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4 Oct 2016, 7:19 am by John Jascob
The Division seeks to permanently bar Morgan Stanley from engaging in these banking and securities cross-selling practices, to censure the firm and impose an administrative fine, and to obtain equitable relief for the firm’s clients (In the Matter of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, October 3, 2016).According to the complaint, Morgan Stanley created the sales contest to persuade its retail wealth management… [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 12:00 am
The SEC announced in a press release dated June 8, 2016 that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges relating to alleged failures to protect confidential customer information. [read post]
6 Sep 2016, 7:23 am by D. Daxton White
Parthemer was registered with Wells Fargo Advisors in Fort Lauderdale, FL from10/2011 – 05/2015 and was registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Fort Lauderdale, FL from 06/2009 – 11/2011. [read post]
2 Aug 2016, 2:38 pm
Clair, a NFL player, were on the receiving end of an $819,000 arbitration award against Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 5:03 pm by Jeff Kern
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) recent $1 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) marked a turning point in the agency’s focus on cybersecurity issues, an area that the agency has proclaimed a top enforcement priority in recent years. [read post]
30 Jun 2016, 9:29 am by Jeff Kern and Christopher Bosch
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) recent $1 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) marked a turning point in the agency’s focus on cybersecurity issues, an area that the agency has proclaimed a top enforcement priority in recent years. [read post]
29 Jun 2016, 2:02 pm by Malecki Law Team
Gioffre was employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from June 2009 to June 2014 and was discharged from this firm amid allegations of “fee reversals in [his] personal Morgan Stanley account, continuing to maintain a pre-existing outside investment that never received written approval from the firm, and fund transfers between [his] personal Morgan Stanley account and the accounts of family members. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 2:48 pm by Kevin LaCroix
  BACKGROUND   Last week the SEC issued a settled administrative order finding that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (now rebranded as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management) failed to adopt written policies and procedures reasonably designed to protect customer data. [read post]
10 Jun 2016, 7:12 am by D. Daxton White
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges related to its failures to protect customer information, some of which was hacked and offered for sale online. [read post]
9 Jun 2016, 3:28 pm by Kevin LaCroix
In a June 8, 2016 press release (here), the agency announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC had agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges that as a result of its alleged failure to adopt written policies and procedures reasonably designed to protect customer data, some customer information was hacked and offered for sale online. [read post]
8 Jun 2016, 9:53 am by Mark Astarita
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges related to its failures to protect customer information, some of which was hacked and offered for sale online. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 7:00 am by Mark Astarita
A former risk officer at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has filed suit claiming he was fired for reporting a variety of infractions by the firm's registered representatives, including the churning of preferred securities by a star broker the firm recruited last year from rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch.Chief among the claims was that late last year, he discovered that one of the firm's newest wealth managers “was flipping preferred… [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 1:08 pm by Lax & Neville LLP
On February 22, 2016, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) panel (the “Panel”) rendered an award (the “Award”) dismissing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney FA Notes Holding, LLC’s (collectively “Morgan Stanley”) promissory note claim against one of its registered representatives, Brandon Neal… [read post]
3 Jan 2016, 4:32 am by Adam Weinstein
Thereafter, from June 2009 through September 2009, Giusti was briefly associated with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. [read post]
19 Nov 2015, 6:34 am
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:Travis Shannon, a former financial advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from September 2008 to July 2013, was fired by Morgan Stanley for undisclosed outside business activities. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 2:17 pm
A “vast majority” of Morgan Stanley’s top producing advisors already have been under the CARE program, a company source said, noting that it was a part of the retention deals signed by Smith Barney advisors who joined the firm as part of the 2009 merger. [read post]
26 Aug 2015, 7:56 am by Adam Weinstein
From April 2004, until February 2009, Peirce was registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (Morgan Stanley). [read post]