Lee Jin-guk, representative of Hana Geumtu, will investigate the prosecution… The charge is because of’this’

Hana Financial Investment CEO Lee Jin-kook shakes hands with an employee at the inauguration ceremony held at the headquarters in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on March 23, 2016. Hana Financial Investment

[이데일리TV 이혜라 기자] On the 3rd, E-Daily TV’s Big Money Part 1’News in Issues’ dealt with the allegations of illegal stock trading by Lee Jin-kook, CEO of Hana Financial Investment.

According to the industry, the Financial Supervisory Service recently requested an investigation by the prosecutors’ office on charges of violating the Capital Market Act, such as pre-trade, by the Financial Supervisory Service. The charges applied to Lee are in violation of Article 54 of the Capital Markets Act (Prohibition of Use of Job-related Information). According to this, executives and employees of financial investment companies should not use information that they have learned on the job or information that has not been disclosed to the outside for the benefit of themselves or a third party without justifiable reasons.

As the controversy grew, Lee said in a statement on the day that “there was no fact that he was involved in trading related to the allegations raised by the Financial Supervisory Service.”

Meanwhile, with the launch of the’Capital Market Special Judicial Police (Special Envoy)’ in July 2019, the penalties for related charges were strengthened. Inside the industry, there is a voice saying that we must once again raise awareness about illegal stock trading.

What is it?

-The Financial Supervisory Service requested the late CEO Lee to investigate the alleged violation of the Capital Market Law

-Suspicion was raised during transaction details from 2017 to 2019 after taking office

-Hana Geumtu “Normal transaction… I am going to make an active call”

-Representative Lee “There is no fact of involvement in advance trade”

What is pre-sale?

-Representative unfair trading practices

-In case the difference is acquired by buying and selling stocks in advance with information obtained in advance before normal transactions are made

What are the specific charges?

-Suspicion of violation of Article 54 of the Capital Markets Act’Prohibition of Use of Job-related Information’

-‘Dark Cloud’ for consecutive years… , Super-large IB (investment bank) designation, My Data, etc.

Past examples and industry opinions?

-2013 CJ ENM incident… Loss aversion charges

-In July 2019, the Financial Supervisory Service’Capital Market Special Judicial Police (Special Envoy)’ launched

-Enforcement of punishment after the envoy was launched Raising industry awareness

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