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SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Co-CIO Ken Leech in Cherry Picking Case

The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC…

What happened

The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC…

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  1. U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%
    SEC Seeks Final Judgment Against Former Western Asset Co-CIO Ken Leech in Cherry Picking Case ↗

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Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust98
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence100
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude82
Market relevance88
Entity significance95
Market breadth54
Novelty68
Urgency78
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.9235
Freshness factor0.9843
Breaking bonus8
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