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FINRA Suspends Broker for Impersonating Clients During Account Transfers

Posted on August 11th, 2025 at 11:51 AM
FINRA Suspends Broker for Impersonating Clients During Account Transfers

Chad M. Rogers, a former broker with Independent Financial Partners (IFP) in Oklahoma City, received a 45-day suspension and a $5,000 fine from FINRA after impersonating clients during phone calls to facilitate account transfers.

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SEC Overturns FINRA Bar Against Former Rep, Issues Immediate Suspension Instead

Posted on August 8th, 2025 at 1:41 PM
SEC Overturns FINRA Bar Against Former Rep, Issues Immediate Suspension Instead

In a rare move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scaled back an industry bar by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against former rep Thomas Lykos Jr., converting the sanction into a suspension that ended immediately upon the SEC's decision.

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FINRA Panel Awards $160K in Broker Poaching Dispute Between Former Ameriprise Teammates

Posted on August 7th, 2025 at 4:23 PM
FINRA Panel Awards $160K in Broker Poaching Dispute Between Former Ameriprise Teammates

A FINRA arbitration panel has ordered Kraig R. Bode, an independent broker now affiliated with Sanctuary Wealth, to pay $160,000 in damages to his former teammate, Seth C. Murray, stemming from allegations of client solicitation following Bode’s departure from Ameriprise Financial in October 2021.

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FINRA Bars Former Stifel Broker Amid $133 Million Arbitration Fallout

Posted on August 4th, 2025 at 11:15 AM
FINRA Bars Former Stifel Broker Amid $133 Million Arbitration Fallout

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred former Stifel Financial broker Chuck A. Roberts after a wave of investor complaints linked to his sale of structured products culminated in a $133 million arbitration award and tens of millions in additional settlements.

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FINRA Bars Former Jefferies Advisor After Refusal to Cooperate with Regulatory Probe

Posted on August 1st, 2025 at 11:23 AM
FINRA Bars Former Jefferies Advisor After Refusal to Cooperate with Regulatory Probe

Nicholas Coubrough, a former wealth advisor with Jefferies Financial Group Inc. in Miami, has been permanently barred from the securities industry following his refusal to cooperate with an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

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FINRA Advances Proposal to Allow Limited Use of Performance Projections

Posted on July 11th, 2025 at 2:17 PM
FINRA Advances Proposal to Allow Limited Use of Performance Projections

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is moving forward with a proposal that would give broker-dealers limited ability to market performance projections and targeted returns under specific conditions.

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FINRA Proposes Rule Change to Delay Immediate Sanctions Pending SEC Review

Posted on July 3rd, 2025 at 9:57 AM
FINRA Proposes Rule Change to Delay Immediate Sanctions Pending SEC Review

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has proposed a rule change that would allow broker-dealers and registered representatives to seek a stay of certain disciplinary sanctions before those penalties take effect.

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FINRA Sanctions Advisor for Accepting $1 Million Inheritance from Client Without Firm Approval

Posted on June 27th, 2025 at 12:18 PM
FINRA Sanctions Advisor for Accepting $1 Million Inheritance from Client Without Firm Approval

FINRA has fined and suspended veteran advisor Kenneth J. Malm for accepting a $1 million inheritance from a client without receiving the necessary firm approval.

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FINRA Fines and Suspends Advisor for Selling Away and Receiving Client Loans

Posted on June 25th, 2025 at 11:26 AM
FINRA Fines and Suspends Advisor for Selling Away and Receiving Client Loans

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has sanctioned Jose Antonio “Tony” Navarro for selling unapproved investments and borrowing funds from clients.

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FINRA Fines AAG Capital for RILA Exchange Violations

Posted on June 23rd, 2025 at 1:47 PM
FINRA Fines AAG Capital for RILA Exchange Violations

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has fined AAG Capital $100,000 and ordered the firm to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution after finding it violated Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) by recommending costly registered index-linked annuities (“RILAs") to retail clients in unsuitable product exchanges.

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