The firm lost the huge arbitration decision, which was decided by a Finra panel, last year to eight investors who were sold a private equity fund by a former Oppenheimer broker, John Woods.
Laidlaw & Co., with eight branch offices and 75 registered reps, was fined $200,000, according to Finra.
Two types of worrisome trends emerge in the app landscape that financial advisors must watch out for.
CEO Rudy Adolf said nothing about the potential sale during the firm's quarterly earnings call with investors Thursday morning.
The second half of January saw RIA mergers and acquisitions slow down sharply from the first half, according to a report from Fidelity.
Last month, the California financier agreed to a $10.2 million penalty related to his alleged role in a scheme to steal money meant to be invested in Native American tribal bonds.
Finra's action against Long Island Financial Group is yet another indication of its dissatisfaction with the industry's implementation of Reg BI.
But the deal raises the possibility other firms may go after the Securian advisors; Cetera and LPL have faced off in the past over recruiting advisors amid an acquisition.
Giant financial services companies are starting 2023 with more moves to control and own the assets of financial advisors, rather than servicing them for a modest fee.
The SEC said brokers in the firm's Lexington, South Carolina, branch office recommended variable interest rate structured products to dozens of retail customers for whom they weren't suitable.
