A former hedge fund analyst roped his sister, his best friend and the best friend's girlfriend into a "rigged" insider trading scheme from their small flats during the COVID-19 pandemic for a "very old" yet "very simple" reason, prosecutors told jurors in London on Tuesday — "greed."
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Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Driven By Greed, FCA Tells Jurors

By Christopher Crosby

A former hedge fund analyst roped his sister, his best friend and the best friend's girlfriend into a "rigged" insider trading scheme from their small flats during the COVID-19 pandemic for a "very old" yet "very simple" reason, prosecutors told jurors in London on Tuesday — "greed."

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New FCA Enforcement Guide Revises Rules On Case Publicity

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday released its revised enforcement guide, setting out additional circumstances when it may publicize investigations.

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Lawyer Given Suspended Sentence In Germany Over Cum-Ex

By Josh White

A business lawyer who was partly responsible for running a €428 million ($488 million) tax fraud scheme was issued a suspended sentence of almost two years, according to a verdict Tuesday in a Bonn court.

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ENFORCEMENT

SFO Launches Probe Into Local Council Solar Bond Fraud

By William Janes

The Serious Fraud Office announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into an alleged solar farm bond fraud after failed investments forced an English council into bankruptcy.

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LITIGATION

UK Threatens To Sue Abramovich Over Chelsea FC Sale

By William Janes

The government has threatened to sue Roman Abramovich to make sure that £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) made from the sale of Chelsea Football Club is used to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

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NMC Health Fraud Was 'Systematic,' Administrator Testifies

By Ronan Barnard

An NMC Health administrator on Tuesday said that the healthcare group's financial statements were "structured to conceal" the group's real financial position including $3.8 billion of unreported debt, as he testified during the London trial against the group's auditors, EY.

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HS2 To Pay £319K Over Whistleblower's Exclusion

By Tabitha Burbidge

The company behind high-speed rail project HS2 has agreed to pay a former analyst more than £319,000 ($431,500) after he accused the company of excluding him from two roles following his warning that cost forecasts were being manipulated to secure funding.

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Apple Challenging EU's Interoperability Requirements

By Matthew Perlman

Apple is challenging new rules imposed by European enforcers that require iPhones and iPads to work more seamlessly with third-party devices, saying the rules create privacy and security risks for users and threaten to hamper innovation.

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PEOPLE

Vera Baird KC To Lead CCRC Amid Calls For Reform

By Eddie Beaver

Vera Baird KC will take over as the interim head of the troubled government body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice, filling a role that has been vacant since January, the Ministry of Justice revealed Tuesday.

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