February 2019-Leawood, KS The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and…
read moreMarch 3, 2016-Washington, DC The Investment News reported that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren raised doubts during a Senate banking subcommittee hearing about whether FINRA can adequately police itself. Wa During…
read moreJanuary 8, 2015 The Investment News published a summary of the largest penalties handed out in 2015 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which included: Puerto Rican Bonds-A fine…
read moreApril 2018 UPDATE-Berger pleads guilty. See this for details. UPDATE October 2016-BRIAN BERGER FACES WIRE FRAUD CHARGES. The Sun Sentinel reports that Brian M. Berger, 39, of Coral Springs, pleaded…
read moreAugust19, 2015, Jack Allen Scherbert , entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve allegations that he refused to appear for on…
read moreAugust 9, 2015 Wells Fargo Advisors entered into a Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent (AWC) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve allegations that from August 2005-July 2012, the…
read moreApril 2018 Update-Berger pleads guilty to fraud. July 30, 2015 Brian Michael Berger of Fort Lauderdale, FL, entered into a Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent (AWC) with the Financial Industry…
read moreJuly 8, 2015 F-Squared Investments, Inc, an exchange-traded fund manager, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. In December of 2014,…
read moreJune 22, 2015 Tyler Powell entered into a Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent (AWC) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve allegations that he exercised discretion in a…
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