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CAIA Hong Kong Education and Networking Drinks – “Operation Perfect Hedge” : TipperX - Tom Hardin – A Conversation with the FBI’s most productive cooperating witness
Date(s):
January 17, 2019
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Fringe Dairy, Fringe Club
2 Lower Albert Road
Central
Fee(s):Free Event
Description:
“Operation Perfect Hedge” : TipperX - Tom Hardin – A Conversation with the FBI’s most productive cooperating witness Thursday, January 17th, 2019 To kick off the year 2019 - we have the pleasure of inviting Tom Hardin - "The secret witness at the center of the biggest insider trading case in a generation." - The New York Times - to share with us his story of when he was arrested and charged with felony securities fraud - and how he came to be known as "Tipper X". "The Inside Story of Tipper X" Tom Hardin previously spent much of his career as a hedge fund equity analyst focused on the technology sector. In 2008, as part of a cooperation agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Tom assisted the U.S. government in understanding how insider trading occurred in the investment management industry. Known as “Tipper X,” Tom became one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history, helping to build over 20 of the 80+ individual criminal cases in “Operation Perfect Hedge,” a Wall Street house cleaning campaign that morphed into the largest insider trading investigation of a generation. Since resolving his case in 2015, Tom was invited by FBI-NYC to speak to their rookie agent class in 2016 and now consults and speaks on conduct risk, ethics and compliance issues from his former frontline perspective. He holds a B.S. in Economics with a Finance concentration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Programme
6:30pm – 7:00pm Registration & Networking
7:00pm – 7:05pm Opening Remarks & CAIA Update - Wendy Leung, Assistant Director, Asia Pacific, CAIA Association
7:05pm - 7:10pm Introduction to Tipper X – Rebekah Pang, CAIA, Head of Capital Introductions and Prime Brokerage Sales, APAC, Societe Generale, CAIA Hong Kong Chapter Executive
7:15pm - 7:55pm Presentation by Tom Hardin, Owner, Tipper X Advisors LLC
7:55pm - 8:10pm Q&A
8:15pm - 8:20pm Closing Remarks - Wendy Leung, Assistant Director, Asia Pacific, CAIA Association
8:20pm - 9:00pm Networking session
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Fringe Dairy, Fringe Club
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Tom Hardin
Organization: Tipper X
At age 28, Tom Hardin was a junior partner at an up-and-coming long-short equity hedge fund. He was on track to achieve his dream career, but before long, felt like he was falling behind in an increasingly competitive industry. Then, a moment arose when he made a decision to cross a very important line and the rest is history. Tom was later charged with felony securities fraud and, known as "TipperX," became the FBI’s most productive cooperating witness in Operation Perfect Hedge, a sting setup by the federal government in 2007- 2013 targeting the hedge fund industry. The sting branched out into the largest insider trading investigation in 25 years, leading to over 80 guilty pleas or convictions. Since resolving his case in 2015, Tom was invited by FBI-NYC to speak to their rookie agent class in 2016 and now consults and speaks on conduct risk, ethics and compliance issues from his former frontline perspective. He holds a B.S. in Economics with a Finance concentration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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