US Senate Approves Insider Trading Bill
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday in favor of sending a bill to President Barack Obama which will ban insider trading by Congress members.
Ban On CongressionaI Insider Trading Passed
The Senate Thursday voted overwhelmingly to send President Barack Obama legislation imposing new curbs on insider trading by members of Congress, even though the measure was weaker than a version it passed in February.
Goldman Sachs Greg Smith Resignation: 4 Other Controversies To Hit The Firm
The resignation letter printed as an op-ed in The New York Times on Wednesday by Greg Smith, a London-based executive director for Goldman Sachs that oversees equity derivatives, has stirred up a lot of trouble for the firm. Smith claimed that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it. This upset is far from the first for the firm. Goldman Sachs has been involved in a string of controversies ranging from involvement with Greek debt to insider trading.
SEC charges five with insider trading from AA tip
Securities regulators charged two Ameriprise Financial advisers and three others with insider-trading, saying they made $1.8 million in illicit profits based on confidential merger information one of the advisers learned through an Alcoholics Anonymous relationship.
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China to toughen rules against insider trading: magazine
China will soon publish precise definitions of what constitutes insider trading that would make it easier to prosecute and punish illegal traders, the New Century magazine reported on its website, citing sources with knowledge of the situation.
FBI Hires Gordon Gekko For Anti-Insider-Trading PSA [VIDEO]
Michael Douglas has reprised his Oscar-winning role as Gordon Gekko for a public service announcement from the FBI about insider trading. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is, Douglas says in the spot, which debuted on CNBC and Bloomberg Television.
Wikileaks Release Suggests Stratfor Inside Info Plan with Goldman Sachs Exec
WikiLeaks released over 5 million emails hacked from U.S.-based global intelligence firm Strategy Forecasting, Inc. (Stratfor), revealing an alleged plan between the firm's CEO and a Goldman Sachs executive to set up an investment fund that would rely on inside information gathered by the company.
Carlson says former manager got illegal tips
Carlson Capital, a hedge fund based in Dallas, said on Friday that one of its former portfolio managers had received inside information from a industry consultant who has been arrested and charged with illegally passing on inside information.
Kinnucan, ex-SanDisk exec charged in insider probe
A research analyst who made waves by refusing to cooperate in the government's broad insider-trading probe was charged with illegally passing tips he gleaned from technology company insiders to hedge funds.
SEC drops Lonza-Arch insider trading case, for now
A U.S. market regulator is for now dropping insider trading cases against three Swiss asset managers, despite accusations that two of the defendants improperly thwarted its investigation, including by throwing out a BlackBerry.
Rep. Spencer Bachus, Influential House Republican, Under Investigation for Insider Trading
The Office of Congressional Ethics is looking into whether Rep. Spencer Bachus, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, violated insider trading laws and used his public office for private gain.
House Passes Congressional Insider Trading Ban, 417-2
The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed new curbs on insider trading by lawmakers and other government officials despite complaints from Democrats and some Republicans that key anti-corruption provisions were dropped.
SEC charges insider trading in Takeda pharma deal
U.S. market regulators charged a former employee of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd with making $63,000 in illegal profits on inside information about the company's 2008 agreement to acquire Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Canada Probes Goldcorp CEO in Alleged Insider Trading
Canadian securities regulators on Tuesday implicated mining executive Ian Telfer in an alleged insider trading scheme, saying he helped the main defendant in the case disguise her illegal trading activities.
Canada Probes Goldcorp CEO in Alleged Insider Trading Scheme
Canadian securities regulators on Tuesday implicated mining executive Ian Telfer in an alleged insider trading scheme, saying he helped the main defendant in the case disguise her illegal trading activities.
Rajat Gupta Could be Slapped with Additional Allegations
Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble who is the highest-ranking executive charged in a U.S. crackdown on insider trading, could face additional allegations, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Kim Dotcom: 10 Most Strange Facts About the MegaUpload Founder
The indictment of Kim Schmitz aka Kim Dotcom, the founder of the video locker service MegaUpload, on charges including criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit money laundering, has raised a significant amount of public interest in his rather epic lifestyle.
Senate Passes STOCK Act to Stop Insider Trading [VIDEO]
The United States Senate on Thursday passed the 'Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge' (STOCK) Act, which will ban lawmakers from trading stocks based on the information they have gathered while performing their Congressional duties.
U.S. Expands Case against Ex-Goldman Director Rajat Gupta
Federal prosecutors expanded their insider trading case against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, saying the illegal activity lasted longer and involved more trades than alleged.
U.S. expands case against ex-Goldman director Gupta
Federal prosecutors expanded their insider trading case against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, saying the illegal activity lasted longer and involved more trades than alleged.
STOCK Act Critic Calls Senate's Insider Trading Bill a Political Gimmick
Sen. Tom Coburn, who was one of two votes against an insider trading law aimed at lawmakers, said the real inside trading that sours Americans on Congress is the political horse trading on legislation.
Berkshire, Goldman Names Surface in Rajat Gupta Case
The names of a top executive at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and a board member at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. surfaced on Friday as potential witnesses in the insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former director of Goldman, the Procter & Gamble Co., and other companies.
Megaupload Crackdown: Kim Dotcom E-Mail 'Scared the Hell' Out of Neighbors
The Megaupload founder is currently charged with earning millions in illegal profits from web sites like Megavideo.com. But to his old neighbors, Kim Dotcom is something else: the man who sent them an email joking about cocaine use, infiltrating their families, and hacking into their email accounts.
State of the Union: Obama Takes Aim at Congress
With Congressional approval ratings mired at historic lows, Obama has increasingly sought to bolster his re-election chances by criticizing Congress as ineffective and paralyzed by runaway partisanship. He invoked that theme in the State of the Union address.
'Come for Coffee, Don't Forget the Cocaine,' Dotcom Joked
Kim Dotcom, the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com who faces a lengthy jail term in the United States if convicted of racketeering, money laundering and Internet piracy, seems to have a mischievous sense of humor.
State of the Union Address 2012: Summary of Obama's Speech
President Obama delivered his 2012 State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, making a bid for 2012 reelection. In a sweeping speech, the President touched upon issues like taxes, the economy, manufacturing and keeping the American dream alive. Though the current State of the Union is quite shaky, Obama highlighted the progress being made and attempted to solidify a sturdy campaign base.
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