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Join the Securities Litigation and Enforcement Group on LinkedInBanker’s Phone Tapped in French Crackdown on Insider Trading – Bloomberg
Neither of them knew it, but police were listening to those November 2015 phone calls. French authorities had been seeking evidence in a sprawling inquiry into suspicious trades in more than a dozen securities, including ad agency Publicis Groupe, automaker Peugeot, and cement producer Lafarge. The investigation, France’s biggest-ever probe of insider trading, marks a […]
Xavier Oustalniol: French enforcement action under Sapin II – The FCPA Blog – The FCPA Blog
There is some recent news from the front lines concerning the Agence Française Anti-Corruption’s and French prosecutor’s actions against companies that violate the French Anti-Corruption Law, Sapin II, and the use of the Convention Judiciaire d’Interêt Public. The Agence Française Anti-Corruption (AFA) published new Convention Judiciaires d’Interêt Public (CJIP) concerning two separate corruption matters involving […]
Feb. 27 Webcast: One Year Later — French Anti-Corruption Law (Sapin II) Update
Please join Xavier Oustalniol, Daniel Kadar and Dominique Layman for this free webcast.
Time for ‘Le Journal de Jérôme Kerviel, Part Deux?’ | Compliance Week
Back in September 2008, I wrote about the latest twist in the saga of Jérôme Kerviel — a comic book created to recount the incredible story of the then-31-year old junior trader who nearly brought down French bank, Société Générale, with his rogue trading. In light of the Kerviel-related events since 2008, including this week, […]
French Anti-Corruption Law Reform: A Paper Tiger Or A Paradigm Shift? – FCPA Professor
Castigated for its meager prosecution of corporations for corruption offenses, particularly involving conduct overseas, France is currently in the process of revising its anti-corruption framework. A new law, announced with great pomp, will be debated in the French National Assembly in the coming weeks, and may be adopted by summer. This guest post for FCPA […]
Husband of Areva’s ex-chief charged with insider trading: source – Times of India
French authorities have charged the husband of French nuclear giant Areva’s former boss Anne Lauvergeon with insider trading as part of a probe into its 2007 purchase of a Canadian uranium mining firm, a legal source said Wednesday. Energy sector adviser Olivier Fric was charged on March 23 after the finance ministry’s intelligence unit homed […]
French court halts Airbus insider trading trial — The Irish Times
A French court on Monday quashed an insider trading case against current and former executives and two previous shareholders in Airbus Group, ending one of the most turbulent phases in the European aerospace company’s history. via French court halts Airbus insider trading trial — The Irish Times
French prosecutors drop BNP Paribas insider trading probe | Reuters
French prosecutors said on Wednesday they were dropping an inquiry into alleged insider trading by several executives at French bank BNP Paribas after finding no signs of wrongdoing. via French prosecutors drop BNP Paribas insider trading probe | Reuters.
French court blocks new Airbus insider trading trial | Reuters
France’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday effectively blocked a trial involving charges of insider trading at Airbus Group, finding the rules that sparked one of the country’s most high-profile corporate cases were unconstitutional. via French court blocks new Airbus insider trading trial | Reuters
Europe’s ‘Little Differences:’ Kerviel Walks 400 Miles to Surrender to French Authorities – Compliance Week
You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? As Vincent explained so well in Pulp Fiction (see video below at 0:41, which contains a few curse words), it’s the “little differences.” I mean, they have convicted felons turning themselves into the authorities over there like we have here, but there it’s just a little different. […]