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Hightower Fails To Stop Former Advisor From Establishing Competing Business

A former Alabama-based Hightower advisor has prevailed in court after the firm attempted to stop the advisor from establishing a competing firm....

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FTX Investor Files Suit Against Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, Paradigm

A cryptocurrency investor has filed suit against private equity firms including Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo, and Paradigm for improperly toutin...

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FINRA Finds Schwab Liable to Investor For Recommending Unsuitable Comple...

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Charles Schwab to pay an investor and his designated beneficiary...

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Morgan Stanley Ordered to Pay $7.8 Million Over Improper Hiring of Schwa...

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Morgan Stanley to pay $7.8 million after its improperly recruite...

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Prospect BDC Releases Going Concern Warning

Prospect Floating Rate and Alternative Income Fund Inc. (“Prospect”) announced in its most recent quarterly report submitted to the ...

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SEC Examiners to Target Complex Products, Annuities, Non-Traded REITs in...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Examinations Division will target advisors’ recommendations of complex deriva...

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Former Edward Jones Advisor Prevails in TRO Dispute After Joining Amerip...

A federal judge has denied Edward Jones’ request to restrict an Illinois-based advisor from contacting his former clients after departing ...

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Hightower Sues Texas Advisor Who Departed For Avidian

Hightower Advisors has filed suit against a Texas-based advisor, James McGinness, for allegedly misappropriating confidential client information...

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Hartman vREIT XXI Suspends Investor Distributions

Hartman vREIT XXI announced that its sponsor, Hartman Income REIT Management, has indefinitely suspended investor distributions. 

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SEC Charges Centaurus Financial, Branch Manager, and Advisor Over Unsuit...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to a settlement with Centaurus Financial, branch manager Ricky Mantei, and financial adv...

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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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