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  • September 5, 2012

Training firm boss ‘misappropriated’ exam questions: Finra

Finra claims a consultant's employees took tests to help prep clients on what would be asked in later exams.

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  • September 4, 2012

Finra target wins board seat

Kevin Carreno, the lawyer who claims that Finra officials several years ago scuttled his chances to be Florida's…

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  • September 2, 2012

Expungement ruling could have wide impact

A California appeals court ruling that makes it easier for brokers to expunge customer complaints and disciplinary actions…

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  • September 2, 2012

Finra fights for U.S. troops

Life on the home front can be tough for military families, involving frequent moves, fluctuations in pay, and…

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  • August 31, 2012

Longtime Finra exec stepping down

Luparello headed to law firm; sixteen years at the SRO

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  • August 31, 2012

In re, BrokerCheck: SIFMA urges Finra to expand ‘in re expungement

Association wants to make it easier for brokers to clean up their official records

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Hashtag slag: Next NAPFA boss calls Finra ‘colossal failure,’ B-Ds ‘dinosaurs’

Ron Rhoades, the next chairman of NAPFA, is not bashful about bashing folks on Twitter. Some choice cuts: The future boss of the financial advisers association recently called Finra a 'colossal failure,' and labelled B-Ds 'dinosaurs'.

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  • August 19, 2012

War of ‘independence’

As the debate over a bill that would shift oversight of investment advisers from the Securities and Exchange…

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  • August 19, 2012

Finra considers exemption process on CMA fee

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. will consider an exemption process for its application fee for continuing membership.

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  • August 19, 2012

Finra: Defunct firm, execs hid distress

WJB Capital Group Inc. and two of its top executives settled allegations that it masked the firm's financial…

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  • August 16, 2012

Finra’s settlement with ex-Provident execs ‘slap on the wrist,’ says lawyer

Couglin, Harrison fined $50K each, suspended for two years; 27 firms that sold preferred shares have closed

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SEC user fee bill faces steeper climb than SRO measure

Both on hold as House committee tries to reach consensus

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  • August 15, 2012

Finra’s fee hikes will KO some smaller firms: FSI

Several industry groups have laced into Finra over the regulator's plan to hike its charges

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  • August 13, 2012

Would-be candidates for Finra board criticize SRO

Three potential small-firm candidates for Finra's board are taking the self-regulatory organization to task for its shaky finances,…

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  • August 13, 2012

Lawyer takes on Finra — and wins

Charges may have cost him a securities regulator job, but Kevin Carreno has battled years to clear his name.

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  • August 12, 2012

Board candidates attack Finra

As the Finra board election campaign nears its end, three candidates for an open small-firm seat are criticizing…

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  • August 12, 2012

Bachus reignites SRO debate

Less than two weeks after tabling the legislation he designed to shift regulation of investment advisers, House Financial…

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  • August 9, 2012

Attorney who fought Finra — and won — wins seat on board

Carreno victorious in small-firm election; fended off enforcement action last year

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  • August 9, 2012

Following Finra’s $84M loss, board election commences

Three candidates will be squaring off for an open small-firm seat on the board of the Financial Industry…

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  • August 9, 2012

Finra board member quits after sanctions

Joel Blumenschein, an industry governor for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., is no longer on its board.