Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

May 9, 2020




Wunderlich Files Motion to Vacate FINRA Arbitration Citing Zoom Hearing
Wunderlich Securities, Inc. and Gary Wunderlich, Petitioners, v. Dominick & Dickerman, LLC and Michael J. Campbell, Respondents (Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York)

Brokerage Firm Sues Compliance Services Provider Over FINRA Sanctions.
Triton Pacific Securities, LLC, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant v. Mission Critical Services Corp., Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC, Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc., Triton Pacific Capitol Partners, LLC, Triton Pacific Investment Group, LLC, Craig J. Faggen, Michale L. Carroll, Brian D. Buehler, and Wendy Poole, Third-Party Defendants (Opinion and Order, SDNY)

SEC Charges Bloomberg Tradebook for Order Routing Misrepresentations (SEC Release)

Layoffs Start Turning From Temporary to Permanent Across America (Bloomberg by Shawn Donnan and Joe Deaux)

Instacart's Frantic Dash From Grocery App to Essential Service / The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one. (Bloomberg by Ellen Huet and Lizette Chapman)

[In]Securities Guest Blog: Marconi Plays the Mamba by Aegis Frumento Esq (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

SEC Files Charges in International Ponzi Scheme (SEC Release)

SEC Directs Equity Exchanges and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to Improve Governance of Market Data Plans (SEC Release)

Statement on Order to Modernize the Governance Structure of National Market System Plans for Equity Market Data (Statement by SEC Chair Jay Clayton)

Statement on Final Order Directing the Creation of a New Plan for Consolidated Equity Market Data (Statement by Commissioner Allison Herren Lee)

Statement at Open Meeting Considering Commission Order Addressing Equity Market Data Plan (Statement by Commissioner Elad L. Roisman)

Statement on Equity Market Data Governance Reforms (Statement by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce)


Young professionals risk financial burnout as they weather their first big crisis (CNBC by Lorie Konish)

Petition for Rulemaking of Financial Services Institute, American Securities Association, Competitive Enterprise Institute, and New Civil Liberties Alliance, Petitioners (Petition for Rulemaking to End the Securities and Exchange Commission's Backdoor Regulation of 12b-1 Fees)

SEC Charges Husband and Wife in Insider Trading Scheme (SEC Release)

SEC Settles with Former Top Finance Executives of Oil and Gas Company (SEC Release)

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Defendants in Snack Company Investment Scam (SEC Release)

SEC Files Settled Charges Against Small Business Lender Related to Undisclosed Practices Concerning Asset-Backed Securitization (SEC Release)

FINRA Censures, Fines and Orders Restitution in Suitability Settlement (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

FINRA Imposes Fine and Suspension for Rep's Role With Minor League Soccer Team.
In the Matter of Michael B. Mountjoy, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Imposes Fine and Suspension for Rep's Hiding of Study Materials in Testing Center Restroom 
In the Matter of Spencer Sullivant, Respondent (FINRA AWC2019064078501)


Federal Court Orders Rare TRO In Favor of Terminated Rep Against Investacorp (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Texas Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Defrauding Bank of America by Posing as Customers to Make Withdrawals at SoCal Branches (DOJ Release)

Emerging Market Economies Diverge as Lockdowns Persist (Bloomberg by Karl Lester M Yap)

SEC Provides Temporary, Conditional Relief to Allow Small Businesses to Pursue Expedited Crowdfunding Offerings (SEC Release)

Dirt-Cheap U.S. Mortgages Thwarted by $5 Billion in Margin Calls (Bloomberg by Shahien Nasiripour)

Executive At Investment Management Firm Pleads Guilty In Connection With Multimillion-Dollar Securities Fraud Scheme (DOJ Release)

Government Official and Contracting Executive Plead Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy (DOJ Release)

CFTC Awards More Than $2 Million to Four Whistleblowers (CFTC Release)

SEC Awards Almost $2 Million to Whistleblower (SEC Release)

FINRA Imposes Fine for Lien, Judgments, and Bankruptcies Supervisory Reporting Deficiencies
In the Matter of Western International Securities, Inc, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

Coronavirus will shrink US home prices by 2-3% nationally, Zillow forecasts, but deeper dive could be in store (CNBC by Diana Olick)

FreshDirect co-founder Jason Ackerman said surge in online grocery shopping has led to more venture capital deals (CNBC by Melissa Repko)

TD Ameritrade interim CEO Steve-Boyle delivers sparkling results, underscores quick 100% work-at-home transition-- and calls Schwab merger efforts 'critical' and on-schedule (RIABiz by Lisa Shidler)