Category: FINRA Disciplinary Action
In October 2022, FINRA fined UBS Securities LLC $2.5 million for alleged violations related to the firm’s failure to deliver positions that resulted in tens of thousands of short-selling violations. According to the order, between 2009 and 2018, UBS Securities … Continue reading
In September 2022, FINRA was censured and fined Wedbush Securities Inc. $900,000 for trading violations. Additionally, the firm must certify in writing within 90 days that the firm has supervisory systems and written procedures in place that are “reasonably designed … Continue reading
In 2012, the suitability rules the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) uses changed. Rule 2111 clarified and codified many precedents that were previously upheld and interpreted through case law. Rule 2111 replaces NASD Rule 2310 and offers clear standards that … Continue reading
The standard broker-customer agreement usually states that disputes between the client and broker, including claims of fraud, will be settled through arbitration rather than litigation. This arbitration, which will be filed with FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), does not involve … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Sean Eric Mattson (CRD #4028781, South Lyon, Michigan). Mattson recently submitted an AWC in which he was suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one month. See FINRA Case #2014040837701. … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding David Alexander Lange (CRD #4198134, Meridian, Idaho). Lange recently submitted an AWC in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA Case #2014040505802. Lange was associated with … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding John Wendland Handy Jr. (CRD #1580981, Madison, Wisconsin), Jonathan Craig Timson (CRD #2031301, Springfield, Missouri) and Dennis Walker (CRD #1058338, Verona, Missouri). Handy, Timson, and Walker recently submitted an AWC in which they were … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Jonathan A. Francis (CRD #5204602, Brooklyn, New York). Francis recently submitted an AWC in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA Case #2013038988301. Francis formerly was … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Jerry Irvin Chancy (CRD #1787712, Savannah, Tennessee). Chancy recently submitted an AWC in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA Case #2014043629801. Chancy formerly was associated … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Aaron Robert Parmether (CRD #2546369, Fort Lauderdale, FL), also known as Ron Parmether. Parmether recently submitted an AWC in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA … Continue reading