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Pioneer Behind Credit Derivatives is Leaving JPMorgan
Blythe Masters, who helped develop one of the most notorious financial instruments of the 2008 financial crisis, has announced plans to leave JPMorgan Chase.
April 3, 2014
Watchdog Calls Out DOJ For Mortgage Fraud Response
An inspector general's report has called into question the Justice Department's stated commitment to holding people accountable for misconduct that precipitated the financial crisis.
March 13, 2014
Martoma Found Guilty For Historic Insider Trading Scheme
Former SAC Capital portfolio Manager Mathew Martoma has been convicted for what may have been "the most lucrative inside tip of all time."
February 6, 2014
The Martoma Trial: Five Things We've Learned So Far
From falsified transcripts to a "flabbergasted" witness, Mathew Martoma's insider trading trial has offered new insights into what authorities call "the most lucrative inside tip of all time."
January 24, 2014
How Do You Catch a Trader? Live Chat 1 pm ET Wed. 1/8
Join a live chat on “To Catch a Trader” with producers Martin Smith and Nick Verbitsky, and guest questioner Peter Henning from “DealBook.” You can leave a question now.
January 7, 2014
Should Insider Trading Be Legal?
The government’s crackdown on insider trading has shaken much of Wall Street -- and renewed a debate over whether such deal-making should even be illegal to begin with.
January 7, 2014
Quiz: Spot the Inside Trade
Where is the line when it comes to insider trading? We picked six examples from the annals of Wall Street to see if you can spot the illegal deal.
January 7, 2014
Did Steven Cohen Fail to Supervise His Employees?
It's the question at the heart of a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against the billionaire and founder of hedge fund SAC Capital. Cohen says he's not to blame. Read his attorneys' full response.
January 7, 2014
Turney Duff: "Edge" is What Counts on Wall St., Legal Or Not
As a former hedge fund trader, Turney Duff says he never worried about breaking insider-trading laws. "We're thinking, this is how it's done and I need to make money," he says.
January 7, 2014
Preet Bharara: Insider Trading Is "Rampant" On Wall Street
The man behind one of the government's most aggressive crackdowns on insider trading says his problem is not with hedge funds, but with "institutions that decide to make their business model a criminal one."
January 7, 2014
Richard Holwell: Why Raj Rajaratnam Got 11 Years in Prison
Raj Rajaratnam gave the impression "that he could live outside the law," says the federal judge who handed the former Galleon chief an 11-year sentence for insider trading.
January 7, 2014
Chart of the Day: The SAC Advantage
SAC Capital is said to have charged a whopping 50 percent take on any profits it made for investors, but that didn't scare many away. Here's why.
January 7, 2014