The Business Times, 10 June 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, June 10, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    276 1 Incumbent insurer Aviva Singapore is tipped to be the frontrunner in the race to secure a group-employee benefits contract to provide coverage for the Singapore Armed Forces and the Ministry of Home Affairs. TOP STORIES 2 The Singapore government has been the target of some “very sophisticated” cyber
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    27 1 Thursday Change STI 2,843.80 -18.58 KL COMP 1,650.51 -7.34 NIKKEI 225 16,668.41 -162.51 HANG SENG 21,297.88 -30.36 SHENZHEN B 1,088.43 -0.04 DOW (11.45AM EDT) 17,930.47 -74.58
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    Lock icon Singapore-based firm starts fund to buy ‘death spiral’ convertibles
    806 1  -  Such bonds get bad rap for dilutive nature; but Advance Capital says fund takes on huge risks partnering issuers in dire straits By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT Singapore A FINANCIER that specialises in a controversial form of convertible financing has launched
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    Lock icon Keppel Fels set to bag US$500m contract
    1051 1  -  It will be the yard’s first significant job this year, amid a rig-building slump and a collapse in oil prices By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore KEPPEL Fels, the rig-building arm of Keppel Corp, is close to clinching its first significant contract
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      46 1 8 "887 1 8 1 *****1 THE BUSINESS TIMES POETRY 2.0 Poetry isn’t confined to the printed page anymore. From Facebook verses to readings on MRT trains, poets and publishers are tapping social media and curated events to ramp up the literary scene BT LIFESTYLE 23
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      27 1 INVESTING IN VIETNAM Mapletree bags prime asset in Saigon CBD for over S$400m real estate /16 COMMENTARY Why gain PE exposure without PE returns? TOP STORIES 2
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      53 1 SINGAPOREMYANMAR TIES Myanmar considering proposal for ‘stopover flights’ by Singapore carriers: PM Lee TOP STORIES 4 THE WEBER WORLD-VIEW The chairman of the world’s largest wealth manager, UBS, and former Bundesbank president Axel Weber talks about the key themes and risks that make an impact on markets and the banking
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Aviva Singapore seen as frontrunner in Mindef-MHA insurance tender
      549 2  -  The ministries will announce appointed insurer soon, for the provision of group-employee benefits By Claire Huang huangjy@sph.com.sg @ClaireHuangBT Singapore INCUMBENT insurer Aviva Singapore is tipped to be the frontrunner in the race to secure a multi-million-dollar group-employee benefits contract to provide
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      Lock icon Why gain PE exposure without PE returns?
      936 2  -  Investors unfamiliar with PE market should consider alternatives to the new bond offered by Temasek fund COMMENTARY By Kenneth Lim kenlim@sph.com.sg @KennethLimBT THE buzz about a new kind of bond issued by a Temasek Holdings-controlled fund is that it has the potential to
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      Lock icon Internet leaders say innovations in e-commerce and logistics will shape South-east Asia’s future
      755 2  -  B y Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Kuala Lumpur SPEAKERS at an Internet conference have predicted that innovations in e-commerce and logistics will shape the future of South-east Asian cities. Those who took the stage on Day 2
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      Lock icon Singapore’s refining margins in 2015 almost double: BP
      651 2  -  Output also up more than 10% but analysts say current margins are unsustainable By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore SINGAPORE’S refinery output grew by over 10 per cent last year as profit margins almost doubled, according to latest statistics by BP. And
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      Lock icon PM Lee: Blocking Internet on government work computers a necessary move
      681 4  -  Singapore’s networks have been the target of sophisticated cyber attacks, and he warns that threats are becoming more severe By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Yangon THE Singapore government has been the target of some “very sophisticated” cyber attacks over
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      Lock icon Myanmar considering proposal for ‘stopover flights’ by Singapore carriers: PM Lee
      622 4  -  SINGAPORE-MYANAMR TIES By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Yangon, Myanmar MYANMAR is considering Singapore’s proposal for the Republic’s carriers to make “stopover flights” in the country, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, even as he acknowledged the anxiety among its
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      Lock icon Training institute the flagship project of Singapore-Myanmar ties
