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FINRA Fines and Suspends Merrill Lynch Advisor Over Unauthorized Role as...

Frederick R. Watson, a veteran advisor with 37 years of experience at Merrill Lynch, has been fined $10,000 and suspended for four months by the...

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SEC Raises Concerns Over Arbitration Clauses in Investment Advisory Agre...

A cautionary note has been sounded by an investor advocacy group operating within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signaling potent...

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Financial Advisors Set to Boost Client Allocations to Alternative Assets...

A recent independent survey conducted by CAIS and Mercer reveals that 62 percent of financial advisors currently allocate between 6 percent and ...

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Former JPMorgan Advisor Agrees to Injunction Amid Solicitation Allegations

A former JPMorgan advisor sued last week, in connection with his transition to an independent practice with Kestra Private Wealth Services, has ...

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JPMorgan Pursues Legal Action Against Advisor Who Moved to Wells Fargo

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has initiated legal action, seeking a temporary restraining order against former employee Jeffry Neal Carel. 

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SEC Charges Investment Advisor Justin Murphy for $3.4 Million Investor F...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Justin Murphy and his investment management firm, Mara Investments, LLC, for fraudulent...

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FINRA Bars New Jersey Advisor Over Alleged Securities Violations and Ref...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred New Jersey advisor Anthony J. Cantone for refusing to provide testimony in an inv...

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Merrill Edge Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Interest Rates

Merrill Edge, the online brokerage and advisory arm of Merrill Lynch, is facing a class action lawsuit.

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SEC Greenlights Spot Bitcoin ETFs

In a groundbreaking move, U.S. regulators have approved the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) directly investing in Bitcoin.

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Salt Lake City Wells Fargo Advisor Accepts FINRA Bar Following SEC Settl...

Louis P. Goff, a former Wells Fargo Advisors broker in Salt Lake City, Utah, has agreed to a bar from the brokerage industry imposed by the Fina...

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NASAA Advances Investment Adviser Advertising Reforms and Franchise Brok...

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has approved significant regulatory initiatives aimed at modernizing oversight ...

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Illinois Regulators Accuse "Mr. Finance" of Operating Unlicensed Investm...

Illinois securities regulators have accused a Chicago-area businessman known as "Mr.

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FINRA Suspends Former Stifel Rep for Undisclosed Customer Settlements

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended a former Stifel representative for three months and imposed a $10,000 fine aft...

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