- Was the forex "gambling" loss by Bank Negara Malaysia announced in 1993 linked to the attack on the ringgit which Tun Dr Mahathir blame on George Soros?
- Was there any manipulations of BNM's account by government and bank officials then?
There are many more in the posting and the various links. And, the questions and information on the humongous loss, as claimed by former BNM Adviser, Dato Abdul Murad Khalid, of USD10 billion does not end there.
Still few more being held back.
- For instance, is there any truth that the real loss was more than US$13 billion and equivalent to RM70 at today's exchange rate plus interest cost etc.?
- Another one, BNM was rumoured to have done USD/Ringgit swaps by the billions. Was it another mechanism used to artificially prop up the foreign exchange reserve?
Well, the public has their own expectation but this blog is looking for more than who, what, why, when and how.
The implication of the losses has to be made known and not swept under the carpet as typical of Mahathir-era scandals.
The carpets looking more like the Himalayas.
Most important, the guilt of Tan Sri Nor Mohameed Yakcop for busting every prudent limit in managing foreign exchange exposure or "gambling" is considered as taken.
He should have been reprimanded or charged for laws broken decades ago. Nothing less should be expected.
So who the duck gave him the go ahead?
He has got bosses.
More so, he is a public accountant, a former banker, auditor, public companies directors, etc. The most unlikely person to indulge in such risky venture.
More so, it is not BNM role to generate profit from operation.
It can't be then Minister of Finance, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He is a political animal and politics is his prime consideration. Thus will not give go ahead to ventures that could jeopardise his political career.
Anyway, he know nuts about finance then. It took him three months to understand and brave enough to sign for the normal operational rollover of matured Treasury Bills.
Though it happened during his time as Minister of Finance, apparently it may not be him.
It can't be earlier Minister of Finance, Tun Daim Zainuddin.
BNM or precisely, Noor Mohamed Yakcop only went crazy from 1991 to 1993. Daim ended his first term as Minister of Finance in March 1991.
Daim is a market player and doing creative manouvre is instinctive.
However, his earlier experience in business made his appreciate and respect risk. He does not take uncalculated and unnecessarily risk.
Market player like him will want to be in control and where possible, zero-rise risk. It cannot be him.
If it is not Jaafar, or Anwar or Daim, who then gave Nor Yakcop the free hand to take risky positions on the country's rather paltry foreign exchange reserve then?
- Questions need be ask as to what basis did Nor Yakcop made his "investment" decisions?
- Wall Street made a large single day fall on 1987 Black Monday and subsequent crash in the futures and options market because of program trading. Did BNM used program trading meant for smaller lots to trade our foreign exchange reserve?
The Chairman of the Special Taskforce made an announcement:
The role of the task force is to do preliminary investigation, and recommend further action to the government.
Although Tan Sri Zeti claimed an internal inquiry had been done, it is quite certain nothing was done.
No one was reprimanded or no criminal charges made. In fact, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was given bigger role by Mahathir.
Under Tun Abdullah, he was made Minister, MP and since then, given important roles with government in Khazanah, 1MDB and other outfits till today.
There are many suspicions of corruptions and improprieties on Nor Yakcop. Two in a row of his former political secretaries were charged with corruption.
The Chairman and selected members of the taskforce are civil servants, and professionals. There is no reason to say they will be or do a cover-up for Nor Yakcop.
There is reason to believe members of the task force knows that "Nor Mohamed akan kena". He should "kena". He "patut kena".
One worry is the Chairman is closely associated with Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, a key "man" to Mahathir, thus do not know where he is.
There are many Mahathir admirers among the members. Will they be objective and carry out their role without fear or favour?
There is a former foreign exchange trader among them. He is the only one who understand market nitty gritty and technicality.
And it is believed he is close to Nor Yakcop since his trading days.
Quite an able person. He has worked experience with two banking organisations, fund management outfits, and also a boutique banking with link to Nor Yakcop.
Though a professional, fair and firm in his decisions, it could be tough and difficult decision to make on a person who had open the path to his present position today.
If he cannot do it, he should recluse himself.
Missing from the task force is a professional accountant or auditor. This is where they are needed and not be automatic choice for corporate CEOs, especially GLCs.
It was reported that the task force met yesterday. The findings and recommendation will be submitted to the cabinet in three months.
We are awaiting ....
5 comments:
Zeti was there, been there, done there in London as head of BNM London office. BNM London office act as execution trading and back office for BNM. Big fight with as Nor Yakcob and Mahathir as middle man to pacify. So how come she got the job as governor.
Any trader make losses for yesterday trade and accumulated in 3 days in a row shall received letter from management. Out you go.
So good life in BNM. So called meritocracy centre of excellent.
Of course it is Mahathir. Since there is nobody else, it must be Mahathir Please make Najib lock him up.
they should look into nor yaakob sons. 2 of them living luxuriously in Bukit Damansara, and another staying at Mutiara Damansara.
one of them bought a house in Lengkok Setiabudi, paid 11 million cash. demolish the house and rebuilt (might be more than 20 million after renovation)
another bought a bungalow at Setiakasih (worth almost 10 million)
just take a look at their son's car je la. each of them have about 5 million ringgit worth of cars. tak include the house they living in.
famous anak diaorg ni kat bukit damansara tapi semua org tau duit songlap from his father.
yg paling best the eldest. bawak Ferrari driving around mutiara damansara. when people ask he said he work hard at PNB which enables him to buy the Ferrari.
lol
The task force is inching every seconds and closing in the gargantuan currency scandals and one thing for sure.There's always a puppetmaster screenplay the whole episode with ill intentions in the expanse of the people disguised as brilliant moronic political messiah.This satanic caesar roamed the country with i know better than thou and checkmated even his blue eyed apparentice.Hence,the law of God in the end takes precendence and lastly the old man wrath will bring him even six feet under, unfullfill and unfinish earthly business thereafter.Adios and this old men will never rest in peace.
Anak anak yang dilempah dengan kemewahan ni memang dia susah sikit nak jadi cerdik. Kerja PNB bawak Ferrari sepatutnya shareholers PNB dah bertanya dalam mesyuarat agung siapa dia staff PNB yang ada Ferrari kat rumah. Takkan semua sekali pengarah ni pak turut ? Mesti ada yang berakal jugak !
7:29AM,
I buy your theory.
Today in Malaysia we have a sittng prime minister who is implicated in several international legal proceedings and investigations is
fighting a succesful and internationally respected and admired 91 years old former Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years.
We need to get out of the game, Malaysia. Terminate. Reboot. Reset.
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