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Hightower Sues Two Advisors For Allegedly Poaching Clients

Hightower Advisors has filed suit against two advisors for allegedly soliciting their clients to join them at th...

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Top FINRA Initiatives For 2022

A host of new initiatives are ahead in 2022 at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), according to...

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FINRA Set To Issue Crypto Notice And Consider Expungement Reform

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is set to issue a regulatory notice pertaining to cryptocurr...

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CFP Board Establishes New Appeals Commission

The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards has established a new Appeals Commission. As the name s...

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Edward Jones Fails To Convince Supreme Court To Review Federal Preemptio...

Edward Jones & Co. failed to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to analyze how a federal securities law impacts...

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SEC Charges Texas Entities Over Oil and Gas Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged The Heartland Group Ventures, Heartland Production and ...

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New York Advisor Receives 17-Year Prison Sentence Over Ponzi Scheme

A New York-based advisor, Perry Santillo, received a 17-year prison sentence for his role in operating a Ponzi s...

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J.P. Morgan Seeks TRO Over Departing Advisor

J.P. Morgan Chase’s brokerage business has requested that a Louisville, Kentucky, federal court issue a te...

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Ohio Advisor Pleads Guilty In $9.3 Million Ponzi Scheme

A former Northeast Ohio-based advisor, Tara Brunst, has pleaded guilty to her role in a $9.3 million Ponzi schem...

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Kamila Elliot Prepared To Make History As First Black CFP Board Chair

The first Black woman to head the CFP Board, Kamila Elliot, officially assumed her position from former CFP Boar...

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Delaware Regulators Fine Kovack Advisors $985,000

Kovack Advisors Inc., the registered investment adviser affiliate of independent broker-dealer Kovack Securities Inc., agreed to pay a $985,000 ...

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FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer for Repeated Form CRS Disclosure Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined VSI Securities Inc., formerly known as Venecredit Securities Inc., $20,000 for failing...

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Investor Redemptions Rise in Nontraded BDCs Amid Credit Concerns

Financial advisors and their clients have increased redemptions from nontraded business development companies (BDCs) following a series of high-...

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