Swiss authorities say that they have not asked to help the United States heinz company (HNZ. N) of the day before, the company announced that it will sell option in the investigation of insider trading, even if Zurich account is in the heart of the problem.
Last Friday the United States securities regulators to lodge a complaint, as, but, unidentified dealer in heinz options, accusing them of trading inside information, the company made public before the treatment to buy $23 billion a group of investors by warren buffett's Berkshire hathaway (BRKA, N) and Brazil 3 g capital partners.
17000 dollars from trade in yesterday's public relevant HJ heinz company acquisitions. "
For the southern district of New York the United States district court to freeze the assets of the traders, and forbid them to destroy any evidence, the United States securities and exchange commission said in a statement.
SEC spokesman John Nestor said Monday, the relevant assets have been frozen in the United States, rather than Switzerland "beneficial owner", although those allegedly backward Swiss account. He did not immediately respond, when asked if the United States authorities in the Swiss peer contact.
Frozen assets, the United States securities and exchange commission will have to no urgent need to Switzerland to help, even though it may eventually need help to determine the account holder.
Lai's change of rice, the Swiss financial market supervision is called FINMA spokesman said, the United States court itself and can't work in the Swiss bank accounts frozen assets.
"For this, it requires law or administrative assistance," he told Reuters. "So far, FINMA has not accepted the American required to provide administrative assistance in such circumstances, the potential for insider trading."
A spokesman for the department of justice of galilee Folco, said the ministry have not received a formal request for legal aid.
"Whether request the administrative or legal aid is necessary, because the United States courts cannot enforce compulsory measures, in Switzerland," he said.
The United States bank Goldman sachs (GS. N) said, this is the cooperation, and the United States securities and exchange commission probe. The United States securities and exchange commission Friday litigation, it is to point to in the Swiss account, for "GS account.



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