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FINRA RULING: BUNDA TO PAY FINES AND RESTITUTION

Securities arbitration for Frankfort, Ill., trader Robert T. Bunda ended with a sixteen-month suspension and a total penalty of $346,740. The payment order includes $171,740 in restitution and a $175,000 fine. The restitution total is equal to his total personal gain that resulted from his misconduct. The Financial Industry Regulatory…

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CITIGROUP FINED $500,000 BY FINRA

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced on August 9, 2011, its decision to fine Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for failing to supervise one of its former registered sales assistants, Tamara Moon. Moon was employed at Citigroup’s Palo Alto, California, office and misappropriated a total of $749,978 over 8 years.…

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FINRA RULING: SUNTRUST ORDERED TO PAY $5 MILLION

Securities arbitration ended with a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announcement on July 26 that SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc. and SunTrust Investment Services Inc. will pay a total of $5 million for “violations related to the sale of auction rate securities (ARS).” $400,000 of the $5 million fine will be…

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JANNEY SETTLES SEC CHARGES FOR $850,000

Janney Montgomery Scott, a broker-dealer from Philadelphia, and his firm, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, will pay $850,000 in his settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for not taking proper precautions to prevent insider trading. According to securities regulators, Janney didn’t establish proper policies and, in some cases, didn’t enforce…

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SECURITIES ARBITRATION FILED AGAINST JAMES J. ALBRIGHT, AIG

On July 5, a securities arbitration claim was filed against James J. Albright Jr. and what was formerly known as AIG Financial Advisors. Claims were made on behalf of eight individuals against Albright and what is now Sagepoint Financial Inc., but more slighted customers are expected to come forward. The…

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