Barrister-at-Law, Inner Temple, London, United Kingdom
Working Experience
In 1972 to 1976, Mr. Collin had been in practice as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and always been active in the Corporate and Financial Sectors both Internationally and in Malaysia. He had acted as lead Counsel in many high profile criminal as well as civil cases for more than 20 years including but not limited to Court Martials. In 1991, when Labuan (East Malaysia) was instituted by the Federal Government as the International Offshore Financial Centre (IOFC), the branch of Messrs Collin Goonting & Co was established to cater for the new industry. During the tenure of more than ten years, he represented International Offshore Banks as well as foreign clients in financial matters especially in the setting up of Offshore Companies (SPV'S). The Firm was then active in legal services for the Islamic Financial services offered by the Local Offshore Banks. He was also actively involved in the Oil and Gas industry in Labuan which dealing with multinational Offshore Oil Corporations in support of offshore drilling. The firm prepared and advised on cross border Joint Ventures for Oil corporations based on English and International Law. In 2001, he set up a legal firm in Jakarta and was appointed as a Legal Consultant to a company set up to build 5 x 60 MW Geothermal Power Plants. In the financial sector, he was involved and advised on private equity funding, restructuring of debts, recovery and liquidation by foreign Banks and Financial Institutions in Indonesia. He is still a consultant in Indonesia in the Oil and Gas Industry. From 2013 to 2019, he was appointed as Director of Idimension Consolidated Bhd.
This book is the result of the author's many years of experience and observation throughout his 26 years in the stockbroking industry. It was written for general public to learn to invest based on facts and not on fantasies or hearsay....