High Notes & Mini Bombs

10 Sep 2009
- Singaporean Skeptic: Apathy:The Sickness of Singaporeans
9 Sep 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Singapore now stands alone
5 Sep 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Petition to Prime Minister - Reply by MAS
24 Aug 2009
- TOC: Seeking a fair settlement
- The Temasek Review: Minibond rally: ‘Justice for Hong Kong, Wayang for Singapore’. Gallery 01|02
17 Aug 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Organising the Petition and Gathering - my personal perspective
11 Aug 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Volunteers for 22 August Gathering
7 Aug 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Volunteers for 22 August Gathering
3 Aug 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Great Eastern Life shows the way
- Singapore Life and Times: Corporate Responsibility
- My Singapore News: Bravo, Great Eastern
30 Jul 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Gathering on 22 August at Hong Lim Park (2)
29 Jul 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Free market - success and failure
28 Jul 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Honesty and fairness
24 Jul 2009
- The Wayang Party: Straits Times DELETED online article on HK compensation of minibond investors
23 Jul 2009
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Hong Kong : Final Minibond Settlement
- My Little Corner: Hong Kong Maybe Refunding Up to 70% of the Minibond value
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Gathering in Hong Lim Park on 22 Aug 09
22 Jul 2009
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Lim Hng Kiang : Structured Notes Fiasco settled fairly….
- Siew Kum Hong: The free market does not protect consumers
21 jul 2009
- Inquivision: Review on article in the Economist about bank stocks and employees
20 Jul 2009
- Siew Kum Hong: MAS and structured products
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Petition to Prime Minister on Credit Linked Notes (2)
13 Jul 2009
- TOC: Banned from selling what nobody wants to buy?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Don’t Hold Your Breath
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Issues not addressed by MAS investigation findings
9 Jul 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Follow up action on MAS investigation report
- Sgpolitics.net: MAS bans 10 firms from selling structured notes, but is this merely a slap on the wrist?
11 Feb 2009
- Mr Wang Says So: The Saga of the Structured Notes - What Next for the Struggling Investors (Part 3)
9 Feb 2009
- Tan Kin Lian: Compensation for the Credit Linked Notes
- Tan Kin Lian: Opinion of Queen’s Counsel
5 Feb 2009
- Making History Relevant: Economics of Structured Notes
4 Feb 2009
- Mr Wang Says So: The Saga of the Structured Notes - What Next for the Suffering Investors? (Part 2)
2 Feb 2009
- Mr Wang Says So: The Saga of the Structured Notes - What Next for the Suffering Investors? (Part 1)
22 Jan 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Make a donation, if you have received adequate compensation
19 Jan 2009
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Structured Products : 54% of investors to be compensated!
- The Wayang Party Club: Myth or reality: FIs have handled minibond-complaint process “well”
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Complaint on mis-selling of CLN
16 Jan 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: “Pinnacle Action Group” formed to work on a possible Class Action
15 Jan 2009
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Contact Persons (Distributor, Product)
13 Jan 2009: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Chee Wai’s Random Musings: Mr Tan Kin Lian and his bid for political office
30 Dec 2008
- Endoh’s Dungeon: DBS - Dreadful Bank Services
29 Dec 2008
- Tan Kin Lian: Speaker’s Corner, 27 Dec 2008 - Speech [Vids@ Sg Enquirer]
- Sg Enquirer: Lawyer Mr Leonard Loo’s briefing to investors at Hong Lim Park, 27 December 2008
- Sgpolitics: Tan Kin Lian’s final rally for investors at Speaker’s Corner: The authorities have done little to help investors
- Wayang Party Club: Tan Kin Lian castigates the authorities for lack of accountability during last minibond rally at Hong Lim Park
- Sg Enquirer: Last minibond rally at Hong Lim Park with class action suit looming over the horizon
- Singaporean Skeptic: One Protest at Raffles Place is more Effective than a Hundred Protests at Hong Lim Park
- TOC: Where is accountability, where is fairness? [Photos]
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Seminar for Minibond Investors
24 Dec 2008
- Sgpolitics: Singapore woman held protest against DBS at Raffles Place
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Meeting at Speaker’s Corner, Sat 27 Dec, 5 pm
19 Dec 2008
- WayangParty Club: MAS: minibond investors should bear responsibility for their investment decisions
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Volunteers to help get 100,000 signatures
18 Dec 2008
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Bank RM has courage and integrity
- Sgpolitics: Encourage bank relationship managers to do the right thing by confessing to mis-selling
16 Dec 2008
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Reply to Ho Yew Kee
- Desparatebeep: It Wasn’t Me
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Offer of compensation
15 Dec 2008
- Sgpolitics.net: Tan Kin Lian gives update on class action lawsuit and speaks about another flawed financial product
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Speaker Corner, 13 Dec 2008 Speech by TKL
- Singapore Enquirer: Mr Tan Kin Lian’s speech at Hong Lim Park, 13 December 2008
- Singapore Enquirer: Mr Tan Kin Lian’s interview with Al-Jazeera on 13 December 2008
