The Business Times, 11 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 Tuesday, October 11, 2016
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    Lock icon DAILY DIGEST
    285 1 Sime Darby Property, part of the Malaysian conglomerate, will have its Australian property assets injected in Saizen Reit through a backdoor listing. COMPANIES MARKETS 8 Manulife US Reit is gunning for yield-accretive office assets in the US, with a primary focus on secondary cities in the rising stage
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    Lock icon Govt to upgrade jobs bank into new portal
    845 1  -  It will offer more functions and career planning; but economist says revamp only a “band-aid” for deeper issues By Soon Weilun soonwl@sph.com.sg @SoonWeilunBT Singapore EMPLOYMENT growth for Singaporeans and permanent residents last year was so abysmal that a total of 12 MPs
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    Lock icon No recession, but expect periods of negative growth: MTI
    678 1  -  PARLIAMENT By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore WHILE the Singapore economy could go through several quarters of negative growth, the government does not expect an outright recession to take place, Trade minister Lim Hng Kiang said on Monday. He told Parliament:
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    27 1 Monday Change STI 2,870.24 -5.00 KL COMP 1,665.32 -0.06 NIKKEI 225 16,860.09 -39.01 HANG SENG 23,851.82 -100.68 SHENZHEN B 1,192.46 +6.23 DOW (11.45 EDT) 18,362.43 +121.94
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  • TOP STORIES
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      Lock icon Frasers Centrepoint to pump up to half a billion into Thailand’s Ticon
      767 2  -  The investment will make Frasers Centrepoint the single largest shareholder of the industrial developer By Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore IN HIS first major move since taking over the reins at mainboard-listed property developer Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL)
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      Lock icon All-new BT Weekend a hit with readers
      488 2 Singapore A NEW and improved version of The Business Times Weekend (BT Weekend) hit subscribers’ doorsteps last Saturday, and readers liked what they saw. The publication was relaunched in a new format, with a wrap-around luxury lifestyle magazine called Week- end. Inside, the
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      Lock icon Trump berates and threatens in incendiary debate with Clinton
      870 2 AFP Washington DONALD Trump threatened to jail rival Hillary Clinton and accused her husband of abusing women in a vicious presidential debate that appeared unlikely to improve his ratings after a damaging weekend, polls showed on Monday. Before tens of millions
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      Lock icon Limited legal online betting ‘creates safer space to manage gambling’
      613 4  -  Backbenchers question government’s move to let two betting operators offer online betting services PARLIAMENT By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THERE is no escaping the reality that illegal gambling exists; the government’s move to allow legal online betting is part
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      Lock icon Changes to elected presidency, NCMP schemes tabled
      540 4  -  By Lee U-wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore THE new threshold for private-sector candidates seeking to contest future presidential elections that they must have held the most senior executive position in a company with a minimum of S$500 million in shareholders’ equity will be reviewed
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      Lock icon Asia’s growth to outpace rest of the world: Iswaran
      538 4  -  By Vivien Shiao vshiao@sph.com.sg @vivienShiaoBT Singapore ASIA’S growth is expected to outpace the rest of the world, with Singapore serving as an important gateway to the region, said S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), on Monday. He was speaking
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    • Article
      Lock icon PTC chairman tempers expectations for 5.7% fare cuts
      581 4  -  By Lee Meixian leemx@sph.com.sg @LeeMeixianBT Singapore IN what is seen as a move to temper commuters’ expectations, the comments of Richard Magnus, chairman of the Public Transport Council (PTC), in a blog entry on Monday suggest that fares would not be cut
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      Lock icon The future of work: enterprise social networks and coworking
      704 4  -  By Jacquelyn Cheok jaccheok@sph.com.sg @JacCheokBT Singapore THE office as we know it is transforming. What is now a building or set of rooms used as a place of business will fundamentally be reconfigured, driven by a greater need for collaboration and
