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Credit Suisse and UOB fined as 1MDB probe hits two years
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Mas) has fined Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB) and issued prohibition orders against three people following a two-year investigation into scandal-plagued wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
Swiss regulator keeps up pressure on UBS in 1MDB investigation
Switzerland’s financial regulator is continuing its money laundering investigation into UBS Group and three other private banks in relation to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker banned in 1MDB scandal
Former Goldman Sachs director Tim Leissner has been banned from working in Singapore’s financial services industry for 10 years for his involvement with stricken Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, with further prohibition orders expected.
Ex-Falcon Bank manager jailed in Singapore 1MDB probe
The first westerner to be charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal has been sentenced to 28 weeks in jail and fined S$128,000 (£73,352, $89,174, €84,235) by a Singapore court.
PEOPLE MOVES: Julius Baer, US SEC, JP Morgan
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is reportedly hoovering up bankers from the defunct Singapore branch of BSI Bank. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced two more resignations, while JP Morgan Asset Management has created a chief executive and country head role in Australia.