12 Dec 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: First of many lawsuits get on the way..
9 Dec 2008
- Sgpolitics: Tan Kin Lian talks about social justice and gives an update on possible class action lawsuits by investors at TOC event on 6 Dec
- Wayang Party: “Caveat emptor”: an easy way out for MAS and the FIs?
- Mathia Lee: The extent of Apathy in Singapore
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Election into public office
28 Nov 2008: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Speaker’s Corner 5 p.m. Sat 29 Nov
- TOC: Interview with investor who lost $150,000
- Voices.Sg: Monster Dogs, Broken Pipes, and Political Plumbers [Thanks Stanislaus]
- Wayang Party: Remembering the last two ‘presidential casualties’ - Ong Teng Cheong and Andrew Kwan
- Sgpolitics.net: Mr Tan Kin Lian offers an apology to Dr Chee and sister
- Wayang Party: Is Tan Kin Lian posturing to reach out to the opposition camp?
- The Void Deck: Tan Kin Lian as President: Change we can believe in?
27 Nov 2008: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Singapore Alternatives: Synthetic CDOs
- TOC: 100,000 signatures so more people will step forward
- Wayang Party: More photos from minibond rally at Hong Lim Park, 15 Nov 2008
26 Nov 2008: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Suggestion: how to approach legal action
- Where Bears Roam Free: Elected President, MP or consumer rights activist?
- Wayangparty Club: Roundtable discussion: Tan Kin Lian’s bid for presidency - how far will he go?
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Why He Should Not Run
- My sketchbook: Tan kin lian’s christmas list
25 Nov 2008: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Investors should see their Member of Parliament
- TOC: Two opinions on Tan Kin Lian petition
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: Musings on Mr. Tan Kin Lian’s political ambitions
- Recruit Ong: Tan Kin Lian’s political “ambitions”?
- Responding Today, Securing Tomorrow: Who benefits from a petition to TKL
- Responding Today, Securing Tomorrow: Possible reasons why TKL keeps his options open
24 Nov 2008: From Hong Lim to Istana
- Tan Kin Lian: Tan Kin Lian eyes elected presidency [Petition form for elected presidency]
- Sgpolitics: Tan Kin Lian’s political ambitions
- Wayangparty Club: Tan Kin Lian’s bid for presidency: Is this the right time?
- Singapore Life and Times: Stand Up for Singaporeans
- Vinyarb: from hong lim to istana
- Responding Today, Securing Tomorrow: Tan Kin Lian - a threat to PAP and Opposition alike?
