Suspicious trades that can indicate insider trading occurred before 10 per cent of takeover announcements in the UK in 2018, the lowest level since at least 2006, according to official statistics.
It is a marked drop from the previous year, when suspicious trades occurred before 22 per cent of takeover announcements, which was the highest level since 2010, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s annual report published on Tuesday.
via Suspicious trades preceded 10% of UK takeover announcements in 2018 | Financial Times.
