A peek inside SixCap, a firm on MAS Investor Alert List

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A peek inside SixCap, a firm on MAS Investor Alert List

http://www.straitstimes.com/business/a-peek-inside-sixcap-a-firm-on-mas-investor-alert-list

Many companies are on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Investor Alert List but perhaps none as eye-catching as Six Capital.

Its boss and sole owner, Mr Patrick Teng, 60, is the man behind Indigoz Exchange, which was fined $10,000 by the MAS for selling stored-value cards which it called "i-chqs" without approval.

Mr Teng set up Six Capital in 2009 to conduct classes on how to trade in the foreign exchange market. In an interview in 2014, he said the company is an "approved institution" recognised by the MAS.

However, a check with MAS did not show SixCap listed among any of the approved institutions.

Not only that, Six Capital is also on the MAS' Investor Alert List (IAL), a non-exhaustive catalogue which names firms that may have been wrongly perceived to be regulated by the central bank.

SixCap was added to the list in March last year. When The Straits Times asked Mr Teng recently how it got added to the list, he said his company popped up on the MAS radar during Chinese New Year last year, when it launched its new "fintech game" called Tagg.

In this game, players use cash to buy a base currency. US$100 (S$136) is the minimum to play. They can convert this into other currencies such as the Singdollar or euro, and keep converting.

At the end of the month, if their trades are profitable, they keep the profit. But if they make bad switches, they still get their principal back.

How is this possible?

Mr Teng said he could not disclose how Tagg makes money, as what it does is proprietary. He chose to describe the business in theoretical terms instead.

In theory, he said, he could use machine learning to tell the good traders from the bad traders, and choose to copy only the good ones using Tagg's direct access to the forex markets, without executing the ones made by poor traders at all.

Is this what Tagg actually does?

Mr Teng said: "I will not want to say that 'we are actually', I'm saying that 'we are able to actually'... That is the fundamental argument of why we can do it."

Does Tagg's cash flow depend on more customers signing up to play the game? Mr Teng said: "It's not correlated. The question is: Are you a scam? Are you a money scheme? The answer is: No, we are not." He added: "It's data (that) we want. We are willing to pay for data."

Also on the Tagg platform are 170,000 students and fresh graduates, most of them in India and Indonesia, who are paid small sums to trade for free, or required to do so as part of their course requirements, said Mr Teng. They are also required to watch 32 two-minute videos before they start trading. "We call that micro-learning," he said.

Mr Teng said that SixCap has tied up with a number of universities or "education partners" in India, but declined to name them.

Online, people have complained about issues in cashing their money out of Tagg, although a check with the Consumers Association of Singapore did not yield any complaints about Tagg or SixCap. Mr Teng blamed the hiccups on strict anti-money laundering and "know your customer" requirements at the local banks.

The plan is for Tagg to get back to business as usual in three to four weeks.

Tagg's website is owned by Six Capital Investments, which is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands. According to Tagg's online application form, players can make payments to Six Capital (FX Trading). SixCap FX is wholly owned by Mr Teng.

Last year, Raffles Capital, a company listed in Australia, proposed to acquire SixCap FX for A$4 million (S$4.3 million).

It was described as a forex trading training provider that aggregates student trades to generate buy/sell/hold signals with up to 70 per cent accuracy. These trading signals can then be sold.

The deal was called off after the Australian Stock Exchange said it was not satisfied that the structure and operations of SixCap FX are appropriate for listing on the ASX.

The SixCap group has more branches. Its most recent venture is Thundr TV, which looks like an Android TV box. It has several channels and retails at $99.

Mr Teng explained: "Our tagline is 'beyond entertainment' so you won't find Hollywood movies there." Instead, Thundr aims to "bring education to the bottom of the pyramid". Universities can publish their curriculum on Thundr TV.

Mr Teng and his son, Paul, who is also SixCap's chief innovation officer and Tagg's "gamemaster", are linked to other firms such as Biopay, according to Handshakes, a portal that analyses company registry data.

Mr Teng said that Biopay, which was set up two years ago, was meant to "bring healthcare to the bottom of the pyramid" but later evolved into Thundr.

On its website, Tagg describes itself as a "foreign exchange trading-inspired game" and "not a financial product or service".

