The Securities and Exchange Commission authorized the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to implement a new rule that prohibits brokers from conditioning dispute settlements with investors so that complaints can be erased from their records, FINRA announced on Wednesday.

In addition to approving the rule, the SEC advised FINRA to perform a thorough assessment of other measures that allow brokers and firms to expunge details from their public records, according to its order.

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