SEC, Fed approve rules for broker provisions of GLBA

Bank News,  November, 2007  by Anonymous

Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, SEC, sec

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New rules that will implement the bank broker provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 have been approved by the securities and Exchange Commission. The sec worked jointly with the Federal Reserve Board on the rules and the Fed voted on the rules at its meeting on Sept. 24. The sec and the Fed consulted with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC and Office of Thrift Supervision.

In addition, the sec also voted to issue a second release concerning certain bank dealer activities and other related matters.

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