      519 4  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Yangon, Myanmar THE setting up of a vocational training institute in Myanmar is Singapore’s way of making a “meaningful” contribution to the country’s development and progress, said Acting Education Minister (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung
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      Lock icon Internet policy part of cyber defence: IDA, CSA
      405 4  -  By Aqil Luqman Nurhakim nluqman@sph.com.sg Singapore THE decision to separate Internet surfing from computers with access to the government’s internal networks was made in response to cyber security threats, said the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Cyber Security Agency
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      Lock icon Collaborate to harness full potential of disruptive technologies: Tharman
      673 5  -  Singapore should work hard in anticipating the challenges that disruption may bring, he adds By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore ALL parties here should collaborate to harness the full potential that disruptive technologies may bring, so that economic restructuring can yield
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon DBS reaping success of cashless drive
      881 6  -  Bank sees sustained fall in ATM cash transactions and expects big boost for mobile wallet volume By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE cashless drive by DBS is bearing fruit. Singapore’s largest bank and biggest card issuer has seen a sustained decline in ATM
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      Lock icon Another Malaysian developer eyes backdoor listing on SGX
      631 6  -  By Renald Yeo yrenald@sph.com.sg Singapore PROPERTY developers from across the Causeway seem to have developed a taste for the Singapore bourse, with three of them having struck separate deals over a span of two short weeks for backdoor listings. Commenting on the
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      Lock icon Best World plunges from dizzying heights
      554 6  -  HOT STOCKS By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore LIKE a roller coaster, Best World International plunged on Thursday by a whopping 22.9 per cent or 31.5 cents, after hitting an all-time peak of S$1.39 on Tuesday. This, it arrived at after a steady share
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      Lock icon Otto Marine jumps on chairman’s delisting offer
      264 6  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore SHARES of Otto Marine jumped on Thursday, after executive chairman and controlling shareholder Yaw Chee Siew proposed a voluntary delisting that valued the offshore and marine player at about S$68 million. Mr Yaw, who owns 61.2 per
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      Lock icon ISR Capital and Best World among stocks offering hope in a dull market
      898 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY THE stock market operates in mysterious ways, very often ignoring fundamentally sound stocks to the point that frustrated owners and major shareholders are driven to consider a takeover, privatisation or delisting,
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      Lock icon A-Reit to sell logistics facility near Shanghai for S$26m
      302 7  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore THE manager of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) on Thursday said the trust has agreed to sell A-Reit Jiashan Logistics Centre in China for S$26 million. This would translate to a gain of S$5.1
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      Lock icon BlackRock looks at green bond funds while Pimco urges caution
      443 7 BLOOMBERG London BLACKROCK Inc and some of the world’s other major asset managers are setting up funds focused on green bonds. The trick is finding enough of the debt to buy. BlackRock is developing green bond funds that would compete
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      Lock icon STI / Catalist
      63 8 STI Catalist Straits Times Index June 9,2016 2,843.80 -18.58 (-0.65%) Current streak 1 day Day high 2,881.92 Day low 2,843.80 52-week high 3,373.48 (July 20, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index June 9,2016 441.13 -5.98 (-1.34%) Current streak 1 day Day high 449.80 Day low
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      Lock icon Weak Dow futures = weak STI
      614 8  - Weak Dow futures weak STI Retreat not surprising given that the local index has risen for five straight sessions before Thursday STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE closure of Hong Kong for the Dragon Boat Festival on Thursday meant traders here were solely reliant on the Dow futures for
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      305 8 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 234 unch 236/233 253 209 6.6 6166.6 CapitaCom Trust 141 -0.5 142.5/140.5 158.5 122.5 6.1 4168.4 CapitaLand 305 -4 312/303 358 267 12.2 3 *****.5 CapitaMall Trust 204 -1 206/204 224 184.5
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      35 8 VOLUME AusGroup 95,446,100 Noble 57,027,200 Addvalue Tech 37,887,800 Yuuzoo 26,877,800 Ntegrator W*****3 26,020,500 Market volume 1,109,891,000 VALUE DBS Grp 145,342,549 Keppel Corp 61,966,634 Global Logistic 45,565,925 UOB 44,033,324 Singtel 40,084,035 Market value 907,372,000
