The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.
David Kotz, the inspector general at the Securities and Exchange Commission who has a reputation as a tough watchdog, is leaving the agency at the end of January, the SEC said on Tuesday.
The founders of engineering and construction firm Jaiprakash Associates said they would challenge an order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), India's capital market regulator, penalising them on insider trading charges.
A New York federal judge on Thursday damped hopes that he would throw out government wire tap evidence in the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former board member of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble .
A New York federal judge on Thursday damped hopes that he would throw out government wire tap evidence in the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former board member of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble .
The SEC is employing a host of new techniques in order to catch Wall Street crooks.
China has arrested former executives at two brokerages on charges of insider trading, the securities watchdog said, as part of a crackdown on market malpractice that the new head of the agency has said will be one of his top priorities.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Research In Motion, FSI International, Cintas, Suffolk Bancorp, and Westell Technologies. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Oracle, L & L Energy, Columbia Laboratories, Epoch Investment Partners, and Autodesk.
Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen in sworn testimony earlier this year called the rules on insider trading very vague and said sometimes it's a judgment call as to whether a tidbit about a public company is inside information.
Hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen in sworn testimony earlier this year called the rules on insider trading very vague and said sometimes it's a judgment call as to whether a tidbit about a public company is inside information.
Tracy Postert, a former Occupy Wall Street protester, accepted a job offer to join a Wall Street firm.
Insider trading by federal lawmakers is unlawful, but "distinct legal and factual issues" may arise and make the investigation or prosecutions difficult to proceed. However, any statutory changes on insider trading should be "carefully calibrated" to ensure they do not narrow current law, a top Securities and Exchange Commission official warned Tuesday.
Raj Rajaratnam, 54, the founder of the Galleon Group and a hedge fund multimillionaire, began his 11-year prison sentence at a former military base, near the town of Ayer, Massachusetts.
Hedge fund multimillionaire Raj Rajaratnam began serving his 11-year prison sentence on Monday - the longest on record for insider trading - at a former military base near a small, leafy Massachusetts town.
Raj Rajaratnam, the man who was convicted of massive insider trading scheme, will begin his 11 year prison sentence on Monday.
Insider trading by members of Congress is a clear problem, but fixing it may prove difficult.
A year after four hedge funds were raided as part of a sweeping probe into insider trading, agents are ready to arrest as many as three people who worked at the raided funds, sources familiar with the investigation said.
A year after four hedge funds were raided as part of a sweeping probe into insider trading, agents are ready to arrest as many as three people who worked at the raided funds, sources familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
Lawyers for multimillionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on Wednesday sought a delay of his prison sentence just five days before he was due to start serving 11 years for insider trading.
Following are the stocks trading on Nasdaq that touched 52-week low on Nov. 29. The new 52-Week high indicates a stock is trading at its lowest price in the past 52 weeks. This is an important indicator for many investors in determining the current value of a stock or predicting a trend in a stock's performance.
Justices hear case that could affect the statute of limitation for filing certain insider trading claims.
The year-end is when you recount the tales of those who rose to stardom or of those who fell from their coveted positions. IBTimes lists the top ten most disgraced personalities of 2011 whose downfalls shook the world.
