The Business Times, 10 October 2016

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    22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION www.businesstimes.com.sg @BusinessTimes MCI (P) 052/08/2016 S$1.20 CO REGN NO *****2868E Monday, October 10, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    236 1 Tech and media companies account for 37 per cent of the space already leased or in advanced leasing discussions at Guoco Tower. TOP STORIES 2 The financial system has “a lot of dry tinder” and not enough attention is being paid to ways to cope with a major
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    Lock icon Economists predict no change to MAS monetary policy for now
    823 1  -  But they are more certain of monetary easing next year if growth fundamentals do not improve MAS POLICY REVIEW By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore ECONOMISTS are saying meekly that Singapore’s central bank will not alter its monetary policy approach
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    Lock icon Singapore sees spike in number of cyberattack-for-ransom cases
    1712 1  -  Sherwin Loh CYBERSAFETY Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg @SherwinLohBT Singapore IT STARTED innocently enough, with a click on a third-party ad on an India news website by a staff member, back in 2014. Soon, the data stored on that computer in a multinational logistics
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    24 1 Weekly Change STI 2,875.24 +5.77 KL COMP 1,665.38 +12.83 NIKKEI 225 16,860.09 +410.25 HANG SENG 23,851.82 +554.67 SHENZHEN B CLOSED DOW 18,240.49 -67.66
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      19 1 IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT What does it take to be a C-suite executive in S’pore? VIEWS FROM THE TOP/22-23
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      23 1 BT SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT The gold standard in innovation SiTF AWARDS 2016 17-20 TOPLINE Katrina eyes growth with bold new acquisitions companies markets 8
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      7 1 BT Explains: Steering the S$NEER, Page 2
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Tech, media tenants take up 37% of committed space at Guoco Tower
      650 2  -  80% of the premium Grade A office space there is either taken up or subject of advanced leasing discussions By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore TECH and media companies are making their presence felt at Guoco Tower in
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      Lock icon Steering the S$NEER
      451 2  -  BT Explains By Soon Weilun The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) aims to ensure price stability as a basis for sustainable economic growth. The central bank does so not by targeting interest rates but by managing the Singapore dollar exchange rate. The tool used is the Singapore
      Source: MAS, Department of Statistics BT Graphics: Jennifer Chua  -  451 words
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      Lock icon Another tough week likely for retail, utility and telecom stocks
      897 2  -  WALL STREET INSIGHT By Rob Curran btworld@sph.com.sg US stocks were more or less flat last week, disguising a major shift in investors’ portfolios at the sector and currency levels that is likely to continue this week as long as there
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      Lock icon Former US treasury secretary warns of ‘fire’ danger in financial system
      733 4  -  Regulators need to be better prepared and to have the “right tools” to be able to act if and when a new crisis arises By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Washington THERE is “a lot of dry tinder” in the financial
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      Lock icon IMF: ‘Inwardlooking policies’ are main threat to global economy
      397 4  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Washington THE global economy is “increasingly threatened by inward-looking policies including protectionism and stalled reforms”, said Agustin Carstens, chairman of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC), at the close of the IMF
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      Lock icon Multiplying corporate giving – from the top
      444 6 Multiplying corporate giving from the top Today, one in four OCBC employees volunteers, making an indelible impact on the bank’s corporate culture COMPANY OF GOOD Singapore CORPORATE giving activities positively impact corporate culture, which improves business services. This is one of the many values OCBC Bank sees in its giving
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      96 3 ROLEX HEADQUARTERS IN SWITZERLAND WATERPROOF TRIPLOCK CROWN r SUPERLATIVE WATCHMAKING IS A NEVER-ENDING JOURNEY. The Rolex vision has always been a singular one: to create the most perfect wristwatch. Every Rolex is conceived, designed, manufactured and tested in Switzerland by Rolex. Building watches the Rolex Way is the only way
