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1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)
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You didn’t know Jho Low cheated us? I showed you evidence and you showed me the door
SINGAPORE (Dec 3): Najib Razak, in an interview with Sinar Harian two weeks ago, conceded that based on information available today, Jho Low had cheated Malaysia of billions of dollars through transactions done by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
November 30, 2018
1MDB Watch
Goldman Sachs could wind up paying twice for 1MDB
MUMBAI (Nov 28): Goldman Sachs may wind up paying twice for 1MDB. Abu Dhabi's sovereign fund is suing the US investment bank in New York for its role in the Malaysian fund scandal. The damages sought could exceed Goldman's average annual net profi
November 28, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low's presence at 1MDB meeting was erased from audit report
(Nov 25): Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho’s appearance at a 1MDB board meeting was scrubbed from a government’s audit report on the troubled state firm, the auditor general said.
November 25, 2018
1MDB Watch
Najib admits Jho Low cheated government
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak admitted in an interview yesterday that the Malaysian government has been cheated by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
November 23, 2018
1MDB Watch
IPIC sues Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): The International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) is suing Goldman Sachs Group Inc for playing a “central role” in the 1Malaysian Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, which IPIC says caused it “significant financial exposure an
November 22, 2018
Fintech
MAS aborts shared 'know your customer' project
SINGAPORE (Nov 12): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has scrapped an industry-wide project for banks to share background and personal information of new customers under the “know-your-customer” or “KYC” checks.
November 12, 2018
1MDB Watch
Leissner cites Goldman's culture in concealing 1MDB scheme
(Nov 12): Goldman Sachs’s former top banker in Asia says the culture of secrecy at the investment bank led him to conceal wrongdoing from the company’s compliance staff.
November 12, 2018
1MDB Watch
Ex-Goldman banker fights US extradition over 1MDB
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 8): A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker is fighting extradition to the US, where he would face charges of money laundering and bribery related to scandal-plagued Malaysian state investment company 1MDB, according to people
November 08, 2018
1MDB Watch
Goldman's Solomon says he finds 1MDB breaches 'distressing'
SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said he felt “horrible” about the role former bank employees played in the scandal surrounding Malaysia’s 1MDB fund.
November 08, 2018
1MDB Watch
Jho Low, senior Goldman bankers indicted over 1MDB by US DoJ
(Nov 2): A high-profile corruption probe that has spanned continents landed its first direct blow at Goldman Sachs.
November 02, 2018