1MDB: Ex-BSI banker trial: I never worked for Jho Low, says Yeo Jiawei
By Grace Leong From Straits Tmes SINGAPORE – Former BSI banker Yeo Jiawei said on Friday (Nov 11) that he had never been employed by Low Taek Jho nor had he ever “received a single cent” from the controversial Malaysian…
Two more former BSI senior bankers charged in Singapore court in 1MDB probe
From The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Two former employees of Swiss bank BSI were charged in the ongoing money-laundering probe in the scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Senior private bankers Yak Yew Chee, 57, and Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, 45,…
Whatever happened to 1MDB’s Cayman Islands funds?
By Anil Netto From ALIRAN In the light of the shutting down of Swiss private bank BSI in Singapore, Anil Netto examines what happened to over RM7bn of Malaysian public funds parked in a mysterious high-risk investment fund. In early…
BSI said to probe bank employees on 1MDB-related dealings
By Andrea Tan From Bloomberg BSI SA, the Swiss bank embroiled in global probes into 1Malaysia Development Bhd., is investigating employees and their dealings related to the embattled Malaysian state investment fund, according to people familiar with the matter. One of…
Former Singapore banker faces additional charges in 1MDB-linked probe
By Amanda Lee From Today Online, Singapore SINGAPORE — A former wealth planner at Swiss private bank BSI who has been implicated in the 1MDB probe now faces two more charges. Yeo Jiawei, 33, was charged earlier this month with…
Bob Marley copyrights: decision of the Court of Appeal: What do words mean? Back to basics
From Eversheds In the case of BSI Enterprises Limited v Blue Mountain Music Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 1151, a music publisher was unable to overturn a 2014 High Court decision regarding the copyright ownership of some Bob Marley songs, including…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Neil Ross led Junior in high-profile Cayman Island corruption case From Fifteen New Bridge St, Neil Ross has returned from 3 months in the Cayman Islands following the successful prosecution of Canover Watson, the former chairman of the Health Services…
