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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Fined and Suspended for Unauthorized Trading

FINRA has fined a former Morgan Stanley advisor, Craig Sherman Thistlethwaite, $10,000 and suspended him for 60 days for unauthorized trading an...

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DOJ Launches Pilot Whistleblower Program Offering Financial Incentives f...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has introduced a new pilot program offering financial rewards to whistleblowers who provide original information...

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FINRA Fines Former LPL Rep Misappropriating Customer Data

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined former LPL Financial representative Nathaniel Adams $5,000 and suspended him for t...

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Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor Accepts Industry Bar for Failing to Cooperate ...

A former Morgan Stanley advisor, John Scott McCoy Jr., has accepted an industry bar instead of cooperating with a regulatory investigation into ...

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SEC Warns of Increasing Investment Fraud Threats

The SEC’s Office of the Investor Advocate recently submitted its objectives report for fiscal year 2025 to Congress, highlighting the grow...

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B. Riley Financial Faces New Challenges with Struggling Texas Retailer

B. Riley Financial Inc., a boutique investment bank, faces fresh turmoil due to its involvement with Conn’s Inc., a Texas-based home-furni...

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Two Raymond James Advisors Barred for Failing to Cooperate in FINRA Inve...

FINRA has barred two Raymond James Financial Services Inc. advisors, Bryan Noonan and Thomas Reyes, from the securities industry due to their fa...

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LPL Financial Faces Lawsuit Over Low Interest Rates in Cash Sweep Programs

LPL Financial is the latest target of a lawsuit concerning the interest rates it offers on uninvested cash held in customer accounts.

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SEC's Private Fund Advisers Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening the regulatory framework for Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) with the implement...

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SEC Charges Silvergate Capital and Executives with Misleading Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against Silvergate Capital Corporation and three former executives, alleging ...

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FINRA Accuses Spartan Capital of Widespread Churning That Allegedly Harm...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has brought a disciplinary complaint against Spartan Capital Securities and several senior l...

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California Investors Allege Unsuitable DST Recommendations in FINRA Arbi...

Two investors from the San Francisco Bay Area have filed a FINRA arbitration claim against brokerage firm Realized Financial and its financial a...

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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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