Search Results for: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
SEC warns for fraudsters who may attempt to manipulate share prices by using social media
November 6th, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (“OIEA”) is issuing this Investor Alert to warn investors about fraudsters who may attempt to manipulate share prices by using social media to spread false or ...
FINRA warns that trading Binary Options can be extremely risky
October 27th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert, Binary Options: These All-Or-Nothing Options Are All-Too-Often Fraudulent. FINRA published the alert to warn investors that trading binary options can be extremely risky. Unlike other types of options ...
FINRA Sanctions 12 Firms a Total of $6.7 Million
October 21st, 2015
More than $4 Million in Restitution Ordered to Affected Customers The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued an announcement to inform that: That it has ordered 12 firms to pay restitution totaling more than $4 million and fines ...
FINRA Sanctions Santander Securities LLC $6.4 Million
October 14th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it ordered Santander Securities LLC to pay approximately $4.3 million in restitution to certain customers who were solicited to purchase Puerto Rican Municipal Bonds (PRMBs). Additionally, the firm will pay ...
Securities broker dealer for bankruptcy liquidation amid legal claims
September 25th, 2015
An 82-employee securities broker-dealer has shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after customers asked a federal judge to enforce a $1.54 million arbitration award. Fintegra’s Sept. 16 petition for bankruptcy protection lists $1.8 million in assets ...
FINRA Sanctions 10 Former Global Arena Representatives
September 16th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that as a result of a 2014 onsite exam, it found securities violations including various misleading sales pitches, customer account churning and other business misconduct at Global Arena Capital Corp. It has ...
FINRA Issues Investor Alert, Messaging Apps Are Latest Platform for Delivering Pump-And-Dump Scams
September 4th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called Messaging Apps Are Latest Platform for Delivering Pump-And-Dump Scams. FINRA’s new Alert warns investors to be wary of stock promotions sent through increasingly popular messaging apps such as ...
FINRA Fines Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. $2 Million for Net Capital Deficiencies
August 25th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured and fined Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. $2 million for net capital deficiencies and for related supervisory failures. The net capital deficiencies occurred on three separate dates ...
FINRA Bars Former Caldwell Broker for Churning Customer Accounts
August 10th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has permanently barred Richard Adams, a former registered representative of Caldwell International Securities Corp., from the securities industry for churning customers’ accounts and other securities rule violations. Adams also ...
FINRA USA Fines Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000
August 5th, 2015
Two Chief Compliance Officers Fined and Suspended Aegis CEO Fined and Suspended for Failure to Report Liens The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Aegis Capital Corp. $950,000 for improperly selling unregistered penny stocks ...
