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Expert networking employee guilty of insider trading

Preet Bharara and his merry band of prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan is on quite an insider trading roll. They have charged 54 people with insider trading-related fraud and, of

Consultant for expert network firm convicted

Federal prosecutors are on a roll, picking up their third straight victory in the unfolding insider trading trials. After just over a day of deliberations, a jury in New York convicted Winifred

Winifred Jiau trial grinds to a halt as jury deliberates

The jury has entered deliberation in the trial of Winifred Jiau, the former consultant for Primary Global Research, the once-prominent expert network firm that provided information to hedge funds.

Citigroup implicated in insider trading probe

Information about hedge funds implicated in the on-going insider trading probe involving expert network research funds continues to trickle out daily. The latest: Citigroup's Tribeca Global

More details on expert network insider trading probe

The SEC filed more charges in the on-going insider trading probe of hedge funds and so-called expert network research companies, adding some new details to the emerging portrait of Primary Global

Hedge funds crave an edge: Technology or info?

One could argue that the one thing hedge funds managers crave is an edge. They need something that others don't have. But finding that extra something--the secret sauce, so to speak--isn't easy. That

Four more arrested in expert network insider trading probe

The expert network insider trading probe expanded dramatically when four more people were arrested and charged, including three corporate executives: Walter Shimoon, vice president of Flextronics;

Is the expert network industry cooked?

It doesn't take much to ruin a fledgling expert network research company. The taint of a an insider trading probe is more than enough to send clients scurrying. Consider Lerrink Swann, of Boston,

Insider trading arrests coming?

More insider trading arrests are coming soon, CNBC reports. There are no details available, so people are left to guess and worry about who will be targeted. It's fair to say that many individuals

SAC technology trader in FBI's sights?

One of the big questions in the unfolding "expert network" insider trading scandal is whether SAC Capital is a target. The mighty hedge fund firm run by the feared Steve Cohen has said it doesn't