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Massachusetts Regulators To Crack Down On Robinhood

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Robinhood has come under the watchful eye of regulators — this time in Massachusetts. The complaint is from the office of William Galvin, Massachusetts secretary of state. Securities and Exchange Commission over its alleged failure to disclose practices in which it would sell clients' orders to high-speed trading firms.

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Massachusetts Mutual To Buy FinTech RIA Platform Flourish

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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has agreed with Stone Ridge Asset Management , which has over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM), for MassMutual to acquire FinTech registered investment advisor (RIA) platform Flourish , according to a press release.

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Massachusetts to Sue Equifax for Data Breach

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Equifax is likely to face a lawsuit from Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who said Tuesday that she plans to file a lawsuit against the credit rating agency over a data breach that’s compromised the personal information of the state’s residents.

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Massachusetts Files Suit Against Uber, Lyft On Drivers’ Status

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Massachusetts is the second state to declare that Uber and Lyft drivers should be deemed employees under state wage and hour laws, the Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday (July 14). . Attorney General Maura Healey’s Fair Labor Division has filed suit for declaratory judgment in Suffolk Superior Court against Uber Technologies Inc.

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Massachusetts Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Equifax

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A judge has ruled that the state of Massachusetts can move forward with its lawsuit against Equifax. The breached information included names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and, in some instances, drivers’ license numbers. as well as the credit card numbers of approximately 209,000 people.

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District of Columbia enacts emergency debt collection law in response to COVID-19 pandemic; Massachusetts AG issues guidance on emergency debt collection regulation

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In addition, the law prohibits both creditors and debt collectors from initiating legal proceedings, repossessions, or visiting a consumer’s home regarding debts that are secured by a vehicle. In contrast, the Massachusetts emergency regulation only restricts telephone calls to consumers. In both D.C.

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MetLife Charged With Misleading Investors By Mass. Securities Regulator

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MetLife was charged with making false statements to investors on Monday (June 25) by the securities regulator in Massachusetts. In February, MetLife said it would increase the reserves by $510 million, Reuters reported, noting the impacted retirees who live both in and out of Massachusetts number around 13,500.