Thursday, April 26, 2007

UPDATE 1-Barclays may face SEC action over debt trading

(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission investigation looks into trading activity between 2002 and 2003 by a proprietary trading desk at Barclays, the bank said in a March SEC filing.

A separate lawsuit filed against the bank in March by a former employee alleges that Barclays' U.S. distressed debt desk, which deals in bankrupt company bonds, traded debt after "potentially gaining nonpublic information" through bankruptcy creditor committees.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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