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FINRA Suspends Cetera Broker for Accepting $50,000 Client Bequest Withou...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) imposed a $10,000 fine and a seven-month suspension on an independent broker for accepting a...

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Eighth Circuit Rejects Emergency Injunction in Advisor Departure Dispute

A federal appeals court ruled against an advisory firm seeking immediate, injunctive relief after a team of advisors left with hundreds of milli...

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FINRA Bars Former Cambridge Advisor After Refusal to Cooperate With Comm...

A former advisor affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research has been barred from the securities industry after declining to comply with a reg...

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Advisors Increase Crypto Allocations as Merrill Lynch Warns of Significa...

Financial advisors are placing more client assets into digital currencies, even as major firms caution investors about the asset class's volatil...

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Merrill Lynch Highlights AI Risks as FINRA Urges Greater Oversight of Em...

Merrill Lynch has warned that the expanded use of artificial intelligence and machine learning introduces material operational, compliance, and ...

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Drive Planning Founder Pleads Guilty to $380 Million Ponzi Scheme

Todd Burkhalter, founder and chief executive officer of Drive Planning LLC, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he orchestrated a $...

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Edward Jones Expands Equity-Style Awards to Thousands More Advisors

Edward D. Jones & Co. has expanded eligibility for its “profits interest” award, extending the equity-style incentive to thousan...

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Wall Street Journal Analysis Questions Investor Gains Following DuPont's...

A Wall Street Journal analysis has raised questions about investor returns following DuPont’s multi-year corporate restructuring,...

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American Portfolios Ordered to Pay $4.6 Million in Restitution Over Cash...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered American Portfolios Financial Services to return $4.6 million to customers and p...

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FINRA Fines Kingswood Capital Partners $150,000 for Supervisory Failures...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) censured and fined San Diego–based broker-dealer Kingswood Capital Partners $150,000 a...

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FINRA Suspends Cetera Broker for Accepting $50,000 Client Bequest Withou...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) imposed a $10,000 fine and a seven-month suspension on an independent broker for accepting a...

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Eighth Circuit Rejects Emergency Injunction in Advisor Departure Dispute

A federal appeals court ruled against an advisory firm seeking immediate, injunctive relief after a team of advisors left with hundreds of milli...

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FINRA Bars Former Cambridge Advisor After Refusal to Cooperate With Comm...

A former advisor affiliated with Cambridge Investment Research has been barred from the securities industry after declining to comply with a reg...

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