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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: March 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

Cozen O'Connor

That’s a Lot of Coin: AG James Settles with Crypto Platform for $22 Million

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New York AG Letitia James settled with Mek Global Limited and Phoenixfin PTE Ltd., both doing business as KuCoin, to resolve allegations that the cryptocurrency platform violated the Martin Act when it failed to register as a...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

For FINRA, Restitution Is The Solution

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Seems like just days ago I blogged about Jessica Hopper and her commitment to providing restitution to customers. Since I posted that blog, there were two other settlements (which I added to that blog as updates) in which...more

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SunTrust Settlement Proves That Jessica Hopper, FINRA’s Head Of Enforcement, Would Be A Good Umpire

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I may have said this before in another post, but in my opinion, whether a baseball umpire is good or bad is not a matter of whether he has a low strikezone, a high strikezone, or a wide one. What matters is that whatever that...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

An Undisclosed Conflict Of Interest – By FINRA – Results In Bar Being Vacated

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From time to time, I have lamented that FINRA does not hold itself to the same lofty standards to which it holds its members. I realize I am painting with a broad brush, as there are lots of folks at FINRA who do a great job,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Waive or Pay: FINRA Reaches Final Settlements in Its Mutual Fund Waiver Initiative

Justice Brandeis once famously said that sunlight is the best disinfectant. Perhaps, but in FINRA’s purview, settlements might be better. Along these lines, FINRA recently announced that it has reached final settlements in...more

K&L Gates LLP

The Year in Review: 2015 FINRA Enforcement Actions

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Over the past several years, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), the self-regulatory organization responsible for regulating every brokerage firm and broker doing business with the U.S. public, brought...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - October 2015 #3

Three Individuals Fined and Banned From Trading on CME Group Exchanges for Market Conduct Violations - CME Group business conduct committees permanently banned three traders from trading on CME Group exchanges for market...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FINRA’s Projected 2015 Fines: Not Keeping Pace With 2014’s Total, But Still a Blockbuster Year

Despite a slowdown in the fines reported in 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has continued to flex its enforcement muscle so far this year. During the first half of 2015, FINRA reported $37.5 million...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC, FINRA, DC Sanction Success Trade

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A recurrent theme in today’s enforcement environment is parallel and often overlapping proceedings. That is the case with a District of Columbia based broker that drew sanctions from the SEC, FINRA and DC. In the Matter of...more

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