Merrill Lynch's Scott Madison Allegedly Churned Investor's Account The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) reports troubling information about Merrill Lynch securities broker Scott Madison (CRD#: 4323032, Beverly Hills, California). Namely, at least two of Madison’s clients contested his sales practices. These client disputes raise serious questions about whether Madison made unauthorized trades and provided poor […]

WASHINGTON — In a February article in The Bond Buyer, Jonathan Hemmerdinger writes that a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered Memphis-based Morgan Keegan & Co. to pay a Birmingham investor $1.95 million for misrepresenting that the Jefferson County, Ala., sewer bonds he purchased were safe, liquid and tax-free investments. These bonds were actually […]

WASHINGTON — In an article from FINRA's website, The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has fined SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (SunTrust RH) and SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. (SunTrust IS) for violations related to the sale of auction rate securities (ARS). SunTrust RH, which underwrote the ARS, was fined $4.6 million for failing to […]