The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is probing State Street for its foreign exchange (FX) pricing methods for pension plans, The Wall Street Journal reports. The regulator is also reviewing the FX trading operations of Bank of New York Mellon. The regulator is investigating if the two banks properly charged state and local pension funds to exchange currency to complete global securities transactions. The banks have refused allegations of improper currency transactions.
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