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Grab set for major investment in Vietnam
SINGAPORE (Aug 26): Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab is set to invest “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam where the company sees its next major growth market, just weeks after it unveiled a US$2 billion ($2.8 billion) plan in Indonesia.
August 26, 2019
1MDB Watch
Goldman's star in Hong Kong turns into 1MDB scandal's enigmatic man
(Aug 16): Andrea Vella was Goldman Sachs’s top dealmaker in Hong Kong. He had a nose for splashy trades, a fondness for the Bentley Continental, and a vague enough resemblance to George Clooney that there was even a joke among some bankers: “What woul
August 16, 2019
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17 former and current Goldman Sachs directors slapped with criminal charges over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): 17 current and former Goldman Sachs directors belonging to three of its subsidiaries have been slapped with criminal charges over their handling of the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, with the government seeking custodial
August 09, 2019
SE Asian economies
Signs of end to tech slump offer hope to Asia’s economies
(Aug 2): The worst may soon be over for an electronics slump that has dogged Asia’s export-driven economies.
August 02, 2019
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Leissner of 1MDB infamy banned for life by HK too
SINGAPORE (July 8): Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) banned former Goldman Sachs Group banker Tim Leissner from the city’s financial industry for life.
July 05, 2019
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Malaysia sends ex-Goldman banker facing 1MDB charges to the US
KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): Former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng has been sent to the United States to face charges over 1MDB-related offences in a deal worked out between Malaysian investigators and the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
May 06, 2019
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Singapore said to send money from ex-Goldman banker to Malaysia
(May 5): Singaporean authorities are preparing to return about $35 million surrendered by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Roger Ng and his family in connection with the 1MDB scandal to Malaysia, according to people familiar with the matter.
May 03, 2019
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Banks, brokerages incurred over $350 million in losses from penny stock crash
SINGAPORE (Mar 20): Banks, brokerages and other financial institutions suffered a total of more than $350 million in unpaid losses in the wake of the October 2013 crash of Blumont Group, LionGold Corp and Asiasons Capital (now known as Attilan Group), acc
March 20, 2019
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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
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