Defendant Name: Banc of America Securities LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company

Document Reference: 2010-239

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Banc of America Securities LLC, now known as Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, successor by merger
Document Name SEC Charges Banc of America Securities With Fraud in Connection With Improper Bidding Practices Involving Investment of Proceeds of Municipal Securities
Document Date 07-Dec-2010
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-14153
Allegation Type Municipal Securities & Public Pensions
Document Summary On December 7, 2010, the SEC announced that it "charged Banc of America Securities, LLC (BAS) with securities fraud for its part in an effort to rig bids in connection with the investment of proceeds of municipal securities."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Self Reporting to SEC
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

(Penalty was noted in document, but no amount was listed)

Pre-Judgment Interest

(Penalty was noted in document, but no amount was listed)

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34-63451 07-Dec-2010 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Section 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
On December 7, 2010, the SEC instituted administrative cease and desist proceedings against Banc of America Securities, LLC. The SEC alleges that Banc of America Securities was involved in improper bidding practices, "involving the temporary investment of proceeds of tax-exempt municipal securities in reinvestment products. . . These practices affected the prices of reinvestment products and jeopardized the tax-exempt status of the underlying municipal securities." Banc of America Securities voluntarily self-reported the possible anticompetitive bidding practices, and as such, has been given amnesty from criminal proceedings. Banc of America Securities must cease and desist from any further violations and is also ordered to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest.

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