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Margin Debt Hits Record Highs

Investors' use of margin trading has surged to unprecedented levels, with debit balances in margin accounts reaching a record $937 billion as of...

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FINRA Arbitration Orders Stifel to Pay $133 Million Over Broker's Struct...

A FINRA arbitration panel has ordered Stifel Financial’s retail broker-dealer to pay nearly $133 million in damages related to a structure...

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FINRA Fines Robinhood $26 Million for Compliance Failures

According to Barron’s, FINRA has fined Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities $26 million for multiple rule violations, inc...

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Former Edward Jones Advisor Barred After Refusing to Cooperate with FINR...

A former Edward Jones advisor, James A. Bowman, has accepted an industry bar rather than cooperate with a Financial Industry Regulatory Authorit...

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Pennsylvania Investor Sues Captrust Over $360,000 Phishing Scam Loss

A Pennsylvania investor has filed suit against Captrust Financial Advisors, alleging the firm failed to act swiftly in stopping a scam that drai...

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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 Arbitration Panel Orders J.P. Morgan to Amend Form U-5, Flags Pote...

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel recently issued an unusually detailed decision in a dispute between J.P. Mor...

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OFAC Targets Individual Trustee, Sending a Clear Warning to Fiduciaries ...

In a rare move, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) penalized a former U.S. government official, underscoring that professional gatekeep...

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FINRA Advances Overhaul of Outside Business Activity Rules to the SEC

FINRA formally has advanced its proposed overhaul of outside business activity (OBA) regulations to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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