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2013 penny stocks crash
2013 Penny Stock Crash
John Soh's 'generals' told to 'defend' BAL shares – only to end up as bankrupts
For more than three years in the run-up to the penny stock crash back in October 2013, a group of brokers had actively executed trading orders supposedly instructed by John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling.
June 26, 2020
Company in the news
LionGold CEO Raymond Tan resigns
LionGold, which operates gold mines in Australia, has seen new shareholders assuming control last October.
April 28, 2020
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Credibility of prosecution witness Ken Tai questioned at onset of third tranche of hearings
Tai could be the second prosecution witness in this trial to be impeached.
January 10, 2020
Column
Looking back on 900 issues of The Edge Singapore
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): It wasn’t long after The Edge Singapore was launched that I began measuring time not in days or months but in terms of the publication’s issue numbers, a consequence of constantly thinking about stories and commentaries that were
September 20, 2019
SGX query
Attilan lays bare links between directors past and present and vendor of acquisition target
SINGAPORE (July 3): Attilan Group, the penny stock which is urgently searching for a new core business before being forcibly delisted, has disclosed more relationships between its directors – both past and present -- and the seller of its acquisition ta
July 03, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
'Missing' JLC lawyer Jeffrey Ong arrested in Malaysia; charged in Singapore
SINGAPORE (June 6): Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, the 41-year-old managing partner of law firm JLC Advisors who went missing from May 20, has been caught.
June 06, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Law Society moves to take control of money held with JLC
SINGAPORE (May 24): The Law Society of Singapore is taking control over all monies held by law firm JLC Advisors on behalf its clients and third parties.
May 24, 2019
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Counsels argue over how witnesses' conditioned statements were prepared and used
SINGAPORE (May 23): The prosecution and defence in the 2013 penny stock crash trial on Thursday crossed swords over how conditioned statements had been prepared, and the relevancy of questions raised in cross-examination of these statements.
May 23, 2019
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Witness cites 'clerical oversight' as defence alleges lack of anti-money laundering checks
SINGAPORE (May 21): Prosecution witness Goh Chiu Goik, an assistant general manager at Phillip Securities (PSPL), in court on Tuesday said some trading forms that were not correctly filled out because of “clerical oversight” that led to some details n
May 21, 2019
2013 Penny Stock Crash
Quah's employee delivered cash payments for 8 accounts, court hears
SINGAPORE (May 17): Evidence in the trial of the alleged masterminds of the 2013 penny stocks crash on Friday showed that an employee of Quah Su-Ling, the second accused, had made cash payments for the implicated accounts held in brokerage firm Phillip Se
May 17, 2019