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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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  • September 17, 2019

Finra panel orders Raymond James to pay former broker more than $500,000 for defamation

Arbitrators include $100,000 sanction for firm's foot-dragging in producing documents.

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  • September 16, 2019

Finra fines J.P. Morgan $1.1 million for failing to disclose broker misconduct in timely manner

Agency says when the firm did file information, it came on average two years late.

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  • September 12, 2019

Finra bars veteran broker for creating false account statements

A multiyear scheme of creating false account statements has resulted in veteran broker Clayton Wertz being permanently…

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  • September 12, 2019

Finra panel orders UBS to pay $555,000 to 91-year-old widow for losses tied to Ponzi scheme

UBS spokesman: Former broker sold investments 'that were not approved by UBS'

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  • September 10, 2019

Finra bars ex-Janney broker for stealing $411,000 of client’s cash

Apostolos Pitsironis used 22 ACH transfers over two months to take money from a Janney securities account, according to regulator.

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  • September 10, 2019

LPL fired Mark Lamkin. Now he’s fighting back

Kentucky adviser is confident he will overcome the conflicts he's facing in life after LPL.

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  • News
  • September 9, 2019

Virginia poised to ban mandatory arbitration clauses for state-registered advisers

State regulator said limitation is 'contrary to fiduciary duty.'

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  • News
  • September 9, 2019

Finra will defer to SEC on interpreting best interest rule

Finra CEO Cook: 'It's not our rule. It's an SEC rule.'

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  • September 6, 2019

Finra arbitrators award more than $3 million to three former Credit Suisse brokers

Reps joined J.P. Morgan instead of Wells Fargo after shutdown of CS wealth management unit.

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Former Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo rep pleads guilty to adviser fraud

Elias Hafen stole 'hundreds of thousands of dollars' from clients.

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  • September 3, 2019

Finra arb panel orders TD Ameritrade to pay $720,816 over alleged lack of oversight of RIA

Investor claims custodian didn't do due diligence on adviser charged with securities fraud.

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Finra bars former Allstate broker for using employee’s IRA money

Kari Ann Buckles kept $2,264 she was supposed to deposit, Finra says.

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  • August 27, 2019

Finra bars former Securities America rep in private-securities sale query

Bobby Wayne Coburn declined to appear at hearing looking into allegations.

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SEC upholds Finra bar despite recent Supreme Court ruling

Agency said high court's decision in Kokesh only applies to monetary sanctions.

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Finra department alleges Allstate rep took $2,500 from widow for trip to Spain, spa massages

Complaint requests that Finra impose sanctions on Jesse Gil

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UBS hit with $4.4 million arb award over Puerto Rico bonds and funds

Finra panel gives UBS investors $4.25 million in damages, $170,000 in costs.

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  • August 20, 2019

Finra fines former Morgan Stanley rep for impersonating a client

To transfer retirement funds, John Tillotson faked identity in call to mutual fund company.

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Insurgent Chris Flint wins contested Finra election for big-firm board seat

Linde Murphy wins small-firm board seat that was also subject of contested election.

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Broker barred for excessive trading that cost clients $1.8 million

Gregory T. Dean had admitted guilt a few weeks ago in a different case brought by the SEC.

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  • August 15, 2019

Finra fines, suspends ex-Cetera broker for Woodbridge-related transactions

Roger Owens agrees to $10,000 fine and to return almost $60,000 in commissions.