Ann: Successful Start to Ore Sorting Trial - 3KEL, page-6

The scent of easy money would have had the little 708 piggies and brokers squeeling for management to hand out some cheapies.
Would take a brave director to say no, as would probably be a career ending move.
I was always of the opinion all placements should be offered to exiting hiolders first at each price point, before being allowed to be placed externally.
Easy fix to the current SI rules, just classifiy all existing holders as SIs - heck they researched enough to buy in in the first place so whats the problem. The current system promotes all kiinds of dodgy behaviour and market distortions.