Category Archives: Wells Fargo

FINRA Sanctions Four Firms $9.1 Million for Sales of Leveraged and Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) annouced announced that it has sanctioned Citigroup Global Markets, Inc; Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC; UBS Financial Services; and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC a total of more than $9.1 million for selling leveraged and … Continue reading

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FINRA Fines Wells Fargo $2 Million for Unsuitable Sales of Reverse Convertibles to Elderly Customers and Failure to Provide Breakpoints on UIT Sales

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, $2 million for unsuitable sales of reverse convertible securities through one broker to 21 customers, and for failing to provide sales charge discounts on … Continue reading

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The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes Encourages All Class Members Who are Eligible To Participate in the Settlement of the Wachovia Preferred Securities and Bond/Notes Litigation To Explore All Of Their Legal Options

The Securities Arbitration Law Firm of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. (“K&T”), announced today that a global settlement has been reached with all defendants in the class action lawsuit, In re: Wachovia Preferred Securities and Bond/Notes Litigation, Case No. 09-cv-06351, on … Continue reading

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