Easing Equity Research Firewall Shows SEC Open To Updates

By Daniel O’Connor, Amy Jane Longo and Devon Caton ( January 15, 2026, 4:29 PM EST) -- On Dec. 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to modify judgments entered over 20 years ago as part of the global research analyst settlement, which resolved enforcement actions against 12 major broker-dealer firms and two individual analysts involving alleged conflicts of interests between investment banking personnel and equity research analysts....

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