SEC Fines 15 Firms For Manipulating Bond Auctions

Fifteen Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Citigroup, will pay $13 million to settle SEC allegations for manipulating bond auctions. The firms agreed to the fines without admitting the SEC allegations that auctions were tilted

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Fifteen Wall Street firms, including Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns and Citigroup, will pay $13 million to settle SEC allegations for manipulating bond auctions. The firms agreed to the fines without admitting the SEC allegations that auctions were tilted to favor certain clients.

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