A subsidiary of
Wachovia Securities LLC, the retail brokerage of Wachovia, may not have properly disclosed revenue-sharing agreements with fund companies, according to the company. In addition, the
The other subsidiary, broker/dealer arm Wachovia Capital Markets LLC, is negotiating with the SEC about how to resolve its possible research/investment banking conflicts of interest. The probe, according to Reuters, may wind up ending with charges of state securities violations.
Back in February, Wachovia Securities was part of a group fined $21.5 million for not providing discounts for high-end mutual fund customers. A spokesman for Wachovia told Reuters the company is "cooperating fully" with the SECs investigation.
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