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FINRA Sanctions Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC $1 Million for Supervisory Failures
December 21st, 2015
Firm Failed to Follow Up on Red Flags to Detect or Prevent Theft of Funds From Senior Investors by Fraudster Posing as Fidelity Broker The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it fined Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC $500,000 ...
Paul P. Andrews of FINRA Named IOSCO Secretary General
December 16th, 2015
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today announced it has appointed Paul P. Andrews as its new Secretary General. Mr. Andrews is currently the Vice President and Managing Director of International at the Financial Industry ...
FINRA: 3 Things to Keep in Mind if the Fed Raises Rates
December 15th, 2015
As media stories report on a potential hike in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve, here are three things to keep in mind. First, while it is generally true that bond prices fall when interest rates rise, ...
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million
November 20th, 2015
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million for Violating Regulation SHO and Short Interest Reporting Rules The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 million for violating Regulation SHO, ...
FINRA fines Scottrade $2.6 Million
November 17th, 2015
FINRA Fines Scottrade $2.6 Million for Significant Failures in Required Electronic Records and Email Retention The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it fined Scottrade, Inc. $2.6 million for failing to retain a large number of securities-related ...
FINRA warns that trading Binary Options can be extremely risky
October 27th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert, Binary Options: These All-Or-Nothing Options Are All-Too-Often Fraudulent. FINRA published the alert to warn investors that trading binary options can be extremely risky. Unlike other types of options ...
FINRA Sanctions 12 Firms a Total of $6.7 Million
October 21st, 2015
More than $4 Million in Restitution Ordered to Affected Customers The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued an announcement to inform that: That it has ordered 12 firms to pay restitution totaling more than $4 million and fines ...
FINRA Sanctions Santander Securities LLC $6.4 Million
October 14th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it ordered Santander Securities LLC to pay approximately $4.3 million in restitution to certain customers who were solicited to purchase Puerto Rican Municipal Bonds (PRMBs). Additionally, the firm will pay ...
FINRA Sanctions 10 Former Global Arena Representatives
September 16th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that as a result of a 2014 onsite exam, it found securities violations including various misleading sales pitches, customer account churning and other business misconduct at Global Arena Capital Corp. It has ...
FINRA Issues Investor Alert, Messaging Apps Are Latest Platform for Delivering Pump-And-Dump Scams
September 4th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called Messaging Apps Are Latest Platform for Delivering Pump-And-Dump Scams. FINRA’s new Alert warns investors to be wary of stock promotions sent through increasingly popular messaging apps such as ...