FINRA

Firms will be permitted to place a temporary hold on disbursements of funds when there is reasonable belief of financial exploitation.

The regulator suspended the rep for two months and fined him $5,000 for keeping the firm in the dark about his dry-cleaning business.

A federal judge issued a restraining order and a temporary asset freeze against the former broker.

A federal judge ruled that the ex-Barclays advisor had been unfairly forced into FINRA arbitration, where a panel had ruled against him.

A new rule addresses double jeopardy, but doesn’t apply in older cases.

The rep initially alleged his wallet had been stolen and someone forged his signature. He later claimed he must have been drugged.

The broker allegedly sold $285,250 worth of shares to four investors.

The firm was also ordered to pay $62,807 in restitution to affected customers, plus interest.

The broker slashed her payment by pressing for funds she said the firm promised but never paid.

Stocks and Puerto Rican bonds are the focus of many cases among clients, advisers and firms.