Investigation pending since 2013
Traded shares during takeover negotiations
The FSA today arrested five men and one woman, aged between 27 and 34, in connection with an ongoing investigation into suspected organised insider dealing.
Police and the FSA have arrested a senior corporate finance adviser and another person as part of an insider dealing investigation.
The first insider dealing criminal case brought by the FSA has resulted in a solicitor and his father-in-law being found guilty.
An OBE company director has been fined £59,500 by the FSA for profiting from trades based on inside information.
The Financial Services Authority is investigating how market sensitive information was leaked during four recent takeovers in London, reports the Daily Telegraph .