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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Current Parent Company: Morgan Stanley
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Penalty: $800,000
Year: 2010
Date: August 10, 2010
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority censured and fined Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. $800,000 for failing to make public disclosures required by FINRA's rules governing research analyst conflicts of interest. The firm also failed to comply with a key provision of the 2003 Research Analyst Settlement by failing to disclose the availability of independent research in customer account statements.
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
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