Petersen Investments, Inc. (CRD #38537, Wall, New Jersey) recently submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $15,000.

Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that it failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system and written procedures reasonably designed to ensure its registered representatives’ compliance with applicable securities laws, regulations and FINRA’s rules.

The findings stated that the firm’s systems and written procedures for about five years were not reasonably designed to detect and monitor for unsuitable recommendations, trading in low-priced securities, churning and concentrations in one security.

This information which is publicly available on FINRA’s website has been provided by The White Law Group, LLC.

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