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      Lock icon 2 more ex-BSI bankers charged in 1MDB-linked probe
      771 6  -  By Anita Gabriel anitag@sph.com.sg @AnitaGabrielBT Singapore SINGAPORE is pressing on with its probe into Malaysia’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), with prosecutors filing fresh charges against two former senior private bankers of BSI Singapore for forgery and failure to flag suspicious transactions. The
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      Lock icon PM Lee unveils new cybersecurity strategy
      857 6  -  He identifies four key components of the plan, says govt will work with key stakeholders to boost resilience of CII By Amit Roy Choudhury amit@sph.com.sg @AmitRoyCBT Singapore PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday the government will work with key stakeholders, including private-sector
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      237 2 A Data Protection Officer is mandatory for every company Enforcement by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has begun. As seen from the PDPC website, more than 16 companies have been either warned or fined for failure to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Are you operationally compliant
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      11 2 Trump after the debate: The Departed or the Survivor? Page 28
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      124 5 BOMA Greater Los Angeles congratulates for receiving the 2016 Visionary Award for SKYSPAC LOS ANGELES This award recognises insightfulness, passion and the painstaking work it takes to transform a vision into reality. to r L A m 3 V r a OUE has embarked on an ambitious value-driven enhancement strategy
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Saizen Reit, Sime Darby Property make headway in RTO deal
      445 8  -  By Jamie Lee leejamie@sph.com.sg @JamieLeeBT Singapore A REVERSE takeover (RTO) deal between Saizen Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) and Sime Darby Property Singapore that has been brewing since August has made headway. Sime Darby Property, part of the Malaysian Sime
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      Lock icon Noble sells US energy unit for US$800m
      788 8  -  Analysts say Noble’s balance sheet is stronger, but some remain cautious on the stock By haoxiang@sph.com.sg Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @haoxiangCaiBT and Melissa Melissa Tan melissat@sph.com.sg @MelissaTanBT Singapore IN A move that beleaguered commodity trader Noble Group hopes will restore confidence in its balance
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      Lock icon Fullerton Healthcare IPO prices at low end, raises S$213m: IFR
      195 8 REUTERS Singapore AN initial public offering for Singapore’s Fullerton Healthcare has priced at the bottom of its marketing range, raising S$213 million, IFR reported, citing two sources close to the deal. The IPO was priced at S$ 1.52 a share
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      Lock icon Janus Henderson to operate from CapitaGreen office
      508 9  -  Globally, job cuts likely to fall more on support than front-end roles: Henderson CEO By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore HENDERSON Global Investors’ new CapitaGreen office will host the combined Janus Henderson Global Investors entity in Singapore, Henderson CEO Andrew Formica told The
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      Lock icon SingPost appoints three new independent directors
      329 9  -  By Nisha Ramchandani nishar@sph.com.sg @Nisha_BT Singapore SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) has appointed three new non-executive independent directors to its board in line with a recent corporate governance review. The three directors are former Ernst Young chairman Fang Ai Lian; director of law firm Morgan Lewis
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      Lock icon Active managers defend relevance in a bad year
      542 9  -  By Cai Haoxiang haoxiang@sph.com.sg @HaoxiangCaiBT Singapore IN A disastrous year where most actively managed equity funds performed poorly relative to their benchmarks, asset managers are citing various reasons why they are still relevant. They include the need to allocate capital in an
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      64 10 STI Catalist Straits Times Index Oct 10, 2016 2,870.24 -5.00 (-0.17%) Current streak 2 days Day high 2,874.55 Day low 2,863.33 52-week high 3,083.07 (Oct 26, 2015) 52-week low 2,532.70 (Jan 21, 2016) FTSE ST Catalist index Oct 10,2016 463.50 +2.20 (+0.48%) Current streak 3 days Day high 464.60 Day
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      Lock icon Shares flat, pennies enjoy hectic churning
