Between October 2016 and December 2022, Lang engaged in outside business activities without prior written disclosure to his two member firms. As a result, Lang violated FINRA Rules 3270 and 2010. For these violations, Lang is suspended for four months in all capacities and fined $5,000.

From January through December 2023, while associated with Pruco Securities, Carter recommended that two retail customers, a married couple, engage in options trading that was not in their best interest or suitable for them. As a result, Carter willfully violated Rule 15l-1(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and violated FINRA Rules 2360(b)(19)(A) and 2010.

From November 2023 to February 2025, Jean-Bart failed to timely respond to requests for information and documents issued pursuant to FINRA Rule 8210. As a result, Jean- Bart violated FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010 and is suspended for ten months and fined $5,000.

FINRA’s research rules provide important investor protections and foster trust in the capital formation process by requiring transparency of conflicts in research reports that may inform investment decisions. Between January 2007 through May 2025, Deutsche Bank violated multiple research report disclosure requirements, impacting approximately 110,000 debt and equity research reports, in violation of FINRA Rules 2241 and 2242 and predecessor NASD rules.