Three top executives, including the general counsel, the chief investment officer and the CEO, knew about improper trading by
Putnams general counsel, William H. Woolverton, who knew of the market timing, is to be removed from his job, but not from the firm, according to The Journal.
In spite of the more pervasive nature of the timing, the trustee report does indicate that unlike some of the other firms implicated in the scandal, Putnam turned millions of timing dollars, including those of Canary Capital, away.
Putnam has since admitted that $7 million to $10 million in timing profits were made at the expense of shareholders returns, restitution the firm has promised to repay.
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