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FINRA fines broker dealer $750,000
September 13th, 2017
FINRA Hearing Panel Fines C.L. King & Associates $750,000 for Negligent Misrepresentations and Omissions in Connection with Death Put Investments and AML-Related Violations The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that a FINRA extended hearing panel censured Albany, NY-based ...
FINRA Bars Former Morgan Stanley Registered Representative
June 2nd, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has barred former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney registered representative John Batista Bocchino for concealing approximately $190 million in Venezuelan bond trades from the firm, which had restricted such trading ...
FINRA Board approves proposals to strengthen controls on high-risk brokers
May 12th, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Board of Governors approved the next step in FINRA’s ongoing initiative to strengthen controls on brokers with a history of significant past misconduct and to ensure greater accountability for firms that choose to ...
FINRA and Exchanges charge Lek Securities and CEO Samuel F. Lek
March 28th, 2017
FINRA and Exchanges Charge Lek Securities and CEO Samuel F. Lek with Aiding and Abetting Securities Fraud Charges Also Include Market Access Rule, Supervisory and Other Violations The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, along with the New York Stock Exchange; ...
FINRA warns for Binary Options Follow-Up Schemes
March 18th, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an Investor Alert warning anyone involved in binary options trading through unregistered non-U.S. companies to be on guard for a one-two punch: losses followed up by potentially fraudulent pitches to help ...
FINRA named new Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications
February 1st, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has named Josh Drobnyk as its Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications. Mr. Drobnyk will start at FINRA on February 6. Mr. Drobnyk comes to FINRA from the U.S. ...
FINRA reports on potential Implications of Blockchain in the securities industry
January 19th, 2017
Distributed ledger technology (DLT), better known as blockchain, has garnered significant interest in the securities industry, with many market participants indicating a desire for increased regulatory engagement as they explore the technology and its possible applications. In response, the ...
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank $3.25 Million
December 19th, 2016
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank $3.25 Million for Deficient Disclosures Concerning the Operation of Its Alternative Trading System The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $3.25 million for failing to provide ...
FINRA Foundation Publishes In-depth Analysis of U.S. Investors
December 15th, 2016
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) announced today the results of its Investors in the United States 2016 report, which provides a detailed analysis of 2,000 survey respondents from across the United States who hold investments in non-retirement ...
FINRA fined Credit Suisse Securities USA $16.5 million for AML and other violations
December 6th, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $16.5 million for anti-money laundering (AML), supervision and other violations. FINRA found that Credit Suisse’s suspicious activity monitoring program was deficient in ...
