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The markets tend not to overreact to most turbulent political and social environments, said Michael Townsend, Schwab’s head of legislative and regulatory affairs.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered the brokerages to pay restitution to clients allegedly sold more expensive share classes in 529 college savings plans.
The chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission said the new Form CRS could be a substantial tool for state enforcers, during a discussion at Fordham University School of Law.
The sentencing of Jay B. Ledford comes several weeks after his co-conspirator was sentenced to 22 years in prison, with both also ordered to recoup victims' losses.
According to Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, the broker made an excessive number of trades in order to boost commission fees while blaming account rebalancing and market performance.
The regulatory agency charged BNP Paribas Securities and BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage for failing to put policies in place that would catch suspicious transactions of penny stock securities, according to an action released today.
'My career in the industry has been effectively ruined,' said Ami Forte, accused of churning the accounts of Roy Speer, co-founder of the Home Shopping Network.