As previously discussed on this blog (click here), enforcement of insider trading laws around the world is on the rise. In the prior post, I pointed out recent enforcement actions in countries including Holland, Colombia, UK, India, Bangladesh, and Hong Kong. In the two months since that post, a host of countries have announced insider trading cases brought under their laws. These include three more cases in Japan, which until recently had reportedly been quite apathetic about the enforcement of insider trading:
