The FTC has ruled previously that applying a material change in a privacy policy to information collected under a prior policy, without customer consent, constitutes an unfair or deceptive trade practice in violation of the FTC Act.

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There have always been concerns that a particular pension accounting practice is either opaque, or deceptive, or impractical, or all of the above.

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Otherwise engage in any act, practice, or course of business that is fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative with respect to any investor or prospective investor in the pooled investment vehicle.

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