      639 10  -  Noble, Cedar Strategic and SunMoon help elevate market volume to 2.2 billion units estimated to be highest in three months STOCKS By R Sivanithy sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT THE main feature of Monday’s session was hectic churning of penny stocks like Noble Group, Cedar Strategic, SunMoon
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      Lock icon STI STOCKS
      302 10 Stock name Close Change Day high/low 52w high 52w low PE Div yield Mcap Ascendas Reit 249 +1 250/247 257 209 6.2 6920.3 CapitaCom Trust 158.5 unch 158.5/157 164 127 5.4 4695.6 CapitaLand 316 +1 316/313 340 280 12.6 2.8 *****.6 CapitaMall Trust 213 unch 214/211 225 185
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      Lock icon MOST ACTIVE
      36 10 VOLUME Noble 324,025,700 Cedar Strategic 251,663,900 Equation W*****2 181,525,000 SunMoon Food 122,016,700 HLH Grp 74,128,800 Market volume 2,445,765,000 VALUE Noble 65,174,041 Ascendas Reit 54,072,715 Singtel 44,526,655 DBS Grp 24,409,154 Ezion 21,358,013 Market value 625,351,000
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      77 10 Oct 10 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 316.00 +78.00 BT CADI -*****.00 +17.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +32.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 702.03 +1.04 FTSE ST Small Cap 390.47 +0.90 FTSE ST All Share 708.27 -0.35 FTSE ST China Top 161.33 +0.16 FTSE ST China 195.32 -0.21 FTSE
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      Lock icon STI / FTSE ST All-Share
      36 10 STI FTSE ST All-Share FTSE ST All-Share index Oct 10, 2016 708.27 -0.35 (-0.05%) Current streak 2 days Day high 708.63 Day low 706.72 52-week high 743.17 (Oct 26, 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 Oct 7,2016 1,688.40 -6.51 (-0.38%) Current streak 3 days Day high 1,693.57 Day low 1,677.46 52-week high 1,779.25 (Oct 26, 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 3 7 3 1 0 0 4 7 3 Manufacturing 40 25 24 10 9 11 50 34 35 Commerce 23 15 9 2 4 6 25 19 15 Tpt/Stor/Comms 8 17 7
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      Lock icon SECURITIES TRADING TURNOVER
      124 10 VOLUME (‘000) VALUE (‘000) MAIN CATL TOTAL MAIN CATL TOTAL Multi Ind 10,453 42 10,495 24,378 7 24,385 Manufacturing 174,513 370,882 545,395 73,948 6,009 79,957 Commerce 475,443 43,832 519,275 97,438 602 98,041 Tpt/Stor/Comms 138,685 398 139,083 77,172 35 77,207 Finance 16,619 370 16,989 55,314 55 55,369 Construction
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      Lock icon GAINERS
      77 10 BY CENTS CLOSE UP 52w high/low GLD US$ ***** 96.2 0.6 *****/***** JSH USD 3390 48.1 1.0 3425/2524 DBXT iBoxxIDR US$ 1136 45.3 3.0 1136/921 DBXT MSJAP US$ 5024 19.2 0.3 5110/4031 IS ASIA HYG S$D 1517 18.0 1.2 1517/1407 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE UP 52w high/low CompactMetal W*****0 0.7
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      74 10 BY CENTS CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Hyflux 6% CPS 9500 -248.0 -2.5 *****/9200 DBXT MSEurope US$ 5393 -89.3 -1.2 5733/4770 DBXT MSTHAI US$ 1966 -49.5 -1.8 2107/1419 CIMBASEAN40 US$ 859 -20.6 -1.7 905/736 DBXT Vietnam US$ 2436 -19.2 -0.6 2533/2017 BY PERCENTAGE CLOSE DOWN 52w high/low Infinio 0.1 -66.7
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      Lock icon UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
      80 10 VOL CLOSE($) CHANGE SunMoonFood 122,016.7 0.105 +0.037 +54.41 Cedar Strategic 251,663.9 0.003 +0.001 +50.00 Jiutian Chemical 37,474.3 0.019 +0.004 +26.67 Eindec 847.7 0.060 -0.010 -14.29 Seroja Inv 81.0 0.045 -0.013 -22.41 Forise Intl 25,386.9 0.018 +0.002 +12.50 Sapphire 18,878.2 0.365 +0.035 +10.61 Equation 27,335.9 0.005 +0.001 +25.00 HLH
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    • BROKERS’ TAKE
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        481 10  -  Compiled by Cai Haoxiang DBS Group Research, Oct 10 For October, we keep most of our picks China Aviation Oil, Cityneon, Katrina Group and Singapore O&G. Following Opec’s (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) recent surprise move on production cuts, we add Ezion Holdings, our preferred
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      Lock icon SGX ETFS
      108 10 Most Active Fund Last sale +/-(‘000) Day high/low 52w high/low Buy/Sell Mcap STI ETF 292 -1 376 292/291 314/254 291/292 IS MS INDIA US$ US740 -11 190 742/740 772/575 738/741 92.5 DBXT MSRussia US$ US214 -2 80 215/214 217/129 214/215 DBXT MSTHAI US$ US1966 -36 64 2008/1966 2107/1419
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      Lock icon Breather for sterling; Mexican peso surges
      398 11 CURRENCIES REUTERS London THE British pound steadied on Monday as the US dollar took back some of Friday’s losses against a range of currencies, while the Mexican peso surged after the damaging publication of a video of Donald Trump making vulgar comments about women.
