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Registered Rep.
November 7, 2006
Kevin Burke |
NASD Whacks Two Firms with Fines Over Ill-Advised 529 Sales The NASD said on Monday that it has fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans.   |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
John Churchill |
Blotter Shelf Space No No... Broker Gets 14 Years... |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
529 Sales Caught in Sweep The NASD fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans. |
Investment Advisor
July 2006 |
B/d Briefing: News & Products The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on May 31 the institution of proceedings against 15 broker/dealer firms... In the past year nearly 200 advisors have been added to the H&R Block Financial Advisors team... etc. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Jesse Westbrook & David Scheer |
How Big a Hit Will Goldman Take? Congress and the public expect the SEC to extract a big fine |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2006
Michael Mancini |
Lehman: Size Doesn't Matter In what is shaping up to be a record year for most securities firms, Lehman Brothers today announced its fourth-quarter and 2006 full-year results to less fanfare than its investment-banking brethren had earned. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Will Leitch |
NASD Investigates Potential Breakpoint Violations The confusing slew of regulations that have followed on the heels of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has tapped a strange feeling in brokers: the fear of violating securities rules unwittingly. A recent investigation by the NASD shows their worries are not unfounded. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005 |
Blotter Banc One Is No. 1 -- in Fine Size... Fleecing the Flock... Morgan Gets a Slap... |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005 |
Blotter Cooked Books... Direct Violation... Busted Market Timers... |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Lynn Hume |
Ameriprise to Pay $1.25 Million Fine for 529 Sales In a first-of-a-kind enforcement action, the NASD ordered the former American Express Financial Advisors to pay $1.25 million for failing to adequately supervise its sales of Section 529 college savings plans. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Marianne Czernin |
Compliance Tips Registered reps have lots of eyes watching them. Supervisors, compliance personnel, sales directors, and operations all scrutinize reps' activities. But these aren't the only people interested in reps' movements. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 16, 2010
Penny Crosman |
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud in Structuring, Marketing of CDOs "The product was new and complex but the deception and conflicts are old and simple," said Robert Khuzami, director of the division of enforcement. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Christmas Comes Early at Lehman Lehman Brothers decides to award its employees with a down payment on their 2008 bonus, paid in Lehman shares. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2006
Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer As the popularity of 529 plans has grown, federal regulators have worried that unwitting consumers may be unaware of the state-tax benefits offered by their in-state plans. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
The Big Regulatory Fix If the same few companies are behind virtually every major financial scandal and meltdown, why are the regulators talking about tightening up on all financial advisors? |
Registered Rep.
December 4, 2002
Ross Tucker |
Data Overload Five brokerage firms were fined $8.25 million for record-keeping violations. |
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2004
Will Leitch |
IT Spending Expected To Rise in 2004 A new study asserts that Wall St. firms are ready to address one of reps' most common complaints in recent years: the lack of resources devoted to internal infrastructure, especially technology. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005 |
Blotter Not-So-Hot IPO: The NASD fined Thomas Weisel Partners for levying exorbitant commission charges on "hot" IPO shares... Expelled, Reinstated, Expelled: Brokerage firm LH Ross was officially expelled from the securities industry and fined... etc. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2010
April Taylor |
Fraud Charges Aren't Goldman's Only Worry Will the company need another transformation? |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Is All That Glitters Goldman? Goldman Sachs reported second-quarter earnings recently. In the end, this was not the "Goldman" quarter the market was looking for. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NASD Fines Securities America for Failure to Supervise Securities America was fined $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor who allegedly lured clients into early retirement with exaggerated promises of high returns. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Enhances RIA Management Platform... Vanguard Changes Investment Advisory Teams... New ETF Revenue-Based Index Launched... Lehman Brothers Creates An ETN Platform... RCB Small Cap Value Re-Opens... etc. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
Blotter SEC Front Running Probe... NASD Fines Bank of America... |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2006
Kevin Burke |
NASD, NYSE Propose Stiffer Rule on Entertainment Spending With Fidelity Investment brokers being linked with stories of drugs, prostitution and other forms of high-flying partying, regulators are proposing stricter rules to rein in spending on longstanding methods of winning business. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Marianne Czernin |
Don't Let Simple Things Trip You Up! Financial professionals must take the time to make sure they understand what the various regulatory organizations require them to do before they actually do it. They shouldn't go it alone, or they could find themselves in the same situations as these reps. |
Registered Rep.