SixCap's ground-floor office at Shenton Way which The Straits Times visited last month comprises a large space that fronts the street. The space contained vacant tables and chairs.

This used to be a 60-person trading floor until 2012, said Mr Teng. "Now, because trading has gone mobile and algo (algorithmic), we use it as a Thundr stage."

He explained SixCap's change in focus: "In my early days in 2009, we taught people how to trade in order to learn how transferable the skill is.

"I learnt one thing; that it is actually not possible to teach a person to be Tiger Woods. Trading is just a skill, like golf. It's not possible to train people to play a whole game of golf as good as Tiger Woods. The reason is because the ball drops at a certain place, and then you (have to) figure out how to hit the next ball.

"You take decades to hone anything in order to be good. But here, I'm talking about how to equip ordinary people to learn a skill that can earn them a living. I realise that is probably not the right thing to do."
 

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A peek inside SixCap, a firm on MAS Investor Alert List

http://www.straitstimes.com/business/a-peek-inside-sixcap-a-firm-on-mas-investor-alert-list

Many companies are on the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Investor Alert List but perhaps none as eye-catching as Six Capital.

Its boss and sole owner, Mr Patrick Teng, 60, is the man behind Indigoz Exchange, which was fined $10,000 by the MAS for selling stored-value cards which it called "i-chqs" without approval.

Mr Teng set up Six Capital in 2009 to conduct classes on how to trade in the foreign exchange market. In an interview in 2014, he said the company is an "approved institution" recognised by the MAS.

However, a check with MAS did not show SixCap listed among any of the approved institutions.

Not only that, Six Capital is also on the MAS' Investor Alert List (IAL), a non-exhaustive catalogue which names firms that may have been wrongly perceived to be regulated by the central bank.

SixCap was added to the list in March last year. When The Straits Times asked Mr Teng recently how it got added to the list, he said his company popped up on the MAS radar during Chinese New Year last year, when it launched its new "fintech game" called Tagg.

In this game, players use cash to buy a base currency. US$100 (S$136) is the minimum to play. They can convert this into other currencies such as the Singdollar or euro, and keep converting.

At the end of the month, if their trades are profitable, they keep the profit. But if they make bad switches, they still get their principal back.

How is this possible?

Mr Teng said he could not disclose how Tagg makes money, as what it does is proprietary. He chose to describe the business in theoretical terms instead.

In theory, he said, he could use machine learning to tell the good traders from the bad traders, and choose to copy only the good ones using Tagg's direct access to the forex markets, without executing the ones made by poor traders at all.

Is this what Tagg actually does?

Mr Teng said: "I will not want to say that 'we are actually', I'm saying that 'we are able to actually'... That is the fundamental argument of why we can do it."

Does Tagg's cash flow depend on more customers signing up to play the game? Mr Teng said: "It's not correlated. The question is: Are you a scam? Are you a money scheme? The answer is: No, we are not." He added: "It's data (that) we want. We are willing to pay for data."

Also on the Tagg platform are 170,000 students and fresh graduates, most of them in India and Indonesia, who are paid small sums to trade for free, or required to do so as part of their course requirements, said Mr Teng. They are also required to watch 32 two-minute videos before they start trading. "We call that micro-learning," he said.

Mr Teng said that SixCap has tied up with a number of universities or "education partners" in India, but declined to name them.

Online, people have complained about issues in cashing their money out of Tagg, although a check with the Consumers Association of Singapore did not yield any complaints about Tagg or SixCap. Mr Teng blamed the hiccups on strict anti-money laundering and "know your customer" requirements at the local banks.

The plan is for Tagg to get back to business as usual in three to four weeks.

Tagg's website is owned by Six Capital Investments, which is domiciled in the British Virgin Islands. According to Tagg's online application form, players can make payments to Six Capital (FX Trading). SixCap FX is wholly owned by Mr Teng.

Last year, Raffles Capital, a company listed in Australia, proposed to acquire SixCap FX for A$4 million (S$4.3 million).

It was described as a forex trading training provider that aggregates student trades to generate buy/sell/hold signals with up to 70 per cent accuracy. These trading signals can then be sold.

The deal was called off after the Australian Stock Exchange said it was not satisfied that the structure and operations of SixCap FX are appropriate for listing on the ASX.

The SixCap group has more branches. Its most recent venture is Thundr TV, which looks like an Android TV box. It has several channels and retails at $99.

