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Independent research grows under the global settlement

Comments (0) | 1 Oct 2009 | Rating Rating (-1 to +1): 0.0

| Print by Brad Allen

After its five year run Elliot Spitzer's Global Research Analyst Settlement has allowed independent equity research to flourish.

Born out of New York attorney general Elliot Spitzer’s investigation into conflicts of interest among research analysts at investment banks, the Global Research Analyst Settlement – or simply the global settlement – has been described as ‘the nail in the coffin of sell-side research’ as well as a ‘pot of gold ...

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