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Jho Low, Chen Zhi: Two fugitives, two ecosystems

These high-profile frauds expose an uneasy truth about financial oversight in South-east Asia

The claimaints against Standard Chartered are Alsen Chance Holdings, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners and Brightstone Jewellery.

Singapore court clears way for US$2.7 billion suit against StanChart in 1MDB scandal-linked claim

Claims involve an alleged US$150 million deposit to Najib Razak and US$77 million for his wife Rosmah Mansor’s bags and jewellery

1MDB collapsed in 2016, spawning multiple lawsuits against banks across Asia, Europe and the US.

Malaysia enters mediation with Julius Baer on US$112 million 1MDB lawsuit

MALAYSIA said it’s entered mediation talks with Julius Baer Group in a bid to settle a US$112 million lawsuit filed against the Swiss bank by a unit of the failed 1MDB development fund.

JPMorgan in August agreed to pay US$338.8 million to Malaysia to resolve all existing and potential claims relating to 1MDB.

1MDB drops JPMorgan, Coutts from US$1.1b lawsuit

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia state firm 1MDB dropped its court action against JPMorgan and Coutts, The Edge reported.

More than a decade since 1MDB exploded, the trial may yet reveal snippets about who knew what about Jho Low and his money.

Ex-Goldman, Rothschild banker stands trial to appeal 1MDB fine

The man, who can only be identified as L, was found guilty in 2022 of violating reporting obligations.

The judge notes that Singapore’s Parliament had deliberately included the 2018 cut-off when enacting the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency.

1MDB liquidators lose Singapore court bid to sue StanChart, BSI due to transactions predating insolvency law

The liquidators are exploring other possible workarounds, including the option of appealing

The latest recovery, along with the recent US$330 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase, brings the total amount of assets recovered by Malaysia in the 1MDB case to RM31.19 billion.

Malaysia recovers RM36.2 million in assets linked to Jho Low in 1MDB case

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has recovered RM36.2 million (S$11 million) in assets linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family in the multi-billion US dollar 1MDB scand...

On Friday, JPMorgan and Malaysia in a joint statement said the company would contribute the settlement payment to the government’s 1MDB Assets Recovery Trust Account.

JPMorgan agrees to pay Malaysia US$330 million to settle 1MDB issues 

[KUALA LUMPUR] JPMorgan Chase will pay the Malaysian government US$330 million to settle matters related to its role in the multibillion-US dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, both parties said on Frid...

1MDB is at the centre of a multi-billion dollar scandal that has spawned probes in Asia, the US and Europe.

Malaysia has recovered RM29.7 billion in funds linked to 1MDB

Najib is currently serving a prison sentence but is seeking to spend the remainder of it under house arrest

Former Wall Street Journal journalist Tom Wright in a screenshot from a livestream by Project Brazen, showing  an image of what is allegedly Jho Low's passport. The image, which came from a tip-off, suggests that Low is using the alias "Constantinos Achilles Veis" and a forged Australian passport.

Bugatti, bodyguards and a Greek alias: Journalists claim Malaysian fugitive Jho Low is living large in Shanghai

They have also shared the fresh intel with the Malaysian authorities on the suspected whereabouts of the 1MDB fugitive