Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

Scheduled Maintenance - POSB

We are constantly upgrading our systems to bring you a more pleasant banking experience. During the mentioned period of scheduled maintenance, some of the services will not be available:

iBanking
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
Every Sunday	0400hrs to 0700hrs	System Maintenance - Foreign Currency Current Account (FCCA) - Foreign Currency Fixed Deposit (FCFD) - Multi-currency Autosave (MCA) - Multiplier Account
10 Dec 2016	1000hrs to 2200hrs	System Maintenance - iB trading services - Online Equity Trading (OET)
10 Dec 2016	0100hrs to 0200hrs 0230hrs to 0400hrs	System Maintenance - Enquiry of Debit Card transactions via Internet Banking
10 Dec 2016	0540hrs to 0655hrs	System Maintenance - Credit Card / Cashline Services will be unavailable
10 Dec 2016	0830hrs to 1000hrs	System Maintenance - Application for new Credit Card, Cashline, Debit Cards and Personal Loan will be unavailable
11 Dec 2016	0050hrs to 0530hrs	System Maintenance - Online Funds Trading (OFT)
11 Dec 2016	0050hrs to 0705hrs	System Maintenance - Online Equity Trading (OET)
11 Dec 2016	0050hrs to 0055hrs 0530hrs to 0535hrs	System Maintenance - MCSA Funds Transfer - Portfolio Enquiry

digibank app
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Dec 2016	0540hrs to 0655hrs	System Maintenance - Credit Card / Cashline Services will be unavailable
10 Dec 2016	0830hrs to 1000hrs	System Maintenance - Application for new Credit Card, Cashline, Debit Cards and Personal Loan will be unavailable
11 Dec 2016	0050hrs to 0055hrs 0530hrs to 0535hrs	System Maintenance - MCSA Funds Transfer - Portfolio Enquiry

ATM
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
09 Dec 2016	0100hrs to 0200hrs 0230hrs to 0400hrs	System Maintenance - Overseas ATM withdrawal transactions
10 Dec 2016	0540hrs to 0655hrs	System Maintenance - Overseas ATM withdrawal transactions using Credit Cards - Credit Card /Cashline Services will be unavailable

Debit Card Transactions
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Dec 2016	0100hrs to 0200hrs 0230hrs to 0400hrs 0540hrs to 0655hrs	System Maintenance - VISA / Mastercard / UnionPay Debit Card signature-based transactions will be unavailable

Mobile Wallet
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Dec 2016	0540hrs to 0655hrs	System Maintenance - Mobile Wallet transactions will be unavailable

Public Website
Date	Maintenance Period	Services under Maintenance
10 Dec 2016	0830hrs to 1000hrs	System Maintenance - Application for new Credit Card, Cashline, Debit Cards and Personal Loan will be unavailable

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Usher in 2017 with the annual 108 “Bell Resonance”

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McAfee DAT version = 8393 (dec 28th 2016)

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VirtualBox 5.1.12 (released 2016-12-20)

VirtualBox 5.1.12 (released 2016-12-20)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

• VMM: fixed VERR_IEM_ASPECT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED Guru Meditations with certain Linux guests if KVM paravirtualization is enabled (5.1 regression; bugs #15613and #16251)
• VMM: fixed VERR_VMX_UNABLE_TO_START_VM Guru Meditations under rare conditions
• GUI: prevent a crash under certain conditions if the VM is terminated very early
• GUI: fixed certain keyboard capture issues (5.1.10 regression; Mac OS X hosts only; bug #16150)
• GUI: fixed dragging guest windows in seamless mode with the keyboard captured (X11 hosts only; bug #15837)
• GUI: fixed a problem where the new version detected dialog was covered by the appliance import dialog (Mac OS X hosts only; bug #16238)
• Storage: fixed NVMe reset processing when doing rmmod nvme; modprobe nvme in a Linux guest (bug #16080)
• Storage: fixed creating a snapshot when the VM is running and an NVMe controller is present
• Storage: fixed a problem with the LsiLogic SCSI controller where requests could be lost with SMP guests
• E1000: fixed "cable disconnected" issue (Mac OS X guests only; 5.1.10 regression; bug #16260)
• E1000: fixed "TX unit hang" issue (Linux guests only; 5.1.10 regression; bug #16221)
• Parallel ports: fixed port enumeration on Windows host (bugs #15872 and #16127)
• API: don't crash when sanitizing certain VM names (bug #16299)
• Linux hosts: automatically disable asynchronous I/O on Linux 2.6.18 kernels as high I/O load may trigger kernel oopses on these kernels if this feature is enabled
• Linux hosts / guests: Linux 2.6.28 compile fix (bug #16267)
• Linux hosts: compile Linux 4.9 compile fix (bug #16286)
• Linux Additions: warn the user about a known bug with older Linux guests (e.g. Debian 7) requiring manual work to get 3D working (bug #15319)
• Linux Additions: fix the graphics driver build with Linux 4.10 and later (bug #16298)
• Windows Additions: fixed a crash in the WDDM driver under certain conditions

