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Madoff's lawyer flies to aid a Geneva dealer accused of insider trading Read Later by François Pilet Ira Sorkin argued Madoff. It is the broker of Turkish origin Geneva Yomi Rodrig. (Reuters) Ira Sorkin argued Madoff. It is the broker of Turkish origin Geneva Yomi Rodrig. (Reuters) Yomi Rodrig the trader has made millions during the takeover of Lonza on Arch Chemicals. Constable of the award and filed a complaint demanding the return of such profits Most cunning traders must know sometimes make concessions. In the movie Wall Street II (2010), even the very Gordon Gekko Hollywood had finally had to dispose of his hoard hidden in Switzerland in the 80s. In early August, three Geneva companies accused of insider trading have agreed to pay a "guarantee" of $ 23 million to a New York court in the proceedings initiated by the policeman of the American Stock Exchange (SEC). In the center of the case appears a broker of Turkish origin in Geneva. Yomi Rodrig, 53, had been pinned by the SEC in 2005 for raping 85 times the stock exchange rules on short selling. The trader had made good "without admitting or denying" the allegations, while restoring $ 4.7 million in illicit profits and paying 1.4 million in fines. Last July, the three companies in Geneva, Compagnia Internacional Financiera (CIF), Coudrée Capital Management and Chartwell Asset Management, had acquired more than one million shares of American Arch Chemicals in the days preceding the launch of a takeover at $ 1.4 billion by the Swiss Lonza. But the title Arch Chemicals was the subject of numerous "suspicious transactions", according to the SEC, in the week before this announcement. While the daily volume did not exceed 200,000 transactions so far, more than 2 million shares were traded three days before the takeover. All three companies recognize Geneva cause of half of these transactions. On the morning of Monday, July 11, the announcement of the takeover had boosted the title, ensuring a profit of nearly $ 16 million to three companies in Geneva. Four days after the coup, Constable of the American Stock Exchange (SEC) filed a civil complaint for insider trading and obtained the freezing of accounts of CIF, and Chartwell Coudrée United States. Yomi Rodrig was then offered the services of a star of the New York Bar in the person of Ira Lee Sorkin, Madoff's lawyer. It is the latter who got the thawing of the accounts of three companies, on August 8, in exchange for the deposit within three days of $ 23 million. This amount, required by the SEC, which feared that the defendants do not transfer their profits abroad, as a guarantee for the duration of the trial and will cover any penalties and restitution of profits. We deny the charges vigorously the SEC, said Ira Lee Sorkin Time. We do not know what caused the movement on the title Arch Chemicals, but we will prove that CIF and Coudrée Capital are not the cause. "The SEC alleges in its complaint that CIF and Coudrée be both controlled by Yomi Rodrig. While acknowledging that the first belongs indeed, he denies any links with cons by the second. Surprising statement, since Coudrée Geneva Capital shares its premises with another company the trader, and both are defended by the same New York lawyer. In their response to the SEC's complaint, CIF

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and Coudrée give no explanation of their investments in Arch Chemicals before the takeover. The founder of the third entity, Chartwell Asset Management, has meanwhile explained in more detail the origin of these transactions in a letter to the Court on August 9. Vincent said Cannières buying securities for itself and on behalf of one of his clients, he identifies as "Mr. Fiyaz "of" Kirsten Management ". Vincent Cannières would have recommended the following as a broker in Luxembourg pipe. "Mr. Fiyaz" would have agreed to build 15 million dollars, "a position much smaller than usual," says the owner of Chartwell. Seeing action climb on Friday, Vincent said he proposed Cannières of his client to sell. "It was late on Friday and Mr. Fiyaz did not feel like talking business. It has postponed its decision "to fateful Monday, said Vincent of Cannières. The latter did not respond to our messages. Neither Yomi nor the director of Rodrig Coudrée have to comment. A short note appeared in the New York Timesen1987 - the year of release of the movie Wall Street - says that Yomi Rodrig of 29 years had lost his job as a trader at Merrill Lynch in London, when the employer discovered the extent of his personal debts, accumulated due to trading losses

