Hin Leong Trading

Oil & Gas

Hin Leong founder OK Lim charged with abetting forgery for cheating, given court bail of $3 mil

Oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin (also known as O.K. Lim), who is also the founder of Hin Leong Trading, was charged in court on August 14 with the abetment of forgery for the purpose of cheating.

Zest

Going digital: Data mining for banks of the future

For DBS, digital activity volumes have increased from 30–60% overall, especially among older clients whose activity increased fourfold.

Results

Sembcorp incurs $131 mil net loss in 1H20 on Hin Leong inventory write-off, among other things

Among the exceptional items was a $44 million write-off of gasoil inventory stored at troubled Hin Leong Trading, which had falsified its revenue and secretly sold inventory pledged as collateral.

Oil & Gas

HSBC and other banks unlikely to recoup Hin Leong loss

The prospects for HSBC Holdings Plc and other banks to recover losses from a failed Singapore oil trader are dimmer than originally thought.

Oil & Gas

Winson Oil Trading takes OCBC to court, demands payment for Hin Leong deal

The spectacular collapse of Singapore oil trader Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd. has sparked another legal skirmish between one of its banks and a trading rival.

Debt and defaults

Debt danger lurks in Covid-19 shadow

More companies in danger of default given higher leverage, weaker balance sheets and greater risk of liquidity crunch amid the pandemic

Oil & Gas

The tide turns for Hin Leong

The distressed Singapore oil trader has admitted to US$800 mil of undisclosed losses. Is its collapse a sign of deeper problems within the industry facing falling demand and cheap supply?

Zest

DBS, OCBC, UOB likely to record impairments owing to Hin Leong Trading bankruptcy: Phillip Securities

SINGAPORE (April 22): The bankruptcy filing by Hin Leong Trading (HLT), a major oil trading firm in Singapore, is set to hit the three local banks, according to Phillip Securities.

Global Economy

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