Questions about the independence of investment analysts
are attracting the SEC’s attention. Its acting chairman and its chief
accountant worry that brokerage house researchers may be tailoring
investment recommendations to suit their investment banking clients (
www.sec.gov/news/speech/spch477.htm
; www.sec.gov/news/speech/spch485.htm
).
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