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When Trump’s SEC Punishes Wall Street, It’s Often Done Quietly

  • Cases against hedge funds, banks came with no press releases
  • Former SEC enforcement officials say they’ve noticed a shift
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Trump's SEC Punishing Wall Street Quietly 
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Under President Donald Trump, a top financial regulator isn’t embarrassing Wall Street as much as it used to.

Take TPG Capital LP -- the private-equity behemoth co-founded by billionaire David Bonderman. For years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had been investigating TPG and its competitors over concerns they were pocketing tens of millions of dollars in fees that were largely hidden from investors.