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The agency said the firm had failed to properly oversee registered representatives' recommendations on variable annuities, mutual funds and 529 plans, affecting about 2,400 customers in total.
The regulatory agency said three Cetera broker/dealers had previously been told by the SEC of the failures to properly supervise certain transactions of dually registered representatives, but they failed to set up systems for properly doing so.
Following last week's deal to acquire NWPS, Raymond James said it's purchasing Financo, a boutique investment bank specializing in consumer and retail sectors.
The new firm Homestead Wealth Management will be based out of Glendale, Ariz. The two advisors have about $150 million in advisory and brokerage assets under management.
The SEC alleges CapWealth failed to disclose lower-cost share class options to its clients. But the RIA's founder calls the complaint "a shameful exercise and an abuse of power.”