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MAS imposes civil penalty action of $70,000 against Tay Joo Heng for insider trading

Ashley Lo
Ashley Lo • 2 min read
MAS imposes civil penalty action of $70,000 against Tay Joo Heng for insider trading
Tay has since admitted to contravening the insider trading provision under section 219(2)(a) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).
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Following a joint investigation by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD), MAS has imposed a civil penalty of $70,000 on Tay Joo Heng for insider trading in the shares of GS Holdings (SGX:43A) Limited (GHL). 

GHL announced, on Nov 19, 2019, that it had entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary,  GreatSolutions Pte Ltd (GreatSolutions), to GSG Capital Pte Ltd (GSG Capital) for a consideration of $2 million. 

This led to a spike in trading of GHL shares, with 915,600 GHL shares changing hands the next trading day, representing a 58% increase from the counter’s average daily traded volume one month prior. 

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