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UBS Sues Former Advisor Robert Turner Over Alleged Misappropriation of C...

UBS Financial Services has filed suit against a former Waco, Texas, advisor who allegedly misappropriated nearly...

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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Advisor Over Alleged $39 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against EIA All Weather Alpha Fund I Partne...

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SEC Charges RiverSource Distributors With Improper Switching of Variable...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to a settlement with RiverSource Distributors Inc. for i...

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When Custodians Defame Investment Advisers to Their Clients In Terminati...

SPECIAL ALERT: When custodians defame investment advisers to their clients in terminating investment manager service agreements

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NASAA Members Approve Model Rule Addressing Unpaid Client Arbitration Aw...

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and its members have voted to adopt a model rul...

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FINRA Revives Plan To Design Expungement Arbitrator Roster

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has announced that it has approved amendments to a rule crea...

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Wells Fargo Ordered To Pay Former Credit Suisse Advisor Nearly a Million...

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Wells Fargo to pay $987,300 in c...

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SEC Obtains Emergency Relief To Halt Alleged Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has successfully obtained emergency relief, including asset freezes...

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SEC Bars Advisor For Misleading Statements Regarding Woodbridge Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has barred an advisor who made misleading statements in connection ...

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Investor Advocates Push SEC to Investigate Mandatory Arbitration Require...

A coalition of investor advocates has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the use ...

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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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