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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a former senior Bank of America investment banker with insider trading, alleging he disclosed confidential details about a pending merger that enabled an associate to profit $18.5 million illegally.
The White House has suspended a teleprompter operator who worked for President Trump since 2016 following claims he used confidential information about speeches to place profitable bets worth over $100,000.
Malaysia's Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a 2022 High Court ruling that found former WCT Bhd deputy managing director Goh Chin Liong and Ara Holdings director Leong Ah Chai liable for insider trading, affirming damages of RM5.83mil.