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Registered Rep. March 21, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Former Prudential Broker Barred for Market Timing A federal judge barred for life a former Prudential Securities broker for failing to respond to an order instituting proceedings issued by the SEC over fraud charges. But that may be the least of his worries. |
Registered Rep. August 29, 2006 Kristen French |
Pru Agrees to $600 Million Market-Timing Settlement Prudential Equity Group admitted to criminal wrongdoing in connection with the market-timing practices of a number of its brokers between 1999 and June, 2003. |
Registered Rep. December 16, 2005 Halah Touryalai |
Former Pru Broker Penalized for Abusive Trading Three years after the SEC charged five Boston-based Prudential Securities brokers for abusive mutual fund trading, one of the accused is being temporarily barred from association with any broker/dealer or investment advisor. |
Registered Rep. November 5, 2003 Churchill & Gaffen |
Pru Market-Timing Charges Widen The investigation into mutual fund trading abuses is widening, with the release of a complaint filed by the Massachusetts Securities Division against brokers who formerly worked in Prudential Securities' hub office in Boston. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Blotter SEC Busts Another Ponzi... Broker Bends for Hedgies... NASD Says Firm Ignored Red Flags... |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Blotter Shelf Space No No... Broker Gets 14 Years... |
Registered Rep. October 13, 2005 John Churchill |
Market-Timer Banned and Fined Theodore Sihpol III, the former broker at Banc of America Securities (BAS) and poster boy for the market-timing scandals, agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and to accept a five-year ban from the securities industry. |
InternetNews March 2, 2007 Ed Sutherland |
McAfee Exec.: Not Guilty on Options Charges Former McAfee general counsel Kent Roberts, charged with fraud and lying to SEC, gets $1 million bail. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Hall of Shame Robert Brennan: Found guilty of stock fraud and fined $75 million... Meyer Blinder: Sentenced to 46 months in prison for racketeering, money laundering and stock fraud in 1992... etc. |
InternetNews March 12, 2007 Roy Mark |
Feds Hit 3 Hackers in Stock 'Pump and Dump' U.S. authorities charge hackers in India and Malaysia with cracking U.S online brokerage accounts. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Market-Timer Banned and Fined Theodore Sihpol III, a former broker at Banc of America Securities (BAS), and poster boy for the market-timing scandals -- and the first target of Spitzer to say no to a plea offer -- has settled with the SEC. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
Registered Rep. October 6, 2004 Leitch & Gaffen |
Raymond James Fights the SEC's Fraud Charges The SEC brought fraud charges against the Tampa-based firm, saying the firm had looked the other way when a former broker scammed investors of approximately $44.5 million between 1999 and 2000. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Mark Astarita |
Changes at the SEC: Schapiro Should Be Benefit to Advisors One can expect that as head of the SEC Mary Schapiro will understand the impact of new rule proposals and enforcement initiatives and will temper the calls for more extreme changes that would ultimately harm the markets and the financial industry. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 |
Blotter Mob Brokerage Bust... Footballing Felon Broker... |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Tim Beyers |
American Express Unit in Scandal The broker could be a target of a regulatory inquiry into mutual funds revenue-sharing. How can you tell if your own broker or advisor has a conflict of interest? |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2003 David A. Gaffen |
Suddenly, A Monster Wachovia Securities has gradually, then all of a sudden, emerged as a monster brokerage firm. But Wachovia management insists that its Richmond roots aren't the only difference between it and its New York-based rivals. |
CFO July 1, 2004 |
Canary Chorus At least a dozen former finance executives are preparing to sing for prosecutors... NASA still hasn't found that $2 billion... CFOs on the move... |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 |
Blotter Cooked Books... Direct Violation... Busted Market Timers... |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Dwyer & Thornton |
Mutual Funds Feel The Heat Did they feed information to hedge funds, brokers, and others? |
Registered Rep. February 9, 2007 Kevin Burke |
SEC Big Says Waiver Tactics Can Backfire An SEC commissioner today said that asking broker/dealers and investment advisory firms to waive their legal right to attorney-client privilege in order to speed up the pace of enforcement investigations is shortsighted. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Karen Donovan |
No More Slap on the Wrist Regulators are getting tough and creative on registered reps because they suspect that fines aren't a strong enough deterrent to stop illegal behavior. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 |
Blotter Banc One Is No. 1 -- in Fine Size... Fleecing the Flock... Morgan Gets a Slap... |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 |
Blotter The SEC charged 11 people and three companies for an alleged conspiracy that raked in $64 million from 40,000 investors. |
Registered Rep. November 3, 2003 Will Leitch |