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      114 5 MINUTE SCALE BLUE PARACHROM HAIRSPRING THIS WATCH IS A TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT. Inspired by the golden age of aviation in the 1930s, the Air-King is a tribute to the Rolex Oyster’s aeronautical heritage. Built the Rolex Way for extreme durability and functionality, it features a prominent minute
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      542 6 JURONG TOWN CORPORATION (“JTC”) The JTC Summit, 8 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore *****4 NOTICE is hereby given that the below mentioned JTC unsecured note certificate (“Note Certificate”) issued pursuant to the JTC Act (Chapter 150) of Singapore has been reported as lost/misplaced and the registered noteholder has applied to
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      449 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF BRADKEN (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) CO. REG. NO. *****3579M NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of BRADKEN (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. deemed to have been duly convened and held
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      886 6 NOTICES Te l 6 2 8 9 8 8 2 2 I E m a i l n o t i c e s s p h c o m s g I w w w s p h c l a s s c o m s g THE
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      489 6 Rules 91 and 101 FORM 69(3) IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF JOHNSON INDUSTRIES PTE. LTD. (IN COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND Name of Company Johnson Industries Pte Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) Companies Winding Up Number Winding Up No. *****4 of
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      381 6 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 WORLD CLASS PROPERTY (CENTRAL) PTE. LTD. (Company Registration No.: *****3608M) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on 10 October 2016, the following resolutions were duly passed: 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP RESOLVED THAT
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      116 7 GMT-MASTII JPERLATIVj CHRONOMETER OFFICI/C-x; CERTIFY F) n a i i >=> > >* i &rh, WATERPROOF OYSTER CASE THIS WATCH IS A WITNESS TO THE DAWN OF THE JET AGE. Designed for airline pilots in 1955 at the dawn of intercontinental flight, the GMT-Master became the official timepiece of major
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Katrina eyes growth with bold new acquisitions
      1073 8  -  The recently listed group has come a long way in 20 years from its humble beginnings as a nasi padang stall in a mall food court. TOPLINE BY MELISSA TAN TO ANYONE who has set foot in a suburban shopping mall recently, the
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      Lock icon Auditor rotation: is it time?
      896 8  -  BOARDROOM MATTERS By Willie Cheng T The writer is chairman of the Singapore institute of Directors T For more articles, go to btd.sg/BMatters FOR boards and their audit committees, the question “Is it time to change our external audit firm?” seems to be an evergreen
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      Lock icon Noteholders issue direct demand to Rickmers Maritime
      806 9  -  They want cash now, saying they are not convinced the MTN restructuring proposal is equitable and transparent By Tan Hwee Hwee hweetan@sph.com.sg @HweetanBT Singapore THE trustee-manager of Rickmers Maritime Trust is expected to receive on Monday a “notice of acceleration” from a noteholder
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      Lock icon 337 units at Forest Woods sell at an average of S$1,400 psf
      380 9  -  By Kalpana Rashiwala kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore CITY Developments Limited (CDL), Hong Leong Holdings and TID have sold 337 units at the 519-unit Forest Woods condo in Lorong Lew Lian near Serangoon MRT Station and Nex shopping mall. Sales
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      Lock icon Buying by directors falls again; selling returns
      1749 10  -  INSIDE MARKETS By Robert Halili T The writer is managing director, Asia Insider Ltd THE buying fell for the second straight week while the selling returned after posting no sales for three straight weeks based on filings on Singapore Exchange from Oct 3
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      33 12 STI Catalist WEEKLY Straits Times index Oct 7,2016 2,875.24 +5.77 (+0.20%) Current streak 1 day Week high 2,885.22 Week low 2,870.84 52-week high 3,068.46 (Oct 23, 2015) 52-week low 2,539.95 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon ‘Flattish’ with 2,882 the mark to beat
