January 03, 2012
An Illinois federal judge ruled last week that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission failed to bring enough hard evidence against a Spanish investor accused of insider trading on Potash Corp. call options just prior to BHP Billiton Ltd.'s failed $43.1 billion bid for the company.
April 25, 2011
A former Banco Santander SA analyst settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations in Illinois on Monday that he traded on BHP Billiton Ltd.'s $43.1 billion takeover bid for Potash Corp. before it was made public.