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SEC: Financial Advisor Ameriprise To Pay $4.5M Fine
Regulation // August 16, 2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced, according to Reuters, that it has charged Ameriprise Financial, a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer, $4.5 million due to the company’s failure to safeguard retail investor assets from theft by its representatives. According to the SEC’s order, five...

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SEC: Financial Advisor Ameriprise To Pay $4.5M Fine

August 16, 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced, according to Reuters, that it has charged Ameriprise Financial, a registered investment advisor and broker-dealer, $4.5 million due to the company’s failure to safeguard retail investor assets from theft by its representatives. According to the SEC’s order, five Ameriprise representatives committed numerous fraudulent acts, including forging client documents, […]