Guggenheim Securities fined $209K for allegedly stifling whistleblowers
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-06-23T19:15:00
New York-based broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities has agreed to pay a $208,912 civil penalty for violating SEC whistleblower protection rules regarding language in its compliance manual.
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