<i>This particular policy is aimed at people accused of bank fraud, insider trading and other high-finance crimes.</i><p>There is indeed an entire group of self-proclaimed professionals that uses asset-shifting tactics to<p>(1) avoid detection by systems that seek to detect fraud
(2) operate a number of legally &quot;separate&quot; but owned by the same group of people &#x2F; businesses operating in the same sphere<p>Small transactions among these entities might not raise a flag on their own, but given the sum of them all, it can definitely help point an arrow to larger schemes for market manipulation.<p>Freezing the liquidity of these complex legal structures for a temporary period of time ... tracing the still-liquid &quot;drip&quot; (because the analogy is too good to not use) back to the source does seem to be a logical way to suss out the scum.<p>If you&#x27;ve ever invested in a growth company for &quot;long&quot;, only to have your investment diluted and eventually delisted by one of these private enterprises, this reform should make you very happy.<p>[Edit] For example .... <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sirf-online.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;11&#x2F;paper-world-of-brookfield-asset-management&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;sirf-online.org&#x2F;2013&#x2F;03&#x2F;11&#x2F;paper-world-of-brookfield-...</a>