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David Webb blogs about the lesson that Hong Kong people can learn from the Lehman mini-bonds scandal.
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Can anyone put me into contact with Hkg investors who have DBS High Notes 5 investment which went bust in Sept? I am part of the fast growing Spore investors which is pulling together a complaint team and we are very keen to hook up with Hongkong investors with HN5 investments.