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FINRA Fines Oppenheimer & Co., Trader for Overcharging on Muni Trades
By Melanie WaddellOppenheimer, through its head trader, charged excessive markups on 89 transactions, FINRA says.
December 03, 2013
FINRA Bars Brokers for Fleecing Elderly WidowThe two brokers took $300,000 from a widow with diminished mental capacity, FINRA said.
November 12, 2013
FINRA Expands BrokerCheckInvestors can now search both the BrokerCheck and IARD record of any securities professional or firm directly on the FINRA home page.
November 06, 2013
FINRA Fines TD Ameritrade Clearing $1.2M for Options Trading ViolationsTimely and complete information "about large options positions is necessary to conduct market surveillance and to protect the integrity of the marketplace," FINRA says.
October 31, 2013
SEC, DOL, FINRA Enforcement: SAC Capital Could Plead GuiltyAmong other recent enforcement actions, DOL retrieved $1.6 million for Sunkist employees and FINRA fined and censured Scottrade.
October 28, 2013
‘Alarming’ Number of Broker Arbitration Records Wiped Clean: StudyA study of more than 1,600 arbitration cases over the past five years shows an alarmingly high rate of brokers who were able to get their arbitration histories wiped clean, according to a report released in mid-October by the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA).
October 21, 2013
When disaster strikes: How good is your plan?If another Superstorm Sandy struck, could you get back online within 24 to 48 hours?
October 21, 2013
When disaster strikes: How good is your plan?If another Superstorm Sandy struck, could you get back online within 24 to 48 hours?