      634 12  -  STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT IT’S been said a few times before in this column but it bears repeating every time this year the Straits Times Index (STI) crosses its Dec 31, 2015 closing level of 2,882, it quickly loses it. Put
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      302 12 Stock name Close Change Wk high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 248 -4 253/245 257 209 6.2 6892.5 CapitaCom Trust 158.5 -0.5 164/157 164 127 5.4 4695.6 CapitaLand 315 -5 321/312 340 280 12.6 2.9 *****.9 CapitaMall Trust 213 -4 218/212 225 185
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      35 12 VOLUME Noble 1,512,032,600 Ezra 606,990,400 Ezion 323,026,300 Addvalue Tech 273,560,000 Alliance Mineral 196,605,900 Market volume 10,218,494,000 VALUE Singtel 319,494,794 Noble 270,819,635 DBS Grp 205,230,333 UOB 177,657,864 DBXT MSAsExJp US$ 169,981,061 Market value 4,191,259,000
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      77 12 Oct 7 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 238.00 -14.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -23.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +24.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 700.99 -2.84 FTSE ST Small Cap 389.57 +0.26 FTSE ST All Share 708.62 -2.03 FTSE ST China Top 161.17 +0.03 FTSE ST China 195.53 -0.79 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      37 12 STI FTSE ST All-Share WEEKLY FTSE ST All-Share index Oct 7, 2016 708.62 +3.39 (+0.48%) Current streak 1 day Week high 710.65 Week low 705.80 52-week high 739.01 (Oct 23, 2015) 52-week low 629.34 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon STI / MSCI EAFE
      34 12 STI MSCI EAFE WEEKLY MSCI EAFE Index Oct 7,2016 1,688.40 -13.29 (-0.78%) Current streak 3 days Week high 1,704.84 Week low 1,688.40 52-week high 1,777.37 (Oct 23, 2015) 52-week low 1,492.43 (Feb 12, 2016)
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING SCOREBOARD
      186 12 MAIN CATL TOTAL Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Multi Ind 10 5 3 1 0 0 11 5 3 Manufacturing 71 42 25 18 14 11 89 56 36 Commerce 41 15 6 10 5 5 51 20 11 Tpt/Stor/Comms 17 17 2
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      Lock icon Gold sees worst week since ’13 on renewed rate fears
      514 12 COMMODITIES BLOOMBERG New York GOLD had the biggest weekly loss in more than three years as investors judged that a weaker-than-expected US payrolls report won’t be enough to sidetrack the Federal Reserve from raising interest rates this year. Cleveland Fed
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      106 12 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low DBXT Nifty50 ETF10 ***** 365.6 2.0 *****/***** JMH USD 6200 191.0 2.3 6371/4500 Lyxor Indonesia US$ 9273 182.8 1.5 9341/6692 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5458 131.9 1.8 5733/4770 JSH USD 3355 116.8 2.6 3417/2524 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low Next-Gen Sat 0.3 200.0
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      74 12 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** -922.2 -5.3 *****/***** SPDR S&P500 US$ ***** -284.5 -1.0 *****/***** DBXT MSJAP US$ 5010 -112.7 -1.6 5110/4031 Longcheer 45.5 -73.5 -61.8 123/42 DBXT MSKorea US$ 5911 -56.4 -0.7 6041/4629 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low KepCorp MBeCW*****3 0.3 -88.9 -2.4
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      82 12 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE Sysma 30,518.4 0.083 +0.016 +23.88 Mercurius 28,863.7 0.013 +0.003 +30.00 Yuexiu Prop 2.0 0.220 -0.020 -8.33 RH PetroGas 2,213.2 0.114 +0.021 +22.58 Sincap 7,604.3 0.030 +0.003 +11.11 Ying Li Intl 48,982.5 0.174 +0.022 +14.47 Interra Resource 20,307.7 0.072 +0.006 +9.09 Falcon Energy 1,774.5 0.170 +0.015
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      110 12 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Wk high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap DBXT MSAsExJp US$ US3577 +28 3447 3577/3577 3633/2772 3589/3604 8.2 STI ETF 293 +2 1808 295/291 314/254 292/293 IS MS INDIA US$ US751 +18 1061 751/729 772/575 737/751 93.9 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US382 +15 307 383/367
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      125 12 COMPANY MEETING PLACE DATE TIME Green Build Techology E Tanglin 2 RELC International Hotel 30 Orange Grove Road 10-Oct 10.00am Eucon Hldg Ltd E Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel (Katong Room) 50 East Coast Road Roxy Square 12-Oct 10.00am Intl Healthway Corp E Hotel Re! Pearl's Hill 175A Chin
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      123 12 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 87,202 902 88,104 275,563 147 275,710 Manufacturing 577,287 360,329 937,616 407,756 11,961 419,717 Commerce 1,772,784 258,072 2,030,856 548,243 4,260 552,503 Tpt/Stor/Comms 957,296 10,764 968,060 672,094 1,079 673,173 Finance 76,926 5,739 82,665 570,955 357 571,312 Construction
