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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
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Yeo Jiawei amassed $23.9 mil just 15 months after leaving BSI
SINGAPORE (Nov 22): Prosecutors say former BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei accumulated a net worth of some $23.9 million in just 15 months through “secret profits” after he left the bank in June 2014.
November 22, 2016
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Yeo Jiawei accumulated $23.9 mil just 15 months after leaving BSI
SINGAPORE (Nov 22): Prosecutors say former BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei accumulated a net worth of some $23.9 million in just 15 months through “secret profits” after he left the bank in June 2014.
November 22, 2016
Yeo Jiawei unmasked after 11 days in court and counting
The trial of ex-BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei for four counts of tampering with witnesses will stretch into a fourth week. Originally scheduled for just nine days, the trial had lasted 11 days by the time proceedings were adjourned on the evening of Thurs
November 18, 2016
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Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei was close to 1MDB mastermind Jho Low: Prosecution
SINGAPORE (Nov 17): Prosecution on Thursday morning put forward more evidence in court that ex-BSI wealth planner Yeo Jiawei was close to 1MDB mastermind Low Taek Jho.
November 17, 2016
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Yeo Jiawei spent the night at Jho Low’s apartment; wore his clothes: Prosecution
SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei was not merely a junior bank employee, but had spent the night at 1MDB mastermind Low Taek Jho’s apartment in Hong Kong on one occasion – and even wore Low’s clothes, said Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Kia
November 16, 2016
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Jho Low wanted to play badminton, says accused ex-BSI banker
SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Accused ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei told the court on Wednesday morning that he had played badminton with his clients Jho Low and Eric Tan Kim Loong in early 2015.
November 16, 2016
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Yeo Jiawei says he was leaving BSI to work for rival bank, not Jho Low
SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei on Friday refuted claims that he worked for 1MDB mastermind Low Taek Jho, calling it a “misunderstanding” and “assumption” on the part of Kevin Swampillai, his former boss at BSI.
November 11, 2016
Ex-BSI’s Yeo takes the stand in trial, claims he was just taking instructions
Yeo Jiawei, the former wealth planner at BSI, who is said to be among the individuals behind a complex web of corporate entities used to divert funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd, made himself out to be little more than a junior employee at the Swiss pr
November 11, 2016
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Ex-BSI banker Yeo takes the stand on 8th day of trial, claims he was just taking instructions
SINGAPORE (Nov 10): Yeo Jiawei, the former wealth planner at BSI, who is said to be among the individuals behind a complex web of corporate entities used to divert funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd, made himself out to be little more than a junior empl
November 11, 2016