Hedge fund giant to pay $1.8 B insider trading charge

November 05, 2013 at 09:23 AM
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SAC Capital Advisors will cough up the highest ever penalty paid for insider trading, cease operating as an investment advisor and not accept any more money from third-party investors. The settlement does not resolve a separate civil case that the SEC brought against SAC Capital Advisors founder, Steven A. Cohen.