On 19 September 2025, Yeo Wei Zhi Lloyd (“Lloyd”), the sole director of Lloyd Capital Pte Ltd ("Lloyd Capital"), was charged in court with the following offences:
- Six counts of criminal breach of trust under Section 406 of the Penal Code (Chapter 224, 2008 Revised Edition) (“PC”); and
- Three counts of carrying on a business in a regulated activity of fund management without a capital markets services licence under Section 82(1) of the Securities and
- Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Revised Edition) (“SFA”).
Between June 2017 and November 2019, Lloyd, in his personal capacity and through Lloyd Capital, allegedly carried on a business in fund management by undertaking on behalf of investors, foreign exchange (“forex”) trading, leveraged forex trading or management of a portfolio of capital markets products. Neither Lloyd nor Lloyd Capital possessed the required licence issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to carry on a business in fund management which is a regulated activity as defined in the Second Schedule of the SFA.
Between August 2018 and November 2019, 17 investors paid an aggregate sum of $639,406.02 to Lloyd Capital for the purposes of forex investments. Lloyd allegedly misappropriated $441,082.48 of the investment monies for his personal expenses and to repay other investors.
If convicted, Lloyd faces:
- An imprisonment term of up to seven years, or a fine, or both, for each charge under Section 406 of the PC; and
- A fine of up to S$150,000, or an imprisonment term of up to 3 years, or with both, for each charge under Section 82(1) of the SFA.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
19 September 2025 @ 3:00 PM