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IRS Warns of Conservation Easement Tax Scams as Brokers Raise Billions May 13
Citing an Internal Revenue Service report, Bloomberg issued a warning about syndicated conservation ...
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FINRA Bars John Lee Scott of LPL Financial (Phoenix) During Outside Business Activity nad Private Securities Transaction Investigation Apr 26
FINRA barred John Lee Scott, formerly of LPL Financial in Phoenix, as a result of an investigation ...
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Independent Financial Group Disciplined Over Concentrated Illiquid REIT Sales, Supervisory Failures Apr 12
FINRA censured and fined Independent Financial Group (IFG) $200,000 for failing to supervise a ...
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Broker-Dealer's Due Diligence Duties for Private Placements Require Research and Supervision Mar 31
Over the past year, FINRA reminded broker-dealers of their responsibilities when selling private ...
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Growth Capital Services Fined $35,000 for Distributing Misleading Description of Risky Private Placements and Disclosure Failures Mar 22
FINRA censured Growth Capital Services of San Francisco, California and fined the firm $35,000 for ...
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Whitehall-Parker Securities, Robert James Yuloo Cited for Failing to Supervise Broker Who Sold Fraudulent Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme Products Mar 18
FINRA fined and suspended Whitehall-Parker Securities (San Rafael, California) principal Robert ...
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