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FINRA Expands Enforcement Priorities For 2023

January 23rd, 2023 at 1:08 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has announced a plan to expand its enforcement priorities in 2023 to include new areas of focus. 
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New CFP Board Chair Plans to Release New Sanction Guidelines by Midyear

January 20th, 2023 at 2:04 PM
The new Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) chair, Daniel Moisand, has announced a plan to release revised sanction guidelines for public comment by midyear. 
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Genesis Global Capital Prepares to File for Bankruptcy

January 19th, 2023 at 2:04 PM
Genesis Global Capital is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg News. 
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Proposal to Prohibit Non-Compete Clauses May Impact Mergers and Acquisitions of RIAs

January 18th, 2023 at 3:06 PM
A federal prohibition on noncompete clauses may impact future mergers and acquisitions of investment advisory firms as well as how financial advisors transfer to new firms. 
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SEC Charges Creator of CoinDeal Crypto Scheme and Seven Others Over $45 Million Fraud

January 17th, 2023 at 1:57 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has changed Neil Chandran, Garry Davidson, Michael Glaspie, Amy Mossel, Linda Knott, AEO Publishing Inc, Banner Co-Op, Inc, and BannersGo, LLC for their involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme known as CoinDeal, which raised at least $45 million from sales of unregistered securities.
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SEC Charges Former SPAC CFO For Misappropriating Nearly $5 Million

January 16th, 2023 at 2:39 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has changed the former CFO of African Gold Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for misappropriating at least $5 million from the company and investors in two other SPACs that he had incorporated. 
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Coinbase Agrees to $100 Million Settlement With New York Regulators

January 13th, 2023 at 12:27 PM
Coinbase Global Inc., has agreed to a $100 million settlement with New York Regulators over allegations that the cryptocurrency exchange permitted customers to open accounts without conducting adequate background checks. 
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FINRA Proposes Changes To Arbitration Selection Process

January 12th, 2023 at 3:38 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has proposed rule changes to “enhance the transparency of the arbitrator selection” and other alterations aimed to improving its dispute resolution services. 
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FINRA Penalizes Center Street Securities Over Improper GPB Private Placement Sales

January 11th, 2023 at 1:41 PM
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has imposed a fine on Center Street Securities after the financial advisory firm improperly sold GPB private placements. 
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FINRA Penalizes Morgan Stanley For Shortchanging Clients $800,000 In Fund Fee Rebates

January 10th, 2023 at 1:08 PM
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $802,000 in restitution to clients after a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation found that the firm’s supervisory system had shortchanged some clients on mutual fund fee rebates between 2015 and 2021.
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