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Finra panel directs UBS to pay $750,000 for Puerto Rico investment damages
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 05, 2016
Finra panel directs UBS to pay $750,000 for Puerto Rico investment damages

Awards for damages tied to the island's debt crisis continue to climb this year.

Massachusetts regulator William Galvin charges broker with high-pressure sales tactics that harmed elderly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 28, 2016
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin charges broker with high-pressure sales tactics that harmed elderly

One customer with stage 4 cancer allegedly had nearly all her assets placed in a variable annuity.

Morgan Stanley to keep commission-based IRA business despite DOL rule in contrast to Merrill Lynch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 28, 2016
Morgan Stanley to keep commission-based IRA business despite DOL rule in contrast to Merrill Lynch

Morgan Stanley clients may also choose individual retirement accounts that are fee-based.

Trump victory prompts optimism, risk-taking among wealthy investors, UBS survey finds
RIA NEWS NOV 22, 2016
Trump victory prompts optimism, risk-taking among wealthy investors, UBS survey finds

More than half of those surveyed plan to talk to their financial advisers about policy changes that will impact their investment portfolios and financial planning strategies.

Finra complaint: Dawn Bennett failed to testify on possible fraud linked to her clothing company
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2016
Finra complaint: Dawn Bennett failed to testify on possible fraud linked to her clothing company

Ms. Bennett is being investigated for a debt deal done while working at Western International Securities.

Finra: Broker cheated elderly couple out of $70,000 for bogus financial planning services
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2016
Finra: Broker cheated elderly couple out of $70,000 for bogus financial planning services

Adviser was facing IRS liens when he charged clients in their 90s for four years' worth of financial planning.

Advisers managing $300 million join Raymond James from Merrill Lynch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2016
Advisers managing $300 million join Raymond James from Merrill Lynch

The team will move to a new Raymond James office under construction in Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2016
Raymond James gains alternative investments with Alex. Brown deal

Raymond James clients will have opportunity to invest in private-equity and hedge funds

Raymond James recruits adviser team with $220 million in assets from Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2016
Raymond James recruits adviser team with $220 million in assets from Wells Fargo

McCullough & Sparks Wealth Management opens office in Kenosha, Wis.

RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2016
Finra panel: Broker owes former employer $260,000 after allegedly overstating book of business

Donald Lee Watson Jr. allegedly claimed he produced more than $700,000 in revenue when hired last year.