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FINRA Fines, Suspends Rep for Sharing CFP Board Exam Content
By Melanie WaddellAfter passing the CFP Board exam, the rep disclosed exam content to others, FINRA says.
June 28, 2024
FINRA Goes Quiet as Its Caseload PlungesTotal fines are down by half since 2016, raising the question: Will the watchdog catch the industry's next big fraud?
June 28, 2024
Ex-New York Life Rep Falsified Applications: FINRAShe paid premiums for customers and collected commissions, FINRA says.
June 26, 2024
LPL Rep Suspended for Trading in Deceased Client's AccountThe advisor falsely stated that he spoke with the client about the trade before their death, FINRA said.
June 24, 2024
Ex-LPL Rep Suspended for Allegedly Sending Client Data to WifeThe broker then forwarded the data to a contact at LPL, his prospective employer at the time, FINRA says.
June 17, 2024
Principal Ordered to Pay $7.3M to Medical Research FoundationThe foundation says the company let an advisor recommend unsuitable life and annuity products.
June 13, 2024
Wells Fargo Fires Over a Dozen for 'Simulation of Keyboard Activity'The staffers, all in the firm's Wealth and Investment Management unit, were discharged after faking work.
June 13, 2024
FINRA Slaps Rep for Texts, LinkedIn MessagesThe rep exchanged more than 1,000 business communication outside allowed channels, FINRA says.