Prudential plc is a British multinational life insurance and financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in London in May 1848 to provide loans to professional and working people. Prudential has 20 million life customers. It owns Prudential Corporation Asia, which has leading insurance and asset management operations across 14 markets…
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Parkway Pantai Ltd.
Parkway Pantai, Ltd. is a medical company based in Singapore and is Southeast Asia’s largest private healthcare provider, and one of the largest in Asia. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur-based IHH Healthcare, whose largest shareholder is Malaysian state investment agency Khazanah Nasional. Parkway Pantai operates private hospitals in Singapore, Brunei, China,…
Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited
Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited is a Singapore-based company owned by Hong Kong’s Richard Li, son of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing. Traded as: SGX: P15 Headquarters: Singapore Services: Investment, Property development, Technology businesses, Hotel operations
Old Chang Kee
Old Chang Kee (Chinese: 老曾记; pinyin: Lǎocéngjì) is an established snack, food and beverage chain in Singapore specialising in curry puffs and other local snacks. Established in 1956, Old Chang Kee started off as a small stall outside Rex Cinema at McKenzie Road which still exists. Its current chairman, Han Keen Juan bought over the…
Olam International
Olam International is a major food and agri-business company, operating in 60 countries and supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Olam is among the world’s largest suppliers of cocoa beans and products, coffee, cotton and rice. Traded as: SGX: O32 Industry: Agri-business Founded: Nigeria (1989) Headquarters: Singapore Website: www.olamgroup.com
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC)
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, Limited (SGX: O39) (Simplified Chinese: 华侨银行有限公司), abbreviated as OCBC Bank (华侨银行), is a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in OCBC Centre, Singapore. OCBC Bank was born out of the Great Depression through the consolidation of three banks in 1932 – the Chinese Commercial Bank Limited (incorporated in 1912), the Ho…
Nomura Holdings Inc.
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (野村ホールディングス株式会社, Nomura hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese financial holding company and a principal member of the Nomura Group. It, along with its broker-dealer, banking and other financial services subsidiaries, provides investment, financing and related services to individual, institutional and government customers on a global basis with an emphasis on securities businesses.…
Noble Group Holdings Limited (commonly known as Noble)
Noble Group Holdings Limited (commonly known as Noble) is a commodity trader based in Hong Kong. It trades energy products and industrial raw materials. Its predecessor, Noble Group Ltd was embroiled in an accounting fraud controversy started in 2015 which eventually necessitated a debt restructuring. Industry: Commodity Trading Predecessor: Noble Group Ltd Founded: 1986; 34…
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (株式会社村田製作所, Kabushiki-gaisha Murata Seisakusho) is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, based in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto. Honorary Chairman Akira Murata started Murata Manufacturing as a personal venture in October, 1944. On December 1950 reorganized the company into Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. with paid-in Capital ¥1 million. Murata Manufacturing is primarily involved in…
mm2 Entertainment
mm2 Entertainment (a wholly owned subsidiary of mm2 Asia Ltd) is a Singaporean film production and distribution company. It has produced notable films include Ah Boys to Men, The Lion Men and Long Long Time Ago series. Also, it has a presence in Hong Kong (mm2 Hong Kong), Taiwan and China. Industry: Concert Production, Digital…
Metro (department store)
Metro is a Singapore and Indonesia based chain department store selling cosmetics, apparel and fashion accessories. Founded by Ong Tjoe Kim in 1953, Metro currently has 13 outlets located across Singapore and Indonesia. Industry: Retail Founded: 1953 in Surabaya, Indonesia 1991, reopened in Jakarta, Indonesia Founder: Ong Tjoe Kim Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia Owner: Metro…
Lindeteves-Jacoberg Limited
Lindeteves-Jacoberg Limited (LJL, SGX: L15), based in Singapore, is an investment holding company which provides management services to its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries are in the business of distribution of electric motors. The company was founded in 1947. It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. In 2006 the company experienced liquidity problems and was…