Broker Protocol Update: Will Wells Fargo Stay or Go?
An internal memorandum Wells Fargo recently circulated to its 14,000+ advisors has called into question the firm’s ongoing commitment to…
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What is the Effect of a FINRA Form U4 or U5 Disclosure?
Representatives of broker-dealers, investment advisers and securities issuers must complete a Form U4 (titled “Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration…
Read MoreRegulators Pursue Enforcement Actions Against Woodbridge Sales Representatives
Last December, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused the Woodbridge Group of Companies and its founder, Robert Shapiro, of running…
Read MoreOutside Business Activity Abuses High on FINRA’s Hit List
As a sign of just how serious FINRA considers failures by brokers to comply with their firm’s Outside Business Activity…
Read MoreKeys to Spotting Market “Bubbles”
Vikram Mansharamani, a lecturer at Harvard’s John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, pointed to several “clues” that the…
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