VirtualBox 5.1.10 (released 2016-11-21)

This is a maintenance release. The following items were fixed and/or added:

• GUI: the USB filter settings dialog should allow to specify the USB revision in hexadecimal format (bug #15400)
• GUI: fixed crash on certain hosts when pressing certain key combinations (Windows hosts only; bug #15719)
• GUI: fixed issue with updating the available-geometry on host-screen work-area resize
• GUI: don't crash / hang on certain environments if accessibility support is enabled
• GUI: fixed various issues in Unscaled HiDPI Output mode (bug #15707)
• GUI: extend the VM Input menu with Print Screen-related actions
• GUI: improved handling of inserting the Guest Additions ISO image by trying all available optical drives rather than only the first one and by not asking the user if he wants to force unmounting (which doesn't work in most cases anyway)
• API: default to RTC using UTC for Solaris 11 guests
• Settings: be less restrictive when reading a VM configuration containing a host-only adapter without an interface name
• Storage: fixed resizing VDI images resulting in an unbootable image under certain circumstances (bug #15983)
• NAT: fixed several 5.1.8 regressions on Mac OS X and Windows hosts (bug #16084)
• Audio: fixed a few 5.1.x regressions by using the audio code from 5.0.x until the audio overhaul is completed
• VBoxManage: fixed documentation of the storagectl command (bug #15971)
• Build system: another fix for building VirtualBox on systems which default to Python 3
• Windows hosts: hardening fix for Windows 10 build 14971 (bug #16202)
• Windows Additions: properly start the VirtualBox guest services even if the guest user name contains special characters (bug #15982)
• Solaris Additions: fixed preemptible mouse notification callback being executed under a spinlock for Solaris guests
• Linux hosts / guests: Linux 4.9 fixes (bugs #16155 and #16064)
• Linux Additions: fixed Linux kernel module override rule (thanks Mark Furneaux)

Good time to install!

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Abbott gets US antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical

Abbott gets US antitrust approval to buy St. Jude Medical
Posted 28 Dec 2016 03:40 Updated 28 Dec 2016 09:20
Traders gather at the booth that trades Abbott Laboratories on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

WASHINGTON: Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories has won U.S. antitrust approval for its proposed US$25 billion acquisition of medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc , the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.

Abbott agreed to divest two medical devices used in cardiovascular procedures to resolve FTC concerns the acquisition would stifle competition, the commission said in a statement.

"We continue to work to obtain final regulatory approvals and anticipate closing before the end of the year or shortly thereafter," Abbott spokeswoman Elissa Maurer said in an email.

The company will sell St. Jude's vascular closure device and Abbott's steerable sheath to Japan-based Terumo Corp . In October, Abbott said the companies would sell some of their medical device businesses to Terumo for about US$1.12 billion as a step toward completing the deal.

Vascular closure devices are used to seal small holes made in an artery to prevent bleeding following a coronary angiogram, a special x-ray to see if coronary arteries are blocked or narrowed. Steerable sheaths are used to help place catheters into the heart.

European antitrust enforcers agreed to the deal in November provided the companies divest the two devices. Representatives for Abbott and St. Jude were not immediately available for comment.

Abbott has said the deal will help it compete against larger rivals Medtronic Plc and Boston Scientific Corp as hospitals look to cut the number of their suppliers.

St. Jude has been under pressure after short-seller Muddy Waters and research firm MedSec Holdings said in August that its heart devices were riddled with defects that make them vulnerable to cyber hacks. St. Jude has denied the allegations and sued both firms.

In October, St. Jude said it had told doctors to stop implants of its Nanostim leadless cardiac pacemaker, citing reports of problems with electronic data reporting caused by a battery malfunction that could put patients at risk.

There have been no reports that any patient injuries resulted from the malfunction, St. Jude has said.

