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An AWC was issued in which the firm was censured and required to provide FINRA with a remediation plan to remediate eligible customers who qualified for, but did not receive, an applicable mutual fund sales-charge waiver. As part of this settlement, the firm agreed to pay restitution to eligible customers, which is estimated to total […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a subpoena enforcement action against 235 limited liability companies (the “LLCs”) based in Delaware and Colorado seeking an order requiring the production of documents. According to the SEC’s application and supporting papers, filed in federal court in Miami: The SEC is investigating whether Woodbridge or others have violated, […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a proposal from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to streamline the process for prospective broker-dealer reps to meet their proficiency requirements, FINRA announced Thursday. The proposal aims to reform the industry exam process, with an eye on expanding opportunities for brokers to enter, or return to, […]
FINRA ordered Morgan Stanley to pay $13 million in fines and restitution to clients for failing to properly supervise trades that increased charges and fees to customers of certain investment funds. FINRA said that Morgan Stanley provided insufficient guidance to its staff on how to detect unsuitable short-term trades of unit investment trusts, or UITs. […]
he Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Westchester, New York-based investment adviser with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments in a Ponzi-like scheme. The SEC alleges that, starting in approximately 2010, Michael Scronic began to raise money from at least 42 friends and acquaintances, many of whom […]