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Overreliance on Credit Ratings Results in Large Losses for Municipalities
The Small Price of Big Favors
Massachusetts Securities Regulators Fine RBC for Selling Unsuitable Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
Oppenheimer Ordered to Repurchase $5.98 Million in Auction Rate Securities
Dishonest Sales of LEFTs by RBC Capital Markets
SEC Press Release: State of Municipal Securities Market
"it will hold a municipal securities market field hearing in Jefferson County, Ala., on July 29. Topics will include distressed communities, small issuers, disclosure, derivatives and pre-trade price transparency."
SEC Press Release: Fraudulent Bidding Practices
"charged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) with fraudulently rigging at least 93 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 31 states, generating millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains."
SEC Press Release: Auction Rate Securities
"charged Raymond James & Associates Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. for making inaccurate statements when selling auction rate securities (ARS) to customers."
SEC Press Release: Fraudulent Bidding Practices
"charged UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBS) with fraudulently rigging at least 100 municipal bond reinvestment transactions in 36 states and generating millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains. To settle the SEC's charges, UBS has agreed to pay $47.2 million that will be returned to the...
FINRA Press Release: Auction Rate Securities
"it has fined Jefferies & Company, Inc. $1.5 million for failing to disclose additional compensation received and conflicts in connection with the sale of auction rate securities (ARS). FINRA also ordered Jefferies to repay $425,000 in fees and...