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Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007 |
Correction In "The Glitch" (January 2007), it was reported that NASD had not corrected the CRD record of former Piper Jaffray broker trainee Mark Schley... etc.   |
Registered Rep.
January 6, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NASD Mistakenly Failed Nearly 2,000 Aspiring Brokers Who Took Series 7 Last Year The NASD reported today that it is notifying 1,882 individuals that they wrongly received failing grades as the result of a software error. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Bill Singer |
Who Regulates the Regulators? In the securities industry, brokers are expected to follow the rules. If you don't, you will be held accountable by the NASD. But what do you do if the NASD doesn't follow the law? |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Gimme an F! At least one aspiring broker wants retribution after the NASD mistakenly gave him a failing grade on his Series 7 exam last October. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
The Great Compliance Witch Hunt! Many clean brokers jump firms, only to discover their old broker/dealer besmirched their U4s. In a business where client realtionships are at stake, things can get ugly very quickly. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Ross Tucker |
Let's See Those Credentials For the thousands of reps who have found themselves unemployed since industry employment peaked in 2000, the matter of retaining one's license to sell securities is a potential issue. |
Registered Rep.
July 23, 2007
Kevin Burke |
Ex-Merrill Broker Wins $1.6 Million in Rare Arbitration Award An NASD arbitration panel awarded a former Merrill Lynch broker $1.6 million for wrongful termination and defamation, claims he had filed against his former employer. |
Registered Rep.
September 3, 2003
David Gaffen |
NASD: Brokers With Complaints Need A Watchful Eye Heed the red flags. This is the thrust of a new NASD proposal that would require brokerage houses to devote extra supervision to reps with extensive numbers of complaints or regulatory actions against them. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 6, 2006
Ivy Schmerken |
Everything's Coming Up Hybrid Will a joint NYSE - NASD regulator result in the $100 million-a-year savings that the NASD is proposing in the hybrid regulation of dual member firms? |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
Mindy Diamond |
Essential Reading Pay attention to your records. That's what financial advisors are always telling their clients, and they should think the same way about keeping track of their own personal and professional files. Unfortunately, not every advisor does, and their ignorance can cost them dearly. |
Registered Rep.
August 17, 2005
Kevin Burke |
NASD Tightens Noose on Hedge Fund Sales Practices A top National Association of Security Dealers official said on Wednesday that the regulatory agency has launched an investigation into brokers selling hedge funds to individual investors without alerting them to the potential risks. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006 |
Mudslinger Stains Q: I've been a broker for 22 years and worked for two of the largest brokerage firms in the world. Several years ago, I received a phone call from a long-standing client, who'd received something strange in the mail... A: Document what is taking place... etc. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Bill Singer |
Cheaters Never Prosper Brokers must take tests. It's a fact of Wall Street life. That some people will go too far in an effort to pass them is sadly a fact of industry life, too. Here are a few of the more egregious examples: That's an Old Photo of Me... Failing Up... etc. |
Registered Rep.
June 8, 2006
Kristen French |
In Switch, Company Sues NASD For Fraud, Says NASD Aided FBI In Creating Bogus B/D In an unlikely lawsuit, the privately owned cancer research firm Shimoda-Atlantic is suing the NASD for securities fraud. |
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.
May 1, 2004
Will Leitch |
Out, Damn Spots Already, stockbrokers have located a loophole in a NASD instituted a rule meant to prevent stockbrokers from, in effect, buying their way out of client complaints. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Check Out Your Broker Finding the perfect broker to whom you would entrust your hard-earned money is difficult. "BrokerCheck," a new online tool from NASD, makes it easier to weed out the unscrupulous ones. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
A Better Way to Check Your Broker? A former SEC guy is aiming to help you steer clear of ne'er-do-wells. Meanwhile, make sure that the brokerage you're using is best for your needs. Odds are, you can find a better brokerage that charges you less or offers more services. |
Registered Rep.
November 7, 2006
Kevin Burke |
NASD Whacks Two Firms with Fines Over Ill-Advised 529 Sales The NASD said on Monday that it has fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005 |
Supplemental Inquiry Q: Is there any way my employer can find out if I receive W-2 income from other sources... Q: Recently at a social event, a co-worker's client told me another local broker (who is a competitor) had made some disparaging remarks about my co-worker... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 12, 2006
John Churchill |
Schapiro in for Glauber at NASD 2007 The NASD Board of Governors announced today that Mary Schapiro, currently the self-regulator's head of Regulatory Policy and Oversight, will become the NASD's chairwoman when the term of its current chief ends in December 2006. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2005
John Churchill |
NASD Sends Older Reps Back to the Classroom All registered reps are required to complete the regulatory sections of the NASD's continuing education curriculum. According to the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education, there are currently 109,000 exempted reps that will now have to take the test. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005 |
Expunge Bath I received customer letters, written after a nasty falling-out, that my firm said would appear on my internal U4, but not my public statement. Am I forever marked up, or can I get the letters off my record?... |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2005
Christopher O' Leary |
The Fund Family That Said No While in the past few years many funds sued by regulators have been quick to settle, American, the second-largest fund family in the U.S. with $650 billion in assets is fighting back. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Jonathan P. Arfa |
First, Hire the Lawyers With heavy investor losses, customer claims filed with the NYSE and the NASD are expected to hit an all-time high in 2002. What should a broker do if they are the target of a complaint? |
Registered Rep.
