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American Portfolios Ordered to Pay $4.6 Million in Restitution Over Cash...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered American Portfolios Financial Services to return $4.6 million to customers and p...

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FINRA Fines Kingswood Capital Partners $150,000 for Supervisory Failures...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) censured and fined San Diego–based broker-dealer Kingswood Capital Partners $150,000 a...

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FINRA Removes Arbitrators in Stifel Case, Drawing Scrutiny Over Impartia...

FINRA agreed to remove two potential arbitrators from an upcoming Stifel Financial arbitration tied to former Miami-based broker Chuck Roberts, ...

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Cetera Fined $1.1 Million Over Supervisory and AML Deficiencies

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has censured and fined Cetera Financial Group $1.1 million after identifying supervisory sys...

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CFTC Signals New Rulemaking for Prediction Markets and Crypto Oversight

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to develop new regulations governing the growing prediction markets industry, Chairman Mic...

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Ameriprise Advisor Phishing Incident Potentially Exposes Client Data

A phishing incident involving an Ameriprise Financial advisor potentially exposed the personal information of hundreds of clients, according to ...

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Merrill Lynch Expands Client Disclosures on Crypto and AI Risks

Merrill Lynch updated its required client disclosure brochure to address, for the first time, the evolving risks tied to cryptocurrency-linked i...

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FINRA Orders Osaic Unit to Pay Over $5 Million for Misleading Bank Depos...

The Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered independent broker-dealer Osaic and its acquired firm, American Portfolios Financial Services...

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Delaware Regulators Fine Kovack Advisors $985,000

Kovack Advisors Inc., the registered investment adviser affiliate of independent broker-dealer Kovack Securities Inc., agreed to pay a $985,000 ...

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FINRA Fines Broker-Dealer for Repeated Form CRS Disclosure Failures

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined VSI Securities Inc., formerly known as Venecredit Securities Inc., $20,000 for failing...

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Modern Fraud Schemes Escalate in Scale and Sophistication

A recent panel discussion at the Financial Services Institute OneVoice conference in San Diego highlighted how rapidly evolving fraud schemes co...

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FINRA Suspends Former Stifel Broker Over Costly Account Switching Trades

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) suspended a former Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.

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FINRA Suspends Cetera Broker for Accepting $50,000 Client Bequest Withou...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) imposed a $10,000 fine and a seven-month suspension on an independent broker for accepting a...

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