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Waddell & Reed Ordered to Pay $776,000 Over Reverse Churning

Waddell & Reed has agreed to pay nearly $776,000 to settle charges of misconduct over one of its wrap fee programs, according to the Securit...

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Sparkster Ordered to Pay $35 Million Over Unregistered Crypto Asset Offe...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease-and-desist order against Sparkster and its CEO, Sajjad Daya, over an unregistere...

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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Ponzi Scheme

A former North Carolina-based Morgan Stanley advisor has pleaded guilty to two felony counts in connection with a Ponzi scheme he operated.

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SEC Charges Real Estate Investment Firm and Owner Over $100 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Secured Income Group, Inc. along with its owner, Max McDermott, and its head investor relatio...

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SEC Charges Unregistered Crypto Assets Advisor and Owner With Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Chicago Crypto Capital along with its owner, Brian Amoah, and two former salesman, Darc...

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SEC Charges Loop Capital Markets with Violating Municipal Advisor Regist...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Loop Capital Markets for allegedly providing advice to a municipal entity without registering...

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SEC Charges Four Underwriters to Enforce Municipal Bond Disclosure Law

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Oppenheimer & Co. and additionally announced settlements with BNY Mellon...

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FINRA Fines Financial Advisory Firm After Elderly Client Was Loaded Up o...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has agreed to an $86,000 settlement with SagePoint Financial over allegations that the firm ...

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FINRA Fines Another Financial Advisory Firm Over GPB Private Placement S...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a $60,000 fine to Sanctuary Securities, formerly known as David A. Noyes & Co...

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CFP Board Lifts Interim Suspension of Former UBS Advisor

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) has lifted an interim suspension it had imposed against a former UBS advisor afte...

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Delaware Regulators Fine Kovack Advisors $985,000

Kovack Advisors Inc., the registered investment adviser affiliate of independent broker-dealer Kovack Securities Inc., agreed to pay a $985,000 ...

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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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