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      Lock icon Gold prices in for a roller-coaster ride
      335 13  -  CURRENCIES By Lee Zhen Sheng T The writer is a dealer at Phillip Futures GOLD prices are having a good run this year but look set to be volatile in the last quarter. They may lack clear direction supported by uncertainty on Deutsche
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    • FOREX RATES
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        3 13 WEEKLY
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        471 13 Oct 7 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.004 5.050 0.681 5.873 50.547 98.357 0.786 8.443 3.146 1.062 79.163 36.551 1.041 10.549 0.744 23.789 26.427 0.608 0.757 Canada 0.996 5.032
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        3 13 COMPOSITEWEEKLY
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        2 13 WEEKLY
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        155 13 Oct 7 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0403 1.0409 0.7569 0.7571 Canadian dollar 1.0365 1.0372 0.7544 0.7541 Euro 1.5278 1.5284 1.1116 1.1117 NZ dollar 0.9795 0.9805 0.7127 0.7132 Sterling pound 1.7111 1.7119 1.2450 1.2452
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        22 13 Oct 7 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3739 1.3748 2-months 1.3739 1.3746 3-months 1.3739 1.3745 6-months 1.3736 1.3746 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        381 13 Oct 7 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Oct16 9690.00 9700.00 9637.50 9690.00 ***** *****1 Nov16 9682.50 9705.00 9660.00 9702.50 158 625 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****3 Mar17 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 60 2483 MSCI TAIWAN
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        208 13 Most active Oct 7 Prem Expiry Wk Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Charisma EnergyServicesW*****3 0.1 unch *****0 1 3 1 SingTel MB eCW*****2 4.5 -0.3 ***** 0.2 435 8 UOB MB eCW*****1 9.8 -0.2 ***** 0.1 1880 4
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        377 13 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Oct 7 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Preliminary 1302.0 -0.5 1.9 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 2.8 EAFE Preliminary 979.8 -0.3 -3.3 -0.4 -4.8 -0.4 -1.6 Europe Preliminary 1403.0 -0.4 -0.7
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    • BANK RATES
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        165 13 Rates quared by map (5) Pte Ltd Jar 2 ss Offw am Overnight 0.25 0 15 1-month 0 625 0 375 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3—months 0.375 U.75 overnight mode: 0.10 uss one: am 7 news 0.55 u.a5 ‘I 1TlOnt|1 0.63 0.53 2 months 0.80 0.60 3 months 1
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        65 13 Oct 7 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****A 4.000 01-Sep-18 105.78 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 99.33 99.43 99.34 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 102.13 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 108.4 108.65 108.65 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 99.73 100.05 100.05 30-Year NA*****H
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        250 13 Oct-7 Price Net change change Last Trade Agricultural Oct-7 CBOT Soybeans (US cents/bu) 956.75 -1.75 -0.18% 14/11/2016 CBOT Soybean Oil (US cents/lb) 33.11 0.01 0.03% 14/10/2016 CBOT Wheat (US cents/bu) 394.75 -1.00 -0.25% 14/12/2016 Oct-7 LIFFE Cocoa (£/tonne) 2319.00 40.00 1.76% 13/12/2016 LIFFE Coffee (US$/tonne) 2001.00 15.00 0.76%
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      467 14 Sale of S. Kidman’s vast holdings to Chinese buyers not in national interest: Treasurer REUTERS Sydney AUSTRALIA’S richest woman Gina Rinehart and Chinese developer Shanghai Cred have agreed on a deal to jointly purchase S. Kidman Co, the country’s largest private land
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      256 14 BANKS Agricultural Bank Of China 5.50 Agricultural Bank Of China Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd 6.00 ANZ Singapore Bank of Communications 5.50 Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd ...6.00 Bank of China Limited Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank of Communications Banque Internationale a Bank of East Asia .5.75 Bank
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      Lock icon Spielberg, Jack Ma in deal to make movies for China
      786 14 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong IT’S a casting director’s dream. Jack Ma, China’s richest man, and the highest-grossing Hollywood auteur of all time have struck a deal to work together to produce and finance films for the world’s second-largest movie market. Alibaba
