Japan Court Found 5 Senior Bankers from SMBC Nikko Securities Guilty of Stock Market Manipulation from 2019 to 2021 by Placing Large Buy Orders for 10 Stocks Before Executing Block Trades, 5 Individuals are ex-General Manager Makoto Yamada (3 Years Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Company Chief Toshihiro Sato (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Head of Equity Trevor Hill (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Head of Equity Alexandre Avakiant (1 Year 6 Months Jail Suspended for 3 Years) & ex-General Manager Shinichiro Okazak (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 4 Years), SMBC Nikko Securities is Subsidiary of $94 Billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
22nd July | Hong Kong
A Japan court has found 5 senior bankers from SMBC Nikko Securities guilty of stock market manipulation from 2019 to 2021 by placing large buy orders for 10 stocks before executing block trades. The 5 SMBC Nikko Securities individuals are ex-General Manager Makoto Yamada (3 years jail suspended for 5 years), ex-Deputy Company Chief Toshihiro Sato (2 years 6 months jail suspended for 5 years), ex-Head of Equity Trevor Hill (2 years 6 months jail suspended for 5 years), ex-Deputy Head of Equity Alexandre Avakiant (1 year 6 months jail suspended for 3 years) & ex-General Manager Shinichiro Okazak (2 years 6 months jail suspended for 4 years). SMBC Nikko Securities is a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ($94 billion market value).
“ Japan Court Found 5 Senior Bankers from SMBC Nikko Securities Guilty of Stock Market Manipulation from 2019 to 2021 by Placing Large Buy Orders for 10 Stocks Before Executing Block Trades, 5 Individuals are ex-General Manager Makoto Yamada (3 Years Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Company Chief Toshihiro Sato (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Head of Equity Trevor Hill (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Head of Equity Alexandre Avakiant (1 Year 6 Months Jail Suspended for 3 Years) & ex-General Manager Shinichiro Okazak (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 4 Years), SMBC Nikko Securities is Subsidiary of $94 Billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group “
Japan Court Found 5 Senior Bankers from SMBC Nikko Securities Guilty of Stock Market Manipulation from 2019 to 2021 by Placing Large Buy Orders for 10 Stocks Before Executing Block Trades, 5 Individuals are ex-General Manager Makoto Yamada (3 Years Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Company Chief Toshihiro Sato (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Head of Equity Trevor Hill (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 5 Years), ex-Deputy Head of Equity Alexandre Avakiant (1 Year 6 Months Jail Suspended for 3 Years) & ex-General Manager Shinichiro Okazak (2 Years 6 Months Jail Suspended for 4 Years), SMBC Nikko Securities is Subsidiary of $94 Billion Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

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