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NOTE: Stipulations of Fact and Consent to Penalty (SFC); Offers of Settlement (OS); and Letters of Acceptance Waiver, and Consent (AWC) are entered into by Respondents without admitting or denying the allegations, but consent is given to the described sanctions & to the entry of findings. Additionally, for AWCs, if FINRA has reason to believe a violation has occurred and the member or associated person does not dispute the violation, FINRA may prepare and request that the member or associated person execute a letter accepting a finding of violation, consenting to the imposition of sanctions, and agreeing to waive such member's or associated person's right to a hearing before a hearing panel, and any right of appeal to the National Adjudicatory Council, the SEC, and the courts, or to otherwise challenge the validity of the letter, if the letter is accepted. The letter shall describe the act or practice engaged in or omitted, the rule, regulation, or statutory provision violated, and the sanction or sanctions to be imposed.
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Meyers Associates, L.P.
AWC/2007007254002
The Firm failed to establish and maintain a system to retain for more than 30 days its electronic communications related to the firm’s business, including emails firm employees sent or received, and failed to retain a record of supervisory review of those electronic communications for production to FINRA upon request.
Meyers Associates, L.P.: Censured; Fined $60,000
Bill Singer's Comment
A $60,000 fine for failing to retain email? That sounds quite a hefty price.  If the emails were needed for some arbitration or regulatory investigation, that's one thing -- and FINRA should note same in its monthly report.  Simply based upon what the regulator has set forth, this sounds draconic. If you disagree, then please look at Nexcore and explain to me why that firm paid nearly one-half the fine.  The difference is what?
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