- A
tontine (/ˈtɒntaɪn, -iːn, ˌtɒnˈtiːn/) is an
investment linked to a
living person which provides an
income for as long as that
person is alive. Such...
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January 1975. On 9 May 1974, 53-year-old Quek Lee Eng, the head of a
tontine group and wife of a
wealthy local textile merchant Sim Keng Soy (aged 54...
- push of
industry into the area
forced its
demolition in 1858. The name "
Tontine"
derives from a
financial scheme originated by
Neapolitan banker Lorenzo...
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Catgut (1819),
Rowena (1820), Zeal (1821),
Whizgig (1822), Zinc (1823),
Tontine (1825),
Problem (1826), Arab (1827)
Leading owner (8 wins): 4th Duke of...
- Angel")
Ingrid Park ("Catch of the Day", "As If
Nothing Had Happened" and "
Tontine") Bree
Peters ("Three
Coins in a Fountain")
Donogh Rees ("Playing the Lie")...
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Kampen was the
first of four
Dutch cities to
raise capital by
issuing a
Tontine. The Franco-Dutch War,
fought by the
Republic of the
United Netherlands...
- released. The
liner notes include a
short story by
Klaus Tontine and a
special thanks to
Tontine Films France. When
Charlie Hunter was
asked in an interview...
- East
Twickenham to the west. Its
construction was
privately funded by a
tontine scheme, for
which tolls were
charged until 1859.
Because the
river meanders...
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Tontine (foaled 1822) was a
British Thoroughbred racehorse and
broodmare who won the
classic 1000
Guineas at
Newmarket in 1825. When the
other horses...
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Alexander Hamilton and a
friend of John Jay.
Gracie was a
member of the
Tontine ****ociation,
which supervised the
trading of stocks.
Gracie expanded his...