Tagged with "FINRA"

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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Wisconsin Financial Advisor Suspended and Fined for Unauthorized Transactions

Posted on September 3rd, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Wisconsin Financial Advisor Suspended and Fined for Unauthorized Transactions

FINRA has suspended and fined Wisconsin financial advisor John E. Pelletier after he executed 16 unauthorized transactions, allowing a client's ex-wife to nearly deplete his individual retirement account (IRA).

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FINRA Fines and Suspends Ex-UBS Advisor for Trading in Deceased Client's Account

Posted on August 28th, 2024 at 10:25 AM
FINRA Fines and Suspends Ex-UBS Advisor for Trading in Deceased Client's Account

As reported by AdvisorHub, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined a former UBS advisor Luis E. Nin $5,000 and suspended him for one month after he placed unauthorized trades in a deceased client’s account.

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FINRA Bars Former Merrill Lynch Advisor

Posted on August 26th, 2024 at 10:39 AM
FINRA Bars Former Merrill Lynch Advisor

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Imdadur “Gino” Rahman, a former Merrill Lynch advisor for multiple compliance violations involving his relationship with an elderly customer.

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Raymond James to Pay $50 Million in SEC Settlement Over Off-Channel Communications

Posted on August 19th, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Raymond James to Pay $50 Million in SEC Settlement Over Off-Channel Communications

Raymond James Financial has reached a "settlement in principle" with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to pay $50 million, resolving an investigation into the firm's off-channel business communications.

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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Fined and Suspended for Unauthorized Trading

Posted on August 14th, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Fined and Suspended for Unauthorized Trading

FINRA has fined a former Morgan Stanley advisor, Craig Sherman Thistlethwaite, $10,000 and suspended him for 60 days for unauthorized trading and other violations.

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FINRA Fines Former LPL Rep Misappropriating Customer Data

Posted on August 12th, 2024 at 10:58 AM
FINRA Fines Former LPL Rep Misappropriating Customer Data

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined former LPL Financial representative Nathaniel Adams $5,000 and suspended him for two months. According to ThinkAdvisor, FINRA's order reveals that Adams allegedly misappropriated the personal information of 2,300 customers.

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