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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Alliance Capital Management
Current Parent Company: Equitable Holdings
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Penalty: $600,000,000
Year: 2003
Date: December 18, 2003
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: securities issuance or trading violation
Violation Description: The New York Attorney General announced a $600 million settlement with Alliance Capital Management -- $250 million in penalties and restitution and $350 million in fee reductions -- to resolve litigation over improper trading and exorbitant fees. The $250 million portion was negotiated together with the Securities and Exchange Commission; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: investment management
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.