Fund Scandal Implicates Stockbrokers The mutual fund trading scandals headlines seemed to implicate mutual fund family executives and hedge funds -- everybody but individual retail brokers and brokerage management. But a new survey by the SEC charges brokers with abusive trading of mutual funds. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2012 Kristen French |
Blotter: May 2012 Ephren W. Taylor II just wanted to write books and hear his wife sing, in a manner of speaking. Problem is he needed other people's money to make that happen, nearly $11 million of other people's money. |
Registered Rep. September 23, 2008 |
SEC Charges Miami Broker Gary Gross Gary Gross has been charged with fraud by the SEC for selling his elderly clients unsuitable investments. |
InternetNews October 23, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Online Brokers Hit By Fraudsters SEC and other regulators investigate millions in losses of E*Trade and TD Ameritrade customers. |
CFO April 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
The Limits of Mercy The cost of cooperating with the SEC is high. The cost of not cooperating is even higher. Faced with financial penalties, career-ending bans, and possible criminal prosecution, more individuals are choosing to fight the SEC. |
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Dawn Kopecki |
Backdating: Why Penalties Are Puny The SEC considers options violations less serious than other kinds of financial fraud. |
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason |
Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Amy Borrus |
Funds: Leaving Little Guys Out In The Cold The SEC's cleanup of mutual funds could shortchange small investors. |
U.S. Banker December 2004 Lee Conrad |
Compliance: Hedge Fund Registration Sparks Broad Criticism The Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to register most of the estimated 8,350 hedge funds is drawing heavy criticism from the business community and some government officials. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Will Leitch |
The Reformation When the scandal craze that has gripped the securities industry first began two years ago, few in the industry recognized how deep it might go. |
Investment Advisor February 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Mary Schapiro's Priorities Mary Schapiro tells the Senate Banking Committee what her priorities will be at the SEC. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Emily Thornton |
Hedge Funds Find An Escape Hatch The loophole: Locked-up funds don't require oversight. That means more risk for investors. |
Registered Rep. May 21, 2004 Will Leitch |
Roye Blasts Revenue Sharing at ICI Conference; Strong Settles The SEC's director of its investment management division delivered perhaps his strongest remarks yet on mutual fund malfeasance. |
Registered Rep. November 27, 2002 Will Leitch |
Going Upstream Prudential gives up bringing the U.S. brokerage model to the Old World. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 James J. Green |
B/D News Bulletins and news of interest to broker/dealers from FINRA and the SEC. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Millionaires Need Protecting, Too Regardless of how this issue plays out, expect continuing friction between the SEC and the hedge-fund industry. In the meantime, if you want to use alternative investments, you'd best get started toward the new $2.5 million mark. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Dwyer & Borrus |
The Coming Mutual-Fund Reforms As mutual-fund abuses mount, regulators and lawmakers promise tough new rules. |
Registered Rep. April 8, 2005 John Churchill |
`Merrill Rule' Debate Not Over The SEC unanimously voted to allow Series 7 holders, or registered reps, to position themselves as financial advisors -- with certain caveats. But once again the SEC seemed to hedge its bet. So the debate rages on. |
Registered Rep. February 27, 2004 David A. Gaffen |
Regulators, Industry Still Divided On Mutual Funds David Brown, bureau chief of investment protection in the New York Attorney General's office, said insurance companies who sold mutual funds wrapped in variable annuities, along with banks and law firms, may end up becoming targets of Eliot Spitzer's ire in coming months. |
Registered Rep. August 20, 2004 |
Meting out Justice: NASD Issues 'Extraordinary Remedy' on Broker/Dealer for Market-Timing Abuse In its investigation, the regulator found that from January 2001 through August 2002, National helped four hedge fund clients conduct market-timing in 13 funds that prohibited or restricted such activity. |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Sets Out Strategic Plan The Securities and Exchange Commission publishes its Draft Strategic Plan outlining the Commission's strategic goals for 2010 through 2015. |
BusinessWeek March 21, 2005 Amy Borrus |
Wall Street's Dirty Rotten Little Scoundrels The SEC has a new plan to turn up the heat on small-time Wall Street fraudsters. |
Registered Rep. June 24, 2009 John Churchill |
SEC Says Time To Tighten Rules On Money Market Funds After one of the oldest and largest money market funds suffered such severe redemptions that the net asset value of its shares fell below $1, the SEC is proposing structural and regulatory changes for money markets |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Andrew Ackerman |
SEC Probes Wachovia The Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement staff has notified Wachovia Bank that they may recommend the SEC file charges against it, as a result of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive bidding practices. |
Investment Advisor September 2009 |
Broker/Dealer News Actions by the SEC and FINRA |