BNY Mellon fined $1.5M by SEC for misstatements on ESG mutual funds
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-05-23T17:30:00
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission for making “misstatements and omissions” on environmental, social, and governance mutual funds it managed over three years.
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