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FINRA Orders Morgan Stanley to Pay $697,897 Over Failure to Supervise Nine Advisors

Posted on December 8th, 2022 at 2:48 PM
FINRA Orders Morgan Stanley to Pay $697,897 Over Failure to Supervise Nine Advisors

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Morgan Stanley to pay $697,897, including a $200,000 fine and $497,897 in restitution, for failing to adhere to its own procedures for supervising its advisors’ high-risk recommendations. 

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FINRA Bars Former Northwestern Mutual Advisor For Allegedly Cheating on CFP Exam

Posted on December 7th, 2022 at 1:52 PM
FINRA Bars Former Northwestern Mutual Advisor For Allegedly Cheating on CFP Exam

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred a former Northwestern Mutual advisor after he failed to cooperate with the regulator’s probe into the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards’ (CFP Board’s) decision to bar the advisor for alleged “exam misconduct.” 

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FINRA Suspends Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Over Unauthorized Trades

Posted on December 6th, 2022 at 2:10 PM
FINRA Suspends Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Over Unauthorized Trades

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a 20-day suspension and a $6,000 fine to a former Morgan Stanley advisor for allegedly completing several unauthorized trades. 

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Former J.P. Morgan Advisor Agrees to FINRA Bar

Posted on December 2nd, 2022 at 1:19 PM
Former J.P. Morgan Advisor Agrees to FINRA Bar

A former J.P. Morgan advisor has agreed to an industry bar instead of cooperating with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA’s) investigation into several allegations of excessive and unauthorized trading that generated nearly $100 million worth of client complaints.

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FINRA Amends and Delays Expungement Rule Proposal

Posted on November 22nd, 2022 at 1:51 PM
FINRA Amends and Delays Expungement Rule Proposal

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) once again has amended and delayed a proposed rule change designed to tighten the process for advisors to expunge client complaints from their records. 

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FINRA Fines Wedbush Securities $850,000 For Allegedly Falsifying Client Statements

Posted on November 21st, 2022 at 2:12 PM
FINRA Fines Wedbush Securities $850,000 For Allegedly Falsifying Client Statements

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Wedbush Securities $850,000 to settle allegations that the firm falsified monthly client statements for five years.

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FINRA Releases Regulatory Notice Urging Advisors To Prepare Succession Plans

Posted on November 15th, 2022 at 1:12 PM
FINRA Releases Regulatory Notice Urging Advisors To Prepare Succession Plans

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is urging financial advisors to establish a succession plan incase of unexpected life events as an increased number of advisors near retirement.

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FINRA Seeks to Extend Remote Inspections Through 2023

Posted on November 11th, 2022 at 12:55 PM
FINRA Seeks to Extend Remote Inspections Through 2023

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is once again seeking to extend a temporary rule permitting financial advisory firms to remotely examine branch offices. 

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FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor Who Promised Client “Plenty of Money”

Posted on November 10th, 2022 at 2:11 PM
FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor Who Promised Client “Plenty of Money”

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a three-month suspension and $10,000 fine to a former LPL advisor who allegedly promised to double a client’s investment by improperly texting the client from a personal phone.

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FINRA Orders Raymond James to Pay $1.1 Million For Overcharges and Supervisory Failures

Posted on November 2nd, 2022 at 3:11 PM
FINRA Orders Raymond James to Pay $1.1 Million For Overcharges and Supervisory Failures

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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