Breakingviews

Reuters Breakingviews columnist Neil Collins Mr. Collins's breach came to light about two weeks ago while he was talking to one of the site's editors, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Reuters Columnist Resigns Amid Stock-Trade Conflict Russell Adams 2010

Thomson Reuters bought Breakingviews in December 2009 with the aim of adding opinion to the company's traditional offering of news.

Reuters Columnist Resigns Amid Stock-Trade Conflict Russell Adams 2010

Breakingviews looked deeper into the activity around BP in addition to exploring whether there were other breaches.

Reuters Columnist Resigns Amid Stock-Trade Conflict Russell Adams 2010

Neil Collins, who was a columnist at Reuters Breakingviews, had written about several companies, including BP PLC, Rio Tinto PLC and Marks & Spencer Group PLC, in which he had a financial interest and made trades shortly after writing, said David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters.

Reuters Columnist Resigns Amid Stock-Trade Conflict Russell Adams 2010

Collins, who was a columnist at Reuters Breakingviews, had written about several companies, including BP, Rio Tinto and Marks & Spencer Group in which he had a financial interest and made trades shortly after writing, David Schlesinger, editor-in-chief of Reuters, said in a note to staff.

Business Watch 2010

Neil Collins, a well-known British financial analyst for Reuters Breakingviews, was discovered to have numerous articles in which he failed to disclose that he had a major financial stake in the companies he was covering.

David Spencer Seconi: Reuters Hit With Massive Internal Scandal David Spencer Seconi 2010

Neil Collins, a well-known British financial analyst for Reuters Breakingviews, was discovered to have numerous articles in which he failed to disclose that he had a major financial stake in the companies he was covering.

David Spencer Seconi: Reuters Hit With Massive Internal Scandal David Spencer Seconi 2010

Neil Collins, a well-known British financial analyst for Reuters Breakingviews, was discovered to have numerous articles in which he failed to disclose that he had a major financial stake in the companies he was covering.

David Spencer Seconi: Reuters Hit With Massive Internal Scandal David Spencer Seconi 2010

Neil Collins, a well-known British financial analyst for Reuters Breakingviews, was discovered to have numerous articles in which he failed to disclose that he had a major financial stake in the companies he was covering.

David Spencer Seconi: Reuters Hit With Massive Internal Scandal David Spencer Seconi 2010

According to his profile on Breakingviews, Mr. Collins has been a financial journalist in the U.K. since the 1970s, including business editor of the London Evening Standard, The Sunday Times and then the The Daily Telegraph until 2005.

Reuters Columnist Resigns Amid Stock-Trade Conflict Russell Adams 2010