- Wayangparty Club: Multi-talented PAP ministers working hard on Sunday for their multi-million pay package
21 Nov 2008: 5th Week @ Hong Lim Park
- Tan Kin Lian: Straits Times deleted these sentences
19 Nov 2008: 5th Week @ Hong Lim Park
- Carpe Diem: DBS blaming the wrong people
- Wayangparty Club: Phone interview with Mr Chua Sheng Yang
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Reply to Chua Sheng Yang
- Sgpolitics: My reply to Chua Sheng Yang’s letter
- Responding Today, Securing Tomorrow: Perspectives on TKL
- blockhead: Character Assasination! Target 1: TKL
- Wayangparty Club: Why the minibomb fiasco was never politicized by any parties
18 Nov 2008: 5th Week @ Hong Lim Park
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Deafening Silence
- The Gigamole Diaries: The future of regulatory oversight in Singapore
17 Nov 2008: 5th Week @ Hong Lim Park
- Sgpolitics.net: Tan Kin Lian asks: Is it fair? Investors answer: NO!
- Tan Kin Lian: Speech at Speakers’ Corner 15 Nov
- Tan Kin Lian: Interview of investors on blogs
- Wayangparty Club: Report from minibond rally on 15 Nov:Tension on the ground as disgruntled investors mulled their options
- Wayangparty Club: A stick-and-carrot approach to break out of the current minibond impasse
- TOC: After five weeks, where are the politicians?
- Singapore Alternatives: Government Must Do What is Right
- Wayang Party: Compilation of videos, photos, reports and analyses of all minibond protests at Hong Lim Park
- Wayangparty Club: Man shouted ‘HE is senile !’ during Tan Kin Lian’s speech
14 Nov 2008
- Carpe Diem: DBS blaming the wrong people
- Wayangparty Club: Options fast running out for Singapore’s minibond investors
- Tan Kin Lian: Reuters: Financial crisis politically awakens Singapore investors
- Wayangparty Club: Video dedicated to minibond investors - Let’s open our eyes for Singapore’s 3Ms
13 Nov 2008
- Return Our Money, DBS: An Open Letter to Mr Koh Boon Hwee (Chairman, DBS)
- Mr Wang Says So: Damage Control Exercise for DBS
- EastStop: Singapore and Iceland - why Singapore’s USD 400bn war chest makes all the difference
12 Nov 2008
- Tan Kin Lian: Call by govt to be fair to affected persons
- Tan Kin Lian: Reply from MAS on the 3 petitions
- Tan Kin Lian: Letter to Prime Minister
- Singapore Watch: Tracking the Minibond Saga
11 Nov 2008
- Under The Willow Tree: The Minibonds / High Notes Fiasco: Who Should Bear the Blame???
- Sgpolitics: Some remarks made by MM Lee deserve further scrutiny
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: MM Lee on Lehman Minibonds..
- Tan Kin Lian: Investors should be aware about the risk: MM
- Tan Kin Lian: Who can be trusted?
10 Nov 2008
- sgpolitics: Bank deposits guarantee should not lull customers and investors into complacency
- TOC: Letter to TOC: Minibonds investors given runaround
- Tan Kin Lian: Is this fair ?
- Tan Kin Lian: Loss in Singapore’s reserve
- Wayangparty Club: Paternalism to control Singaporeans, free will and flexibility for banks
- The Lycan Times 狼人時報: Weekend Discourse - Town Councils and Lamer Brothers
7 Nov 2008
- Tan Kin Lian: Is mis-selling a market misconduct?
- Tan Kin Lian: Minibond Saga in better explained form
- EastStop: Equity destructors..
5 Nov 2008
- Tan Kin Lian: Keep sadness and hatred to themselves
- Wayang Party Club:Tempers frayed during DBS last dialogue with investors
- Wayang Party Club: Where are the opposition politicians during the minibond fiasco?
- Think For Me Singapore: Towing the party line [Thanks Daniel]
- Wayang Party Club: Let’s exert pressure on PAP Town Councils to open their account books
4 Nov 2008
- Singapore Skeptic: Boycott as a form of civil disobedience?
- Wayang Party Club: DBS standard letter of rejection to investors
- Tan Kin Lian: Fortnightly Meetings at Speaker’s Corner on Structured Products
3 Nov 2008
- Tan Kin Lian: High Notes Investor Group - Press release 30 Oct 08
- Tan Kin Lian: Speaker’s Corner 1 November 2008 - Speech Vid[1][2]
- The Wayang Party Club: Mr Goh Meng Seng’s speech at Hong Lim Park on 1 Nov 2008 [Vid]
- Sgpolitics: Saturday rallies continue at Speaker’s Corner
- The Wayang Party Club: Angry investors ponder legal action, crowd swells at Hong Lim Park. More photos.