October 25, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Another One Bites the Dust: Broker Fined Record Amount for Market-Timing Scheme The NASD fined Paul Saunders, a registered rep, CEO and majority owner of James River Capital Corporation, $2.25 million. That sum represents the largest fine against an individual for marketing timing, including disgorgement of about $750,000 in illegal profits. |
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2008 |
Bank of America to Buy Its ARs Back The nation's second-largest bank by assets settled an investigation by Massachusetts regulators, agreeing to buy back $4.5 billion worth of the securities. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
There's No "G" in Lehman Lehman Brothers finished its fiscal first quarter in line with expectations, though it had nothing on Goldman Sachs. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2010
Jennifer Schonberger |
The S&P 500's Biggest Movers Regulatory news puts a dent in the market. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Tim Beyers |
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? |
Registered Rep.
March 24, 2005
Kristen French |
Mutual Fund Enforcement Picks Up Steam On March 23, the SEC and NASD handed out fines in mutual fund-related punishments totaling more than $80 million to five firms. And that is likely just the beginning of a coming avalanche of similar regulatory actions, legal experts say. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
News & Products Mary Schapiro, NASD Chairman and CEO, announced that the regulatory consolidation between NASD and NYSE Member Regulation is on track... Securities America, Inc. launched a new Assistant of the Year program... etc. |
Registered Rep.
July 15, 2010
Kristen French |
Goldman Sachs Agrees To Record $550 Million Abacus Settlement The settlement, which must still be approved by the court, represents the first case brought by the S.E.C.'s new structured and new products unit. |
Registered Rep.
April 16, 2010
French & Mucciolo |
Breaking News: SEC Sues Goldman Sachs For Fraud on CDOs The Securities Exchange Commission sued Goldman Sachs for fraud in connection with mortgage-backed collateralized debt obligations it packaged and sold to investors, securities that have been blamed for 2008-2009 financial collapse. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Bill Singer |
Two-Tiered Justice? A recent SEC report shows that the NASD is far less enthusiastic about policing itself --- despite the fact that such self-regulation is part of its charter. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Goldman Feels the Heat Though it wasn't a terrible quarter for Goldman Sachs, it's become apparent that banking is a terrible industry right now. And after a crazy week, some question even Goldman Sachs' future. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Fidelity Soft No More Payment via soft dollars is an age-old practice on Wall Street, but its days may be numbered. In fact, this week, Fidelity indicated that it will now pay for mutual fund research from Lehman Brothers. This is good for investors. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Much Lovin' for Lehman Investment bank stocks are often proxies for the market; that's not so good right now. Even with the steep declines in May, Lehman doesn't look like a tremendous bargain for investors. |
Registered Rep.
December 29, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Principal-Protected Notes Not So Protected, FINRA Says. In a regulatory notice this month, FINRA warned firms offering structured products not to overstate their level of protection or their potential returns. |
Investment Advisor
October 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
News & Products How sweet it is: KeyCorp is selling its McDonald Investments branch network to UBS... More than a slap: Prudential Securities, Inc. was ordered to pay $600 million to regulators... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 20, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
UBS Adds HNW Reps in San Fran, Atlanta UBS Securities, which has been one of the most aggressive recruiters of the last year or so in the retail brokerage business, continued its hiring efforts, recently bringing on two large producers from Goldman Sachs. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005 |
News Digest SEC Investment Chief Heads to Exit... Compliance: Fund Boards Gain Control over Timing Curbs... Companies: American Funds Charged for Kickbacks... Fidelity Boosts Fund Sales... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Give Us the Money, SEC! The SEC has $52.5 million from a 2002 $1.4 billion settlement made by brokerage firms to spend on investor education. Here are some suggestions on how to exactly to spend it. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Bill Singer |
The Guessing Game If the NASD wishes to dispel the notion that it is biased against smaller members, then it should adopt the NYSE's policy. Unless, of course, it has something to hide. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Goldman Shines On Goldman Sachs kicked off the brokers' earnings season with its third-quarter earnings announcement. Third-quarter performance looks very respectable, highlighting the strength and diversity of the firm's businesses. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2005
Kevin Burke |
NASD Tightens Noose on Hedge Fund Sales Practices A top National Association of Security Dealers official said on Wednesday that the regulatory agency has launched an investigation into brokers selling hedge funds to individual investors without alerting them to the potential risks. |
Registered Rep.
August 2, 2005
Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Fined $6.1 Million for Fee-Based Brokerage Slip-Ups NASD's investigation showed that from January 2001 through December 2003, Morgan Stanley failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system to review and monitor its fee-based brokerage business. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Dumortier & Khattab |
Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc. |
