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FINRA Panel Slams Credit Suisse for Failing to Pay Deferred Comp to Ex-Brokers
By Jeff BermanThe firm must pay $5.2 million in damages plus hefty interest payments.
December 28, 2021
Ex-Waddell & Reed, NYLife Reps Sanctioned for Alleged ForgeryFINRA bars the former New York Life registered representative, while fining and suspending the ex-Waddell & Reed rep.
December 28, 2021
What's Next for Build Back Better, Form CRS and the New Fiduciary Rule?Greg Valliere, Ron Rhoades and Fred Reish weigh in on what lies ahead for new laws and rules coming out of Washington in 2022.
December 22, 2021
FINRA Fines Merrill $950K for Failing to Red-Flag Reps Stealing From ClientsTwo of the firm's reps stole over $6 million from 13 clients in separate schemes that ran for several years, according to FINRA.
December 21, 2021
FINRA Orders Advisor Group, LPL, MML, UBS, Wells Fargo to Pay $9.5M Over 529 PlansFINRA has been encouraging firms to self-report problems with 529 plan share class recommendations.
December 20, 2021
FINRA Upholds Bar of Ex-Broker Caught Cheating on Series 24 ExamThe ex-broker and compliance officer for a firm in Texas allegedly wrote test information on his driver's license, fingers and forearm.
December 17, 2021
RBC Capital to Pay $1M for Failing to Police High-Yield Bond InvestmentsThe firm failed to review more than 100 accounts for potentially unsuitable concentrations of high-yield bonds, FINRA says.
December 15, 2021
SEC Needs to Improve Oversight of FINRA: GAOSEC's oversight of FINRA lacks documented policies and procedures for determining which findings and corrective actions to track.