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Goldman called by Malaysia regulators to defend role in 1MDB deals
SINGAPORE (Mar 15): Goldman Sachs Group was called on by Malaysia’s market regulator to defend its role in transactions involving troubled state fund 1MDB at the risk of administrative sanctions.
March 15, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Asia gets tougher on auditors after high-profile defaults
(Mar 14): Regulators in some Asian countries are getting tougher on auditors after landmark defaults, in an increasingly high-stakes game as investors call for earlier warning signs amid expectations for debt failures to mount.
March 15, 2019
1MDB Watch
US seeks to recover US$38 mil more in assets linked to 1MDB
WASHINGTON (Feb 23): The US Justice Department on Friday said it had filed complaints seeking forfeiture and recovery of approximately US$38 million ($51.3 million) in assets associated with its 1Malaysia Development Bhd -- or 1MDB -- case, bringing the a
February 24, 2019
1MDB Watch
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng to face charges in Malaysian court first: Muhyiddin
PUTRAJAYA (Feb 20): The extradition of former Goldman Sachs managing director Roger Ng to the United States (US) will only be carried out after his cases in Malaysian courts are completed, said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
February 20, 2019
1MDB Watch
Guan Eng: TRX project has been detoxified
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 13): Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has declared that the Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) project had been “detoxified”.
February 13, 2019
1MDB Watch
Najib's SRC trial postponed
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial linked to SRC International Sdn Bhd has been postponed.
February 12, 2019
1MDB Watch
Malaysia readies for 'mother of legal battles' as Najib faces 42 charges in 1MDB trial
SINGAPORE (Feb 11): The laundry list of allegations against Malaysia’s former leader Najib Razak for his role in 1MDB points to a lengthy road ahead as his trial begins on Tuesday.
February 11, 2019
1MDB Watch
Inside the 300-foot 1MDB superyacht priced at $176 mil
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): It boasts a gym, pool, gallery, beauty salon and helipad — not to mention space for sleeping 22 guests — and it’s up for sale at around half its purchase price. Yet finding a buyer for the 300-foot superyacht Equanimity, one of th
February 07, 2019
1MDB Watch
Malaysia fines Deloitte for failing to report 1MDB oddities
(Jan 30): Malaysia imposed the maximum fine on Deloitte PLT for breaches related to a bond issuance by 1MDB, becoming the first auditor of the scandal-ridden state fund to face penalties.
January 30, 2019
1MDB Watch
Malaysia police seek Jho Low's parents to help with 1MDB probe
(Jan 25): Malaysia’s police are seeking Jho Low’s parents and an associate as they widen their search for evidence of possible wrongdoing in their investigation into the scandal-ridden 1MDB.
January 25, 2019