Did Morgan Stanley Cause You Investment Losses?
Morgan Stanley submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for allegedly failing to reasonably supervise a registered representative in violation of NASD Rule 3010 and FINRA Rules 3110 and 2010. Due to the misconduct, the firm was censured and fined $175,000.
Since 2009, Morgan Stanley has been a FINRA member firm and has more than 23,000 registered representatives. According to FINRA, between January 2012 through December 2017, Morgan Stanley had allegedly failed to supervise a representative who had been accused of recommending unsuitable short-term trades and securities in 10 customers’ accounts. During the relevant period, Morgan Stanley had automated alerts set up to identify trading activity in accounts that needed to be reviewed by a supervisor and which accounts exceeded certain turnover and cost-to-equity ratios. The findings stated that the trading conducted in the customers’ accounts generated multiple red flags and Morgan Stanley allegedly failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the recommendations were suitable. As a result of the unsuitable trading, the customers suffered losses of more than $900,000 and Morgan Stanley was ordered to pay $774,574.08 in restitution.
FINRA Rule 3110 and its predecessor, NASD Rule 3010, require that each member firm take reasonable steps to ensure that the activities of each associated person comply with applicable securities laws and regulations, investigate red flags of potential misconduct, and take appropriate action when misconduct has occurred. A violation of FINRA Rule 3110 or NASD Rule 3010 also constitutes a violation of FINRA Rule 2010.
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