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MassMutual Unit Fined $4 Million for Oversight Failure Tied to GameStop ‘Stock Frenzy’

A securities unit of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. was ordered to pay $4 million for failing to ensure compliance with securities trading rules regarding the use of social media to . . .

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