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Compliance halts misconduct in SEC $5M RiverSource action
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Kyle Brasseur2022-05-26T13:36:00
Minnesota-based broker-dealer RiverSource Distributors agreed to pay $5 million as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for improper switching of variable annuities carried out by certain of its employees.
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