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      Lock icon DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      867 14 Payment Ex Rec Pay Ann (cts) date date date date Aims Property Sec Fd do 2.144 28-Sep 30-Sep 16-Dec 26-Sep Avi-Tech Elect ak 1.000 13-Dec 15-Dec 29-Dec 12-Aug Chasen Hldgs Ltd ak 0.050 04-Oct 06-Oct 28-Oct 28-Sep Chuan Hup Hldgs Ltd ak 1.000 02-Nov 04-Nov 18-Nov 26-Sep CIMB
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      1110 14 Consensus No. of Forecast Mean Fri’s recommendation esti-EPS PE target price Company name This wk Last mth mates (times) Accordia Golf Trt 1.00 1.00 1 0.06 10.47 0.87 0.67 AIMS AMP Cap Industrial Reit 1.00 1.00 3 0.11 13.12 1.62 1.42 ARA Asset Mgt 1.25 1.25 2 0.08
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      2015 15 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E $mil Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net 149 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 142 +1.5 795 142.5 141 0.9 8 905 High 144 101 ARA Asset Mgmt 135 unch 2335 136.5 135
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      353 15 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Week Div 0.6 0.1 t Advanced Systems 0.4 unch 1 0.4 0.2 10.5 46.5 29.5 t Advancer Global 41 +1 5112 42.5 40 16.3 71 MCap 16.2 4.5 t
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      189 15 52-Wk Last Vol Week Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter 123.9 97 CIMB APAC Div S$D 115.6cd +5.1 0 115.6 115.6 Sale 1210 1061 CIMBASEAN40 S$D 1202 +10 0 1202 1202 905 736 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US874 +9 20 875 874
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  • SiTF AWARDS 2016
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  • VIEWS FROM THE TOP
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  • BT-CITIBANK YOUNG INVESTORS’ FORUM
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      543 26 REUTERS New York Opec is back in the business of influencing oil prices as Saudi Arabia works with Russia and Iran to limit output, and only “a brave person” would bet against this, oil bull Andy Hall
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      524 26 WP Washington CATTLE ranchers who quickly expanded their herds after a prolonged Texas drought now have become their own worst enemies. The industry-wide buildup was the fastest Shelby Horn, a fourth-gen-eration cattleman with a family ranch in Nebraska, had seen in at least
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      680 29  -  But it’s uncertain whether the greenback will keep its strength after next month’s US presidential election By Neil Behrmann btworld@sph.com.sg London THE key question facing global markets and businesses is whether the US dollar will maintain its strength after November’s presidential election in
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      777 29 Washington ONE lewd tape of Donald Trump bragging 11 years ago about assaulting women and getting away with it has upended a year of carefully laid Republican strategy to keep control of Congress. Just days ago, Senate Republicans were growing
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      703 29 BLOOMBERG Edinburgh THE pound risks turning from prop to pain for the UK economy as Brexit negotiations near. Sterling tumbled the most last week since the vote to leave the European Union (EU) in June, as investors woke up to the
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      276 29 REUTERS Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN police said on Sunday they have arrested 16 people for suspected militant links after a two-week operation across the country. The arrests were made between Sept 21 and Oct 6. Fifteen were Malaysians and the 16th was a citizen
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      734 29 REUTERS Washington THE International Monetary Fund will not join the Greek bailout programme but will likely accept a special advisory status with limited powers that keeps it at the table, two senior sources with direct knowledge of the proposals said. The
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      532 33 Verstappen holds off furious challenge from Hamilton in final few laps to take second AFP Suzuka, Japan NICO Rosberg romped to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to extend his lead over world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One
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      338 33 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Inside tunnel see silver plant (6) 5 Theologian has ensnared Eastern nun, it’s revealed (8) 9 Inventor jolts lab containers (4,4) 10 Writing favoured by top man (6) 11 Humorous talk about what to expect on bit of golf course (8) 12 Girl returning from warfare
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