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Attorney for customers complains that they relied to their detriment on advice given by their financial advisor relating to investments by foreign investors seeking to obtain visas for US residency. (3/5/2017-8/29/2019)
6/22/2021
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Without admitting or denying the findings, Ly consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to provide information and documents and to appear for testimony requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation it initiated following his member firm's filing of a Rule 4530 disclosure concerning his termination. The findings stated that Ly made a partial production responsive to the requests for documents and information but failed to produce the outstanding information by the due date.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
6/22/2021
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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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.