Article: The global settlement and tax deductibility of fines and penalties.

On April 28, 2003, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), North American Securities Administrators Association and New York State Attorney General announced the "Global Settlement of Conflicts of Interest Between Research and Investment Banking" (Global Settlement), finalizing an agreement reached in principle in December 2002. The Global Settlement followed joint investigations by regulators into alleged conflicts of interest between investment banking and securities research at brokerage firms. As a result of the investigation, 10 of the nation's top investment firms agreed to pay a ...

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