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Massachusetts Securities Division

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  • January 18, 2024

Robinhood to pay $7.5M to settle Massachusetts charges

'We reject the premise that any part of our app, past or present, is 'gamified,'' a Robinhood spokesperson notes.

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  • October 2, 2023

Massachusetts, Finra fine Fidelity $1.65 million, alleging lax standards for options trading

Galvin cites Fidelity's “half-hearted and lackadaisical attitude” on approving clients to trade risky securities.

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Stifel to pay $3.2 million over former broker’s ‘predatory sales’

The firm allegedly failed to supervise Joseph Crespi, whose trading activity prompted 135 internal alerts over 12 months, according to the office of Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin.

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  • July 21, 2021

Galvin takes swipe at Charles Schwab over unregistered adviser

The Massachusetts Securities Division discovered the alleged illegal activities while investigating a complaint of exploitation of senior citizens.

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  • February 4, 2021

Massachusetts fines RBC $200,000 over failure to supervise

Regulator charges the firm failed to act on a former broker who was loading customer accounts up with energy sector master limited partnerships.

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  • December 23, 2020

Ex-insurance agent at heart of alleged $2.5 million fraud

Julie Ann Moskin and Retire Happy received fees for selling dubious securities, according to Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin