Virtu sued by SEC over customer information protections
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Kyle Brasseur2023-09-13T14:24:00
Virtu Financial and its broker-dealer affiliate Virtu Americas face a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging the company misled its customers regarding its safeguards to protect their information contained in its trading business database.
The SEC’s complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses Virtu of failing to establish, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent misuse of customer information.
The agency is seeking permanent injunctive relief, disgorgement with prejudgment interest, and civil penalties in its continuing litigation.
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