Pervasive bad behaviour seen in complex debt

New York

AFTER shocking mortgage-bond traders by seeking to put one trader in jail, US investigators now see more inappropriate behaviour that needs to be addressed in the market for such complicated debt.

For example, investigators have found signs that dealers are still lying to clients and striking improper deals such as parking debt, according to Michael Osnato, head of the complex financial instruments group in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) enforcement division.