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Morgan Stanley's Termination of Financial Advisor Highlights Scrutiny Over U-5 Filings

Posted on October 14th, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Morgan Stanley's Termination of Financial Advisor Highlights Scrutiny Over U-5 Filings

Morgan Stanley recently terminated a 25-year industry veteran in Miami, underscoring the heightened scrutiny surrounding U-5 filings and the challenges that accompany them.

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Morgan Stanley Cuts Advisor Deferrals in 2026 Compensation Plan, Boosting Advisor Payouts

Posted on October 13th, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Morgan Stanley Cuts Advisor Deferrals in 2026 Compensation Plan, Boosting Advisor Payouts

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management announced a significant change to its 2026 compensation plan, cutting advisor deferral rates by half while keeping total pay and grid structures largely unchanged.

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Former Two Sigma Quant Researcher Faces Fraud Charges Over Manipulated Models

Posted on October 10th, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Former Two Sigma Quant Researcher Faces Fraud Charges Over Manipulated Models

Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have filed parallel actions against Jian Wu, a former quantitative researcher at Two Sigma Investments, alleging he secretly manipulated algorithmic trading models to boost his own compensation by millions of dollars.

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Former Merrill Lynch Advisors Fight Allegations of Corporate Raid

Posted on October 9th, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Former Merrill Lynch Advisors Fight Allegations of Corporate Raid

A dozen former Merrill Lynch advisors who launched their own firm, OpenArc Corporate Advisory, in Atlanta are pushing back against accusations that they orchestrated a “pre-meditated corporate raid.”

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Northern Trust Sues Former Advisor for Alleged Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Posted on October 8th, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Northern Trust Sues Former Advisor for Alleged Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

According to ThinkAdvisor, Northern Trust Company has filed suit against former wealth management relationship advisor Christopher Walters, alleging that he engaged in “blatant fraud” and breached his fiduciary duty to both the firm and a longtime client.

 

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Tricolor Bankruptcy Sparks DOJ Probe and Distress in Subprime Auto Loan Market

Posted on October 7th, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Tricolor Bankruptcy Sparks DOJ Probe and Distress in Subprime Auto Loan Market

Tricolor Holdings, a subprime auto lender that combined used-car sales with high-interest financing for borrowers with limited or no credit history, has collapsed into bankruptcy amid a federal investigation into alleged fraud.

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Judge Allows Widow's $8 Million FINRA Arbitration Claim Against JPMorgan to Proceed

Posted on October 6th, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Judge Allows Widow's $8 Million FINRA Arbitration Claim Against JPMorgan to Proceed

JPMorgan Chase & Co. failed in its effort to block an 85-year-old widow from pursuing claims in FINRA arbitration over allegations that the bank failed to prevent her son from siphoning more than $8 million from her accounts.

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SEC Charges Pennsylvania Man in $400 Million Ponzi Scheme

Posted on October 3rd, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SEC Charges Pennsylvania Man in $400 Million Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Daryl F. Heller of Pennsylvania, along with his companies Prestige Investment Group, LLC, and Paramount Management Group, LLC, for operating a Ponzi scheme that caused investor losses of roughly $400 million.

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Mercer Advisors Expands Westward with Two RIA Acquisitions

Posted on October 2nd, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mercer Advisors Expands Westward with Two RIA Acquisitions

Mercer Advisors has strengthened its presence in the West by acquiring two registered investment advisory firms with offices in Oregon, Idaho, and Southern California.

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New Jersey Investor Sues Advisor and Insurers Over Premium Financing Losses

Posted on October 1st, 2025 at 1:54 PM
New Jersey Investor Sues Advisor and Insurers Over Premium Financing Losses

A New Jersey resident has filed suit against a financial advisor, his firm, two insurance companies, and other parties over losses tied to a premium financing arrangement for life insurance.

 

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May 27, 2026
FINRA Sanctions Cambridge Investment Research for Supervisory Failure in Variable Annuity Exchanges

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has censured Cambridge Investment Research and ordered the firm to pay nearly $280,000 after finding that it failed to properly supervise variable annuity exchanges, according to AdvisorHub.

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May 22, 2026
Blue Owl Caps Redemptions as Investors Seek Billions in Withdrawals from Private Credit Funds

Blue Owl Capital faced a sharp rise in redemption requests during the first quarter as investors attempted to withdraw approximately $5.4 billion from two of the firm's largest private credit funds, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal.

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May 21, 2026
Edward Jones Faces Federal Privacy Lawsuits Over Alleged Data Sharing With Tech Companies

Edward Jones is facing multiple lawsuits alleging that the firm improperly shared clients' personal and financial information with third-party technology companies for targeted advertising purposes, according to reporting by Financial Planning.