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Ex-Wells Fargo Rep Violated Reg BI With Options: FINRA
By Melanie WaddellJames Eugene Holmes also traded in at least five customers’ accounts without prior authorization, the regulator states.
November 17, 2025
Ex-Fidelity Rep Suspended, Fined Over Outside Business ActivityThe rep made $13,000 selling an automated trading algorithm, FINRA said.
November 17, 2025
RIAs Charged With Inflating AUM and Misrepresenting LocationsThe firms claimed that a separate RIA reported information about their private funds on its own Form ADV.
November 14, 2025
Ex-Raymond James, Morgan Stanley Rep in Hot Water Over LoansSuspended rep Kirk Crossen faces additional disciplinary action for borrowing $400,000 from an elderly client, FINRA says.
November 12, 2025
FINRA Bars Ex-Spartan Capital RepRonald Smith failed to provide all requested information, including electronic communications, concerning excessive trades, FINRA said.
November 10, 2025
Ex-Merrill Rep Suspended Over Outside Business ActivityJeremiah Householder referred four customers to a third-party lender owned by his brother-in-law, FINRA says.
November 07, 2025
FINRA Bars Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep Fired for Recommending Unapproved InvestmentsEric Brian Kleiner also failed to fully disclose an outside investment, according to the regulator's order.
November 07, 2025
Ex-Morgan Stanley Rep Suspended Over Transfers From Wife's IRAFINRA suspended Milwaukee-based Michael J. Schmidt for two months and fined him $5,000.