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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Current Parent Company: UBS
Penalty: $10,750,000
Year: 2011
Date: April 11, 2011
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined UBS Financial Services, Inc. $2.5 million and required UBS to pay $8.25 million in restitution for omissions and statements made that effectively misled some investors regarding the principal protection feature of 100% Principal-Protection Notes (PPNs) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. issued prior to its September 2008 bankruptcy filing.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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Notes: FINRA is a securities industry self-regulatory body authorized by the federal government.
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