes and pate de campagne (paired with an Agusti Torello Mata
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        162 31  -  AUCTION By Cheah Ui-Hoon THIS boutique auction allows the public to be acquainted with the early works of four second-gener-ation Singapore Cultural Medallion artists: Iskandar Jalil, Ng Eng Teng, Thomas Yeo, and Anthony Poon and two contemporary ceramic artists, Jessie Lim and Tan Teck Heng. It was
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  • PURSUITS
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      586 32  -  The former Hollies icon says he’s all fired up again. MUSIC BY DYLAN TAN GRAHAM Nash is no stranger to starting life anew. At the height of his career with The Hollies the English pop band he co-founded in 1962 he left to
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