SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Singapore investors, who bought structured notes linked to failed U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, may recover what is left of their investments after the receiver gained control of the notes' underlying assets.Retail investors in Singapore and Hong Kong, many of them retirees, have lost millions of dollars investing their savings in what they thought were safe bond-like products, but were actually complex derivatives.
The losses sparked large protests in both cities, forcing authorities to intervene and negotiate settlements, forcing financial institutions to compensate some affected investors.
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