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Banjany was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he failed to appear and provide on-the-record testimony and failed to provide full and complete responses to requests for information and documents during the course of FINRA's investigation into the circumstances of his termination from his member firm. The complaint alleges that the firm filed a Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Registration (Form U5) stating that Banjany deposited checks from an outside financial institution to his personal account without sufficient funds available.
Resolution
Decision
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
8/15/2017
Regulator Statement
Default Decision rendered July 18, 2017. The sanction was based on findings that Banjany failed to respond to FINRA requests to appear for on-the-record testimony and failed to respond timely and completely to FINRA requests for documents and information as part of FINRA's investigation into the circumstances surrounding Banjany's termination from his former member firm. The decision became final on August 15, 2017.
7/27/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Banjany failed to respond to FINRA request for information.
Resolution
Letter
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
Any capacity
Duration
N/A
Start Date
8/22/2016
End Date
10/24/2016
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552 and in accordance with FINRA's Notice of Suspension letter dated July 27, 2016, Banjany is suspended on August 22, 2016 from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity. If Banjany fails to request termination of the suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension, he will automatically be barred on October 31, 2016 from association with any FINRA member in any capacity pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(h).
Suspension lifted on October 24, 2016.
12/3/2015
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
NON SECURITIES RELATED. REGISTERED REP DEPOSITED CHECKS FROM AN OUTSIDE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO HIS PERSONAL CHASE ACCOUNT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUNDS AVAILABLE.
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.