Mr Teng explained: "Our tagline is 'beyond entertainment' so you won't find Hollywood movies there." Instead, Thundr aims to "bring education to the bottom of the pyramid". Universities can publish their curriculum on Thundr TV.

Mr Teng and his son, Paul, who is also SixCap's chief innovation officer and Tagg's "gamemaster", are linked to other firms such as Biopay, according to Handshakes, a portal that analyses company registry data.

Mr Teng said that Biopay, which was set up two years ago, was meant to "bring healthcare to the bottom of the pyramid" but later evolved into Thundr.

On its website, Tagg describes itself as a "foreign exchange trading-inspired game" and "not a financial product or service".

SixCap's ground-floor office at Shenton Way which The Straits Times visited last month comprises a large space that fronts the street. The space contained vacant tables and chairs.

This used to be a 60-person trading floor until 2012, said Mr Teng. "Now, because trading has gone mobile and algo (algorithmic), we use it as a Thundr stage."

He explained SixCap's change in focus: "In my early days in 2009, we taught people how to trade in order to learn how transferable the skill is.

"I learnt one thing; that it is actually not possible to teach a person to be Tiger Woods. Trading is just a skill, like golf. It's not possible to train people to play a whole game of golf as good as Tiger Woods. The reason is because the ball drops at a certain place, and then you (have to) figure out how to hit the next ball.

"You take decades to hone anything in order to be good. But here, I'm talking about how to equip ordinary people to learn a skill that can earn them a living. I realise that is probably not the right thing to do."

WOT dmg 999999

i've mentioned it in other threads. I know this family personally. dont waste your time any longer on this.
 

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Mr Teng said: "I will not want to say that 'we are actually', I'm saying that 'we are able to actually'... That is the fundamental argument of why we can do it."

He's saying "Im able do it, Aiya f u. Ask so much, my theory defy all financial logic. Can Huat can alr. Don't ask so much about fundamental. U want invest not. Don't want invest ask so much."
 

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Investors file police reports over fintech firm SixCapital
Dec 04, 2017 06:00 am

Police reports have been filed by angry investors who fear they have lost millions of dollars invested in a local fintech currency trading firm.

SixCapital, or SixCap, promised returns as high as 18 per cent a year but stopped making payouts around June. Investors also had difficulties accessing their performance reports.

The firm e-mailed clients on June 8, saying OCBC Bank told it that its banking accounts could no longer be supported, and it was trying unsuccessfully to open accounts with other banks.

The company was then hit by a surge of withdrawal requests.

In a letter to investors dated Nov 10, SixCap said it had discontinued its two products, Tagg and B'Data, which earn yields for investors through foreign exchange trading.

Investors were told they could expect their principal back "over a 24-month period beginning in the second half of February 2018".

The letter also detailed the abrupt resignation on Oct 9 of SixCap chief scientific officer Abdalla Kablan and 13 of his key IT workers.

SixCap is run by sole owner Patrick Teng Chee Wai.

His son, Paul, who was SixCap's chief investment officer, told The Straits Times he resigned on Nov 1.

One of SixCap's presentation materials states that FX B Share, the predecessor of B'Data, is governed by Singapore law and vetted by law firm Rajah & Tann.

But Rajah & Tann senior partner David Yeow told ST: "The reference to my firm in the attachment was made without prior notice or approval from my firm."

Investors in Tagg and B'Data are now asking how they can recover their money.

Some filed reports with the police and the Commercial Affairs Department last month as they want an investigation into its transactions.

ST visited SixCap's Shenton Way office before noon on Nov 24 but the lights were off and the door locked. A security guard said it had been closed since Nov 20.

It marks a sharp turn of events for SixCap, which once sponsored events hosted by The Wall Street Journal and CNBC, where Mr Patrick Teng would appear as a speaker.

http://www.tnp.sg/news/business/investors-file-police-reports-over-fintech-firm-sixcapital"]http://www.tnp.sg/news/business/investors-file-police-reports-over-fintech-firm-sixcapital[/URL]
 

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Patrick Teng a local talent ?

No full Chinese name like Teng Ah Meng but
only ang mo name ?
 

