FINRA

An overreliance on disclosure isn't enough to protect clients from bad brokers, the investor advocacy group says.

The dispute pits four advisors against big Wall Street names: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch.

The firm filed a motion arguing one of its ex-brokers did not challenge the proceedings until after the panel ruled against her.

The regulator accused the four firms and the Advisor Group network of supervisory failures in sales of L-share VAs in separate but near-identical cases.

At least 17 individuals invested $13 million in the scheme, and many lost 'substantial portions' of their life savings, prosecutors say.

The funds allegedly paid for summer camp fees and a 1976 Corvette.

The dispute centered on the firm’s handling of Puerto Rican municipal bonds.

When do promotional materials rise to the level of an official “recommendation” and thereby require additional disclosures by brokers?

The rep helped the customer conceal the true source of funds into his accounts, FINRA claimed.

The rep mismarked 105 trades in five PNC customer accounts as unsolicited when in fact they were solicited, FINRA claimed.