Wells Fargo’s cash sweep program under SEC investigation
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Aaron Nicodemus2023-11-01T16:26:00
Wells Fargo disclosed it is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding cash sweep options it provides to new investment advisory clients.
The bank revealed the probe in a quarterly filing Tuesday.
Wells Fargo offers three options to its investment advisory clients to earn a return on uninvested balances, which include a standard bank deposit sweep, an expanded bank deposit sweep, and a money market fund sweep. The bank did not elaborate which aspect of its cash sweep program the SEC is investigating.
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