Abbott has been divesting businesses to focus on its cardiovascular devices and diagnostics business, selling its medical optics division to Johnson & Johnson for US$4.3 billion earlier this year. It spun off its pharmaceuticals business as AbbVie Inc in 2013.

Abbott is trying to pull out of a second deal, the US$5.8 billion acquisition of diagnostic test maker Alere Inc , which had failed to file financial statements and disclosed probes into billing and foreign sales practices.

The two companies are suing each other.

(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Additional reporting by Toni Clarke; Editing by Leslie Adler, Alan Crosby and David Gregorio)

- Reuters


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Businesses find 2016 tough, expect 2017 to be tougher: Survey

Businesses find 2016 tough, expect 2017 to be tougher: Survey
By Calvin Hui  Posted 28 Dec 2016 11:03 Updated 28 Dec 2016 12:02

SINGAPORE: Nearly two-thirds of local businesses felt that Singapore's economic climate has declined in 2016 and nearly half of the companies polled expect the situation to worsen in 2017, according to latest findings from the National Business Survey released on Wednesday (Dec 28).

The 2016/207 edition of the survey, which was conducted by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), received responses from more than 1100 companies across different industries.

Some key challenges cited by businesses included operating costs and manpower issues, which included factors like labour costs, manpower laws as well as attracting and retaining younger workers.

SBF CEO Ho Meng Kit said: ““Singapore is impacted by the current subdued external demand and global trade due to its open and outward-oriented economy.

"Domestically, high operating costs and the constraints imposed by our foreign worker policies continue to affect businesses. Businesses find operating under this persistently tepid global and domestic economy challenging.”

The survey also found that only 3 in 10 businesses are satisfied with current government policies, with small and medium enterprises being less satisfied than larger ones.

In a press statement, the SBF said this indicates that the steps taken in this year’s budget were not “far-reaching enough, and do not have significant near term impact”.

SBF added that the focus in next year’s Budget should look at measures to assist businesses with manpower issues, as well as lower government compliance costs, fees and taxes.

Meanwhile, businesses are not embracing the government's message to transform and restructure, according the SBF. Just over 60 per cent of businesses surveyed agree that there is a need for companies to transform.

Among the SMEs, the survey revealed that majority had not yet made any significant adjustments to adapt to a slowing economy, as well as technological change and disruption.

And while the push to internationalise and expand overseas have been cited as a way for businesses to thrive, the survey showed that businesses are lacking in understanding of the opportunities available and requirements needed.

The data also showed that companies feel they do not think they will benefit from trade pacts, like the ASEAN Economic Community and Free Trade Agreements.
This year’s survey was done in collaboration with Blackbox Research Pte Ltd.

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McAfee DAT version = 8392 (dec 27th 2016)

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Dec 2016 Singapore Savings Bonds - GX17010W

Issuance details - GX17010W

Bond ID	GX17010W
Amount available	$150 million
Issue date	3 Jan 2017
Maturity date(1)	1 Jan 2027
Interest payment dates(1)	The 1st interest payment will be made on 1 Jul 2017, and  subsequently every six months on 1 Jan and 1 Jul every year.
Investment amounts	You can invest a minimum of $500, and in multiples of  $500 up to $50,000 for this issue. The total amount of  Savings Bonds held across all issues cannot be more than $100,000.
Application period	Opens: 6.00pm, 1 Dec 2016  Closes: 9.00pm, 27 Dec 2016  Results: After 3.00pm, 28 Dec 2016 Keep track of the important dates with our SSB calendar.
Apply through	DBS/POSB, OCBC and UOB ATMs and DBS/POSB Internet Banking, from 7.00am - 9.00pm, Mon - Sat,  excluding Public Holidays. On 1 Dec 2016, these  channels will be open from 6.00pm to  9.00pm. CPF and SRS funds are not eligible.

This bond will be reflected as "SBJAN17 GX17010W" in your CDP statement and "CDP-SBJAN17" in your bank statement.

Interest rates

Year from issue date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Interest, %	0.91	1.12	1.54	1.99	2.30	2.46	2.64	2.84	3.08	3.40
Average return per year, %*	0.91	1.01	1.19	1.38	1.56	1.70	1.83	1.95	2.06	2.18

* At the end of each year, on a compounded basis

Calculate the interest you will earn based on your desired investment amount using the Interest Calculator.

(1)If this day is not a business day, payment will be made on the next business day.

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