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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Current Parent Company: UBS
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Penalty: $23,300,000
Year: 2007
Date: July 16, 2007
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Violation Description: UBS agreed to pay $23.3 million to settle allegations that it placed thousands of traditional brokerage customers to InsightOne accounts, falsely promising comprehensive and sophisticated financial planning services.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
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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