Question

Securities Exchange Act Rule 10b-5 liability attaches to anyone who trades in securities for personal profit using confidential information misappropriated in a breach of fiduciary duty owed to the source of the information.True / False.

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

The Security Exchange Act Rule 10b-5 says that the insider dealing is not allowed because it waives off the trust of the shareholders placed on the corporations. This means if their agents are not trustworthy then nobody is going to invest in the companies which means the corporations that are fulfilling needs of more than 50% of the world would have no existence in future because their is no one who is going to lend them money. So the act says that this insider dealing which enables the employees or directors of the company to gain undue advantage due to their access to management information is not allowed and is unethical stance of the agents.