Rare Singapore protest flags investor anger in Hyflux slump


People gather to listen to a speaker during a protest on Hyflux Ltd. debt restructuring plan in Singapore, on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

SINGAPORE: A rare public protest in Singapore underscored mounting anger among investors set to suffer sharp losses in one of the country’s highest-profile corporate debt restructurings.

The catastrophic slump of the once-vaunted water and power company, Hyflux Ltd, has stunned debtholders, who stand to lose about 90%. About 500 of those individual investors gathered in a downtown park known as the Speaker’s Corner on Saturday, carrying placards and posters.

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