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SEC Obtains Final Judgement Against Cetera Advisors Over Fraud

November 4th, 2022 at 1:40 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained a final judgement against Cetera Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks.
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SEC Bars California Advisor For Fraud

November 3rd, 2022 at 3:22 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred a California-based financial advisor and his firm for engaging in fraud. 
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FINRA Orders Raymond James to Pay $1.1 Million For Overcharges and Supervisory Failures

November 2nd, 2022 at 3:11 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Raymond James to pay at least $1.1 million over supervisory failures that resulted in excessive commissions charged to clients as well as unauthorized changes to account designations on trades. 
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Regulators Report Surges In Investment Scams Targeting The Elderly

November 1st, 2022 at 1:14 PM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that older investors lost $147 million due to investment scams in 2021, which constitutes a massive 213% increase from 2020.
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FINRA Fines Janney Over Compliance Failures Related to Two Advisors

October 31st, 2022 at 11:41 AM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Janney Montgomery Scott, a regional financial advisory firm, $245,000 due to compliance failures that permitted two advisors to over-concentrate 11 clients in energy equities.
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SEC Charges Crew Capital Group and Estate of Steven Swensen Over Fraudulent Investment Scheme

October 28th, 2022 at 11:38 AM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Crew Capital Group and the estate of Stephen Swensen, who was formerly a financial advisor, for orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme that generated nearly $29 million from at least 50 investors between 2011 and 2022. 
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SEC Probes Financial Advisory Firms’ Use of WhatsApp and Other Messaging Platforms

October 27th, 2022 at 2:51 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investing whether financial advisory firms used WhatsApp or other outside messaging platforms to communicate with clients.
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FINRA Imposes First Fine For Reg BI Violation

October 26th, 2022 at 1:53 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a six-month suspension and a $5,000 fine to a former financial advisor in the regulator’s first disciplinary action related to Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). 
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FINRA Fines UBS and Barclays Capital Over Trading Violations

October 25th, 2022 at 1:59 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined UBS Securities $2.5 million for violating a rule regarding a common problem known as a “failure to deliver”, which could lead to the potential sale of securities that an investor does not own or has not borrowed. 
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SEC Charges Florida Man and French National with $40 Million Securities Fraud

October 24th, 2022 at 12:58 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Florida-based real estate agent, Fernando Bastos, and a resident of France, Joao Fonseca, as well as four entities they owned for orchestrating an investment fraud.
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