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    • FOREX RATES
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CROSS RATES
        471 11 Oct 10 A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.007 5.086 0.679 5.887 50.539 98.499 0.783 8.415 3.147 1.061 79.357 36.688 1.043 10.458 0.743 23.855 26.620 0.611 0.759 Canada 0.993 5.052
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        Lock icon INTERBANK CURRENCY RATES
        155 11 Oct 10 Against S$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.0425 1.0427 0.7588 0.7589 Canadian dollar 1.0355 1.0357 0.7538 0.7537 Euro 1.5359 1.5364 1.1179 1.1182 NZ dollar 0.9821 0.9827 0.7148 0.7152 Sterling pound 1.7061 1.7066 1.2418 1.2421
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        Lock icon US$/S$ FORWARD RATES
        22 11 Oct 10 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.3735 1.3739 2-months 1.3735 1.3737 3-months 1.3734 1.3738 6-months 1.3733 1.3736 Source: OCBC
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    • EQUITY BONDS WARRANTS FUTURES
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        Lock icon BONDS, WARRANTS, PREFERENCE SHARES
        209 11 Most active Oct 10 Prem Expiry Vol Conv Exer Disc Gear-Mths Company Last Sale +or-('000) Ratio Price ing Left Equation Summit LimitedW*****2 0.1 unch *****5 1 1 120 5.00 10 Charisma EnergyServicesW*****3 0.2 0.1 ***** 1 3 1 Ntegrator Intl Ltd W*****3 0.5 0.1 ***** 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 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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        Lock icon SGX DERIVATIVES TRADING
        373 11 Oct 10 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT FTSE CHINA A50 INDEX FUTURES Oct16 9685.00 9780.00 9632.50 9740.00 *****4 *****0 Nov16 9705.00 9795.00 9657.50 9757.50 1603 699 NIKKEI 225 INDEX FUTURES Dec16 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 ***** *****3 Mar17 *****.00 100 2501 MSCI TAIWAN INDEX FUTURES Oct16
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    • BANK RATES
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        154 11 Oct 10 $S Offer Bid 0vernight 0.10 0.05 1-month 0.625 0.375 2-months 0.8125 0.6875 3-months 0.875 0.75 Overnight mode: 0.15 US$ Offer Bid 7 days 0.55 0.45 1 month 0.63 0.53 2 months 0.80 0.60 3 months 1.00 0.80 6 months 1.30 1.10 9 months 1.50 1.30 12
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        Lock icon GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
        67 11 Oct 10 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity Close Day's code rate Bid High Low 2-Year NY*****A 4.000 01-Sep-18 105.8 105.83 105.81 5-Year N*****0Z 1.250 01-Oct-21 99.45 99.50 99.44 10-Year NX*****F 2.125 01-Jun-26 102.29 102.50 102.20 15-Year NZ*****F 2.875 01-Sep-30 108.57 108.58 108.45 20-Year NZ*****X 2.250 01-Aug-36 99.89
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    • AGRI METALS ENERGY
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        Lock icon COMMODITY FUTURES
        249 11 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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      Lock icon Manulife US Reit shooting for one acquisition a year
      915 12  -  Its primary focus is on secondary cities; it says it eyes acquisitions that will further diversify its portfolio By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Los Angeles MANULIFE US Reit is gunning for yield-accretive office assets in the United States, with a primary
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      Lock icon Fin Tech defined: innovative change at its core
      717 12  -  In meeting needs and making lives better, FinTech should change our day-to-day activities, whether in business or personal endeavours FINTECH CONSIDERED By Scott Duncan T The writer is the Deputy CEO of CapBridge, an online platform that enables growth companies to raise
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      Lock icon SGX’s querying system – still a work-in-progress
      861 12  - SGX’s querying system still a work-in-progress HOCK LOCK SIEW BY R SIVANITHY sivan@sph.com.sg @RSivanithyBT WHEN it comes to querying companies over unusual share movements, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) is in a no-win position. If it approaches a company for reasons why its shares are in play and receives a reply
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      Lock icon China intensifies push to cut debt with steps to reduce leverage
      661 12 BLOOMBERG Beijing CHINA released guidelines for reducing corporate debt while also saying that the government will not bear the final responsibility for borrowing by companies, the latest sign that policymakers are stepping up their fight against excessive leverage. The
