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A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel has ordered Morgan Stanely to hand over control of three accounts to Chris Bosh in a contentious dispute between the former pro basketball player and his mother over ownership of the funds, according to an arbitration award. The three arbitrators, however, denied claims from Bosh against the firm […]
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A Finra arbitration panel ordered TD Ameritrade Inc. to pay an investor $720,816 in a case involving an alleged lack of oversight of an investment adviser to whom it provided custodial services. In an Aug. 28 award, a three-person, all public Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. arbitration panel found TD Ameritrade liable for losses a […]
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J.P. Morgan Securities has paid $14 million to settle a claim that it failed to supervise a Los Angeles broker who a client accused of a litany of sales, trading and loan promise abuses, according to regulatory filings. The broker, Antoine Souma, joined Morgan Stanley’s private wealth business in June 2016, and “vehemently denies” the […]
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The widow of a Merrill Lynch broker who allegedly specialized in helping employees at Facebook and other “high-technology” firms invest proceeds of their stock options has sued Merrill for $30 million, claiming its distribution of his “book” without paying him or his estate violated his contract and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Richard Hanson, […]
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This week, Finra proposed a rule that would prohibit brokers from removing customer complaints and certain arbitrations that are more than a year old. The action by Finra addresses a growing number of brokers who are asking to have old complaints erased. As Financial Advisor reported in July, the number of brokers seeking to clean up old disciplinary records has […]