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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Current Parent Company: Bank of America
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Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2015
Date: March 23, 2015
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: Merrill Lynch agreed to pay a $2.5 million administrative penalty in settlement of allegations it failed to properly supervise financial advisors which allowed unsuitable financial advice to be promoted.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Massachusetts Securities Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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