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Ex-Merrill Lynch Banker Suspended by FINRA for Crypto Business
2019-06-13T12:14:24.000+02:00
Kyung Soo Kim will also have to pay a $5,000 fine for starting a mining operation without informing his employers
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SeedInvest’s Alternative Trading System Wins FINRA Approval
2019-04-26T18:39:09.000+02:00
SeedInvest will provide secondary market liquidity for ICO tokens that are offered and sold as securities.
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Cantor Fitzgerald Fined $2 Million Over Short Sales Violations
2019-03-05T20:46:55.000+02:00
Finra also said Cantor repeatedly ignored “red flags,” including internal audit findings from its staff.
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FINRA Reports Explosion in Market Data Volumes in 2018
2019-02-05T16:31:28.000+02:00
The regulatory body attributed the increase to spikes in volatility and growth in market electronification
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FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $5.5 Million for AML Violations
2018-12-27T08:58:48.000+02:00
The bank did not comply with the AML-rules for over 5 years and ignored warnings by its own system.
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Heightened Supervision Measures are Lacking Amongst Broker-Dealers
2018-09-26T09:36:18.000+02:00
An examination found some of its members have no heightened supervision measures in place at all.
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FINRA Makes Its First Fraud Charges Against ICOs, Targets HempCoin
2018-09-11T19:27:13.000+02:00
Ayre repackaged HempCoin tokens and promoted it as “a security backed by RMTN common stock".
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FINRA Elects Three Governors to its Board
2018-08-29T08:25:02.000+02:00
Brian Kovack was re-elected to the board as its sole mid-size firm representative.
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FINRA Fines Interactive Brokers $5.5 Million for Violating SEC Regulation
2018-08-20T18:40:08.000+02:00
The broker was charged with supervisory failings regarding naked short positions for a period of at least three years.
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Nasdaq and FINRA to Raise Reporting Fees for Dark Pool Trades
2018-08-15T09:18:16.000+02:00
The raised prices are in response to higher operational costs and off-exchange trading volumes, a regulatory filing said.
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US Regulator Asks to Be Informed if Member Businesses Use Cryptocurrency
2018-07-11T10:30:08.000+02:00
Relevant activities include mining and acceptance of cryptocurrency from customers.
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FINRA To Strengthen Background Checks For Broker Hires
2018-07-06T12:41:14.000+02:00
From next Monday, the regulator will begin to perform public record reviews of potential financial advisors.
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FINRA Approves Regulatory Registration of Redbridge Securities
2018-01-02T12:10:50.000+02:00
The company looks to leverage its newly acquired regulation to expand its business operations and client base.
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Citigroup Global Markets Fined $11 Million for Faulty Ratings
2017-12-28T20:03:51.000+02:00
The mistakes affected investment decisions that were based on CGMI’s ratings.
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J.P. Morgan Securities Fined $2.8 Million for Violating Customer Protection Rule
2017-12-27T20:40:37.000+02:00
JPMS neither admitted nor denied the charges, but consented to the entry of FINRA’s findings.
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FINRA Cautions Investors After Uptick of Crypto-Related Stock Scams
2017-12-21T21:00:34.000+02:00
A number of 'pump and dump' scams have been preying on US investors.
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Overstock CEO Reveals New Details of Expected $500 Million ICO
2017-10-25T13:00:20.000+02:00
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said: "From what I am hearing, we are going to raise a fortune – $200-$500m easily."
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Wells Fargo Customers Get $3.4 Million in Restitution Over Sales Practices
2017-10-16T21:46:10.000+02:00
Wells Fargo consented to the order without admitting or denying the findings.
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First SEC-Compliant Alternative Trading System Launched for ICO Market
2017-09-27T13:42:45.000+02:00
The SEC recently made it clear that any token with an income stream is a security, and thus subject to related regulations.
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FINRA Fines Goldman Sachs $2.5 Million for Incomplete Reporting
2017-07-19T13:11:52.000+02:00
The bank did not account for numerous conventional options positions between January 2010 and July 2016.
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FINRA Takes Aim at High-Risk Brokers with New Proposals, Controls
2017-05-12T09:06:48.000+02:00
The initiative will give FINRA more tools and latitude against high-risk brokers that engage in misconduct.
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FINRA Slaps $3.25m Fine on Deutsche Bank Securities for ATS Violations
2016-12-16T18:45:01.000+02:00
Deutsche Bank Securities has been fined for failing to provide uniform information to Alternative Trading System users.
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FINRA’s Enforcement Chief Parts Ways with Wall Street Self Regulator
2016-12-15T19:22:09.000+02:00
Before joining FINRA in 2011, Mr. Bennett had a long career as a defense lawyer.
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SEC Approves FINRA Rules for Further Price Disclosure on Retail Transactions
2016-11-18T19:17:36.000+02:00
The pricing disclosure would include a dealer’s mark-up and mark-down on retail‑sized transactions.
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Regulation
FINRA Proposes New Bill to Fight Elder Fraud
2016-10-20T17:28:16.000+02:00
The rules help brokers spot red flags to identify unusual or suspicious behavior.
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