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Stifel Ordered to Pay $133 Million in FINRA Arbitration

Stifel Financial’s retail broker-dealer must pay nearly $133 million in damages following a FINRA arbitration tied to Miami-based advisors...

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Former UBS Advisors Sue Firm Over Unpaid Wages and Business Expense Dedu...

Two former UBS financial advisors have filed a class action lawsuit accusing UBS of failing to reimburse necessary business expenses, unlawfully...

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FINRA Bars Advisor for Raising $11 Million in Unapproved Private Investm...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred a 21-year industry veteran for engaging in unapproved private securities transact...

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Vanguard Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over $100 Account Closure Fee

Vanguard is facing a federal class-action lawsuit over a $100 fee imposed on brokerage customers who close their accounts and transfer funds to ...

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Commonwealth Financial and Former Edward Jones Advisors Ordered to Pay $...

An arbitration panel has ordered independent broker-dealer Commonwealth Financial and a group of advisors formerly with Edward D. Jones & Co...

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CFP Board Seeks Public Input on Changes to Certification Rules

The CFP Board is requesting public comment on proposed revisions to its procedural rules regarding certification eligibility for candidates with...

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CFTC Unveils New Guidelines to Reward Cooperation and Self-Reporting in ...

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a new advisory that formalizes how it will evaluate cooperation and self-reporti...

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LPL Financial Experiences Trading System Outage Amid Market Volatility

LPL Financial, the largest independent broker-dealer in the U.S., experienced widespread system outages on April 3rd, preventing advisors from e...

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FINRA Seeks Public Input on Rule Modernization

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is conducting a comprehensive review of its rules and is soliciting feedback from industry p...

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Bybit Suffers Massive $1.5 Billion Crypto Hack Amid Security Concerns

Bybit, a major cryptocurrency exchange, has fallen victim to a devastating security breach, resulting in the theft of approximately $1.5 billion...

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Stifel Ordered to Pay $133 Million in FINRA Arbitration

Stifel Financial’s retail broker-dealer must pay nearly $133 million in damages following a FINRA arbitration tied to Miami-based advisors...

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Former UBS Advisors Sue Firm Over Unpaid Wages and Business Expense Dedu...

Two former UBS financial advisors have filed a class action lawsuit accusing UBS of failing to reimburse necessary business expenses, unlawfully...

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FINRA Bars Advisor for Raising $11 Million in Unapproved Private Investm...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred a 21-year industry veteran for engaging in unapproved private securities transact...

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