Sunday, October 15, 2023

Shared Farming Investment

The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) has issued four compound notices for RM1 million to East West Horizon Plantation Bhd (EWHPB), its two directors and a manager for breaching Section 46(1) of the Interest Schemes Act 2016.

SSM said EWHPB and another company, known as East West One Consortium Bhd (EWOCB), both offered interest schemes in the form of shared farming investments related to palm oil cultivation and managed by East West One Group (EWOG).

An interest scheme is a way of doing business and involves the pooling of financial contributions from the public in exchange for an interest in a particular scheme. They were investigated by the commission following complaints lodged against them.

The investigation was carried out following 46 complaints and reports received by the agency involving the two companies from April to September last year. On Sept 25, SSM opened an investigation paper and carried out a physical inspection at the management offices of the companies concerned, as well as the palm oil plantation to examine the issues raised.


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