Six credit rating agencies will pay $49 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allowing their employees to communicate on company business using nonapproved communication channels like Whats App and WeChat.

Six credit rating agencies will pay $49 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allowing their employees to communicate on company business using nonapproved communication channels like Whats App and WeChat.
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