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Without admitting or denying the findings, Peterson consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings, that she used discretion to place trades in the accounts of her member firm's customers. The findings stated that although Peterson had verbal permission from the customers to use discretion in their accounts, she did not receive written authorization to use discretion from any of the customers. The firm also had not accepted these customers' accounts as discretionary.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Sanctions
Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)
Amount
$7,500.00
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
All capacities
Duration
20 business days
Start Date
12/4/2017
End Date
1/2/2018
Regulator Statement
Fine paid in full on November 20, 2017.
9/16/2015
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
WFG - Williams Financial Group
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
The representative did not follow firm policies relating to the proper handling of customer related paperwork and exercised unauthorized discretion in retail customer accounts
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
A brokerage firm, also called a broker-dealer, is in the business of buying and selling securities – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and certain other investment products – on behalf of its customer (as broker), for its own bank (dealer), or both. Individuals who work for broker-dealers - the sales personnel are commonly referred to as brokers.
IA
Investment Adviser
An investment adviser is paid for providing advice about securities to clients. In addition, some investment advisers manage investment portfolios and offer financial planning services.
Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.