Between January 27, 2021, and February 4, 2021, Wedbush received and approved four fraudulent wire transfer requests from a hacker without taking reasonable steps to confirm whether the requests were genuine. The hacker, who had gained access to an email account belonging to a registered representative at one of Wedbush’s correspondent firms, requested that Wedbush […]
NYSE Regulation filed a Statement of Charges on behalf of NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or “Exchange”) naming Edward W. Wedbush and Wedbush Securities, Inc. as Respondents. In order to resolve the matter, the Exchange entered into an Offer of Settlement and Consent with each Respondent. By stipulation of the parties, the Statement of Charges […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Wedbush Securities Inc. $1.5 million for violating the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Customer Protection and Net Capital Rules, and for related supervisory and books and records failures. The SEC Customer Protection Rule creates requirements to protect customers’ funds and securities. To ensure […]
Bakhtiari & Harrison continues its thorough investigation into the sales practices of Mark Heiden, a broker with Wedbush, particularly scrutinizing his management of client accounts and the significant overconcentration of investments in energy-related stocks. The specific investments under review include: Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. Clearbridge American Energy MLP Goldman Sachs MLP Energy Arch Coal Seadrill […]
An AWC was issued in which the firm was censured and fined $110,000. Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that it engaged in trading unit aggregation but failed to ensure that individual traders were assigned to only one aggregation unit (AGU) at any […]