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\t\t\t\tUBS Financial Services, Inc.<\/a>, UBS Securities, LLC<\/a>, and Citigroup<\/a> have reached finalized settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pay tens of thousands of ARS investors almost $30 billion. The settlements will resolve SEC charges that the companies misled investors about the risks involved with auction rate securities.<\/p>\n

The SEC’s complaint accused UBS and Citigroup of misleading customers<\/a> by telling them ARS were liquid, safe investments and failing to warn them of the growing dangers when the market started to fail. When the ARS market froze in February, the SEC says both firms left tens of thousands of clients holding billions of dollars in illiquid ARS. <\/p>\n

These finalized settlements will restore about $22.7 billion in liquidity to UBS clients who invested in ARS and some $7 billion to Citigroup investors. SEC Chairman Christopher Cox says investors will get back “100 cents on the dollar on their ARS investments.” Both firms will buy ARS from affected customers at PAR. Customers that sold their ARS under the par difference will be paid between par and the ARS sale price. This is the largest settlement in SEC history.<\/p>\n

UBS and Citigroup are not admitting to or denying the SEC’s allegations by agreeing to settle. Both investment firms, however, have agreed to enjoinment from future violations.<\/p>\n

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York still needs to approve the settlements, and additional SEC penalties could still arise for UBS and Citi. The SEC is also waiting to finalize the settlements-in-principle it reached with Merrill Lynch<\/a>, Bank of America<\/a>, Wachovia, and RBC Capital Markets. <\/p>\n

Related Web Resources:<\/strong>
\nSEC Finalizes ARS Settlements With Citigroup And UBS, Providing Nearly $30 Billion in Liquidity to Investors<\/a>, SEC, December 11, 2008
\nSEC Complaint Against UBS<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n

SEC Complaint Against Citigroup <\/a>(PDF)
\n Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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