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Morgan Stanley Ordered to Pay $782,000 Over Mismanagement of Client’s ...

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Morgan Stanley to pay $782,000 to a client’s estate a...

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Non-Traded REIT Redemptions Exceed 350% of Fundraising in February

Fundraising among non-traded real estate investment trusts has dipped to $489 million in February 2023, which constitutes the lowest point ...

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SEC Charges Financial Advisor With Misappropriating Funds From NBA Players

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former Morgan Stanley advisor, Darryl Cohen, with misappropriating nearly $1 mil...

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Coinbase Receives SEC Wells Notice Regarding Intent to File Suit Over Cr...

Coinbase Global announced that it has received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declaring the regulator&rsq...

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FINRA Suspends Long Island Advisor Over Inaccurate Client Contact Notes

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a two-month suspension to a Long Island-based advisor, Derek Rehill, for all...

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SEC Charges Financial Advisor and Firm for Defrauding Clients with Annui...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Massachusetts-based financial advisor, Jeffrey Cutter, and his firm, Cutter Financial...

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Heartland Bank & Trust Co. Agrees to $9 Million Settlement For Allegedly...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to a $9 million settlement
with Heartland Bank & Trust Co. over the bank’...

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Morgan Stanley Obtains TRO Against Pennsylvania LPL Advisor Over Inherit...

A federal judge has awarded Morgan Stanley a temporary restraining order (TRO)
against a Pennsylvania-based advisor who recently departed f...

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Sanford Bernstein & Co. and Alliance Bernstein Face FINRA Arbitration Cl...

Sanford Bernstein & Co. and Alliance Bernstein (Bernstein) are facing what could be the first of several Financial Industry Regulatory Autho...

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Silver Star Properties REIT Pursuing “Complete Separation” From Hartman

Silver Star Properties REIT, formerly known as Hartman Short Term Income PropertiesXX Inc., announced that the company is “currently in di...

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FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer for Repeated Form CRS Disclosure Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined VSI Securities Inc., formerly known as Venecredit Securities Inc., $20,000 for failing...

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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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