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      Lock icon SGX MAINBOARD
      1687 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/Ep $mil Last Vol Day Div GrYld 136.5 107 AIMS Property 130.5 unch 2 130.5 130.5 1.5 47.1 149 127 AIMSAMP Cap Reit 141 -1 145 142 141 0.9 8 898.6 High
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      321 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Last vol Day Div GrYld 46.5 29.5 t Advancer Global 41.5 +0.5 94 41.5 41 16.5 71.9 MCap 16.2 4.5 t Alliance Mineral 13.3 +0.3 ***** 13.5 12.9 63.9 LOW 19.9
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      155 13 52-Wk Last Vol Day Div GrYld Net MCap High Low Counter Sale +/-(’000) High Low C’vr P/E Counter Last Sale 905 736 CIMBASEAN40 US$ US859 -15 1 870 859 134.7 3268 2355 DBXT China50 US$ US3219 +3 2 3219 3219 8.9 391 190 DBXT MSBrazil US$ US391 +9
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  • REAL ESTATE
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      Lock icon US office remains a landlord’s market for at least next 2 years: Manulife US Reit
      1098 14  -  Growing demand is outpacing supply and driving up occupancies and rents By Lynette Khoo lynkhoo@sph.com.sg @LynetteKhooBT Los Angeles IT is still a landlord’s market for US office market for at least the next two years,
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      Lock icon Investors should hope China’s price-cooling measures work
      294 14 BLOOMBERG Singapore CHINA’S back online and investors are coming to terms with a raft of property curbs that were announced over the holiday period. They’d better hope they work, or things could get worse. Stocks of several developers plunged in Shanghai and Shenzhen
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      Lock icon Aussie property market not overvalued: Morrison
      1008 15 The treasurer also says the central bank is unlikely to cut interest rates further, which are already at record low BLOOMBERG Sydney AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Scott Morrison said debate on the country’s housing market is prone to exaggeration even as Sydney property prices rise anew
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      485 16 Its bid to expand business will take advantage of advances in digital technology BLOOMBERG Zurich UBS Group AG, the world’s biggest manager of money for the wealthy, is going downmarket in a bid to scale up. Starting next month, the Swiss bank will give some
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      719 16 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong ANT Financial, the online financial services giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, has appointed a new chief executive to steer its next phase of growth and orchestrate an initial public offering (IPO) that is expected
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      968 17  -  Grooming the next generation of corporate leaders is a far more complex task in today’s business world. BY FRANCIS KAN THE business landscape has changed rapidly in recent years, as companies struggle with the rise of digital and disruptive technologies that are radically altering their
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      135 17 PHILIP Yuen, CEO, Deloitte Southeast Asia and Deloitte Singapore and Singapore divisional president of CPA Australia, says that leadership in the digital age calls for three shifts in perspective: Think differently Cognitive shift: This includes the ability to handle increased complexity, to find unmet needs and opportunities for
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      237 17 Putting personal values first The recent 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey sums up the characteristics of millennial employees in the current workforce: IThose that express little loyalty to their current employers do so because they feel underutilised and believe they are not being developed as leaders. IThey express positive
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      1152 18 NOTICES TOLL FREE 1800-289-8822 I Email notices@sph.com.sg I www.sphclass.com.sg/notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOODS PTE LTD (In Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) Reg No. *****2311M NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and
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      734 19 Top US and Australian carriers halt sales or exchanges of Note 7s; ban by major airlines continues REUTERS Seoul SAMSUNG Electronics Co Ltd suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, a source said on Monday, after reports of fires