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      76 8 Jun 9 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 168.00 -68.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -53.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +17.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 679.28 -1.46 FTSE ST Small Cap 396.82 -0.57 FTSE ST All Share 693.12 -3.36 FTSE ST China Top 163.23 FTSE ST China 191.45 +0.19 FTSE ST
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      34 8 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index June 9,2016 693.12 -3.36 (-0.48%) Current streak 1 day Day high 700.10 Day low 693.12 52-week high 806.37 (July 20,2015) 52-week low 625.37 (Jan 21, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      33 8 STI MSCI EAFE MSCI EAFE index June 8,2016 1,697.11 +4.04 (+0.24%) Current streak 4 days Day high 1,698.73 Day low 1,691.15 52-week high 1,922.70 (June 22, 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 3 7 5 0 1 0 3 8 5 Manufacturing 43 34 31 4 7 15 47 41 46 Commerce 18 18 14 4 7 5 22 25 19 Tpt/Stor/Comms 7 16 12
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 8 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 23,018 115 23,133 90,449 21 90,470 Manufacturing 113,290 24,934 138,224 111,429 1,370 112,799 Commerce 86,845 66,484 153,329 53,205 2,451 55,656 Tpt/Stor/Comms 82,381 381 82,762 105,334 33 105,367 Finance 27,526 181 27,707 240,498 26 240,524 Construction
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      79 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** 178.3 0.6 *****/***** DBXT DBLCI-OY US$ 2330 152.6 5.1 2500/1946 GLD US$ ***** 90.5 0.6 *****/***** DBXT MSEurope US$ 5519 54.0 0.7 6127/4770 DBXT MSKorea US$ 5421 32.4 0.4 5677/4478 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Memstar Tech 0.2
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      71 8 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS ***** -54.0 -0.5 *****/***** Best World 106 -31.5 -22.9 144.5/18 UOB 1874 -24.0 -1.3 2360/1680 Jardine C&C 3426 -19.0 -0.6 4520/2636 PSL 50 -18.0 -26.5 95/36 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Asian Micro 0.9 -55.0 -1.1 2.8/0.8 CompactMetal
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 8 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Otto Marine 4,561.9 0.315 +0.085 +36.96 Teho Intl 186.1 0.084 +0.012 +16.67 Asian Micro 60.0 0.009 -0.011 -55.00 Brook Crompton 11.5 0.400 +0.060 +17.65 Alpha Energy 140.0 0.054 -0.011 -16.92 Novo 5.0 0.430 -0.020 -4.44 Versalink 76.5 0.151 -0.018 -10.65 Star Pharm 32.9 0.220 +0.024
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        Lock icon Singapore Property Positive
        112 8 Maybank Kim Eng Research, June 8 We see no major stock implications from the H2 2016 government land sales announcement. Residential land supply remains fairly tight and there is no direct competition to projects under development for the companies under our coverage. It appears that the government
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        Lock icon Property Overweight
        110 8 CIMB Research, June 8 We retain our expectation for private home prices to correct by 5 to 8 percent in 2016 versus -3.7 per cent in 2015. We think most of the negative news appear to be priced into the share prices. The sector is now trading at
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        Lock icon Ascendas Reit Buy
        233 8  -  Compiled by Cai Haoxiang Target price: S$2.63 June 9 close: s$2.34 RHB Research, June 9 Ascendas Reit announced the divestment of its Jiashan Logistics Centre in Shanghai for 125 million yuan (S$26 million). Recall that the Reit secured its 57,513 sq m plot of land in March
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS Most Active
      111 8 Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 289 -2 512 293/289 343/254 289/290 Nikko AM STI ETF 295 -2 201 298/295 347/259 294/296 7.1 DBXT MSPHILS US$ US211.1 -3.9 120 212/210.1 215/158.5 211.1/213.1 16.9 IS MS INDIA US$ US689 -8 107
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      Lock icon Grim market mood sends yen, US$ up against euro
      391 9 CURRENCIES REUTERS London A GRIM mood on global financial markets sent investors searching for the traditional security of the US dollar and yen on Thursday, driving both higher against a euro weakened by the prospect of prolonged low inflation and negative
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 9 Jun 9 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 0.947 4.882 0.654 5.774 49.644 98.722 0.791 8.607 3.008 1.045 77.654 34.266 1.005 11.059 0.714 23.974 26.157 0.514 0.744 Canada 1.056 5.157
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        153 9 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0047 1.0054 0.7438 0.7441 Canadian dollar 1.0614 1.0622 0.7861 0.7858 Euro 1.5372 1.5383 1.1381 1.1385 NZ dollar 0.9613 0.9623 0.7117 0.7122 Sterling pound 1.9532 1.9548 1.4461 1.4467 US dollar
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        21 9 Jun9 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3511 1.3516 2-months 1.3517 1.3523 3-months 1.3523 1.3529 6-months 1.3539 1.3547 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES Most active
