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UBS Fined $850,000 for Supervisory Failures Leading to Investor Losses

Posted on September 4th, 2024 at 11:29 AM
UBS Fined $850,000 for Supervisory Failures Leading to Investor Losses

FINRA has fined UBS Wealth Management USA $850,000 for failing to supervise an advisor who recommended unauthorized outside investments for over a decade.

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Wisconsin Financial Advisor Suspended and Fined for Unauthorized Transactions

Posted on September 3rd, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Wisconsin Financial Advisor Suspended and Fined for Unauthorized Transactions

FINRA has suspended and fined Wisconsin financial advisor John E. Pelletier after he executed 16 unauthorized transactions, allowing a client's ex-wife to nearly deplete his individual retirement account (IRA).

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FINRA Fines and Suspends Ex-UBS Advisor for Trading in Deceased Client's Account

Posted on August 28th, 2024 at 10:25 AM
FINRA Fines and Suspends Ex-UBS Advisor for Trading in Deceased Client's Account

As reported by AdvisorHub, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined a former UBS advisor Luis E. Nin $5,000 and suspended him for one month after he placed unauthorized trades in a deceased client’s account.

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FINRA Bars Former Merrill Lynch Advisor

Posted on August 26th, 2024 at 10:39 AM
FINRA Bars Former Merrill Lynch Advisor

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Imdadur “Gino” Rahman, a former Merrill Lynch advisor for multiple compliance violations involving his relationship with an elderly customer.

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Raymond James to Pay $50 Million in SEC Settlement Over Off-Channel Communications

Posted on August 19th, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Raymond James to Pay $50 Million in SEC Settlement Over Off-Channel Communications

Raymond James Financial has reached a "settlement in principle" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay $50 million, resolving an investigation into the firm's off-channel business communications.

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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Fined and Suspended for Unauthorized Trading

Posted on August 14th, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Fined and Suspended for Unauthorized Trading

FINRA has fined a former Morgan Stanley advisor, Craig Sherman Thistlethwaite, $10,000 and suspended him for 60 days for unauthorized trading and other violations.

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FINRA Fines Former LPL Rep Misappropriating Customer Data

Posted on August 12th, 2024 at 10:58 AM
FINRA Fines Former LPL Rep Misappropriating Customer Data

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined former LPL Financial representative Nathaniel Adams $5,000 and suspended him for two months. According to ThinkAdvisor, FINRA's order reveals that Adams allegedly misappropriated the personal information of 2,300 customers.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor Accepts Industry Bar for Failing to Cooperate with FINRA Investigation

Posted on August 9th, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor Accepts Industry Bar for Failing to Cooperate with FINRA Investigation

A former Morgan Stanley advisor, John Scott McCoy Jr., has accepted an industry bar instead of cooperating with a regulatory investigation into his departure from the firm, as detailed in a disciplinary settlement known as an Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”).

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Two Raymond James Advisors Barred for Failing to Cooperate in FINRA Investigations

Posted on August 6th, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Two Raymond James Advisors Barred for Failing to Cooperate in FINRA Investigations

FINRA has barred two Raymond James Financial Services Inc. advisors, Bryan Noonan and Thomas Reyes, from the securities industry due to their failure to cooperate in ongoing investigations.

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Kentucky Advisor Sues LPL Financial for Alleged Corporate Raid

Posted on July 26th, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Kentucky Advisor Sues LPL Financial for Alleged Corporate Raid

A Kentucky advisor, Mark Lamkin, has filed a lawsuit against LPL Financial, claiming the independent broker-dealer orchestrated a corporate raid that resulted in the loss of his firm’s entire book of managed assets.

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