In this year's report, the regulator also created a separate section under the heading of 'financial crimes,' which includes cybersecurity, anti-money laundering and manipulative trading.
Finra has made a 'preliminary decision' to recommend some type of disciplinary action against James Iannazzo, according to BrokerCheck.
There are plenty of private equity managers left who could still invest in large branch offices of independent broker-dealers.
The share price of LPL Financial Holdings Inc. increased 27% over the past year, even as the S&P 500 index fell 19.4%.
The Tiedemann/Alvarium merger had been cited as a standout by industry observers because of its focus on high-net-worth investors.
The regulator's penalties averaged $247,000 per firm, according to an InvestmentNews tally.
When aggregator Wentworth Management Services goes public by merging with a SPAC, Kingswood, sometime in the next few months, industry veteran Roth will serve as chairman.
Morgan Stanley was penalized for failing to catch excess sales charges and fees from mutual fund transactions between 2015 to 2021.
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Using white out and other means, the rep doctored client financial information disclosure forms, according to Finra.