Aalto University finance professor indicted for market manipulation
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Vesa Puttonen, a prominent finance professor and veteran of several major corporate boards, has been charged with market manipulation by the Helsinki District Court. The charges relate to alleged offences committed between 2021 and 2022. It is a rare moment of legal scrutiny for a figure usually found advising the country's boardroom elite on how to handle their capital.
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