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28691 – Anonymous Case History
Decision: Letter of Admonition
Keyword(s): Unauthorized Transaction; Employer Policy Violation
Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 6.5; 5.1; 4.4; 4.3
Matter Type(s): Employer Action; FINRA Regulatory Action
Decision Date: 03/01/2015
Summary:

Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he executed nine purchase transactions in the client’s account without written authorization, in violation of his firm’s policy, National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) Rule 2510(b) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) Rule 2010.

30010 – Anonymous Case History
Decision: Suspension
Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Unauthorized Transaction; Misrepresentation; Failure to Notify CFP Board; Churning
Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(e); Article 3(d); Article 3(a); 5.1; 4.4; 4.3; 3.4
Matter Type(s): Sales Practice Violations; FINRA Discipline; FINRA Regulatory Action; Failure to Disclose to CFP Board; Customer Complaint to Firm
Decision Date: 07/01/2017
Summary:

Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) exercised discretion in the clients’ accounts without written discretionary authorization from the clients; 2) churned the clients’ accounts; 3) exercised discretion in the clients’ accounts without written discretionary authorization from the clients; 4) falsely informed a client that the total commissions owed to him and his firm would be the same whether they paid fees based on a percentage of the assets under management or fees based on each transaction executed in the accounts; 5) failed to disclose a regulatory action to State within 30 days; and 6) failed to report this suspension of a professional license to CFP Board within the required 30 calendar days

30676 – Anonymous Case History
Decision: Private Censure
Keyword(s): Securities Laws Violation; Disclosure to CFP Board; Employer Policy Violation; Unauthorized Transaction
Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(d); Article 3(a); 5.1; 4.3; 4.4
Matter Type(s): Regulatory Action; Employer Action; FINRA Regulatory Action; FINRA Discipline
Decision Date: 02/01/2018
Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he (1) Executed transactions on behalf of clients without prior authorization from either the clients or Respondent’s firm; (2) traded securities in his own account receiving a better price on the same side of the market on the same day in violation of firm policy; and (3) failing to report Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and state regulatory actions against Respondent to CFP Board within 30 calendar days. 
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