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Without admitting or denying the findings, Gruenebaum consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to appear for on-the-record testimony related to a FINRA investigation into the circumstances surrounding his termination from a member firm, and the disclosures that the firm made in his Form U5 filings.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
10/10/2016
5/23/2016
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
Discharged for making unauthorized payments to clients.
5/4/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customer alleges that registered representative advised that she "would never run out of money", purchased aggressive stocks and sold options without fully informing her of the risks, and offered the customer $300 in cash to make it easier for the customer to decrease her monthly IRA distributions.
Settlement Amount
$20,000.00
4/21/2016
Customer Dispute
Closed-No Action
Allegations
Customer alleges that registered representative promised monthly withdrawals from the client's account for life, made unsuitable recommendations using margin, mailed the client a $100 gift card, $100 in cash, and a bank check for $610 from registered representative's own personal funds, and that registered representative stated that he would give the client a $100 gift card each month for 1 year.
Damage Amount Requested
$50,000.00
5/29/2013
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
THE CUSTOMER ALLEGES UNSUITABLE INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS AND MISREPRESENTATION FROM SEPTEMBER 2007 TO FEBRUARY 2013.
Damage Amount Requested
$150,000.00
3/26/2013
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
CONDUCT INCLUDING ALTERING CLIENT DOCUMENTS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND PROCURING A PRE-SIGNED CLIENT DOCUMENT, RESULTING IN MANAGEMENT'S LOSS OF CONDIFENCE.
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
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.
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.