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FINRA Orders $8.2 Million in Customer Restitution Over Mutual Fund Fee Errors

Posted on January 21st, 2025 at 3:17 PM
FINRA Orders $8.2 Million in Customer Restitution Over Mutual Fund Fee Errors

FINRA has required Edward Jones, Osaic Wealth, and Cambridge Investment Research to reimburse customers a combined total of more than $8.2 million for improperly charged mutual fund sales fees.

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FINRA Suspends and Fines Advisor for Misleading L Bond Sales

Posted on January 17th, 2025 at 2:30 PM
FINRA Suspends and Fines Advisor for Misleading L Bond Sales

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended and fined Alan Mason for violating Regulation Best Interest by recommending high-risk L bonds to a retail customer.

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FINRA Arbitration Panel Clears Advisor's Record of Defamatory Allegations

Posted on January 10th, 2025 at 2:14 PM
FINRA Arbitration Panel Clears Advisor's Record of Defamatory Allegations

A FINRA arbitration panel has ruled in favor of Mary J. Howard, a former RBC Wealth Management advisor, allowing her to expunge defamatory allegations from her Form U-5 termination record.

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FINRA Sanctions Over 60 Advisors for Continuing Education Violations

Posted on December 20th, 2024 at 5:17 PM
FINRA Sanctions Over 60 Advisors for Continuing Education Violations

FINRA has disciplined 62 advisors for cheating on New York’s continuing education (CE) requirements tied to insurance license renewals. 

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FINRA Arbitrators Award Former RBC Advisor $9.7 Million in Gender and Age Discrimination Case

Posted on November 15th, 2024 at 2:20 PM
FINRA Arbitrators Award Former RBC Advisor $9.7 Million in Gender and Age Discrimination Case

FINRA arbitrators recently awarded a former RBC Wealth Management advisor nearly $9.7 million in damages for age and gender discrimination claims. 

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FINRA Bars Fromer Merrill Lynch Advisor Over Relationship with Elderly Client

Posted on November 13th, 2024 at 10:23 AM
FINRA Bars Fromer Merrill Lynch Advisor Over Relationship with Elderly Client

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 client.

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FINRA Fines Osaic Wealth and Securities America for Cybersecurity Failures

Posted on October 30th, 2024 at 11:01 AM
FINRA Fines Osaic Wealth and Securities America for Cybersecurity Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined and censured independent broker-dealers Osaic Wealth and Securities America for cybersecurity lapses that exposed the private information of over 32,000 customers.

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FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor for Unapproved Business Activities

Posted on October 24th, 2024 at 11:40 AM
FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor for Unapproved Business Activities

FINRA has suspended a former LPL Financial advisor for one month and fined her $5,000 for engaging in unapproved outside business activities related to property management services, according to a settlement agreement known as an AWC (Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent).

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FINRA Penalizes Advisor for Falsifying Client Signatures

Posted on October 16th, 2024 at 2:44 PM
FINRA Penalizes Advisor for Falsifying Client Signatures

FINRA has imposed a $7,500 fine and a one-year suspension on Richard Dean Connally.

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FINRA Fines Newbridge Securities $125,000 for AML Failures and Unsuitable Recommendations

Posted on October 3rd, 2024 at 8:40 AM
FINRA Fines Newbridge Securities $125,000 for AML Failures and Unsuitable Recommendations

Newbridge Securities Corporation has been fined $125,000 and censured by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for inadequate anti-money laundering (AML) protocols and for unsuitable recommendations of complex investment products.

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LPL Broker Fined and Suspended for Recommending Risky Investments to Elderly Client

An LPL Financial broker in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has agreed to sanctions after FINRA found he violated Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) when recommending unsuitable investments to an elderly customer.

 

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