Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CRD #7059, New York, New York) recently submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured, fined $25,000, and required to amend its Unit Investment Trust (UIT) confirmations to include a disclosure concerning deferred sales charges and to have a firm officer notify FINRA in writing [...]
FINRA recently today that it has ordered SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. of Atlanta, GA, to pay $1.44 million to resolve charges related to unsuitable unit investment trust (UIT), closed-end fund (CEF) and mutual fund transactions. Of that amount, $900,000 is a fine that includes nearly $224,000 in disgorgement of commissions earned on the unsuitable trades. [...]