        205 9 Jun 9 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Ntegrator Intl Ltd W*****3 0.4 0.1 ***** 1 1 3.50 29 Rowsley Ltd W*****3 0.4 unch 4737 1 18 4 STI 2800 MB ePW*****1 6.4 0.2 3490
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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 Jun 8 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1277.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2 -3.0 0.2 2.1 EAFE Preliminary 954.6 -0.1 -5.8 -0.2 -6.1 0.2 -1.1 Europe Preliminary 1356.7 -0.4 -4.0
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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        388 9 Jun 9 Jun 9 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 9352.50 9362.50 9310.00 4791 *****3 Jul16 9197.50 9230.00 9197.50 63 3054 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Jun16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****0 Sep16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****3 MSCI TAIWAN
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 9 Jun 9 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.05 0.02 1-month 0.7500 0.6250 2-months 0.9375 0.8125 3-months 1.0000 0.8750 Overnight mode: 0.05 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.50 0.40 1 month 0.50 0.40 2 months 0.65 0.45 3 months 0.80 0.60 6 months 1.10 0.90 9 months 1.30 1.10 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        63 9 Jun 9 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year N*****0T 0.500 01-Apr-18 99.27 5-Year NX*****X 2.250 01-Jun-21 103.74 103.87 103.58 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 101.32 101.30 101.20 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 107.67 20-Year NZ*****V 3.375 01-Sep-33 114.93 114.95 114.30 30-Year NA*****H
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        250 9 Jun-8 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Jun-8 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 1177.75 36.50 3.20% 14/07/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 32.89 0.60 1.86% 14/07/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 519.50 10.50 2.06% 14/07/2016 Jun-8 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2253.00 -4.00 -0.18% 14/07/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 1697.00 8.00 0.47%
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      Lock icon Olam acquires US peanut sheller for US$85m
      457 10  -  This will strengthen its position as third-largest peanut sheller in the US, says agri-commodities firm By Andrea Soh sandrea@sph.com.sg @AndreaSohBT Singapore OLAM International is buying another peanut sheller in the US, Brooks Peanut Company, for US$85 million. The purchase, coming after its acquisition
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      Lock icon Singapore tops financial literacy index, beating 17 Asian markets
      434 10  -  By Gladys Yeo gladyeo@sph.com.sg Singapore SINGAPORE topped the Mastercard Index of Financial Literacy for the first time in 2015 since the survey began in 2010, coming ahead of the 17 Asia-Pacific markets polled. With an overall score of 71.3 index points,
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      Lock icon mm2 Asia says concert producer UnUsUal eyes Catalist listing
      208 10  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore FILM and TV content producer mm2 Asia on Thursday said one of its investees, UnUsUal Pte Ltd, has appointed professionals to prepare for a listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange. It highlighted
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1782 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Company Last Sale Vol ('000) High Day 151.5 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 137.5 -0.5 57 138 137 0.9 8.3 875.1 Div 170.7 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 141 -1 145 143
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      Lock icon SGX CATALIST
      318 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap 16.2 4.5 t Alliance Mineral 6.8 unch 5586 7 6.6 26.8 LOW 19.9 8.3 t Anchor Resources 10.7 +0.2 ***** 11.4 10.6 29.9 Sale
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      Lock icon SGX ETF
      145 11 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 957 700 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US843 +8 2 862 843 132.2 3957 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US2856 -4 2 2865 2856 7.9 362 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US316 +13
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      65 6 Have a question? Let ST's correspondents provide the answers Send your questions to askst@sph.com.sg THE STRAITS TIMES > 6 m answe www.straitstimes.com/askst .O Wo When will property prices stop falling? How much savings do 1 need to retire? L-& Lee Su Shyan, Business Editor Lorna Tan, Invest Editor Why can’t
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  • BANKING & FINANCE
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      Lock icon Sovereign funds rethink strategies after shock of redemptions
      860 12 Big portfolio rebalancing and risk management challenges in shift from managing inflows to managing withdrawals REUTERS London HAVING gone from bumper cash inflows to redemptions in just two years, many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have been forced to shake up their investment
