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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Western Asset Management Company
Current Parent Company: Franklin Resources
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Penalty: $19,400,000
Year: 2014
Date: January 27, 2014
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: Western Asset Management, a susidiary of Legg Mason, agreed to settle allegations of concealing investor losses that resulted from a coding error and engaging in cross trading that favored some clients over others.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
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