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Spunky Retiree hammers DBS..
- Sgpolitics: Presence of disclaimers on Lehman-linked structured products prospectuses are a poor excuse at absolving financial institutions from blame
- Singapore Alternatives: “Exploiting People’s Misery”
- an aberration in pronunciation: Minibonds short term gain long term pain
- Siew Kum Hong: OPQ 20 October 2008: Sale of Structured Financial Products
- My sketchbook: When they(town councils) place the wrong bets..
31 Oct 2008
- Jeflin’s Investment Blog: Flush DBS High Notes 5 Down The Drain
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Oops No Compensation Now
- Being a Working Mother: DBS High Notes and Lehman Minibonds
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Minibonds..and finally a few words from PM Lee!!!
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: PAP Town Councils bought minibonds!
- TOC: Town Councils investments - be accountable to constituents
- Wayang Party Club: MAS sidelines Tan Kin Lian in a deft move to reclaim initiative from him
30 Oct 2008
- Singapore Life and Times: Toxic Towns
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Mini-bond investor gives his view
- Wayang Party Club of Singapore: Is it time for us to look into the accounts of PAP Town Councils?
29 Oct 2008
- Sgpolitics.net: Lehman-linked structured products tragedy exposes persistent flaws in our financial planning industry
- The Wayang Party Club of Singapore: How much public funds did PAP Town Councils lose in total from the failed minibond investments?
- Almost Infamous: The Minibonds Continued
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Minibonds a HORRIBLE PRODUCT
- My Singapore News: For the worth of $500 million!
28 Oct 2008
- TOC: “Non-vulnerable” deserve a chance at pay-out
- Wayang Party Club: Over 500 disgruntled investors turn up to protest against MAS’s inaction
- Singabloodypore: Hong Lim Park: Over 500 disgruntled investors turn up to protest against MAS’s inaction [Vids]
- Sgpolitics: Updates on the Lehman-linked structured products fiasco
- Blowin’ In The Wind: PM Lee no Greenspan: Confidence unshaken
- Bad News on the Doorstep: PM did not address the real issue
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Call for Public Inquiry - some views
- The Void Deck: Minibond - Where Do We Go Now?
- Singapore Alternatives: MAS responsibility in Minibonds’ Moral Hazards
- Dr Cynic and Mr Idealist: The hapless Singaporeans
- Me and my thoughts: On Lemon Brothers Issue (Again)
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Why all DBS HN5 investors should be fully compensated!
- Almost Infamous: The Minibonds Issue
- Chemical Generation Singapore: The Minibond Compensation
- Singapore Alternatives: This is what Minibonds is all about!
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Blog for High Note investors
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Petition #4 - Review Complaint Handling Process
24 Oct 2008
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Speaker’s Corner - 25 October 2008
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: A fair compensation
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: A False Dawn
- My Singapore News: A gaping wide hole!
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Demand for Compensation
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Requests for media interviews
23 Oct 2008
- Sgpolitics: Call a spade a spade
- Under The Willow Tree: Why Regulation for Minibonds!?
- Insane Polygons: Failure To Lead
22 Oct 2008
- TOC: Has our Prime Minister gone missing again (Part Two)?
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Where does the BUCK STOP?
- The Wayang Party Club of Singapore: Comparison of how MAS and HKMA are handling the complaints of Lehman investors
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Victims of our leaders’ aspirations!
- Choosing my own adventure: Lim Hng Kiang again!
- Think For Me, Singapore: Hard to please Singaporeans [Thanks GT]
- Singapore and the stuff: Credit crisis jokes
21 Oct 2008
- MAS: Reply to PQs on the Sale of Structured Products to Retail Investors [Vids][Comments @ TKL's Blog]
- TOC: Loss of hard earned savings
- TOC: Mis-selling 101 - a respond to minister’s remarks
- TOC: When silence is not golden
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Views from an ex-private banker
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Low : Be More Proactive MAS!
