Imagine the American Cancer Society having tobacco company stock in its portfolio. Or picture the Alcoholics Anonymous portfolio owning a brewery. Though these examples are fictitious, these kinds of things happen: An investor's advisor, intent on...
The Securities Industry Association (SIA) and Wayne Klein, the director of Utah's Division of Securities, have agreed to put on hold Utah's recently approved “failure to deliver” law
Registered reps always have an obligation to do what is in the best interests of their customers, which includes making recommendations that are suitable for their investment objectives and risk tolerance.
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“Seniors” account for 44 percent of all investor complaints received by state securities regulators and that number could grow in coming years, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association
Securities regulators say that 60 percent to 70 percent of the complaints they receive concerning fraud are committed by unregistered individuals, while 97 percent to 98 percent of registered reps have virtually spotless records
You may be exposing yourself to big problems if you don't update your address in the CRD
Prudential Equity Group, a broker/dealer subsidiary of Prudential Financial, got slammed Monday with one of the biggest settlements seen in a market timing case: $600 million in fines, restitution and penalties.