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Munibond Issuer Takes Aim at CUSIP Global Services’  Monopoly

April 6, 2026 By Chris Kentouris Leave a Comment

CUSIP Global Services (CGS). the U.S. national numbering agency for assigning securities identification codes to U.S. securities, and its parent FactSet Research have just been hit by a second lawsuit alleging illegal monopolistic practices. The plaintiffs in both cases contend that CGS violated the U.S. Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 which outlaws any monopolization, attempted monopolization […]

Filed Under: Compliance, Operations, Post Trade, Post-Trade, Reporting, Trading Tagged With: BrokerageOperations, Compliance, CUSIPs, Data, InvestmentOperations, MSRB, Regulations, Regulators, Reporting, SEC, Standards

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