Bad actor

1. United States - Securities and Exchange Commission.

An individual guilty of certain criminal offences or regulatory breaches, who is prohibited from participating in private placement offerings.

2. Finance - financial markets - company law - criminal law - ethics.

Any person or entity guilty of criminal or unethical behaviour in a financial context.

3. Politics.

More broadly, any participant in an illegal, harmful or morally wrong act or process, within a region or jurisdiction, or globally.

See also

• Actor
• Company law
• Criminal law
• Economic actor
• Economics
• Ethics
• Fraud
• Geopolitical risk
• Jurisdiction
• Money laundering
• Political risk
• Private placement
• Rogue actor
• Securities and Exchange Commission