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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico
Current Parent Company: UBS
Penalty: $18,500,000
Year: 2015
Date: September 29, 2015
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority censured and fined UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico (UBS PR) $7.5 million for supervisory failures related to the suitability of transactions in Puerto Rican closed-end fund (CEF) shares. In addition, FINRA ordered UBS PR to pay approximately $11 million in restitution to 165 customers who were forced to realize losses on their CEF positions.
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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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.