FINRA

A judge’s decision puts new pressure on the brokerage industry watchdog and the SEC.

The firm and a former rep recommended a course of actions that helped the wirehouse and hurt the customer, according to the FINRA arbitration case.

A former Chase bank-based financial advisor won the arbitration award as critics say giant brokerages abuse U5 termination disclosures.

Investor advocates would like to see enforcement provisions, not just incentives.

FINRA found that Michael Mancinelli improperly exercised discretion and caused his firm to have inaccurate books and records.

Clients with a dispute against their advisor are often compelled to pay upfront for arbitration, which is unfair, write attorneys Christine Lazaro and Michael Edmiston.

The Salt Lake City broker-dealer, under scrutiny by regulators over its exorbitant fees and seizure of client money, lost a court battle seeking to force regulator FINRA to deal with it in person.

Wall Street’s self-regulator says recent data show that only mid-sized and smaller firms would have fit its new “red flag” criteria.

Nearly 100 clients Mata allegedly defrauded for $14.5 million have received paltry restitution after exhausting every possible method.

The Houston, Texas-based firm was also censured and required to retain an independent consultant.