FINRA Fines EDI Financial, Inc. for Private Placement Offerings
FINRA alleged that EDI Financial, Inc., a registered broker-dealer in Texas, failed to adopt and implement supervisory systems for the solicitation and sale of private placements.
According to FINRA, EDI Financial lacked adequate written procedures concerning what concentration of a customer’s assets could be allocated to private placements. And the firm did not effectively monitor customers’ exposure to private placements.
In addition, FINRA alleged that the firm lacked adequate supervisory systems for conducting due diligence on private placements. For instance, the firm’s written supervisory procedures did not provide adequate guidance on how due diligence was to be documented by the firm and consequently it was found that the firm failed to sufficiently document due diligence conducted on private placements.
Without admitting or denying the facts, EDI Financial resolved the enforcement action and consented to a public censure and $100,000 fine.
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