SEC Fines UBS $3.5M for Overcharging Retirees and Charities

Posted on November 8th, 2017 at 1:54 PM
SEC Fines UBS $3.5M for Overcharging Retirees and Charities

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

The SEC has fined UBS Financial Services Inc. $3.5 million, settling claims that it overcharged retirees and charities for mutual funds. UBS neither admitted nor denied the findings that it violated several securities laws.

More specifically, according to the SEC, from at least January 2010 through June 2015, UBS neglected to inform its customers that they were eligible for less expensive mutual funds and did not disclose that the customers’ purchases of the more expensive share classes would negatively impact the overall return on the customers’ investment. Approximately 15,000 customers were overcharged, paying more than $18.5 million than they needed to.

In addition to the fine of $3.5 million, UBS agreed to attempt to find the 970 customers who either did not cash or deposit their payments or who have changed their addresses.

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