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From: Gonzalo Rubio [gonzalo@coudree-capital.com]Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2012 9:51 AMTo: Sondhi, AmitCc: Yomi Rodrik; Aoife De Burca; Daniel Soave; richard.clarke@tempuscapital.co.ukSubject: le temps article from 19th July

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Trois fonds suisses accusés de délit d’initiés

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Mary Schapiro, patronne de l’autorité de régulation américaine. (AFP/Chip Somodevilla)

L’autorité de régulation américaine (SEC) a déposé plainte contre trois fonds d’investissement basés en Suisse, les accusant de délits d’initiés lors du rachat de Arch Chemicals par Lonza L’autorité de régulation boursière américaine (SEC) a annoncé lundi avoir déposé plainte contre trois fonds d’investissement basés en Suisse, les accusant de délits d’initiés à l’occasion du rachat de l’américain Arch Chemicals par le groupe bâlois Lonza. La SEC, qui a déposé sa requête le 15 juillet auprès d’un tribunal de New York, a obtenu le même jour le gel des avoirs de Compania International Financiera, Coudree Capital Gestion et Chartwell Asset Management Services, a indiqué l’organisme dans un communiqué publié lundi. Le 11 juillet, Lonza a lancé une OPA sur Arch Chemicals au prix de 47,20 USD par action de base. Sur la base du prix offert, la cible est valorisée à environ 1,4 milliard de dollars (1,25 mrd CHF). Les trois fonds d’investissement visés par la plainte ont «acheté plus d’un million de titres d’Arch entre le 5 et le 8 juillet», précise la SEC. «Immédiatement après l’annonce de l’acquisition le 11 juillet, les sociétés ont commencé à vendre les actions d’Arch qu’elles venaient d’acheter, engrangeant des millions de dollars de profit», ajoute l’autorité. La SEC soupçonne donc les trois fonds d’avoir eu accès à des «informations non publiques» sur l’offre de Lonza. «L’action diligente de la SEC pour obtenir un gel des avoirs, quatre jours seulement après l’observation d’échanges suspects, a permis d’empêcher le transfert de millions de dollars à l’étranger», note dans le communiqué Robert Khuzami, responsable à la SEC. Le texte de la plainte précise que Compania International Financiera et Coudree Capital Gestion sont possédées par une même personne, Yomi Rodrig, un Turc résidant à Genève. Une audience préliminaire se tiendra le 25 juillet.

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Three Swiss funds accused of insider trading AFP Mary Schapiro, patron of the U.S. regulatory authority. (AFP / Chip Somodevilla) Mary Schapiro, patron of the U.S. regulatory authority. (AFP / Chip Somodevilla) The regulatory authority (SEC) filed charges against three investment funds based in Switzerland, accusing them of insider trading when it acquired by Arch Chemicals Lonza Links Lonza grows through acquisition in the U.S. (12/07/2011) The U.S. stock market regulator (SEC) announced Monday it had filed charges against three investment funds based in Switzerland, accusing them of insider trading in connection with the takeover of the U.S. Arch Chemicals by the Basel group Lonza . The SEC, which filed its application on July 15 with a New York court, obtained the same day the freezing of assets of Compania Financiera International, Coudree Capital Management and Chartwell Asset Management Services, the agency said in a statement on Monday. On July 11, Lonza has launched a takeover bid for Arch Chemicals at a price of $ 47.20 per basic share. Based on the price offered, the target is valued at approximately $ 1.4 billion (1.25 billion CHF). The three investment funds involved in the complaint were "bought over one million titles of Arch between 5 and 8 July," says the SEC. "Immediately after the announcement of the acquisition on July 11, companies began to sell shares of Arch they had just bought, earning millions of dollars in profits," says the authority. The SEC therefore suspect the three funds have had access to "nonpublic information" on the supply of Lonza.

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