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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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Taking a lump-sum pension payment? Watch out for bad boy brokers

A pension buyout comes with risks.

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Working to get Reg BI implemented

Open lines of dialogue will be crucial in identifying the key issues that are most in need of clarification

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  • October 4, 2019

Finra panel orders Stifel to pay $1.5 million to clients

Sum constitutes compensatory damages for breach of duties.

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  • October 4, 2019

Finra panel orders Stifel to pay $1.5 million to clients

Sum constitutes compensatory damages for breach of duties.

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  • October 3, 2019

Finra approves plan for specialized arbitrators to decide broker expungements

Board also votes for proposal about brokers acting as client beneficiaries.

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  • October 2, 2019

Finra censures, fines UBS $2 million over muni improprieties

Regulator says firm inaccuarately represented tax status of interest payments to clients.

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  • October 2, 2019

Ex-LPL broker arrested, charged with running Ponzi scheme

James T. Booth defrauded 40 clients of $5 million, Feds allege.

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  • October 2, 2019

Number of brokerages, reps registered with Finra falls again

Despite the declining number of participants, industry revenue and profit increase.

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  • October 2, 2019

Finra censures, fines UBS $2 million over muni improprieties

Regulator says firm inaccuarately represented tax status of interest payments to clients.

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  • October 2, 2019

Ex-LPL broker arrested, charged with running Ponzi scheme

James T. Booth defrauded 40 clients of $5 million, Feds allege.

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  • October 2, 2019

Number of brokerages, reps registered with Finra falls again

Despite the declining number of participants, industry revenue and profit increase

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  • September 27, 2019

Finra censures Newbridge Securities and fines firm $225,000

The firm consents to having inadequately supervised sales of complex products.

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  • September 26, 2019

Finra bars IFS Securities executive linked to reported $10 million trading loss

Keith Wakefield did not testify in Finra investigation of 'trading improprieties' at IFS.

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  • September 26, 2019

Finra bars former Wells Fargo broker for insider trading

Joseph Pratt of Conshohocken, Pa., used private information from clinical trials.

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  • September 23, 2019

Leading expungement attorney accuses Finra staff of trying to influence arbitrators

Finra spokeswoman: Case staff advise arbitration panels on rules, procedures

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  • September 20, 2019

After trading loss, employees at Atlanta B-D are looking for work elsewhere

IFS Securities reps are talking to other firms while some managers relocate.

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  • September 20, 2019

House approves bill that would end mandatory arbitration in broker, adviser contracts

Legislation unlikely to get through Senate but sends a message for potential future action.

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  • September 19, 2019

Schroeder steps down as head of Finra enforcement

She led merger of disparate operations, set principles for actions

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UBS ‘raid’ of Credit Suisse in U.S. prompts $9 million slap

Arbitration panel rules UBS did raid Credit Suisse employees.

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  • September 17, 2019

Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients

Firm charged advisory fees on inactive accounts and excess commissions for UITs.