Broker Dealers
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Barred Broker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Over $7M Ponzi Scheme
By Jeff BermanThe ex-broker used clients' funds on credit card and country club payments, as well as Red Sox tickets.
August 09, 2022
90-Year-Old Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Who Shot Business Partner DiesThe Oklahoma City Police Department says it is "not investigating the death as anything criminal in nature."
August 09, 2022
J.P. Morgan Fined Another $200K Over Broker's Unsuitable Trades in His Grandma's AccountThe firm didn't reasonably supervise an ex-broker who filled his grandmother's account with structured products, FINRA said.
August 09, 2022
60/40 Model 'Is Not Working' in This Market: Focus Financial's AdolfTraditional asset allocation models "really need an update," the head of the RIA aggregator says.
August 08, 2022
FINRA Warns BDs of Spike in E-Signature ForgeriesThe regulator has received a growing number of reports about registered reps forging or falsifying client signatures.
August 05, 2022
Ex-Rep Booted Over Claims of Racism Sues LPL for $95MThe broker-dealer ended its affiliation with Eileen Cure after claims surfaced online that she had refused to hire Black job-seekers.
August 04, 2022
Robinhood CEO Dismisses Talk of Sale to Schwab, Other RivalConsultant Tim Welsh says there's "almost a zero chance" that Schwab would undertake another big deal so soon after its TD Ameritrade acquisition.
August 04, 2022
12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings, 2022In the worst quarter for the S&P 500 since 2020, four big BDs reported earnings growth.