Compliance & Ethics

Arive Capital Markets Fined $300,000 by FINRA for Supervisory Failures

Staten Island, NY-based brokerage firm Arive Capital Markets has been censured and fined $300,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for systemic supervisory failures related to excessive trading and telemarketing violations.

FTC Annual Report Highlights Aggressive Enforcement & Consumer Protection

The Federal Trade Commission's fiscal year 2023 annual report released this week provides an in-depth look at the agency's aggressive enforcement efforts over the past year to protect consumers and crack down on anti-competitive conduct.

SEC, FinCEN Target Money Laundering With New Investor ID Rules for Advisers

U.S. regulators are cracking down on potential money laundering in the investment advisory industry with a proposed new rule requiring firms to implement robust customer identification programs.

SEC Charges NY Wealth Adviser for Hiding Conflicts of Interest

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a New York-based investment advisory firm and its founder for breaching their fiduciary duties by failing to disclose conflicts of interest and making misleading statements to clients.

Massive $225 Million Judgment in Widespread Financial Fraud Scheme

A federal judge in Miami has levied a devastating $225 million judgment against a network of individuals and companies found guilty of perpetrating a massive financial fraud that swindled investors out of over $57 million.

FINTRAC Fines Binance $6M for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) today announced it has imposed a $6,002,000 administrative monetary penalty on Binance Holdings Limited for violating Canadian anti-money laundering laws.

FINRA Fines Oppenheimer Over Lax Supervision of Client Transactions

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has censured and fined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $500,000 for failing to reasonably supervise thousands of direct business transactions made by the firm's brokers on behalf of clients between 2012 and 2017.