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By Aaron Nicodemus2023-04-04T16:32:00
Merrill Lynch agreed to pay nearly $9.7 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) addressing allegations the firm charged more than $4 million in undisclosed fees to clients.
The SEC said Merrill Lynch charged its clients undisclosed foreign exchange fees for transfers to or from their accounts on more than 15,000 transactions from 2016 to 2020, according to the agency’s order released Monday.
Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, Merrill Lynch agreed to pay disgorgement of approximately $4.1 million, prejudgment interest of $760,000, and a civil penalty of $4.8 million. Merrill Lynch agreed to distribute funds to harmed advisory clients, the SEC said in a press release. The firm also consented to a cease-and-desist order and censure.
2023-02-08T21:13:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2023 examination priorities report laid out areas under the microscope this year, including compliance with the agency’s Marketing Rule and Regulation Best Interest.
2023-01-31T20:04:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a risk alert listing deficiencies its examiners found in broker-dealers’ compliance with Regulation Best Interest.
2020-06-11T17:23:00Z By Jaclyn Jaeger
Merrill Lynch will pay more than $7.2 million in restitution and interest to customers who incurred unnecessary sales charges and paid excess fees in connection with mutual fund transactions, FINRA announced.
2025-07-07T19:02:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped a $95 million enforcement action against Navy Federal Credit Union, the latest regulatory pullback by the agency under President Donald Trump.
2025-07-07T17:45:00Z By Neil Hodge
The UK’s financial regulator has had a rough ride over the past couple of years as its strategy to “name and shame” firms it opened investigations into was widely slammed by the industry and lawmakers over concerns that companies could be unfairly maligned.
2025-07-02T18:31:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Emerging enforcement priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice’s health care fraud division align with the Trump administration’s emphasis on prosecuting transnational criminal organizations and ending opioid trafficking.
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