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FINRA Suspends Former CEO of CFG Capital Markets

Posted on December 17th, 2020 at 4:01 PM
FINRA Suspends Former CEO of CFG Capital Markets

Former CFG Capital Markets (“CFGCM”) CEO and Executive Managing Director, Kevin Rast, has agreed to pay a $7,500 fine and serve a four-month suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity.

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Infinity Financial Services to Pay $35,000 Fine for Failure to Investigate New Hires

Posted on December 10th, 2020 at 4:22 PM
Infinity Financial Services to Pay $35,000 Fine for Failure to Investigate New Hires

Infinity Financial Services has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to settle allegations made by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

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FINRA Arbitrator Finds Wells Fargo Defamed Former Employee

Posted on December 4th, 2020 at 2:45 PM
FINRA Arbitrator Finds Wells Fargo Defamed Former Employee

In November 2020, a FINRA arbitrator found that Wells Fargo defamed a former employee on her Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Registration (“Form U-5”). The

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FINRA Suspends Former J.P. Morgan Securities Advisor

Posted on December 2nd, 2020 at 4:21 PM
FINRA Suspends Former J.P. Morgan Securities Advisor

Former J.P. Morgan Securities advisor David Beston agreed to pay a $5,000 fine and serve a five-month suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity.

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FINRA Suspends Multiple Advisors for Taking Client Information

Posted on November 30th, 2020 at 3:07 PM
FINRA Suspends Multiple Advisors for Taking Client Information

Daniel Hee, a former advisor at UBS Wealth Management USA, and Joseph D. Olheiser, a former Morgan Stanley advisor, have each been ordered by FINRA to pay a $5,000 fine and serve a ten-day suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity.

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FINRA Suspends Former Stifel Advisor for UIT Violations

Posted on November 25th, 2020 at 2:30 PM
FINRA Suspends Former Stifel Advisor for UIT Violations

Kurt J. Gunter, a former Stifel advisor, has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine and serve a three-month suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity.

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Respondent in FINRA Enforcement Arbitration Seeks Injunction to Stop Remote Hearing

Posted on November 19th, 2020 at 9:19 AM
Respondent in FINRA Enforcement Arbitration Seeks  Injunction to Stop Remote Hearing

Alpine Securities Corp, a respondent in a FINRA Enforcement arbitration, has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Utah seeking to enjoin FINRA from holding an enforcement arbitration hearing virtually, Law360 reported.

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FINRA Discusses Regulatory Focus for Registered Index-Linked Annuities

Posted on November 12th, 2020 at 2:37 PM
FINRA Discusses Regulatory Focus for Registered Index-Linked Annuities

At a recent conference, FINRA CEO Robert Cook provided some guidance on registered index-linked annuities (“RILAs”), according to an article in ThinkAdvisor.

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FINRA Suspends Former Wells Fargo Advisor

Posted on November 11th, 2020 at 8:42 AM
FINRA Suspends Former Wells Fargo Advisor

Former Wells Fargo advisor, David R. Oakes, agreed to serve a six-month suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity.

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FINRA Adopts New Rule for Advisors Holding a Position of Trust

Posted on November 3rd, 2020 at 9:24 AM
FINRA Adopts New Rule for Advisors Holding a Position of Trust

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted a new rule that will limit an advisor’s ability to hold a “position of trust” for a client, such as a power or attorney, trustee or executor.

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