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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Karl Matchett

Ex-analyst guilty of £1m insider trading while working from home during Covid lockdown

Prosecutors alleged that Korfuzi used the Covid lockdown as cover for his operation - (Bloomberg/Getty)

A former research analyst at the investment firm Janus Henderson has been found guilty of insider trading after making around £1m during the Covid lockdown, along with his sister.

Redinel Korfuzi and his sibling Oerta Korfuzi were charged by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with conspiracy to commit insider dealing and money laundering, between January 2019 and March 2021, and were found guilty at Southwark Crown Court after pleading not guilty.

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