Noble Group’s existence hangs in the balance as it seeks approval from a Bermuda court to restructure $3.5 billion of debt.

The company's creditors and shareholders are likely to suffer even bigger losses now the Singapore authorities have blocked a key part of its $3.5 billion debt-for-equity survival plan.

The new investigation could fuel additional lawsuits against Nobel and perhaps also banks associated with the commodities trader. It might disrupt its imminent debt restructuring too.

Instant coffee, tea and cereal manufacturer cancels Singapore Stock Exchange flotation on its scheduled pricing day after controlling shareholder baulks at the valuation.

The consumer goods company has begun marketing a new Singapore listing three-and-a-half years after it was taken private following a family feud.