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  • January 31, 2020

Former Pennsylvania broker convicted on 11 counts of wire and mail fraud

Anthony Diaz faces 220 years in jail for filing paperwork inflating clients’ net worth

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  • January 30, 2020

Finra censures Wells Fargo for failure to stop rep’s churning

Firm was also fined $175,000 after rep's 88-year-old client paid $300,000 in commissions

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  • January 29, 2020

Finra fines rep for borrowing $150,000 from 90-year-old customer

Kerry Wills also accepted $19,500 in luxury travel gifts he didn’t disclose

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  • January 24, 2020

Finra bars broker who sold Future Income Payments Ponzi

Kari Bracy was a no-show with Finra for its investigation into the matter

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  • January 23, 2020

Carson expungement illustrates problem with system, lawyers say

A Finra arbitrator ruled that a customer dispute from 2004 should be removed from his record

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  • January 22, 2020

Former baseball star Angel Pagan wins $1.7 million arbitration award against Merrill Lynch

Case revolved around investments in Puerto Rican bonds made by the former MLB star

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  • January 17, 2020

Finra names Jessica Hopper head of enforcement

The longtime Finra official served as acting enforcement chief since September

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  • January 17, 2020

Finra fines Prudential $1M over sloppy retirement-plan information

Regulator says flawed communications left plan participants in dark about investment costs

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Will Finra’s rogue broker rule go far enough?

The problem won’t go away if it’s regarded solely as an issue for smaller firms

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  • January 9, 2020

Finra outlines questions firms must answer on Reg BI compliance

Regulator also highlights private placements, digital communications and bank sweeps as priorities

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  • January 8, 2020

David Tittsworth, longtime leader of Investment Adviser Association, dies

At 2012 congressional hearing, he helped derail bill on Finra oversight of advisers

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  • January 7, 2020

Finra bars two no-show brokers

Shlomo Strugano and John Chrysadakis allegedly falsified documents

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  • December 19, 2019

Robinhood fined $1.25 million by Finra

Regulator says trading app's order-flow procedures failed to guarantee clients received best prices

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  • December 18, 2019

Finra arbitrators order UBS to pay more than $11 million in defamation case

Panel awards punitive damages to fired supervisor, which claimant's attorney calls 'unicorn rare.'

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  • December 18, 2019

Key to complying with Reg BI: Make a reasonable effort to act in the client’s best interest

SEC official: 'Can I demonstrate how I got to this recommendation?'

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  • December 18, 2019

CFP Board’s enforcement program needs a shake-up: report

Self-reporting of regulatory issues by advisers has been a clear weakness.

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  • December 17, 2019

Finra, exchanges bar Samuel Lek for faulty supervision

Eponymous firm provided market access to foreign investors engaging in manipulation.

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  • December 13, 2019

Finra board sends the SEC proposal to boost oversight of firms hiring rogues

Panel also ships the SEC amendments to suitability rule to conform with Reg BI

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  • December 12, 2019

Finra announces consolidation of examination functions

Broker-dealer regulator will review firms based on their business models

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  • December 12, 2019

Investors don’t know much about investment basics, Finra finds

Regulator's Investor Education Foundation survey reveals little knowledge of key concepts.