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Stifel Fined $2.5 Million After Advisor Charged Excessive Fees to Seniors and a Church

Posted on May 4th, 2023 at 1:24 PM
Stifel Fined $2.5 Million After Advisor Charged Excessive Fees to Seniors and a Church

Massachusetts’ top securities regulator, William Galvin, has ordered Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. to pay $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor’s questionable trades, which charged excessive and unauthorized fees to several senior clients, nonprofits, and a church.

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Former Cetera Advisor Wins $500,000 Arbitration Award Over Failed M&A Deal

Posted on May 3rd, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Former Cetera Advisor Wins $500,000 Arbitration Award Over Failed M&A Deal

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded nearly $500,000 to a former Cetera Financial Group advisor, Betsy Jo Merritt, after an agreement to sell her branch fell through.

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Raymond James and Two Financial Advisors Win $16.4 Million Arbitration Award Against Deutsche Bank

Posted on May 2nd, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Raymond James and Two Financial Advisors Win $16.4 Million Arbitration Award Against  Deutsche Bank

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Deutsche Bank to pay $16.4 million to Raymond James and two financial advisors in a dispute regarding fees.

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Top-Ranked UBS Advisor in Las Vegas Wins Expungement With Help From Client

Posted on May 1st, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Top-Ranked UBS Advisor in Las Vegas Wins Expungement With Help From Client

A top-ranked Las Vegas-based UBS financial advisor has prevailed in his expungement hearing with the help of the customer who initially had filed the complaint. 

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Prudential Improperly Collected Life Insurance Premiums and Informed Claimants They Were Ineligible

Posted on April 28th, 2023 at 12:44 PM
Prudential Improperly Collected Life Insurance Premiums and Informed Claimants They Were  Ineligible

The Department of Labor (DOL) has agreed to a settlement with Prudential after the insurer improperly collected life insurance premiums from customers and subsequently denied coverage claiming ineligibility.

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SEC Releases Final Reg BI Staff Bulletin Addressing Duty of Care

Posted on April 27th, 2023 at 1:45 PM
SEC Releases Final Reg BI Staff Bulletin Addressing Duty of Care

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently published a final staff bulletin on Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI), this time highlighting the “duty of care”, with the goal of definitively outlining financial advisors’ ethical responsibilities. 

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These Two State Regulators Serve as Financial Markets’ Primary First Responders

Posted on April 26th, 2023 at 1:35 PM
These Two State Regulators Serve as Financial Markets’ Primary First Responders

Two state securities regulators frequently stand out as “First Responders.”

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SEC Charges Betterment For Misstatements Regarding Tax Loss Harvesting Service

Posted on April 25th, 2023 at 1:20 PM
SEC Charges Betterment For Misstatements Regarding Tax Loss Harvesting Service

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Betterment LLC for material misstatements and omissions regarding its automated tax loss harvesting services (TLH). 

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FINRA Orders RBC to Pay $1.1 Million Over Alleged Churning of Preferred Stock

Posted on April 24th, 2023 at 1:53 PM
FINRA Orders RBC to Pay $1.1 Million Over Alleged Churning of Preferred Stock

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered RBC Wealth Management to pay $1.1 million after the firm allegedly failed to adequately supervise numerous advisors’ sales of syndicate preferred stock.

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SEC Charges Corvex Management For Failing to Disclose Conflicts of Interest

Posted on April 21st, 2023 at 1:14 PM
SEC Charges Corvex Management For Failing to Disclose Conflicts of Interest

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Corvex Management for failing to disclose conflicts of interest related to its personnel’s ownership of sponsors of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

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