Welcome!
Yak Yew Chee
1MDB Watch
Singapore says arrest warrant for Jho Low issued two years ago
SINGAPORE (June 8): Singapore authorities said they issued warrants of arrest for Low Taek Jho and Eric Tan Kim Loong back in April and May 2016, following investigations of 1MDB-related fund flows through the financial system here that began in March 201
June 08, 2018
In print this week
Why the 1MDB saga could be far from over for Singapore
SINGAPORE (June 2): This past week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) imposed penalties on two more banks and said it had completed an extensive, two-year-long probed into the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
June 02, 2017
1MDB Watch
US prepares to file criminal charges against alleged 1MDB mastermind Jho Low: report
SINGAPORE (March 22): The noose is tightening around Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho – the alleged mastermind behind the multibillion-dollar scandal over state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
March 22, 2017
1MDB Watch
Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei’s 1MDB-linked money laundering trial postponed
SINGAPORE (March 14): The trial of former BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei over money-laundering charges linked to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has been postponed.
March 14, 2017
1MDB Watch
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.
March 13, 2017
1MDB Watch
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.
January 04, 2017
Singapore’s year of misbehaving moneymen puts MAS on high alert
(Dec 28): The naughty list for Singapore financiers has rarely been so long.
December 28, 2016
In print this week
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
December 23, 2016
1MDB Watch
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.
December 21, 2016
1MDB Watch
Julius Baer said to hire nearly 20 bankers from BSI Singapore
SINGAPORE (Nov 23): Swiss private bank Julius Baer Group Ltd. is pushing ahead with a recruitment drive in Asia, hiring close to 20 Singapore-based bankers from BSI SA, the wealth manager caught up in the scandal surrounding 1Malaysia Development Bhd., ac
November 23, 2016