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MSWG Newsletter 24 September 2017 (English)

24 September 2017

VOICE OF MSWG

Investors in the troubled Golden Palm Growers Scheme (GPGS) have every right to feel aggrieved at the possible loss of their money now that the future of the scheme has been thrown into doubt.

The management company of GPGS has called for a meeting of the investors on 2 October 2017 to determine the scheme's future and is seeking approval from the growers to (i) a grace period of 12 months to find an "optimal realisation" for the plantation; and (ii) an immediate sale of the plantation which "may result in a distressed and lower price sale".

Notwithstanding the bar for governance had been set reasonably high (being governed by the Companies Commission of Malaysia under the 'Sharefarming Scheme' category), losses are now looming for the investors