FINRA’s National Fraud and Financial Crimes Detection Programs has sent 50 cases to the SEC involving potential fraud by public companies related to COVID-19. So reports Think Advisor.
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Since the turmoil that seized the banking sector with the mid-March failure of Silicon Valley Bank, at least 21 advisors have left First Republic Bank, with 13 heading to Morgan Stanley. So reports AdvisorHub.
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A Georgia-based financial advisor has agreed to leave the industry to settle the Securities and Exchange Commission’s charges involving a Ponzi scheme that raised more than $110 million. So reports WealthManagement.com.
John Woods is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in March to federal wire fraud charges related to the scheme.
Dozens of alleged victims of the scheme recently sued Woods’ former employer Oppenheimer & Co., accusing the firm of covering up his actions.