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Financial Watchdog FINRA is Hiring to Expand Crypto Resources, Monitoring

Financial Watchdog FINRA is Hiring to Expand Crypto Resources, Monitoring
Financial Watchdog FINRA is Hiring to Expand Crypto Resources, Monitoring
June 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

One of the agencies tasked with monitoring the behavior of stockbrokers and other Wall Street professionals is trying to capitalize on the sudden unemployment of...

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SEC Chair Steps up Crypto Crusade, Sends Message to CFTC
SEC Chair Steps up Crypto Crusade, Sends Message to CFTC
May 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler on Monday (May 16) told an audience during the 2022 FINRA annual conference that until there is...

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Finra Guidance Sees Compliance Execs as More Advisory Than Supervisors
Finra Guidance Sees Compliance Execs as More Advisory Than Supervisors
March 20, 2022  |  Regulation

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has said it’ll only take actions against chief compliance officers who don’t carry out specific supervisory responsibilities designated by the...

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Robinhood Under Probe For CEO’s FINRA Non-Registration Status
Robinhood Under Probe For CEO’s FINRA Non-Registration Status
July 28, 2021  |  Regulation

Robinhood and CEO Vlad Tenev are under investigation after it was found out Tenev isn’t licensed by Wall Street regulator the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...

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Robinhood Hit With Record $57M FINRA Fine + $12M Restitution
Robinhood Hit With Record $57M FINRA Fine + $12M Restitution
June 30, 2021  |  Regulation

Robinhood Financial LLC was hit with a record $57 million fine and also ordered to pay $12.6 million in restitution plus interest, according to a...

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Citigroup Fined $1.25M For Background Check Infractions
Citigroup Fined $1.25M For Background Check Infractions
July 29, 2019  |  Regulation

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Citigroup’s global markets business $1.25 million for not performing background checks on thousands of non-registered employees for...

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For Cryptos, Waiting For (Regulatory) Godot?
For Cryptos, Waiting For (Regulatory) Godot?
June 19, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the news this week that a new cryptocurrency would debut — that would be Facebook’s Libra, of course — might the regulatory landscape be...

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Morgan Stanley Fined By FINRA For Compliance Lapses
Morgan Stanley Fined By FINRA For Compliance Lapses
December 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Morgan Stanley, the U.S. Wall Street firm, was fined $10 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)  for compliance failures. Get the Full Story...

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Digital Money Platform Uphold Acquires JNK Securities
Digital Money Platform Uphold Acquires JNK Securities
June 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Digital money platform Uphold announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange member JNK Securities Corp. Get the Full Story...

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