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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Husband and Wife Divert Funds to Buy Home

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  The SEC filed charges against a husband and wife, who are executives of China-based RINO International Corp., and FINRA fined and censured Deutsche Bank Securities for reporting failures.

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  Australia's Economy Continues To Grow, With No Recession In Sight

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  The Commonwealth of Australia, which only became a country in 1901—when its six original colonies federated—has capitalized on its vast natural resources to become a prosperous place.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: CR Intrinsic Slapped With Record Insider Trading Fine

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2013

  The SEC settlement by CR Intrinsic was for $600 million, the largest ever in an insider trading case; meanwhile, a financier was charged in a scam involving pre-IPO Facebook stock.

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  FINRA Slaps Ameriprise for Rep’s Wire Transfer Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 4, 2013

  FINRA said Ameriprise and its clearing firm missed several red flags, including transfers to accounts in the broker's name.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Allianz, TheStreet Charged

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against Allianz for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that resulted in penalties of more than $12.3 million; against a Connecticut-based advisor for telling clients it was investing in the same collateralized debt obligations it recommended for them; against...

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Hedge Fund Manager Fined $44 Million in China Scheme

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2012

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against a Miami-based entrepreneur for defrauding investors.

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  Fidelity: Majority of Retirees Have Not Taken RMDs for 2012

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  It’s understandable why too many individuals of retirement age forget, delay or simply refuse to take their required minimum distributions.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: BP to Pay Third Largest Penalty in SEC History

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  As part of the $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S., BP admitted to misleading investors about the rate of the oil flow in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Broker Charged With Stealing to Pay for Mortgage, Groceries

  By Marlene Y. Satter and Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  Among recent SEC enforcement actions were charges that a broker stole client funds and used them to pay for his own personal expenses, including groceries and a mortgage.

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  SEC Charges Broker With Stealing Clients’ Money to Pay for Mortgage and Groceries

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  The broker and his company based in Danbury, Conn., were charged with stealing at least $600,000 from clients and using the money to pay for his mortgage, grocery bills and other personal expenses.