LONDON, July 4 (Reuters) - A former Janus Henderson

analyst was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday for using

confidential information on companies, including Daimler, Jet2

and THG to make nearly 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) following

a London court trial.

Redinel Korfuzi, 38, used information he accessed through

his job as a research analyst at the asset manager to place bets

alongside his sister Oerta Korfuzi, 36.

The siblings pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to

commit insider dealing and money laundering between January 2019

and March 2021, but were convicted last month after a trial at

Southwark Crown Court.

Judge Alexander Milne sentenced Redinel Korfuzi to six years

in jail and Oerta Korfuzi, who had an investment and finance

qualification, to five years, saying the pair were "intelligent

and financially aware individuals" whose actions were a

"betrayal of trust".

Janus Henderson ( JHG ), which manages roughly $380 billion in

assets, was not involved in the criminal case or accused of any

wrongdoing.

A spokesperson said when the Korfuzis were convicted: "The

protection of confidential information is extremely important to

Janus Henderson ( JHG ) and the firm treats any actual or suspected

misuse of confidential information with the utmost seriousness."

Prosecutor Tom Forster told jurors at the start of the trial

in February that Redinel and Oerta Korfuzi used lockdown

restrictions imposed from March 2020 to carry out the conspiracy

from the London flat they shared.

Forster added that the defendants made a profit of around

963,000 pounds in relation to 11 companies' shares in just over

six months.

The Financial Conduct Authority previously said Janus

Henderson ( JHG ) had cooperated fully with its investigation.