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FINRA Launches Targeted Exam of Fund Fee Waivers
By Melanie WaddellThe targeted exam was prompted by a June 4 settlement with Merrill Lynch.
November 02, 2020
FINRA: Ex-BofA Analyst Charged 'Adult Entertainment' on Corporate CardThe analyst charged about $21,000 at an "adult venue," FINRA says.
October 29, 2020
FINRA Limits Brokers' Ability to Serve as BeneficiariesA new rule requires firms' approval for brokers serving in positions of trust, such as beneficiary or executor, for clients.
October 23, 2020
FINRA Amends Sanction Guidelines to Protect Older AdultsThe revision, effective immediately, "is consistent with FINRA's view that certain investors may need additional protections," says attorney Brian Rubin.
October 20, 2020
Ex-SagePoint Rep Invested Clients' Funds in Sham Pension SchemeThe former broker invested $210,000 of his client's money in private securities transactions without his firm's approval, FINRA says.
October 19, 2020
FINRA Files to Boost Arbitrators' PayLawyers for investors support the pay hike but "we do not want arbitrators to be doing this as their living," says PIABA's Sam Edwards.
October 16, 2020
FINRA Bars Ex-Ameriprise Rep Who Took $42,000 From a ClientThe broker had been terminated after allegedly converting the elderly client's funds for his own use.
October 14, 2020
FINRA Fines Ex-Merrill Rep Who Hid Apartment Rental BusinessThe former broker voluntarily resigned from Merrill while under internal review, FINRA says.