This is the ninth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure regarding sanctions, post-sanction requirements and reinstatement.
This is the fourth 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. In this post, we will look at the requirements regarding conflicts of interest in the CFP Board Code and Reg B-I.
This is the eighth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s procedure regarding hearings.
This is the seventh of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the CFP Board’s settlement procedure.
This is the second 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. Previously, we discussed the difference in the standard of conduct required by the CFP Board code and Reg B-I. In this post, we will look at the duty of care required by the CFP Board and Reg B-I.
This is the sixth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on the rules regarding records which a Respondent cannot challenge in a CFP Board proceeding.
This is the first of several posts discussing the similarities and differences of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest and the CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct.
This is the fourth of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on what happens in the event a respondent is found to be in default.
This is the third of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. This post will focus on one potential outcome of a CFP Board investigation: a complaint filed by the CFP Board Counsel.
This is the second of several posts detailing the CFP Board enforcement process. The first post detailed the CFP Board’s investigation process. This post will focus on one potential outcome of a CFP Board investigation: an interim suspension.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against two South Florida men, Francisco Javier Malave Hernandez and Ricardo Javier Guerra Farias, for orchestrating a multi-million dollar investment fraud that targeted members of the Venezuelan-American community.
A veteran advisor in Santa Maria, California, Stewart "Paxton" Ginn, has been suspended for 18 months and fined $50,000 by FINRA, according to AdvisorHub.
Bank of America and its subsidiary, Merrill Lynch, have agreed to a $3 million fine and censure as part of a settlement with FINRA over long-term supervisory failures.
