In response, Noble is considering filing for insolvency in the UK, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg. This would entail the company going into administration there.
SINGAPORE (Dec 10): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) have barred Noble Group from transferring its listing status to New Noble as part of its restructuring process. This comes after a “careful review” of the findings to-date from the ongoing investigations into the commodities trader and its Singapore-incorporated subsidiary Noble Resources International (NRI).
According to a joint statement by MAS, the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) and SGX RegCo, the decision to block the New Noble listing arose from doubts about New Noble’s expected net asset value (NAV), specifically that it was potentially inflated.
