The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) recently issued sanctions against 17 CFP professionals for a host of violations, including attempting to cheat on the CFP exam, failing to pay taxes, and stealing reward points from an employer’s credit card.
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) has issued an interim suspension against Patrick Egan, who is an advisor at Western International Securities, a firm recently charged by the SEC for violating Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI).
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. has proposed to increase the penalties for CFP certificants who fail to disclose their own ethical misconduct.
In its quest to become a regulator for financial planners and others. CFP Board has announced the formation of another new committee tasked with reviewing and updating its sanction guidelines and fitness standards.
This is the thirteenth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure for appeals.
This is the twelfth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure regarding resolution of a Petition for Reinstatement following order of suspension of more than one year.
This is the eleventh of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure regarding resolution of a Petitions for Fitness Determination.
This is the sixth of several posts discussing the similarities and differences of the SEC’s recently-implemented Regulation Best Interest (“Reg. B-I”) and the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct
This is the tenth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure regarding resolution of complaints.
As we have discussed in a previous Eccleston Law post, the CFP Board has the authority to conduct an investigation of a CFP professional.
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Wells Fargo Advisors recently terminated Charles J. Kraft, a 30-year industry veteran, over a $60 expense account infraction.
Wells Fargo, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley face class action lawsuits alleging they exploited cash sweep programs to generate “massive revenue” at clients' expense.
The Arizona Corporation Commission has revoked the license of Scottsdale-based investment advisor representative Luke M. Johnson, who sold over $10 million in high-risk private placements by GPB Capital Holdings.
