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Aussie at center of international scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... investigation came to head last month when, under the terms of a final order, founder McPhee - an Australian citizen living in Malaysia - was ordered to surrender over $24.5 million (US$16 million) from his personal and company accounts with MOBE agreeing ...

Perpetual appoints APAC lead

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... 40 sales and client management professionals across 10 countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Australia. He also covered sales responsibilities for the Korean, Taiwan, Vietnam and Philippines ...

Goldman Sachs $1b corruption bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Goldman Sachs has taken a fresh US$1 billion blow to its quarterly profit, as the bank foots the litigation bill for its involvement in the ongoing 1MDB corruption scandal. The US-based bank posted quarterly revenue of US$9.96 billion, beating expectations ...

Former Goldman Sachs exec charged over $62m bribery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2019
... barred from the securities industry. According to the SEC, in 2012 Leissner started bribing high ranking officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi, using a third party intermediary to do so. One of the sovereign wealth funds Leissner did business with was ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... assets acquired by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family. Jho Low allegedly misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and laundered that money through the US, Switzerland, Singapore ...

Job cuts at RBC I&TS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... Investor & Treasury Services in Australia, David Travers left after a decade with the company. Former head of RBC I&TS Malaysia, Andy was appointed to lead the Australian business in the new role of general manager.

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... their offering in the next 12 months to include real estate, insurance and legal services. According to a report by the Malaysia Islamic International Financial Centre, total global Islamic assets under management were US$70.8 billion at the end of the ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy a Big Mac in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... before in its report to congress on May 2019. These include: China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Whether it's because of currency manipulation or what not, The Economist 's latest estimates of currency ...

Aberdeen Standard hires retirement head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2019
... official title of head of retirement and product strategy around two months ago, after spending time on secondment in Malaysia, developing the retirement framework for the Employees Provident Fund, the country's compulsory savings and retirement fund ...

RBC I&TS Australia lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... connections across the region and ensure consistent delivery of client service, the spokesperson said. Former head of RBC I&TS Malaysia, Andy Allen will now lead the Australian business in the new role of general manager. Allen has been with RBC I&TS ...