- The Enquirer: Minister shouldn’t have politicised forum
- Xtralicious: The highnotes/ minibonds issue - difference between HK and Singapore
- Bad News on the Doorstep: We need a watchdog to watch the watchdogs
- Singapore Alternatives: Volunteers Needed
- My sketchbook: Society of lame ducks
- Xtralicious: Help for all affected investors
20 Oct 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Structured Products : List of questions for Parliament
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: General advice to investors of structured products
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Petition #3 (To Mrs Lim Hwee Hua)
- Sgpolitics: Singapore struggles to play catch-up with Hong Kong in Lehman-linked structured products issue
- TOC: The MAS - a desperate headless chicken?
- ST Discussion Board: The right and decent thing to do for your citizens
- Where Bears Roam Free: The Sound of Silence - Is our PM competent?
- Singapore Life and Times: Toxic times
17 Oct 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Minibonds: No leadership in times of trouble!
- Singapore Watch: Creative Journalism
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: HK: Tsang vows to get justice for minibonds investors
- The Lycan Times: DBS High Notes 5
15 Oct 2008
- Blowin’ In The Wind: US to rescue partially Singapore-owned banks
14 Oct 2008
- A Singaporean: Economic Crisis - Gainers and Losers
- TOC: Angry investors turn up at Hong Lim Park to seek redress
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Minibonds : Same problem, different response
- nofearSingapore: Singapore’s Distraught Investors of Structured Products Need Help Now! (Forum Letter)
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Protest outside DBS headquarters
- TOC: Tan Kin Lian’s speech at Speakers’ Corner
13 Oct 2008
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Structured products too complex to understand
- Mr Wang Says So: How To Protect Your Money in Singapore Banks
- The Wayang Party Club of Singapore: Complete news blackout by mainstream media on DBS Hong Kong’s “kind” offer to compensate affected minibond holders
- Me and my thoughts: My Professional Goals
2 Oct 2009
- Ian On The Red Dot: What Appearing On Today Online Has Taught Me
30 Sep 2008
- Singapore Alternatives: MiniBond- Allocation of Responsibility
- Mr Wang Says So: Why Intelligent People Do Stupid Things Which Aren’t Really That Stupid
- Sgpolitics: My response to Mr Syu Ying Kwok’s ST letter
29 Sep 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:Structured Products, Minister Pay and the Pursuit of GDP Growth
- The Void Deck:Again, Caveat Emptor!
29 Sep 2008: AIA In Trouble
- Mr Wang Says So: AIG Writes To Mr Wang
26 Sep 2008
- EastStop:Were MiniBonds/DBS Notes ‘Safe’?
- Ian On The Red Dot:Structured Financial Products + A Banker Friend + What Army Taught Me
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog:Update (1) to investors of credit linked securities
- My Singapore News:caveat emptor - minibonds
25 Sep 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:LATEST on DBS High Notes: And things start to move
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:BREAKING NEWS : HK initiates mis-selling probe!
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:Latest Twist - MAS to banks : Appoint your own investigators!
- Mr Wang Says So:Perils for the Retail Investor
- EastStop:Retail Investors - More handholding needed?
25 Sep 2008: AIA in Trouble
- Adventures and random brain waves: Socialism, capitalism and greed
24 Sep 2008
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:In HK, Govt seeks to help Lehman Minibond holders
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind:DBS “High Note 5? Investors feel cheated
23 Sep 2008: AIA in Trouble
- My sketchbook: The “Fat paycheck equals competency” theory
19 Sep 2008: AIA in Trouble
- Serena Days: An experience to remember
- HWZ: anybody cashing out their aia insurance
18 Sep 2008: AIA in Trouble
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Financial SHOCK….and more SHOCKs…
17 Sep 2008: AIA In Trouble
- Extreme Prejudice: AIA: Damage Control
- EDMW: [AIA] Email from my AIA agent


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