MassMutual $4M fine a lesson in trader conduct oversight
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-17T15:24:00
A subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance agreed to pay $4 million after apparently missing nearly two years’ worth of red flags by one of its broker-dealers that turned out to be a driving force behind the GameStop stock trading craze.
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