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Company: Morgan Stanley
Current Parent Company: Morgan Stanley
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Penalty: $2,900,000
Year: 2006
Date: September 5, 2006
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: NASD imposed fines totaling $2.9 million against Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. for extensive violations dealing with reporting obligations, best execution, short sales and a range of other NASD, Securities and Exchange Commission and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rules.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Source of Data: NASD Fines Morgan Stanley Firms $2.9 Million for Widespread Violations of NASD Rules, PR Newswire, September 5, 2006 (via Nexis).
Notes: FINRA is a securities industry self-regulatory body authorized by the federal government. This case was handled by its predecessor, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.