Insider trading

White House warns staff on insider trading amid Iran war bets

This comes after a series of recent well-timed and profitable wagers raised questions

The investigation has cast an unwelcome spotlight on a secretive hedge fund that has rapidly expanded its presence in Hong Kong’s equity market.

In Depth: Secretive hedge fund at centre of Hong Kong insider-trading probe

A late-winter chill hung over Hong Kong on the afternoon of Mar 11, but in the city’s financial circles the mood was turning feverish. Rumours spread quickly: A Chinese investment bank was in trouble.

The probe marks the biggest raids in Hong Kong since 2017.

Hong Kong arrests hedge fund, broker staff in insider probe

The raids signal an intensification of oversight in the Asian financial hub

Regulators have warned brokerages across Hong Kong of filing sloppy IPO applications amid a listings boom.

Hong Kong authorities raid Chinese brokers Citic, Guotai

The raid comes amid a significant resurgence in Hong Kong’s capital markets

Ge Zhi, 34, was provisionally arrested in 2024 in Singapore and is subject to extradition proceedings.

US charges 8, including 2 Singaporeans in global insider-trading scheme

Federal prosecutors in Boston said the scheme ran from 2016 to 2024 and was led by a former Merrill Lynch banker in France

Ang has paid MAS the civil penalty without court action.

MAS imposes S$137,000 penalty on Alpha Energy’s ex-managing director for insider trading

He has also given a voluntary undertaking not to be a director or be involved in the management of a company for two years

A Tokyo Stock Exchange employee, a man in his 20s, was suspected of providing information on listed companies’ tender offers multiple times this year to a relative  of his.

Tokyo exchange employee under probe for alleged insider trading, JPX says

A TOKYO Stock Exchange employee is under investigation by the country’s financial watchdog for suspected insider trading, its parent company Japan Exchange Group (JPX) said on Wednesday.

The firm founded by Simon Sadler(top) vacated the 21st and 22nd floors of 100 Queen’s Road Central which had more than a year left on its lease.

Segantii gives up Hong Kong office amid insider dealing charge

Segantii now lists a suite in a nearby serviced office as its Hong Kong address