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Santander Taps MoffettNathanson for Deepened TMT Equity Research Alliance

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Santander CIB’s U.S. arm has formed a strategic equity research ...

This is Santander’s fourth U.S. research partnership, adding TMT...

The deal lets Santander deepen sector-specialized research coverag...

The move reflects a wider industry shift toward global banks partn...

SEC Moves to End Key Sections of Global Research Analyst Settlement via FINRA Rule 2241

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Executive Summary On December 5, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) agreed to terminate—or significantly modify—the remaining undertakings under the Global Research Analyst Settlement, long ago entered into in the early 2000s, which imposed strict firewalls and prescriptive rules for research‐banking separation. [2][3] The change recognizes that many of those obligations have been superseded …

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DBS AI Push to Phase Out 4,000 Junior Equity Research & Contract Roles Over 3 Years

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DBS’s Clifford Lee predicts junior equity research roles will la...

DBS is already using AI to restructure its equity research team, e...

This vision goes beyond DBS’s separate plan to cut 4,000 contrac...

Across the industry, opinions diverge on whether AI will primarily...

SEC Moves to End Global Research Analyst Settlement—FINRA Rule 2241 Takes Center Stage

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The SEC moved to terminate the remaining obligations under the 200...

The settlement’s strict, prescriptive controls on research–ban...

Ending these undertakings is expected to cut compliance costs, red...

Regulators and market participants still debate whether Rule 2241 ...
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