Overview

Prosecutions for insider dealing and market abuse have been notoriously thin on the ground. Margaret Cole, the Financial Services Authority’s (FSA’s) director of enforcement, told the Treasury Select Committee last month that one of the major reasons US authorities have been more successful in prosecuting in this area is because they have more tools to build the evidence to bring cases, including the ability to enter into immunity arrangements with cooperating witnesses.

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