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Swiss watchdog probed 22 money laundering breaches in 2016

SINGAPORE (April 4): Swiss financial watchdog FINMA investigated more than twice as many breaches of anti-money laundering rules in 2016 as it did a year earlier, the supervisory body said on Tuesday.
Credit: Bloomberg

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1MDB-linked former private bankers to face lifetime ban

SINGAPORE (March 13): The Monetary Authority of Singapore plans to slap lifetime ban on two former private bankers for their roles in helping money transfers linked to scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

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Fine wine, fast profits: The man who led BSI Bank into the abyss

SINGAPORE (Jan 6): He was the leader of one of the largest mass defections in private banking history, with more than 100 staff following him from RBS Coutts Bank in the thick of the global credit crisis to create a financial phenomenon in Singapore at a
Yeo Jiawei

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Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei to appeal conviction

SINGAPORE (Jan 4): Yeo Jiawei, a former BSI banker found guilty of attempting to tamper with witnesses in a Singapore probe linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd, will appeal his conviction and sentence, according to his lawyer.

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3 big reasons to stay tuned to The Edge next year

SINGAPORE (Dec 23): Singapore has shown considerable success in turning itself into a wealth management hub ever since it set out to do so in the early 2000s. Paradoxically, it is the city state’s reputation for having a clean and well-regulated financi
Yeo Jiawei

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Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei sentenced to 30 months’ jail; mulls appeal

SINGAPORE (Dec 22): Ex-BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei has been sentenced to a total of 30 months’ jail after he was convicted on Wednesday on all four charges of witness tampering.

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Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei found guilty; to be sentenced on Dec 22

SINGAPORE (Dec 21): Former BSI bank wealth planner Yeo Jiawei has been found guilty of hindering investigations into 1MDB-related fund flows by tampering with witnesses.
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Ex-BSI banker Yvonne Seah jailed, fined after pleading guilty to three charges

SINGAPORE (Dec 16): Yvonne Seah, a former private banker with BSI bank, was sentenced to two weeks jail for forging letters vouching for the good standing of her former client Low Taek Jho, the mastermind of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal
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Jho Low’s former banker Yvonne Seah pleads guilty to three charges

SINGAPORE (Dec 16): Yvonne Seah, a former private banker with BSI bank, on Friday morning pleaded guilty to two charges of forging letters to vouch for the good standing of her client Low Taek Jho, mastermind of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sca
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Yahoo! Guess which were the top business stories in 2016?

SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Yahoo has revealed the top search trends, happenings and events that Singapore’s Internet users were captivated by in its 2016 Year in Review (YIR).
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