Articles Posted in Failure to Supervise

Courts call a lifetime bar “the securities industry equivalent of capital punishment.”  PAZ Sec. Inc. v. SEC, 494 F.3d 1059, 1065 (D.C. Cir. 2007).  It is a draconian measure which not only permanently removes you from the securities industry but also subjects you to “statutory disqualification” under Section 3(a)(39)(A) of…

FINRA wants a member firm to enforce its written supervisory procedures.  And FINRA wants a member firm to recommend securities that fit within the customer’s investment objectives.  And certainly FINRA wants a member firm to avoid falsification of business records.  So what happens when a member firm doesn’t quite live…