Moody’s fined $4.4M for European conflict-of-interest violations
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-03-30T20:18:00
Five European subsidiaries of Moody’s Corp. have been fined a total of €3.7 million (U.S. $4.4 million) by the European Securities and Markets Authority for violating conflict-of-interest rules.
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