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      Lock icon Japan banks now among world’s biggest energy lenders
      658 12 Souring loans becoming a drag on earnings, even though energy is only a fraction of their business BLOOMBERG New York JAPANESE banks, known for the risk aversion that spared them the worst of the credit crisis, have quietly grown into some of
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  • ENERGY & COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon UK bullion dealers get Brexit boost ahead of referendum
      676 13 Sales of the safe-haven metal have picked up significantly in the UK REUTERS London AT Sharps Pixley, a gold showroom in London’s smart Mayfair district, demand for bullion bars and coins is rising, with men and women of all ages buying
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      633 13 Tenders postponed or cancelled in uncertainty over power mix after Joko boosts use of renewable energy REUTERS Jakarta SIX months after winning power, President Joko Widodo pledged to boost Indonesia’s electricity capacity by two-thirds by 2019 as Southeast Asia’s biggest economy battled persistent
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      781 14 They are cultivating talent within the groups that have been underrepresented at established US tech companies NYT Chicago MANY tech startups are in the business of making themselves successful. But some entrepreneurs have set up businesses with the express mission of training others
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      554 14 NYT New York A REVOLUTIONARY technology known as “gene drive”, which for the first time gives humans the power to alter or perhaps eliminate entire populations of organisms in the wild, has stirred both excitement and fear since scientists proposed a
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      610 15 Adidas is kitting out nine of the 24 teams at Euro 2016, Nike’s share is six and Puma’s behind five teams AFP Paris SPORTS equipment giants Adidas, Nike and Puma are pushing rivals out of the market at European Championship finals,
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon Mapletree bags prime asset in Saigon CBD for over S$400m
      531 16  -  Group still keen on more income-producing completed assets as well as development opportunities in Vietnam By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore MAPLETREE Investments has bought Kumho Asiana Plaza Saigon, a completed mixed development in the heart of Ho Chi Minh
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      283 16 REUTERS Wellington WESTPAC New Zealand and ANZ tightened lending to non-resident mortgage borrowers on Thursday, following the lead of their Australian parents, to reduce risk in New Zealand’s booming housing market. Westpac will no longer lend to non-resident borrowers paying off
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      Lock icon HDB resale prices stay flat in May: SRX
      324 16 Singapore THE latest flash estimates data from SRX Property on the Housing Development Board resale flat market shows continuing price stability. SRX Property’s price index for HDB resale flats inched up 0.2 per cent in May 2016 over the preceding month. This
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      445 16  -  By Aqil Luqman Nurhakim nluqman@sph.com.sg Singapore AVERAGE prime retail rents in Singapore continued their downward trend in the second quarter, with those in Orchard Road falling by a bigger quantum than those of suburban malls, according to CBRE Research in a
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      731 17  -  All it takes is for Tokyo to dial down its monetary stance and for real interest rates to rise back to the 3%-plus levels of 2010 and 2011. BY NISHA GOPALAN AND ANDY MUKHERJEE COMMENTARY BY NISHA GOPALAN, ANDY
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      367 17 BLOOMBERG Seoul SOUTH Korean firms, led by one of Asia’s largest asset managers, are investing in hotels and office buildings abroad as low interest rates locally are driving them to seek better returns overseas. Their targets are hotels and buildings with
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      737 18  -  Governor Kuroda maintains QQE and negative interest rates have had their intended impact on both the financial market and Japan’s real economy By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Tokyo BANK of Japan (BOJ) deputy governor Horoshi Nakaso indicated on Thursday that the central bank
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      374 18 WP London MILLENNIALS, according to much conventional wisdom, are lazy, self-cen-tred narcissists who habitually wait till the absolute last minute to finish anything that is important but boring. And in Britain, part of that stereotype may not be too far off the
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      456 18 REUTERS Tokyo JAPAN’S core machinery orders tumbled in April by the most in two years, partly due to earthquakes in a southern manufacturing hub but raising the risk that business investment will remain weak for most of the year.
