When a broker acts as a broker for both you and the other party during a transaction. Thanks to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, investment advisers need to get permission from their clients before trying this system out.
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finance a la shmoop what is an agency cross transaction or cross trade and no
this has nothing to do with Jesus - an agency cross transaction arises when two [Agency cross transaction definition on 100 dollar bill]
clients want to trade in the same security within the same brokerage or
agency think about it like a home sale where the listing agent and the buyer's
agent both work for the same brokerage well in this case it's all about proper
disclosure it has to be made to both sides as to what's going on..why is this
such a big deal well because there isn't another set of eyes through a [Man peers through a curtain]
competitive agency looking in on this deal to be sure that fair market
practices are being applied and you know fair prices are being paid and this kind
of insider dealing happened a lot before the 1940 investment advisors Act was [Men shaking hands]
brought into place by the SEC which stipulated all kinds of rules and
regulations to help you know the unfavored little guy not get totally [Screw and shadow of drill appears]
screwed
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What is the Investment Advisers Act of 1940? Must be pretty special if we're still talking about it seventy years later.
The Investment Company Act of 1940 regulated and ensured fair dealings in the mutual fund industry.