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      1863 19 GRAND BANKS YACHTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No.: *****1189E) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at York Hotel Singapore (Rose Room I II Upper Lobby Level), 21 Mount Elizabeth, Singapore *****6
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      322 21  -  By Lee U-Wen leeuwen@sph.com.sg @LeeUwenBT Singapore PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong begins a three-day official visit to Australia on Tuesday, at the invitation of his counterpart Malcolm Turnbull. The trip to Canberra is the inaugural summit between the two leaders under their
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      691 21  -  AllianceDBS Research views it as a measure of last resort while others think it is unlikely By Pauline Ng btworld@sph.com.sg Kuala Lumpur PUTRAJAYA is not expected to increase the goods services tax (GST) but to maintain the rate at
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      464 21  -  By Anthony Rowley btworld@sph.com.sg Washington THE heads of four leading regional development banks, including the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB), issued a statement on Monday pledging closer cooperation and the need for multilateral institutions to take a more “systemic” approach. Their joint statement
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      127 21 FRANCHISING LICENSING ASIA 2016 Exhibition Conference 13- 15 OCTOBER 2016 10.30am 6.30pm (Thu Fri) 10.30am 5.30pm (Sat) Level 1, Hall B, Sands Expo Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands FREE FOOD BEVERAGE SAMPLING AT VARIOUS BOOTHS! crt/O"*' o Y m <L* Q FREE Educational Franchise Legal Talks Hear from different experts
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      309 21 In this short course, Dr Tee will teach the powerful methods step by step, how to select strong global blue chip stocks, then wait patiently for different levels of crisis to buy at low price, holding for dividend income, then finally selling at high price for capital gains. The Optimism
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  • TRANSPORT
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      620 22 A successful joint venture in China will pit Mahindra against stiff competition from more than 200 Chinese companies BLOOMBERG Mumbai CHINA’S electric vehicle market is so hot that India’s biggest SUV maker is angling for a piece of the action. Mahindra and Mahindra
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      956 22 BLOOMBERG Bengaluru, India UBER Technologies Inc unveiled its first-ever brand campaign in India last month with a video showing a tense Uber driver navigating gridlocked streets as he rushes to drop off a little girl to her school
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      3139 23 SIN HENG HEAVY MACHINERY LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****1305R) (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Sin Heng Heavy Machinery Limited (the “Company”) will be held at Raffles Marina, No. 10, Tuas West Drive, Singapore
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      2060 23 ASTAKA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) (Company Registration No: *****4792H) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") of ASTAKA HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at Hullet Room Level 4, Raffles City Convention Centre, Fairmont Singapore, 80 Bras Basah Road,
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      1799 24 LASSETERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Company Registration No: *****2223M (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Thirteenth Annual General Meeting of Lasseters International Holdings Limited will be held at Maharajah Suite, Basement 1, Holiday Inn Singapore Orchard City Centre, 11 Cavenagh
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      3924 25 GRP LIMITED (Company Registration Number: *****1449C) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meetingof GRP Limited will be held at Lounge 1883, Level 1 of Singapore Recreation Club, B Connaught Drive, Singapore *****2 on Thursday, 27 October 2016
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      2536 25 ktlV' GLGDAL KTL GLOBAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Company Registration No. *****4519M) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Tenth Annual General Meeting (the “AGM") of KTL Global Limited (the "Company") will be held at 71 Tuas Bay Drive, Singapore *****0 on Wednesday.
