Hancock Whitney Investment Services Investigation
November 2021
Hancock Whitney Investment Services was fined and ordered to pay disgorgement and restitution over $2.4 million dollars by regulators for conflicts of interest related to sales of mutual funds for deficiencies with the firm’s email system. Follow this link to review their official FINRA record.
In 9/2020 U S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) assessed alleged that Hancock Whitney violated securities laws and breached its fiduciary duty to customers by collecting excess fees on sales of certain mutual funds. The company was censured, ordered to cease and desist from future violations and ordered to pay disgorgement, interest and a civil penalty totaling $2,337,792.
In 1/2018 FINRA assessed a monetary fine against Hancock Whitney Investment Services of $100,000 to resolve allegations that the company failed to preserve emails in a manner that complied with applicable securities laws. FINRA Case 2016049304801.
Hancock Whitney Investment Services
Hancock Whitney Bank was formed over a century ago and has a service area covering Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas, according to the firm’s website. Hancock Whitney Investment Services, Inc. is a registered broker dealer, member of FINRA and a Registered Investment Advisor and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hancock Whitney Corporation.
Northstar Financial (Bermuda)
Recently a broker in Hancock Whitney’s Covington, LA, office disclosed a pending customer arbitration seeking millions in damages as a result of a recommendation to purchase a Northstar Financial annuity. See this for more details.
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