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Parallel Insider Trading Charges Filed Against 13 Individuals

By Michael MacPhail, Esq.

            Yesterday, the SEC charged 13 individuals with insider trading in stocks that were the subject of research by UBS Financial Services, and takeover deals in the works at Morgan Stanley. [1]  Collectively, the complaint alleges, the defendants made at least $15 million in illicit profits from these two insider trading schemes. The case primarily alleges that UBS executive Mitchel Guttenberg agreed to tip Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund manager Erik Franklin.  According to the SEC, the fund, ?Lyford Cay,? earned substantial profits, including earning $10,000 by selling ?short? the shares of Allstate Corp. prior to a UBS downgrade of that insurer.   After leaving Bear Stearns, Franklin allegedly provided UBS tips to the portfolio manager of another hedge fund, Chelsey Capital, which realized $2 million in illicit profits through the scheme...continue to full post

Full post as published by NASD, SEC and Regulatory Defense Blog on March 02, 2007 (boomark / email).