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      2207 26 CFM HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Registration No. *****3708R) (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF SIXTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of CFM Holdings Limited (the “Company”) will be held at The Singapore Island Country Club, Ballroom 3, Level 3, 180 Island Club
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      1764 26 (Company Registration Number *****1433K) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) HO INTERNATIONAL NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting (“AGM") ofTEHO INTERNATIONAL INC LTD. (the “Company") will be held at Mercure Singapore Bugis, Marshall Junction, Level 3,122 Middle Road, Singapore *****3 on Wednesday,
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      2199 27 TIONG WOON CORPORATION HOLDING LTD Company Registration No. *****5837C (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of TIONG WOON CORPORATION HOLDING LTD (the “Company”) will be held at No. 15, Pandan Crescent, Level M1, Singapore *****0 on
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  • OPINION
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      550 28 EDITORIAL AMID the widespread backlash against globalisation, it is reassuring to witness influential voices speaking up in its favour. During the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, which concluded in Washington over the weekend, a number
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      845 28  -  THE BOTTOM LINE By Robert J Samuelson THE WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP Washington A REACTIONARY is someone who wishes to return, usually unrealistically, to an earlier and more appealing era. We have two reactionaries running for president. Both peddle agendas that promise to re-create a reassuring past.
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      1319 28  -  It remains to be seen whether the Donald has succeeded in putting his crude remarks about women behind him, and whether he could regain political momentum By Leon Hadar Washington IN the midst of the Watergate scandal in 1974, when then
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      916 29  -  COMMENTARY By Daniel Gros T The writer is director of the Centre for European Policy Studies PROJECT SYNDICATE Brussels AS the world’s financial elite converged on Washington, DC, for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, they could not
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      811 29  -  COMMENTARY By Gerard Cockx TThe writer is Ambassador of Belgium to Singapore LAST year, Singapore celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence. At the Padang on Aug 8, I witnessed thousands of Singaporeans take pride in the many achievements of the
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      1148 29  -  S’pore cannot be a trusted and resilient Smart Nation if its systems are open and vulnerable. vulnerable.BY GERRY CHNG TThe writer is EY Asean cybersecurity leader at EY. The views in this article are the writer’s and do not necessarily reflect the views
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  • LIFE & CULTURE
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      551 31 Documentary portraying their daily dramas is in running for Busan prize AFP Busan, South Korea A DOCUMENTARY that takes an intimate look at the daily dramas of foreign domestic workers has premiered at Asia’s largest film festival, with its director pushing
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      894 31 WP Shanghai THE fiery Chinese grain liquor called baijiu has been distilled and quaffed in the homeland pretty much the same way for a millennium. Yet as these brands expand overseas, spirits companies are wondering: How would it taste with 7-Up?
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      715 31 AFP Madrid THEY may be cute, colourful and chatty, but South American quaker parrots have taken up residence in Madrid and other Spanish cities, irritating residents with their shrill squawks and destabilising the ecosystem. The small, bright green and grey-breasted birds
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      604 31 BLOOMBERG Los Angeles THE Girl on the Train Universal Pictures’ maiden release from a new distribution pact with Steven Spielberg, topped the box office on its opening weekend. Based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins, the feature collected an estimated
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      291 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 2 Unofficially it’s where the song that went on too long ended (3,3,6) 8 Exclude new building (4) 9 Enjoy sage also (8) 10 Fight for reforms immediately (5,3) 11 Neither road leads to country (6) 12 Strike leader is a shark (10) 13 Going west, is
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      1302 32  -  Singapore construction equipment manufacturer Powerplus, which focused on regional markets and beyond, returns home with a new vision By Nur Sabrina Azmi Singapore AFTER a 13-year absence in Singapore, local construction manufacturing company, Powerplus, is finally making its way back home. The company’s roots
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      924 32  -  By By Lim Ming Hao Ivan, Tan Jie Lin and Tan Mei Yu The writers are students from NUS Business School. WHEN founder Lim Chai Kiui decided to buy a second-hand truck in 1968 and start his own side business for some extra cash, little
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      62 32 Celebrating Singapore´s Enterprising Spirit 2016 This series is part of the Enterprise 50 Educational Project between the E50 partners and the NUS Business School. Kim Soon Lee was among the winners in 2015. The annual E50 ranking is co-organised by The Business Times and KPMG, sponsored by OCBC Bank, and
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