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FINRA Targets Repeat Offenders and Reg BI Violations in Enforcement Focus

Posted on May 29th, 2024 at 1:22 PM
FINRA Targets Repeat Offenders and Reg BI Violations in Enforcement Focus

AdvisorHub reports that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is advocating more stringent penalties for repeat offenders who fail to comply with FINRA rules or securities laws.

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Stifel Fined Nearly $3 Million for Supervisory Failures

Posted on May 23rd, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Stifel Fined Nearly $3 Million for Supervisory Failures

Stifel Financial Corp. has agreed to pay fines and restitution totaling nearly $3 million due to deficiencies in supervision and compliance regarding the sale of non-traditional exchange-traded funds (NT-ETFs) and products per a filed AWC (Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent).

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FINRA Bars Former E-Trade Broker for Refusal to Cooperate in Investigation

Posted on May 2nd, 2024 at 10:33 AM
FINRA Bars Former E-Trade Broker for Refusal to Cooperate in Investigation

Matthew J. Chimento, a former broker at E-Trade Securities in Alpharetta, Georgia, has been barred by FINRA for failing to provide information and documents related to allegations of unauthorized fund transfers from a client's account.

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FINRA Arbitration Awards Wells Fargo Over $3 Million in Dispute with Ohio RIA Founders

Posted on May 1st, 2024 at 10:29 AM
FINRA Arbitration Awards Wells Fargo Over $3 Million in Dispute with Ohio RIA Founders

A recent FINRA arbitration decision has ordered a Cincinnati-based registered investment advisor firm and two of its founders to pay Wells Fargo more than $3 million in combined damages.

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FINRA Regulatory Report Highlights Key Challenges

Posted on April 29th, 2024 at 1:41 PM
FINRA Regulatory Report Highlights Key Challenges

FINRA's recently released 2024 regulatory oversight report sheds light on evolving trends and challenges in the financial industry.

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FINRA Fines Independent Broker-Dealers Over Cybersecurity Lapses

Posted on April 22nd, 2024 at 11:31 AM
FINRA Fines Independent Broker-Dealers Over Cybersecurity Lapses

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has imposed fines and censured independent broker-dealers Osaic Wealth and Securities America for cybersecurity deficiencies that led to hackers accessing the private information of more than 32,000 customers.

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FINRA Penalizes Ex-Raymond James Advisor for Document Alterations

Posted on April 12th, 2024 at 11:32 AM
FINRA Penalizes Ex-Raymond James Advisor for Document Alterations

A former Raymond James financial advisor faced a $5,000 fine and a four-month suspension from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly falsifying 25 documents, as per a settlement letter released recently.

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Stifel Financial Settles with FINRA Over Advisor Supervision Failures

Posted on April 10th, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Stifel Financial Settles with FINRA Over Advisor Supervision Failures

Stifel Financial has settled with FINRA, agreeing to a censure and a nearly $460,000 payment to resolve allegations of inadequate supervision of two advisors, as detailed in an Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) finalized recently.

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FINRA Takes Action Against Advisor for Violating Regulation Best Interest

Posted on April 9th, 2024 at 3:46 PM
FINRA Takes Action Against Advisor for Violating Regulation Best Interest

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has sanctioned a former advisor at Network 1 Financial Securities for breaching Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) through excessive trading in a client's account.

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FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $1.6 Million for Municipal Securities Rule Violations

Posted on April 9th, 2024 at 8:57 AM

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has imposed a $1.6 million fine on Morgan Stanley for repeated violations of rules established by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) concerning the processing and settlement of municipal securities transactions.

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