Welcome!
Falcon Bank
1MDB Watch
Former BSI Singapore deputy CEO slapped with conditional warning and 10-year PO for 1MDB role
Various other BSI Singapore bankers had been dealt with earlier
October 10, 2022
1MDB Watch
1MDB casts shadow on ex-Falcon Bank CEO’s money-laundering trial
Leemann "categorically denies any kind of wrongdoing".
September 24, 2021
1MDB Watch
Malaysia files criminal charges against Jho Low in absentia
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 24): Malaysian police today filed the first set of criminal charges against Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) and his father over money allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
August 24, 2018
1MDB Watch
MACC on the hunt for 4 more 1MDB-related suspects
SINGAPORE (June 12): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is on the lookout for four individuals who are allegedly related to its investigation of financial irregularities at strategic investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
June 12, 2018
Sector Focus
Swiss find serious shortcomings at JPMorgan in 1MDB case
(Dec 21): Swiss financial watchdog FINMA said on Thursday the Swiss subsidiary of US bank JPMorgan had committed serious anti-money laundering breaches in relation to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
December 22, 2017
Update
UOB, Credit Suisse fined a total of $1.6 mil for 1MDB-linked transactions; former Falcon & BSI employees issued prohibition orders: Update
SINGAPORE (May 30): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is imposing a total of $1.6 million in financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB), having completed its two-year review of banks involved in the transactions related to
May 30, 2017
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).
December 12, 2016
DBS, UBS react to MAS penalties arising from 1MDB investigation
SINGAPORE (Oct 11): DBS Bank and UBS Singapore have issued their responses to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) announcement this morning which revealed that the banks have been found to have breached the MAS’s anti-money laundering (AML) co
October 11, 2016
Falcon Bank: Singapore branch shutdown regrettable, but confidence in future remains
SINGAPORE (Oct 11): Falcon Bank has issued a statement saying it is “confident about its future” after today’s earlier announcement of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) decision to withdraw the merchant bank status of Falcon Bank’s Sin
October 11, 2016
1MDB Watch
MAS shuts down Falcon Bank, imposes penalties on DBS and UBS in 1MDB crackdown
SINGAPORE (Oct 11): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is withdrawing the merchant bank status of Falcon Bank’s Singapore branch for its “serious failures in anti-money laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct” by senior management at i
October 11, 2016