Did Herbert Garrett Frey Cause You Investment Losses?
Herbert Garrett Frey of Cincinnati, Ohio submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in which he was accessed a fine of $15,000, suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for a period of 16 months, and ordered to pay a disgorgement of commissions received in the amount of $73,137 plus interest. The sanctions were based on findings that he engaged in excessive and unsuitable trading in a customer’s account, placed unauthorized trades, and gave misleading and inaccurate information to the customer in violation of FINRA Rules 4511, 2111 and 2010. The suspension was in effect from April 5, 2021, through August 4, 2022.
In November 2017, Herbert Garrett Frey joined Union Capital Company under multiple registrations including a General Securities Principal. The firm later filed a Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Registration (Form U5) disclosing that Frey had been permitted to resign due to misconduct. According to FINRA’s findings, Frey engaged in excessive and unsuitable trading when he executed 679 trades in a customer’s account without authorization. The findings state that Frey’s trading caused the customer to pay $135,210 in fees and commissions, $76,137 of which Frey retained, and incur a total loss of $142,805. The findings further state that Frey provided inaccurate information regarding the transactions and caused his firm to maintain inaccurate books and records. Although Hebert Garrett Frey is no longer associated with a member film, he remains subject to FINRA’s jurisdiction.
FINRA Rule 2111(a) provides in pertinent part that “[a] member or an associated person must have a reasonable basis to believe that a recommended transaction or investment strategy involving a security or securities is suitable for the customer, based on the information obtained through the reasonable diligence of the member or associated person to ascertain the customer’s investment profile.” FINRA Rule 2010 requires registered representatives to “observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.” Unauthorized trading or executing transactions in a customer’s account without the customer’s prior knowledge or consent, violates FINRA Rule 2010. FINRA Rule 4511(a) states that “[m]embers shall make and preserve books and records as required under the FINRA rules, the Exchange Act and the applicable Exchange Act rules.” An individual may violate FINRA Rule 4511 by causing his or her member firm to fail to maintain accurate books and records.
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