Washington - FINRA commends Georgetown Law Professor Chris Brummer and other National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) members for their ongoing contributions to FINRA's mission despite online attacks.
News Releases & Statements
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (Morgan Stanley) $650,000 and Scottrade, Inc. $300,000 for failing to implement reasonable supervisory systems to monitor the transmittal of customer funds to third-party accounts. Both firms were cited for the weak supervisory systems by FINRA examination teams in 2011, but neither took necessary steps to correct the supervisory gaps.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert called Plan for Transition: What You Should Know About the Transfer of Brokerage Account Assets on Death.
WASHINGTON — The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) in collaboration with Doorways to Dreams (D2D) Fund today launched an exciting new educational tool in the form of an interactive game that helps investors spot the psychological persuasion tactics used by con artists. The game—available for play on desktop or by downloading the phone or tablet mobile application—is designed to help investors outsmart investment fraud criminals.
Spots Underscore the Ease and Importance of Checking Before You Invest
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today launched a national ad campaign promoting BrokerCheck (brokercheck.finra.org), FINRA's free online tool that allows investors to access information about every broker's employment history, certifications and licenses, as well as regulatory actions, violations or complaints made against them.
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today brought transparency to the asset-backed securities market, providing investors with post-trade price information for asset-backed securities, including those backed by auto loans, credit card receivables and student loans. Transactions in this market represent approximately 400 trades, totaling $3.5 billion in original principal balance, on an average daily basis.
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC $2 million for short interest reporting and short sale rule violations that spanned a period of more than six years, and for failing to implement a supervisory system reasonably designed to detect and prevent such violations.
WASHINGTON – The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that the National Adjudicatory Council’s (NAC) review of its Sanction Guidelines has resulted in a number of significant revisions. In particular, the NAC is amending the overarching principles that apply to sanctions determinations and is revising the Sanction Guidelines to call for tougher sanctions against those who commit fraud or make unsuitable recommendations to customers.
WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for their 2015 National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers. The program is intended to provide an open forum for regulators and industry professionals to discuss compliance practices and exchange ideas on effective compliance structures.
LPL Ordered to Pay Approximately $1.7 Million in Restitution to Customers
WASHINGTON — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured LPL Financial LLC and fined it $10 million for broad supervisory failures in a number of key areas, including the sales of non-traditional exchange-traded funds (ETFs), certain variable annuity contracts, non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other complex products, as well as its failure to monitor and report trades and deliver to customers more than 14 million trade confirmations.