Compliance failures lead to $15M penalty for Raymond James
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Jaclyn Jaeger2019-09-19T14:58:00
A series of compliance failures have resulted in three Raymond James entities being fined $15 million by the SEC over improper charges of advisory fees and excess commissions.
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