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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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Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Settle with FINRA for Supervisory Failures

Posted on September 30th, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Bank of America and Merrill Lynch Settle with FINRA for Supervisory Failures

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.

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FINRA Sanctions Supervisor for Failing to Address Excessive Trading Red Flags

Posted on September 25th, 2024 at 11:33 AM
FINRA Sanctions Supervisor for Failing to Address Excessive Trading Red Flags

FINRA has acted against an Independent Financial Group (IFG) supervisor for failing to respond to red flags involving excessive trading in five customer accounts.

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FINRA Rule Protects Advisors' Private Addresses on BrokerCheck

Posted on September 19th, 2024 at 11:53 AM
FINRA Rule Protects Advisors' Private Addresses on BrokerCheck

FINRA recently implemented a rule allowing advisors to keep their personal home addresses off the public BrokerCheck database by simply checking a box.

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FINRA Launches Pilot Program for Remote Branch Inspections

Posted on September 12th, 2024 at 10:37 AM
FINRA Launches Pilot Program for Remote Branch Inspections

According to InvestmentNews, a total of 741 FINRA member firms have joined a three-year pilot program assessing remote inspections of branches and offices.

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FINRA Bars Advisor for Forging Signatures and Violating Regulation Best Interest

Posted on September 10th, 2024 at 11:24 AM
FINRA Bars Advisor for Forging Signatures and Violating Regulation Best Interest

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Christopher Reynolds for forging customer signatures on annuity documents and violating Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). 

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Veteran Advisor Exits Industry Amid FINRA Probe into UIT Trading Practices

Posted on September 6th, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Veteran Advisor Exits Industry Amid FINRA Probe into UIT Trading Practices

Gregory Alan Corrie, a 30-year industry veteran based in Boise, Idaho, has opted to leave the securities industry rather than cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations of improper trading of Unit Investment Trusts (UITs).

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UBS Fined $850,000 for Supervisory Failures Leading to Investor Losses

Posted on September 4th, 2024 at 11:29 AM
UBS Fined $850,000 for Supervisory Failures Leading to Investor Losses

FINRA has fined UBS Wealth Management USA $850,000 for failing to supervise an advisor who recommended unauthorized outside investments for over a decade.

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FINRA Fines and Suspends Former LPL Broker Over Undisclosed Customer Settlement

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FINRA Orders American Portfolios to Pay $1.6 Million Over Unit Investment Trust Supervision Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered American Portfolios, the broker-dealer later absorbed into Osaic, to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution and fines over failures to supervise financial advisors who repeatedly recommended that customers sell unit investment trusts (UITs) before maturity.

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FINRA Bars Former LPL Broker Over Alleged $1.7 Million Customer Theft

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred former LPL Financial broker Rudy Anguiano after finding that he converted more than $1.7 million from two customers, according to AdvisorHub.