http://singaporebizz.com Thu, 24 May 2012 20:19:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://singaporebizz.com/finance/maybank-kim-eng-gets-corporate-finance-license-in-hk/ http://singaporebizz.com/finance/maybank-kim-eng-gets-corporate-finance-license-in-hk/#comments Thu, 24 May 2012 16:02:01 +0000 admin http://singaporebizz.com/finance/maybank-kim-eng-gets-corporate-finance-license-in-hk/ SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) – Maybank Kim Eng, part ofMalaysia's Malayan Banking Bhd, said on Thursday itsHong Kong office has obtained a corporate finance license thatwould help it expand in Greater China. … ( read on here … ) – FINANCE Related items Singapore relaxes rules on selling investment products Maybank Kim Eng loses 40 pct of Singapore analysts Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks GIC-backed fund Nuvest aims to raise $1 bln by mid-2013 Singapore March bank lending up 1.5 percent from February]]>

SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters) – Maybank Kim Eng, part ofMalaysia's Malayan Banking Bhd, said on Thursday itsHong Kong office has obtained a corporate finance license thatwould help it expand in Greater China. …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Who would want to watch a South Korean soap that was a flop back home? Lots of people, it turns out – something that Singapore-based startup Viki feels vindicates its business model: an ad-supported streaming TV and movie site where unpaid fans add the foreign subtitles. "We call it content arbitrage," said Razmig Hovaghimian, Viki CEO and co-founder. "Ninety percent of …

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SINGAPORE, May 16 (Reuters) – JPMorgan's head ofhigh-net-worth business, Peter Flavel, is relocating toSingapore from Hong Kong to boost its private banking presencein the city-state and build its regional …

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