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FINRA BY-LAWS ARTICLE V SECTION 2(C), NASD RULE 2110, AND INTERPRETATIVE MATERIAL-1000-1: CHANG WILLFULLY OMITTED TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL INFORMATION ON HIS FORM U4 AND HIS WILLFUL OMISSION CAUSED HIS MEMBER FIRM TO ASSOCIATE A PERSON SUBJECT TO A STATUTORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS.
Resolution
Decision
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Start Date
6/22/2010
Regulator Statement
DEFAULT DECISION RENDERED MAY 25, 2010, WHEREIN CHANG IS BARRED FROM ASSOCIATION WITH ANY FINRA MEMBER IN ANY CAPACITY. DECISION BECAME FINAL JUNE 22, 2010.
RESPONDENT WILLFULLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MATERIAL FACT ON A FORM U4, AND THAT UNDER SECTION 15(B)(4)(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND ARTICLE III, SECTION 4 OF THE FINRA BY-LAWS, THIS OMISSION MAKES HIM SUBJECT TO A STATUTORY DISQUALIFICATION WITH A MEMBER.
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
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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.