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2023078794701 American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. CRD 18487 acquired by Osaic Wealth, Inc. CRD 23131 AWC vrp.pdf

Unit Investment Trusts (UITs) offer investors the opportunity to invest in a fixed portfolio of securities for a specified term. A recommendation to sell a UIT early causes the customer to forego part of the benefit of the investment for which the customer has already paid. From January 2018 to October 14, 2024, American Portfolios failed to reasonably supervise its registered representatives’ recommendations to sell UITs before maturity to achieve compliance with FINRA Rule 2111 and, beginning June 30, 2020, Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”).

FINRA Orders American Portfolios to Pay $1.2 Million in Restitution and $400,000 in Fines for UIT Supervision Failures

WASHINGTON—FINRA has ordered American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. to pay $1,232,939 in restitution, plus interest, to customers and has fined the member firm $400,000 for failing to reasonably supervise recommendations that customers sell unit investment trusts (UITs) before their maturity dates, which resulted in customers paying unnecessary costs and fees.

SR-FINRA-2026-021

Rule Filing Status: Filed for Immediate Effectiveness

Rule change to temporarily pause assessment of the Trading Activity Fee for three months, for transactions from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.