S.E.C. Chief Voices Support for Higher Advice Standard for Brokers
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCEDMARCH 17, 2015
PHOENIX — The chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Tuesday that she planned to explore setting a higher standard for brokers in dispensing investment advice, putting the agency in the middle of a potential fight between the Obama administration and the financial industry. Continue reading
Loss of market confidence here – just look at cases such as Sino Construction
Mak Yuen Teen
18 March 2015
Business Times Singapore
The question is not why the company’s share price recently collapsed – but why it has taken so long. Are there more such cases to come?
ON March 2, Sino Construction’s share price closed about 15 cents down from its previous trading day’s closing price of 26.5 cents on Feb 27 – a fall of 55.8 per cent. The following day, its share price halved again to close at six cents. By March 9, its share price had fallen to 5.4 cents – a total fall of about 80 per cent over just six trading days. Continue reading
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/china-corruption-assets-idUSL3N0WK1QW20150318
Posted by KOH Ngiap Hao, Year 4 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
The Chinese government will audit the overseas assets of state-owned enterprises, the regulator announced, as it tries to improve transparency and combat corruption.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission said late on Tuesday that it had issued a tender for the audit, in what state media said was the first time such a tender had been offered.
Companies who wish to apply must be incorporated in China and have Chinese government licences, the regulator said, adding that the results of the tender will be announced on April 7. Continue reading
MAS, CAD to jointly investigate market misconduct
Kenneth Lim
18 March 2015
Business Times Singapore
Decision to pursue civil or criminal action to be decided after probe is concluded
TIES between the Singapore police and the nation’s financial regulators are set to become closer, with a new framework to merge investigations of market misconduct. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Police Force’s Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) will jointly investigate market misconduct from now on, in an effort to streamline and strengthen enforcement, the two agencies announced on Tuesday. Continue reading
Posted by Hannah YAP Qing, Year 4 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
Hong Kong stock regulators struggle to spot fraud
PUBLISHED: 05:06 GMT, 13 November 2014 | UPDATED: 05:06 GMT, 13 November 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Few American investors have ever visited Hong Kong’s stock exchange, a cavernous trading hall at the base of a skyscraper in the city’s central district. Their money, however, is far more likely to be acquainted with the Hong Kong Market. Continue reading
http://www.wsj.com/articles/one-of-chinas-most-wanted-tries-to-make-a-final-deal-1426548369
One of China’s Most-Wanted Tries to Make a Final Deal
In pursuit of runaway funds, Beijing struck a deal with a fraudster tired of life on the lam
JAMES T. AREDDY
March 16, 2015 7:26 p.m. ET
On a Sunday afternoon three years ago, one of China’s most-wanted fugitives, dressed in baggy jeans and a striped shirt, walked into the country’s pagoda-shaped consulate in Vancouver. Li Dongzhe was ready to take the biggest gamble of his life.
Accused of masterminding a $113 million embezzlement, he had been living in Canada for almost seven years, beyond the grasp of China’s justice system. At home, he faced likely life in prison or a possible death sentence if found guilty—and government figures show Chinese criminal courts hardly ever acquit. Continue reading
Would-Be Financial Whiz Is Charged With Stealing From Investors
Mark Malik’s fund won praise from ranking firms
Prosecutors and the SEC say that a hedge fund set up by a man named Mark Malik was part of a plan to scam investors. Photo: Associated Press
JEAN EAGLESHAM
March 16, 2015 9:10 p.m. ET
Mark Malik seemed to have a knack for making money. The 33-year-old New Yorker ran his own hedge fund, reporting assets of $100 million and eye-popping returns that won plaudits from several services that rank hedge funds. He explained he had honed his skills at top investment banks and a boutique trading firm.
Fund Report
Report emailed by Seven Sages Capital in September 2012 with a cover letter noting, “Please note that Seven Sages Capital has been ranked No. 1 Best Performing Hedge Fund in BarclayHedge for June 2012 and No. 2 for July 2012 respectfully.”
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/leading-taiwan-fashion-company-president-suspected-fraud
Posted by GOH Shu Qi, Year 3 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
John LiuThe China Post/Asia News NetworkWednesday, Sep 24, 2014
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Prosecutors yesterday summoned Zheng Jing-tai (鄭景太), the president of Tokyo Fashion Co. (東京著衣) and conducted searches of his residence on suspicion of fraud and hollowing out the company’s assets. Continue reading
http://www.youngchinabiz.com/en/taiwan-fines-xiaomi-china-should-take-note/
Posted by GOH Shu Qi, Year 3 undergrad at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
AUGUST 6, 2014
Media-savvy smartphone maker Xiaomi was in the headlines for the wrong reasons last week, facing a fine and embarrassing negative publicity after being exposed for inflating its sales figures in Taiwan. The news marked the latest in a steady string of accounting scandals and other financial misreporting that have plagued overseas-listed Chinese companies for the last 3 years, undermining their credibility and casting a negative shadow on China’s own stock markets. Continue reading
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/27/sec-olympus-case-idUSL1N0W11ME20150227
Posted by YEO Shu Wen, Year 4 undergrad at the School of Business, Singapore Management University
Feb 27 (Reuters) – Japanese banker Hajime “Jim” Sagawa settled civil charges on Friday for his role in a massive accounting fraud cover-up at Olympus, agreeing to be barred from working in the securities industry, U.S. regulators said. Continue reading
AsianExtractor: Unearthing Accounting Fraud in Asia 