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Merrill Lynch Advisor Sanctioned for Unauthorized Trading

FINRA has fined a former Merrill Lynch advisor $5,000 and suspended the advisor for 30 days for executing unauthor...

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SEC Updates Marketing Rule Guidance to Clarify Extracted Performance and...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued updated guidance on its marketing rule, addressing industry concerns regarding net perfo...

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Stifel Loses Raiding Case, Ordered to Pay Over $7 Million in Legal Fees

Stifel Financial has lost its raiding and breach-of-contract claim against a group of advisors who left its Indianapolis office to establish the...

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FINRA Enforcement Actions in 2024: Fines Drop But Cases Increase

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) imposed $59 million in fines in 2024, reflecting a 35 percent decrease from the previous yea...

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Advisor Ordered to Pay $17.7 Million Over unsuitable REIT Sales

A FINRA arbitration panel has ordered former advisor Mark Sam Kolta to pay nearly $17.7 million in damages, plus interest and costs, to his form...

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FINRA Disciplinary Actions Rise for the First Time Since 2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) increased its enforcement actions in 2024, marking the first rise in disciplinary cases sinc...

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Apex Clearing to Pay $3.2 Million in FINRA Settlement Over Securities Le...

Apex Clearing, the clearing arm of Apex Fintech Solutions, has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle FINRA allegations that it failed to ensure c...

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Congress Considers Expanding the Accredited Investor Definition

A recent congressional hearing examined potential reforms to the accredited investor definition, a critical threshold determining who can partic...

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GPB Capital Investors May Receive Some Compensation Under Proposed Distr...

GPB Capital Holdings investors have not received returns on their investments since 2018. According to InvestmentNews, after years of l...

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Former CNBC Analyst Pleads Guilty to $2.7 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

James Arthur McDonald Jr., a former financial advisor and frequent CNBC guest analyst, has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud, admitting...

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SEC Sues Former Franchise Group CEO Over $350 Million Hedge Fund Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Brian Kahn, former CEO of Franchise Group Inc., alleging he defrauded inves...

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FINRA Foundation Study Reveals Alarming Investor Susceptibility to Fraud...

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) has released preliminary findings from its upcoming report, Investors in the United S...

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UBS Seeks Court Order Against $1.4 Billion Florida Advisory Team Over Cl...

UBS Wealth Management USA has filed a lawsuit and requested a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a $1.4 billion advisory team that recent...

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