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      505 18 Central bank seen keeping policy on easing bias, but with rate cuts less likely REUTERS Beijing DEFLATIONARY pressures in China eased further in May, relieving some pressure on cash-strapped companies, but consumer inflation was cooler than expected, suggesting the central bank
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      1006 18 BLOOMBERG Canberra THE China boom came to Tasmania the moment model Zhang Xinyu posted a selfie from Shanghai cuddling a lavender-stuffed teddy bear named Bobbie made at Robert Ravens’ farm. The picture went viral, creating so much interest in the bears
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  • OPINION
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      Lock icon Convergence of ICT, media visible with Singapore in global forefront
      564 20 EDITORIAL THE government’s decision to form the Info-communica-tions Media Development Authority (IMDA) was based on the understanding that the info-comm technology and media sectors were converging and there was a need for one unified body to frame rules and regulations.
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      Lock icon Doha Round failure due partly to lack of MNC interest
      835 20  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Md Rizwanul Islam T The writer is an associate professor of law, BRAC University. THERE is no dearth of theories on the reasons for the failure of the Doha Round of Negotiations of the World Trade
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      1463 20  -  As water is used in the production of food, food wastage means water wastage too. And food wastage is the third biggest contributor to global carbon emissions. BY DALSON CHUNG emissions.BY DALSON CHUNG T The writer is managing director of
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      752 21  -  COMMENTARY By Brian Reading T The writer is a member of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum advisory board and a former economic adviser to former prime minister Edward Heath. OMFIF IF THE Brexiteers win the June 23 referendum, we
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      2724 21  -  The chairman of the world’s largest wealth manager, UBS, and former Bundesbank president Axel Weber talks about the key themes and risks that make an impact on markets and the banking industry. These are excerpts from the conversation: By Vikram Khanna Associate Editor vikram@sph.com.sg On the potential
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      1696 23  -  Poetry isn’t confined to the printed page anymore. From Facebook verses to readings on MRT trains, poets and publishers are tapping social media and curated events to ramp up the literary scene. BY TAN TECK HENG scene.BY TAN TECK HENG thtan@sph.com.sg JOSHUA Ip is an office worker by
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      611 24  -  Dakota Crescent’s denizens tell their stories in Drama Box’s latest project, as they prepare to be evicted from their homes. BY TAN TECK HENG homes.BY TAN TECK HENG thtan@sph.com.sg SINCE Dakota Crescent’s redevelopment was announced in 2014, whatever furore it created has since dwindled to a handful
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      575 24  -  By Geoffrey Eu Given the inherent differences between video games and motion pictures (the interactive nature of one medium versus the sit-and-watch nature of the other), turning a popular game into a decent movie while remaining true to the source material is
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      540 24  -  By dylantan@sph.com.sg Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT LEAVE it to James Wan to get his audience screaming faster and harder than a “hangry” plus-sized woman at a food court whose dinner tray has been prematurely snatched from her. After modest hits with Saw (2004) and
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  • ARTS
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      Lock icon Man of mystery in the spotlight
      1043 25  -  A Singapore film that focuses on one of the most enigmatic figures in the Communist Party of Malaya turns to Hong Kong actor Tony Leung to help tell the story. BY CHEAH UI-HOON BY CHEAH UI-HOON uihoon@sph.com.sg CHIN Peng might be the face of
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      Lock icon Thai artist weaves the past, present and future in his works
      656 25  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon uihoon@sph.com.sg WEAVING, to Thai artist Santi Wangchuan, is more than just knotting and hand-joining threads together to create textile pieces. It’s a day-to-day lifestyle and the force which holds the family and community together. “It ties
      PHOTO: SANTI WANGCHUAN AND YEO WORKSHOP, SINGAPORE.  -  656 words
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      Lock icon A different kind of fairytale
