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Wells Fargo, Others Fined $549M for 'Off-Channel' Messages  

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have announced a combined $549 million in fines against an array of banks, including Wells Fargo, for what the SEC calls “widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications.” So reports Ars Technica.

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LPL Financial Agrees to $3M Finra Fine Over FAs’ Theft

LPL Financial has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to settle the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s investigation of its oversight into two financial advisors who “converted”—or stole—$2.4 million in client assets. So reports Investment News.

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Florida Man Targeted Church Members in $35M Ponzi Scam: SEC  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Florida man with operating a Ponzi scheme that took elderly church members’ life savings and turned them into his own luxury cars and private plane trips. So reports People.

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Ex-FA Agrees to SEC Bar After $110M Ponzi Scheme Guilty Plea

A Georgia-based financial advisor has agreed to leave the industry to settle the Securities and Exchange Commission’s charges involving a Ponzi scheme that raised more than $110 million. So reports WealthManagement.com.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley FA Leaves Industry Over Alleged Miscoding

A former Morgan Stanley broker has agreed to a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority bar from the industry after being fired in 2020 over accusations of miscoding trades. So reports AdvisorHub.

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FINRA Bars Ex-FA Over Undisclosed Side Gig  

A former Illinois broker has agreed to a ban from the industry to settle FINRA charges that he failed to disclose a private securities transaction to his then-employer, Ausdal Financial Partners. So reports WealthManagement.com.

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Raymond James to Pay More Than $12M Over 'Unreasonable' Fees  

Raymond James has agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve a group of state regulators’ allegations that it charged “unreasonable commissions” in the last five years. So reports The Boston Globe.

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Broker Indicted in Insider-Trading Scheme Involving Laptop

Federal prosecutors have charged a New York City broker as part of a wider crackdown on insider trading. So reports Bloomberg.

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FA Paid Off Old Investors with New Fund, SEC Claims  

The SEC has charged an investment advisor with deceiving investors by allegedly diverting their funds from a private fund he was starting to pay off investors in three funds he was closing. So reports Alpha Beta Stock Research.

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Smoothie-Tossing Ex-Merrill FA Faces Finra Complaint  

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has filed a complaint against a former Merrill Lynch advisor who was fired last year after throwing a smoothie amid a viral rant at a Connecticut juice shop. So reports Investment News.

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