U.K. Insider-Trading Investigations Set Record as FCA Cleans Up

British regulator opened 84 insider-dealing probes in 2017
FCA has been cracking down on behavior over the last decade

Inside The Financial Conduct Authority As Investigations Begin Into Private Accounts Of Forex Traders — Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Suzi Ring

December 21, 2017 at 10:26 AM UTC

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Junk your laptop and hide your phone; the U.K. markets watchdog opened another record number of insider-dealing investigations in 2017.

The Financial Conduct Authority started 84 of the probes this year, the most ever in a 12-month period, according to a freedom-of-information request by Bloomberg. The figure, which is based on cases started through Dec. 7, breaks last year’s record high of 70 new investigations.