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Merrill Lynch UIT Sales Charge Investment Fraud
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August 20, 2010 @ 10:04 am |
Merrill Lynch UIT Sales Charge Investment Fraud
Firm is fined $500,000, Ordered to Pay Over $2 Million to Customers
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 for failing to provide sales charge discounts to customers on eligible purchases of Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). FINRA also found that Merrill Lynch failed to have an adequate supervisory system in place to ensure customers received appropriate UIT discounts. The firm also agreed to provide remediation of more than $2 million to affected customers.
"Firms have been on notice since at least 2004 that they must develop and implement procedures to ensure customers receive appropriate sales charge discounts for UIT investments," said James S. Shorris, FINRA Executive Vice President and Acting Chief of Enforcement. "In this case, it was critical for the firm to ensure that its brokers were...
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