written in ST FORUM 18-11-08 by a CHUA SHENG YANG.:
written in ST FORUM 18-11-08 by a CHUA SHENG YANG.![]()
Questions on investment products rally
Mr Tan (right) speaking to investors at a rally on flawed investment products at Speakers' Corner last month. He organised a fifth rally there last Saturday. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM
MR TAN Kin Lian organised yet another rally last Saturday, this time to assist investors to redress their injustices over the collapse of the Pinnacle Notes 9 and 10 series by Morgan Stanley. Too many people are taking advantage of the situation to get back money from what they knew was a risky investment.
For example, last Sunday's report about Mr Tan's Saturday rally, ('Angry investors seek action') featured a quote by Ms Lilian Tan, a manager, and Mr Chang Foo Choon, a businessman who had invested $500,000 in the Notes.
Surely, Mr Tan cannot argue that these two people, who are neither elderly nor uneducated, should be entitled to their money back. I assume that someone who has been in management and someone who has run his own business and can afford to invest half a million dollars are aware of the risks of investment. Is Mr Tan organising the rallies at Speakers' Corner for purely altruistic reasons, or is he organising them to help his colleagues in his position as a writer of The Online Citizen, a website which is well known to have an anti-government stance?
It was not too long ago that Mr Tan was the chief executive officer of NTUC Income and his own agents adopted the same practices which he now deems unscrupulous.
Why did Mr Tan not tell his agents to practise more ethics then, when he was CEO?
And why is he protesting against local banks and the Monetary Authority of Singapore and not taking his fight to Morgan Stanley? Is it also aimed at politicising the matter? I urge the Government and the banks not to cave in to the political solution of reimbursing all investors.
Chua Sheng Yang
Dear leetahbar,
Can you provide the link?
Goh Meng Seng
Thanks Por,
This writer is apparently losing touch with the ground. The returns does not match the amount of risks embedded in the products and there is a great deal written on on how such structural risks have not been explained in full to investors. In fact, in most cases, the ratings of the reference entities were used to hoodwink investors into thinking that that's all the risks that are involved and the risks in the underlying assets have been conveniently covered up.
Such people are really talking without much understanding of the whole context of the issue. He is assuming that businessman or young educated people cannot be hoodwinked! The structure of these products were so complex but it was sold with the marketing front of good replacement to fixed deposits!
Why not target Morgan Stanley? It was financial institutions on Singapore shores that sold these products to Singapore investors. Just as simple as that. Mis-selling occurs when the sales is closed.
Goh Meng Seng
Goh Meng Seng,
I get the impression that this Chua Sheng Yang may be an "agent provacatuer" of sorts.
Perhaps this Lehman Minibonds debacle may attract more intrigue because of the PAP TownCouncils investing millions of residents $$$ in these now failed structured financial products. Who were their financial advisers and what was the specific advice?
Thread carefully on this one mate!
PS. u don't ve to respond to my posting if it pisses u off. just conitnue to believe those who could be instigating you
It was not too long ago that Mr Tan was the chief executive officer of NTUC Income and his own agents adopted the same practices which he now deems unscrupulous.
And why is he protesting against local banks and the Monetary Authority of Singapore and not taking his fight to Morgan Stanley?
Sorry if the truths hurts, oh and again kindly spare us your false talk, insincerity and hypocrisy
Btw regardless of whether it is the Lehman Minibonds debacle or the Clob saga or any other issue that concens Singapore society, the abovementioned 4 values/principles which you appear to be against, would have at least provided more independent reasonable fair checks and balances for Singaporeans.
your truth, not mine your postings are also ambiguous opinions about chee. there are so many angle to look at a situation. i voice my own opinion. i never force it down your throat.
Thanks Por,
This writer is apparently losing touch with the ground. The returns does not match the amount of risks embedded in the products and there is a great deal written on on how such structural risks have not been explained in full to investors. In fact, in most cases, the ratings of the reference entities were used to hoodwink investors into thinking that that's all the risks that are involved and the risks in the underlying assets have been conveniently covered up.
Such people are really talking without much understanding of the whole context of the issue. He is assuming that businessman or young educated people cannot be hoodwinked! The structure of these products were so complex but it was sold with the marketing front of good replacement to fixed deposits!
Why not target Morgan Stanley? It was financial institutions on Singapore shores that sold these products to Singapore investors. Just as simple as that. Mis-selling occurs when the sales is closed.
Goh Meng Seng