Bangkok Bank of Commerce Thailand 1996-97 Bank managers moved money to offshore companies under their control.
-United Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd Malaysia 1997-98 United Engineers bailed out its financially troubled parent, Renong Bhd, by acquiring a 33% stake at an artificially high price.
-Malaysia Air System Bhd. 1998 The chairman used company funds to retire personal debts. Malaysia
-PT Bank Bali 1997-98 Managers diverted funds in order to finance a political party. Indonesia
- 1997-98 Group managers transferred foreign exchange losses from a manufacturing com- Sinar Mas Group Indonesia pany to a group controlled bank, effectively expropriating the bank's creditors and minority shareholders.
-Hong Kong China 1998-99 Assets that had been pledged as collateral disappeared from the company when it
-Guangdong International went bankrupt Trust & Investment Co Hong Kong/China 1998-99 Assets that had been pledged as collateral disappeared from the company when it went bankrupt.
-Siu-Fung Ceramics Co 1998-99 Creditors who may have been linked to bank managers took control of the bank Russia Toko bank and its remaining assets following default. Foreign creditors got nothing. 1998 Following Menatep's bankruptcy, managers transferred a large number of re- Russia Menatep gional branches to another bank they controlled. 1998-99 Managers transferred Yukoss most valuable petroleum-producing properties to Russia AO Yukos offshore companies they controlled. 1999 Following Uneximbank's bankruptcy, managers moved profitable credit-card Russia Uneximbank processing and custodial operations to another bank. 1997-98 Managers used cash from Samsung Electronics to support other members of the Samsung group (notably Samsung Motors) that were losing money. Samsung Electronics Co. Korea 1998-99 Managers of a Hyundai-controlled investment fund channelled money from retail Hyundai investors to loss-making firms in the Hyundai group.