A series of stock scandals has prompted...
A series of stock scandals has prompted the government to hasten its control over insider trading in Japan, where privileged information has been a traditional feature of the securities trade. Finance Ministry officials said a new law giving authorities greater investigatory and surveillance powers over stock deals could be gradually implemented as early as this month. Criminal punishment clauses will take effect next April, officials said.
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