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FINRA Penalizes Former LPL Advisor for Falsified Signatures

A former LPL Financial advisor, Bradley T. Wastler, has received a ten-month suspension and a $7,500 fine from the Financial Industry Regulatory...

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Bankruptcy Court Approves DWG's Reorganization Plan

The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas has approved GWG Holdings Inc.'s reorganization plan.

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Fifth Circuit Upholds Conviction of UDF Executives in Securities Fraud Case

In a recent ruling, the Fifth Circuit upheld the conviction of United Development Funding (UDF) executives on multiple charges of wire and secur...

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SEC Finds Deficiencies in Broker-Dealers' Anti-Money Laundering Policies

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an alert to broker-dealers regarding deficiencies found in their examinations related to...

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Judge Directs RIA's Poaching Suit Against Cambridge to Arbitration

A Virginia federal judge recently dismissed a complaint filed by a registered investment advisor (RIA), Colonial River Wealth Advisors, against ...

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DOJ Accuses Advisors of $5M Fraud Amid Lawsuit Against Trump Attorney

The Justice Department has charged investment advisor brothers Adam and Daniel Kaplan with wire and investment fraud and money laundering. ...

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Former J.P. Morgan Advisor Receives Additional Sanctions For Misleading ...

Last year, a J.P. Morgan advisor, Howard S. Rothman, was required to pay $100,000 due to alleged perjury during a contentious arbitration with h...

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SEC Accuses Florida Resident of Running $35 Million Ponzi Scheme Targeti...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brent Seaman and several entities under his management with conducting fraudulent activ...

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SEC Proposes Reforms for Internet-Exclusive Investment Advisers

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) introduced proposed amendments to the rule that allows specific investment ad...

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FINRA Fines LPL Over Failure to Detect Harmful Wire Transfers to Clients

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) imposed a $3 million fine on LPL Financial for failing to oversee two financial advisor...

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Investor Redemptions Rise in Nontraded BDCs Amid Credit Concerns

Financial advisors and their clients have increased redemptions from nontraded business development companies (BDCs) following a series of high-...

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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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