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Securities Fraud News

Securities fraud case studies -

How Wall Street "Sweeps" the Cash - January, 2007

Morgan Stanley Fined Over $1 Million for Failure to Supervise - October, 2006

$22 Million in Sanctions Levied Against Risk Capital Group and Five Brokers for Commodities Fraud - September, 2006

Prudential Enters into $600 Million Settlement for Market Timing - September, 2006

Eight Former Employees of Hampton Porter Indicted for Securities Fraud - June, 2006

Revenge of the Investors - May, 2006

Salomon Grey Financial Expelled by NASD - May, 2006

N.Y. Files Suit Against H&R Block for Sales of Unsuitable Retirement Accounts - March, 2006

NASD Levies Record Fines in 2005 - January, 2006

David A. Noyes & Co. Pay $550K to Settle Variable Annuities Case - January, 2006

Waddell & Reed agrees to $11 million settlement in Annuities Switching Case - January, 2006

NASD Fines Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, and Linsco Over Mutal Fund Sales - December, 2005

SEC Settles Securities Fraud Charges Against Former Banc of America Broker - October, 2005

NASD Orders Morgan Stanley to Pay $6.1 Million For Fees-Based Account Violations - August, 2005

Edward Jones Reaches $1.5 Million Settlement - August, 2005

American Express Unit to Pay $7.4 Million Settlement In Mutual Fund Probe - July, 2005

NASD Fines Hornor, Townsend and Kent for Improper Sales Contests, Email and Supervision Violations - July, 2005

USA's Biggest Seller of Variable Annuities Subpoenaed - June, 2005

Firms Aggressively Market Annuities to Seniors - May, 2005

NASD Probing A.G. Edwards Fund Sales - May, 2005

Morgan Stanley Hit With Class Action Alleging Discovery Improprieties - May, 2005

15 Specialists from Big Board Are Indicted - April, 2005

Morgan Stanley Clamps Down on Sales of Some Fund Classes - April, 2005

Two Top Morgan Stanley Bankers Resign - April, 2005

SEC Expands Best-Price Rule - April, 2005

Investors File Suit Against A.G. Edwards - April, 2005

California Woman Sues A.G. Edwards - April, 2005

Missouri Suspends Waddell's License - March, 2005

NASD Rethinking Scope of Sales Contests Policy - March, 2005

NYSE Fines Merrill Lynch $13.5 Million - March, 2005

NYSE Disciplines Salomon Smith Barney for Supervisory Failures - March, 2005

President Bush's Uncle Loses Securities Arbitration Case - March, 2005

Jesup & Lamont: NASD Fines, Suspends Analyst - Feb, 2005

Morgan Stanley: NASD Eyes Disciplinary Action Vs Unit - Feb, 2005

Details of stock research settlement outlined - Feb, 2005

Morgan, Merrill Face Lawsuits Over Annuities - Jan, 2005

Morgan Stanley Subpoenaed Over Annuity Sales - Jan, 2005

Edward Jones Details Payments by 7 Mutual Fund Companies - Jan, 2005

Top Executive at Edward Jones to Step Down - Dec, 2004

Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an industrywide inquiry into conflicts of interest among consultants who advise pension funds Dec, 2004

Unit of H&R Block Is Accused of Fraud Nov, 2004

Five execs convicted in Enron barge case Nov, 2004

Regulators Charge Brokerage Firm Raymond James with Fraud Sept, 2004

Charles Schwab to pay $350K fine in mutual fund matter Sept, 2004

Research Settlement Completed: 2 More Banks Agree To Pay $100 Million Aug, 2004

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