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2021072581901 Avenue Securities LLC CRD 292589 AWC lp (2025-1740269998445).pdf

From January 2020 through March 2023, Avenue Securities, through its affiliated companies, provided advertising materials and marketing to customers in Brazil. On behalf of Avenue and its affiliated companies, those affiliates paid individuals with followings on social media sites (commonly known as “influencers”) to promote the firm in social media communications. Avenue Securities, through its affiliates, assisted in providing guidance to influencers about how to promote the Avenue brand.

2021070498106 Alfred S. Vanderlaan CRD 1172406 AWC gg (2025-1740183600286).pdf

Vanderlaan recommended that two retail customers invest in GWG L Bonds, which were speculative, unrated corporate bonds. Vanderlaan's recommendations to Customer A in August 2020 and Customer Bin December 2020 and February 2021 were not in the customers' best interests based on their investment profiles. Vanderlaan therefore willfully violated Rule 15/-l(a)(l) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Reg BI) and violated FINRA Rule 2010.