FINRA Sanctions Santander Securities LLC $6.4 Million for Supervisory Failures Related to Sales of Puerto Rican Bonds

FINRA Sanctions Santander Securities LLC $6.4 Million for Supervisory Failures Related to Sales of Puerto Rican Bonds

FINRA ordered Santander Securities LLC to pay approximately $4.3 million in restitution to certain customers who were solicited to purchase Puerto Rican Municipal Bonds (PRMBs). Additionally, the firm will pay restitution of $121,000 and make offers of rescission to buy back the securities sold to certain customers impacted by the firm's failure to supervise employee trading. FINRA also censured and fined Santander $2 million for supervisory failures.

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FINRA Fines Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares

FINRA Fines Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares

FINRA has fined Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $6 million and ordered disgorgement of nearly $1.3 million in commissions, plus interest, for selling billions of unregistered microcap shares in violation of federal law and failing to have adequate supervisory or anti-money laundering (AML) programs tailored to detect "red flags".

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