According to a recent article in Wealth Management, Stifel will pay over $400,000 to settle FINRA disciplinary charges that the firm allegedly did not properly supervise one of their registered representatives who misappropriated over $100,000 from an elderly client. Stifel agreed to the penalties without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings. In addition to a $400,000 penalty, Stifel also will pay $59,360.43 in restitution.
The article states that the FINRA’s settlement with the St. Louis-based financial services firm details the misconduct of an unnamed representative. According to FINRA, the broker allegedly received power of attorney for an unnamed senior client in 2011 and was allowed to write checks on behalf of the client.
The article from Wealth Management goes on to say that Stifel typically did not allow its representatives to serve as power of attorney for non-family members. However, Stifel occasionally made exceptions, including for the unnamed broker and their senior client. Stifel has ended its policy on exceptions for non-family power of attorney agreements.
Stifel coded the client’s account as an "employee-related account" because of the broker’s power of attorney, and the firm reviewed it monthly, according to the article. But, this review didn’t include the payee for checks from the client’s account signed by the broker, which means the firm allegedly missed six checks made payable to the broker or bank accounts he controlled, totaling approximately $105,000. According to FINRA, Stifel later reimbursed the senior client’s estate. According to the Wealth Management article, in December of 2019, the broker tried to transfer the remaining balance in the client’s account to himself. Stifel rejected the transaction, found the representative’s misconduct, and fired him.
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