Unfortunately, Soreide Law Group continues to see the egregious misconduct by licensed broker/dealers taking advantage of their elderly clients.  This incredibly shocking behavior appears often in FINRA’s monthly Disciplinary Report.  It is important to shed light on this misconduct and make elderly clients and their family members aware of broker elder abuse. It is essential […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) began a Securities Helpline for Seniors one year ago, and since then more than $1.25 million in reimbursements have gone back to the clients because the regulator raised the issues to the firms, according to Susan Axelrod, FINRA’s executive vice president of regulatory operations. “I have to commend firms that […]

In a California appeals court ruling that makes it easier for brokers to expunge customer complaints and disciplinary actions from their records, many feel it could have far-reaching implications for brokers everywhere, writes Dan Jamieson in an August 31st. article from InvestmentNews.com. In an Aug. 23, 2012, decision, the California Court of Appeal for the […]

In a March, 2012, article for InvestmentNews.com, Dan Jamieson writes that industry observers are wondering why the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA)has issued a proposal to disclose licensing exam scores on its BrokerCheck system. Finra has requested comments regarding disclosing more through the disciplinary reporting system, including exam scores, broker termination information and more historical data. Jamieson […]

In a March 1st, 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com, Dan Jamieson writes that Finra is considering giving up its proprietary lock on BrokerCheck data, opening the way for a higher level of scrutiny of brokers' disciplinary information, observers said. Finra, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., earlier this month requested comments on the idea of giving private […]

In a February 17th., 2012, article for InvestmentNews.com, Bruce Kelly writes that a broker formally affiliated with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. and LPL Financial LLC was arrested in Oregon this month for allegedly stealing $584,000 from three investors. The now ex-broker, James Scott McKee, was charged Feb. 9 […]

The following are excerpts from Richard G. Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Research Center on the Prevention of Financial Fraud in Washington, DC, Thursday, November 3, 2011. "We bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, law enforcement and others to discuss how we can better share […]