Press Releases

Launch of “My Money” Financial Literacy Seminars

Quarterly seminars to enable consumers to learn the basics of savings and investment products.

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Key Points for Investors to Consider Before Referring Complaints to FIDReC or the Courts

Investors who have been informed by financial institutions with respect to their complaints on their purchase of Lehman Minibond Notes, DBS High Notes 5 and Merrill Lynch Jubilee Series 3 Link Earner Notes will now have to decide whether to...

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Investor Assistance Programme For Retail Investors Wishing To Invest On A Structured Product

Pursuant to the Structured Product saga recently, SIAS announced several investor assistance programme to help investors invest in Structured Products to make an informed decision. We now release the first of the said assistance programmes we announced earlier:

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SIAS Sets Up Assistance Program for Investors

Following the structured product saga where many investors lost money, SIAS has decided that it is timely to embark on an investor assistance programme, essentially to ensure that investors take responsibility for their own investment rather than fully relying on...

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Investing in Products issued by Financial Institutions

Investment instruments such as certificates, exchange-traded funds and structured warrants are rapidly gaining popularity among investors. Listed on Singapore Exchange, these products are issued by third-party financial institutions and commonly referred to as “issuer-led products”. These structured financial peoducts offer...

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SIAS & The Lehman Minibond Notes Saga

SIAS has been following the recent incident relating to the Lehman Minibond notes with keen interest and has noted some media views that it should have taken the lead role in representing the interests of the affected investors. SIAS sympathises...

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China Printing & Dyeing Holding Limited (“CPD”)

This afternoon I met with the Non-Executive Chairman and independent Director of China Printing & Dyeing Holding Limited (“CPD”) Mr Lim Jit Poh, independent Director Mr Lie Yok Phing, CPD’s Company Secretary Ms Foo Soon Soo and CPD’s solicitor from...

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Eng Wah Organisation – Lack of Transparency

Minority shareholders are unhappy with the lack of transparency with regard to the proposed asset sales arising from the RTO. Their complaint is that the process of sale is not transparent. There is a potential conflict of interest as the...

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SIAS’ First Distinguished Honorary Member

SIAS is pleased to announce that Mr J Y Pillay, Chairman of SGX, has kindly accepted SIAS’ invitation to be its First Distinguished Honorary Member. His acceptance is a statement of his strong support to the cause of small investors...

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Resignation of Two Independent Directors from Swissco International

SIAS has been closely following the resignation saga of the two independent directors of Swissco International with serious concern for the interests of the minority shareholders of the Company. Having read the numerous press reports which covered the Company’s announcement and...

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