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SEC asks for off-channel messages from firms in expanding investigations

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Reuters’ sources say the SEC has collected thousands of staff messages from major investment firms.

The SEC has collected thousands of staff messages from more than a dozen major investment companies, expanding its probe into financial services firms’ use use of private messaging apps, Reuters reported on Monday, referencing sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

The agency’s decision to review thousands of their staff

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