Fidelity Fires Over 200 For Alleged Misuse Of Reimbursement Programs: Report

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: Super UserEmployees collected the company's reimbursement for equipment that they cancelled later
Fidelity Investments has fired or allowed more than 200 employees to resign
over alleged misuse of workplace-benefit programs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter
A company audit of computer-buying and physical-fitness benefit programs over the last year found misuse in offices across the country, the
Journal reported.A person familiar with the situation confirmed to Reuters that some Fidelity employees had misused the company's
reimbursement benefits but did not say how many employees were involved.Fidelity reviewed the alleged violations, and terminated the
employees it found to have misused the benefits, the person added.The company reimbursed staff for as much as 20 percent of the cost of
computers and related equipment and in some cases, employees collected the company's reimbursement for equipment that they cancelled after
purchase, according to the person."And with regard to the computer issue, there was no customer involvement and no customer impact
However, in the very small percentage of instances where we identify misconduct, we take appropriate action," Fidelity said in an emailed
Boston, Massachusetts
It is a large asset manager with $2.4 trillion in assets under management as of December 2017
Fidelity Investments operates a brokerage firm, manages a large family of mutual funds, provides fund distribution and investment advice,
Management Research (FMR) by Edward C