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pity some of those retirees who lost their retirement money. sg has enough old folks clearing dishes in hawker centers or Macs D:
 

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classic scam = totally unknown coy rents a nice location big space in reputable place like this case inside SGX building itself. Wayang the credibility, shake hands with ministar then when enuff funds raised, close shop n run
 

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These naive ones do not believe in buying
STI ETF , SingTel or CapitalMallTrust but trust some sweet talkers or pretty faces on internet.

Just treat it as an expensive lesson.

More to come for sure.
 

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SixCapital, or SixCap, promised returns as high as 18 per cent a year but stopped making payouts around June. Investors also had difficulties accessing their performance reports.

These naive ones do not believe in buying
STI ETF , SingTel or CapitalMallTrust but trust some sweet talkers or pretty faces on internet.

Just treat it as an expensive lesson.

More to come for sure.

If US and SG govs, which are deemed to be few of the more reliable ones, cannot even promise 3%, why do some people believe a Kuching kurak company can generate 18% returns? :s22:

Even commercial biggies like CapitalLand, only issue 5% bonds.

If anyone can generate >10% returns, perhaps should takeover temasick and gic
 
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一个字 : 贪 :o

If US and SG govs, which are deemed to be few of the more reliable ones, cannot even promise 3%, why do some people believe a Kuching kurak company can generate 18% returns? :s22:
Even commercial biggies like CapitalLand, only issue 5% bonds.

If anyone can generate >10% returns, perhaps should takeover temasick and gic
 

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If US and SG govs, which are deemed to be few of the more reliable ones, cannot even promise 3%, why do some people believe a Kuching kurak company can generate 18% returns? :s22:

Even commercial biggies like CapitalLand, only issue 5% bonds.

If anyone can generate >10% returns, perhaps should takeover temasick and gic

Actually, 18% return per annum is possible, but 18% return per annum EVERY YEAR is not possible.

Market is not constant, so how to get constant return?

Some more he has no working strategy.

His strategy is to copy his best students, but his teaching is ****, so he has no good student, how to copy?

Beside the best traders don’t let others copy their trades. At least, not for free.

Even if u copy also don’t work. Entering a trade 1 min can be the difference of profit or loss.
 

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Many stocks / REITs rally this year & easily beat 18% .

yup, parkway life reit, maple GCC are 2 i own which outperformed >20% this yr...

on the other side, M1 telco jiak sai this year lol
 

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http://www.straitstimes.com/busines...r-liquidation-investors-owed-more-than-us143m

SINGAPORE - Six Capital Investments, which called itself a "fintech" firm and aggressively defended itself against the scrutiny of former employees and investors, has applied to be wound up.

On Feb 13, SixCap's boss and sole owner Patrick Teng Chee Wai filed for the voluntarily liquidation of his company in the British Virgin Islands, and chose Baker Tilly (BVI) as his preferred liquidator. Six Capital Investments was incorporated in the BVI.

At a creditor's meeting in Baker Tilly's Singapore office on Tuesday (March 6), investors were told that SixCap owes investors more than US$143 million, and is unable to pay its debts as they fall due.

A representative from Baker Tilly said he could not confirm this figure, as Baker Tilly is still trying to liase with SixCap's management to consolidate all claims.

On Tuesday, around 200 creditors and their proxies swarmed the office of Baker Tilly. They were meant to vote on the appointment of Baker Tilly as the liquidator, or choose a different liquidator.

However, no votes were cast as Baker Tilly was not prepared to accommodate the large crowd.

"The liquidator's speaker had no microphone so nobody could hear what they were saying, the crowd turned angry and it went downhill from there," one investor told The Business Times.

The meeting was adjourned till further notice, likely next week, the Baker Tilly representative told BT.

SixCap boss Patrick Teng did not attend the meeting.

Last year, BT reported that police reports had been filed against SixCap, a local fintech currency trading firm that built a high profile by painting its name on an aircraft and wooing potential clients in Davos, Switzerland.

SixCap promised returns as high as 18 per cent a year by using "big data and powerful analytics" to make currency trades, but stopped making payouts around June last year.

SixCap has since moved out of its office on the ground floor of SGX Centre 1 in Shenton Way.

SixCap boss Patrick Teng is also the man behind Indigoz Exchange, which was fined S$10,000 by the MAS in 2005 for selling stored-value cards which it called "i-chqs" without approval.

Mr Teng did not respond to calls or messages from BT.

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