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Kentucky Advisor Fined and Suspended for Undisclosed Bourbon-Tasting Bus...

A Kentucky-based financial advisor accepted a $5,000 fine and a two-month suspension for operating a bourbon-tasting business without notifying ...

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Charles Schwab Faces Multiple Lawsuits Alleging Elder Fraud Neglect

Charles Schwab and its affiliates are under scrutiny after recent lawsuits allege the firm failed to prevent scammers from defrauding elderly cl...

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Former Advisor Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Mishandling of Premium-Finance...

Joshua L. Gottlieb, barred by FINRA in 2017, faces a lawsuit alleging significant financial harm to a client following the sale of a premium-fin...

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Fidelity Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Over 77,000 Customers

According to InvestmentNews, Fidelity Investments recently disclosed a data breach affecting tens of thousands of customers, exposing s...

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SEC Bars Advisor for $24 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeting Elderly Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred Paul Horton Smith, a California-based advisor, for orchestrating a $24 million Ponzi sch...

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LPL Financial Prepares for AML-Related SEC Settlement

LPL Financial has set aside $18 million in anticipation of settling an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation into its a...

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Pershing Fined $1.4 Million for Inaccurate Interest Rate Reporting

Pershing has been fined $1.4 million by FINRA for disseminating account documents with inaccurate interest rate information.

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Former Advisor Barred by FINRA for Failing to Respond to Investigation

FINRA has permanently barred financial advisor Michael Charles Grande from working with any registered investmen...

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FINRA Fines Osaic Wealth and Securities America for Cybersecurity Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined and censured independent broker-dealers Osaic Wealth and Securities America for cy...

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Massachusetts Court Grants Temporary Relief in Age Discrimination Suit A...

A Massachusetts court has granted Glenn Frank, a 69-year-old advisor suing Hightower for age discrimination, a preliminary victory by temporaril...

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McKinsey Forecasts Sweeping Changes for Wealth Management Over the Next ...

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Stifel Faces Proposed ERISA Class Action Over 401(k) Fund Performance

According to ThinkAdvisor, Stifel Financial now faces a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the firm of mismanaging its profit sharing 40...

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LPL and Ameriprise Notify Clients of Cybersecurity Incidents Involving A...

LPL Financial and Ameriprise Financial Services recently notified certain clients about separate cybersecurity incidents that exposed private in...

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