January 27, 2004
John Churchill |
New Rule Makes Clearing Your Record Harder Brokers can expect a new rule that will make removing customer complaints and disciplinary actions from their public records much more difficult. |
Registered Rep.
February 17, 2005
John Churchill |
NASD Charges American Funds with Directed Brokerage Violation Saying it's just as impermissible to make directed brokerage payments as it is to receive them, the NASD charged American Funds---one of the country's most reputable asset managers---with paying kickbacks to brokerages for selling its funds. |
Registered Rep.
March 17, 2003
Will Leitch |
Unfair Disclosure For The Broker? In a little-publicized move, the NASD has formed a Public Information Review Initiative, which would radically expand investors' access to information about brokers. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Emily Thornton |
The Brokers Strike Back Wall Street to investors: Beware of suing your brokers -- they might just sue you back. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Karen Donovan |
Fix Arbitration Now Here are three problems that lawyers who struggle with the securities industry's arbitration system say they confront on a routine basis. For the most part, the lawyers for customers and those who represent the industry have radically different views on how to fix the system. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2006
French & Palmer |
The Argument Over Arbitration While investment-related arbitrations are supposed to be cheaper and more expeditious than trials in civil court, many say that these advantages have diminished in recent years, and that all too often the proceedings just look like outtakes from The Gong Show. Is there a better way? |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2004
John Churchill |
Where the Women At? What makes the brokerage business such a stubbornly male-oriented place, and will it ever be a place in which women can feel comfortable? Includes a look at ten women that broke through the glass ceiling. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2015
Diana Britton |
Old-Fashioned Exams Financial advisor exams vary in their requirements, but for any individual looking to work in a brokerage firm or sell investments, the Series 7 exam is the mandatory gateway. |
Investment Advisor
May 2006
Ryan G. Murphy |
B/D Briefing: News & Products Fines, Complaints, Mergers: The NASD fined American General Securities Inc... NASD announced the promotion of James Shorris... Raymond James Financial selected PlanningStation... etc. |
Registered Rep.
February 11, 2004
John Churchill |
Dueling Trend Lines on Complaints Brokers have become more attuned to investor complaints in recent years, but they must be forgiven if they're having a hard time drawing conclusions from the trend numbers reported by regulators. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
Jennifer Woods Burke |
Not in My Name Under limited circumstances, NASD Rule 2130 allows registered representatives to erase histories of disputes with customers from the CRD system. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
Gregg Wirth |
It's the Advice, Stupid The NASD's probe definitely has many brokers and branch managers in the industry nervous. They are unsure exactly what regulators are looking for, what constitutes a violation and what, if any, penalties could be levied. |
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.
August 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Firms to Recruits: Are You Experienced? Across the industry, companies are upgrading training programs to better prepare reps for the growing demands of the job. |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005 |
Blotter Regulate Thyself, NASD... Class is in Session... He Looked Bigger on TV... |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
529 Sales Caught in Sweep The NASD fined Chase Investment Services and MetLife Securities for failing to establish internal controls to supervise the sale of 529 college savings plans. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Brokers Called Up for Active Duty Face Licensing Headaches, Book-Poaching Colleagues For registered rep reservists serving in one of the nation's armed forces, coming home and returning to the job is soon to get a lot easier. Of course, the NASD says there is nothing it can do to prevent colleagues from stealing a GI advisor's book. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Will Leitch |
NASD Investigates Potential Breakpoint Violations The confusing slew of regulations that have followed on the heels of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has tapped a strange feeling in brokers: the fear of violating securities rules unwittingly. A recent investigation by the NASD shows their worries are not unfounded. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NASD Fines Securities America for Failure to Supervise Securities America was fined $2.5 million for failing to supervise an advisor who allegedly lured clients into early retirement with exaggerated promises of high returns. |
Registered Rep.
January 12, 2004
Will Leitch |
Extended Life for Controversial NASD Initiative A controversial NASD initiative that would give investors easy access to complaints against brokers is undergoing some change, but it's looking increasingly likely to come to fruition. |
Registered Rep.
November 29, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Small Firms Move to Block NYSE/NASD SRO Merger Not everybody is cheering the formation of a single self-regulatory organization. An insurgency of small brokerage firms is urging their peers to strike down yesterday's announced merger between the regulatory arms of NYSE and NASD. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2006
Kevin Burke |
NASD, NYSE Propose Stiffer Rule on Entertainment Spending With Fidelity Investment brokers being linked with stories of drugs, prostitution and other forms of high-flying partying, regulators are proposing stricter rules to rein in spending on longstanding methods of winning business. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
David A. Gaffen |
Pitt to NASD, NYSE: Foul! The NASD and NYSE sued the California Judicial Council to stop new arbitration rules, claiming SEC oversight and federal law preempts separate state regulation. Harvey Pitt has ordered the organizations to empanel arbitrators to start handling the cases against brokers that have been piling up. |
Registered Rep.
April 29, 2005
Kristen French |
Raymond James Fined, Drops Fee-Based Brokerage---Will Others Follow? Following the NASD fine of Raymond James for pushing fee-based accounts on the wrong clients, the next question is how the settlement will affect other firms that offer the same accounts, including wirehouse giants Morgan Stanley, Merrill and Smith Barney. |
