Defendant Benjamin Chow was the managing director of China Reform, an investment firm owned by the Chinese government. In April of 2016, Chow contacted the bankers representing a Portland-based ...

Today on Compliance Week, columnist John Stark wrote about what he calls “outsider trading” — the “next wave for both hackers and securities swindlers.” Outsider trading, Stark explains, is when an ...

Financial markets move every second of the day. Prices rise unexpectedly, headlines create waves of uncertainty, and ...

Two recent cases—a district court decision from the Western District of Texas and a Second Circuit decision—illustrate that the precise contours of the misappropriation theory are still uncertain and ...

The Justice Department and SEC both announced high-profile cases on Tuesday against a large group of hackers and traders. Over a five-year period, the group allegedly carried out a scheme that ...