RBC Capital Markets, LLC (CRD #31194, New York, New York) was censured and fined $275,000 after an AWC found the firm failed to develop and implement an anti-money laundering compliance program reasonably designed to detect and cause the reporting of suspicious transactions, according to FINRA's September 2026 disciplinary report.

TastyTrade, Inc, CRD number 277027, Chicago, Illinois, was censured and fined $850,000 by FINRA, according to an AWC dated July 21, 2026. The firm consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings without admitting or denying them. FINRA Case #2017056224801 covers the matter.

Investors who were sold private credit funds by FINRA-registered broker-dealers may have sustained significant losses as redemption restrictions, declining net asset values (NAV), and liquidity problems continue to surface across several major products. Broker-dealers including LPL Financial, Ameriprise Financial, Osaic, and Cetera Financial Group have been among the distribution channels for these products. These funds […]

FINRA barred securities broker Michael Patrick Raineri [CRD: 4817558, Seattle, Washington], and an investor complained about him, according to public information on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Raineri worked for Securities America Inc. from November 6, 2020, to April 18, 2023. Read on to find out more about the disclosures involving Raineri. FINRA […]

FINRA barred securities broker Robert Joseph Ornelas [CRD: 5973762, Los Angeles, California], based on disclosures on BrokerCheck. Robert Ornelas worked for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC from July 31, 2012, to February 6, 2023. Read on to find out more the regulatory disclosure involving this broker and what it could mean for investors. FINRA Sanctioned […]

FINRA barred securities broker Joseph Adam Eisler [CRD: 2503507, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania] and investors complained about him, according to publicly available disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Eisler worked for LPL Financial LLC from December 19, 2022, to March 27, 2025, and worked for Morgan Stanley between June 1, 2009, and December […]

FINRA fined securities broker James Craig Etter [CRD: 5576744, Austin, Texas], according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. It appears that Etter worked for NatAlliance Securities LLC from January 6, 2012, to April 27, 2023. Keep reading to learn more about Etter’s disclosures. FINRA Sanctioned Etter For Undisclosed Private Securities Transactions And Outside Business Activities Evidently, […]

Investors reportedly may have incurred losses due to securities broker Sanford Graham Simmons (also known as Sandy Simmons) [CRD: 1018907, Castle Rock, Colorado], according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. According to the regulator, Sanford Simmons worked for Saxony Securities Inc. from January 3, 2023, to October 2, 2024. Previously, he was employed at Patrick Capital […]

FINRA BrokerCheck barred securities broker Roy Kevin Williams [CRD: 843607, Indianapolis, Indiana], according to disclosures on BrokerCheck. According to the regulator, Williams worked for Stifel Nicolaus Company Inc. from June 17, 2009, to May 16, 2023. Here’s more about the securities broker’s disclosures. FINRA Sanctioned Williams For Failing To Testify Specifically, on September 5, 2024, […]