SEB Probed Over Alleged Insider Trading on EQT Share Sales (3)

SEB AB’s handling of major sales in EQT AB shares has come under investigation by Sweden’s financial watchdog and its public prosecutors, raising the possibility of penalties including jail terms for those involved.

The Financial Supervisory Authority in Stockholm said it will investigate SEB’s procedures for handling insider information in connection with EQT share sales that took place on three separate dates in the fall of 2024, as well as one dated last month, according to a statement.

In a separate statement, a unit of the public prosecution service called the Economic Crime Authority said it had ...