Surely everything that goes on in the XEC index is above the...

Surely everything that goes on in the XEC index is above the board. No chance that financial incentive might arise via 'information' shared through word of mouth.

I'll just leave this here:

"The world’s largest corporations have been fined US$700 billion in monetary penalties linked to regulatory infringements in 45 countries since 2010. Major banks, especially those based in the United States and Europe, account for more than one-third of the penalties. Ninety-five parent companies have received US$1 billion or more in penalties.

• Seven of the 10 parent companies with the largest penalty totals are U.S. and European banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, UBS, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank. The non-bank parents in the top ten are Volkswagen, BP, and Apple.
• Many parent companies are repeat offenders. Looking only at penalties of $1 million or more, the parents with the most cases of that size are all banks, including UBS (114), Bank of America (111), JPMorgan Chase (101), and Citigroup (98).
• The financial services sector (banking, insurance, securities), with $306 billion in penalties, is far ahead of all other industries. Next are pharmaceuticals ($59 billion), motor vehicles ($46 billion), and petroleum ($39 billion).
• When looked at in terms of the nature of the offense rather than industry sectors, financial cases still account for the largest share, at $234 billion."

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