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Expert network firms are permitted to arrange discussions between public-company employees and investment firms seeking insight into companies and industries, as long as the expert consultants don't divulge material nonpublic information.

Probe Eyes Trades by Fund Titan Michael Rothfeld 2011

That made Mr. Saville, whose compensation was mostly in stock and option awards, the highest-paid executive in the home-building sector and among the highest paid public-company CEOs overall.

NVR Pays Top Dollar Robbie Whelan 2011

What's more, while the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board oversees public-company auditors, that isn't so for auditors of muni financial statements.

Jumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of Faith David Reilly 2010

Associated Press James Fleishman, pictured in September Federal prosecutors in Manhattan had accused James Fleishman , a former employee of California expert-network firm Primary Global Research LLC, of facilitating the passage of inside information among public-company insiders working as consultants and the firm's clients, which included hedge funds.

Former 'Expert-Network' Employee Gets 2 ½ Years Chad Bray 2011

Instead, muni auditors engage in the kind of peer-review process scrapped for public-company auditors in the wake of Enron's collapse.

Jumping Into Munis Requires a Leap of Faith David Reilly 2010

As a result, Mr. Douglas says he's instead pursuing public-company directorships at insurers and banks.

Out of Office, Seeking Second Act Joann S. Lublin 2011

The hedge fund was a client of Primary Global Research LLP, a Mountain View, Calif. expert-network firm that arranged phone calls between public-company employees moonlighting as consultants and hedge funds interested in their companies and industries.

FBI Sweep Targets Big Funds Jenny Strasburg 2012

The charges being pursued would represent a new phase in the case, which is examining whether "expert networks"—firms that arrange talks between investors and public-company employees for a fee—passed along inside information to hedge funds.

An Odd Turn in Insider Case Jenny Strasburg 2012

Many of the previous charges involved the use of "expert-network" firms, which connect analysts and traders with public-company employees and other consultants seeking payment for information.

FBI Sweep Targets Big Funds Jenny Strasburg 2012

Expert-network firms arrange, for a fee, phone calls and meetings between public-company employees freelancing as consultants, and hedge-fund analysts and traders seeking an investing edge.

Guilty Plea in Insider Case Chad Bray 2011