      536 25  -  By Avanti Nim avantin@sph.com.sg FOR lead actors Kyle Timson and Lindsay Dunn, being part of the Shrek The Musical world tour is like a childhood dream come true. The Dreamworks animation film on which the musical is based came out in 2001 when Timson and
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      335 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 Serving American in pub is reasonable (7) 10 Importance of report (7) 11 Open in case of pecuniary hardship (7) 12 Sample to include old domestic appliance (7) 13 Warning heavy drinker after detailed damage (9) 15 Score century from the start in miserable game (5)
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  • ARTS/MUSIC
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      Lock icon An emotional and physical challenge for actors
      901 26  -  Some 20 years after Singaporeans heard the people sing, will Cameron Mackintosh’s re-imagined version of Les Miserables still prove to be master of the house? BT Lifestyle speaks to the cast and reviews the show By suetan@sph.com.sg Sue-Ann Tan suetan@sph.com.sg FOR the past
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      632 26  -  By Sue-Ann Tan suetan@sph.com.sg YOU don’t need to be a jazz fan to be familiar with the works of Jeremy Monteiro. The “King of Swing” is everywhere composing national songs, releasing countless albums and even playing the keyboard for Simon Garfunkel over an illustrious
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      Lock icon Prisoner ***** returns triumphant
      478 26  -  By Helmi Yusof helmi@sph.com.sg @HelmiBT WHEN Patrice Tipoki, a lovely sing-er-actress, starts to sing I Dreamed A Dream in the new staging of Les Miserables, it feels as if the whole world has stopped spinning. Tipoki’s light, clear and powerful voice delivers the song with incandescent
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      Lock icon Rice makes art out of his own heartaches
      480 26  -  By Dylan Tan dylantan@sph.com.sg @DylanTanSYBT THERE are a couple of things you would never have guessed about Damien Rice from listening to him pour his heart out in the gut-wrench-ing ballads on his albums. On stage in front of a packed The
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  • CITY LIFE
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      Lock icon Having an ale of a time
      787 27 Beerfest Asia 2016 offers more than 500 varieties of both craft and commercial beer, as well as hard liquor. BY AVANTI NIM avantin@sph.com.sg YES, you would expect to find beer at a beer festival. But unlike most other such events, Beerfest Asia 2016, in
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        Lock icon FLYING HIGH WITH THE SPIRIT OF AVIATION
        300 27  -  By Dylan Tan INDEPENDENT luxury Swiss watchmaker Breitling, in partnership with The Hour Glass, has transformed an area in the atrium of Paragon shopping centre into a stealth aeroplane hangar for an exhibition to mark the South-east Asia debut of the Avenger Hurricane.
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        Lock icon HELLO 2016
        208 27  -  TALK By Tay Suan Chiang Find out what makes graphic designers tick at HELLO 2016, a design-centric talk featuring the founders of three prominent graphic design studios. Barcelona’s Hey Studio’s founders Veronica Fuerte and Ricardo Jorge, together with Singapore’s Theseus Chan from Work and Pann Lim from Kinetic,
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        257 27  -  THEATRE By Dylan Tan A MUI Live! returns to Singapore for a second encore this month. It has had six re-runs in Hong Kong and also opened in Malaysia and Canada. Produced, scripted, and directed by veteran Hong Kong filmmaker Clifton Ko, the musical is based on
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        Lock icon The Nanyang Show 2016
        220 27  -  EXHIBITION By Cheah Ui-Hoon FOR four days only, check out the showcase of 47 museum-quality artworks representing the Nanyang Style dated since the 1930s by pioneer artists such as Yong Mun Sen, Chen Wen Hsi, Chia Yu Chian, Chia Hui Chian whose Morning Market is shown
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        242 27  -  EXHIBITION By Tay Suan Chiang A SHOPPING mall is an unlikely space for an art exhibition, but there is a reason why The Wormhole, conceptualised by art and design studio aheeoee, is at Liang Court. Using a fictional narrative to establish the grounds for an art exhibition, accompanied
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  • WINE
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      1146 28  -  This white wine, with its sheer power, incredible intensity, refined richness combined with complexity, and amazing freshness, has a tendency to overwhelm. By N K YONG overwhelm.By N K YONG NAMING a favourite wine is a tough call. Romanee-Conti and Musigny among red burgundies; Châteaux Lafite, Latour,
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