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UK Charges Ex-Janus Analyst With Insider Dealing, Laundering

  • FCA charges 5 defendants with £1.5 million conspiracy
  • Korfuzi, other individuals indicated plan to plead not guilty
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An ex-analyst at asset manager Janus Henderson Group Plc and four other individuals were charged with a £1.5 million ($1.8 million) conspiracy to commit insider dealing and money laundering by UK financial prosecutors.

The Financial Conduct Authority said Redinel Korfuzi, 35, accessed confidential inside information in his while working at Janus Henderson to enable “timely and profitable” trading in 49 companies. Korfuzi and the other individuals all indicated that they plan to plead not guilty, the FCA said Wednesday.