{"id":3041,"date":"2015-02-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/suntrust-investment-services-inc-fined-by-finra-for-improper-assessment-of-investment-advisory-fees\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:39:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:39:33","slug":"suntrust-investment-services-inc-fined-by-finra-for-improper-assessment-of-investment-advisory-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/suntrust-investment-services-inc-fined-by-finra-for-improper-assessment-of-investment-advisory-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. Fined by FINRA for Improper Assessment of Investment Advisory Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. submitted an AWC in which the firm was censured and fined $80,000. SunTrust consented to the sanctions, without admitting liability, and to the entry of findings that it <a title=\"Failure to Supervise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/failure-to-supervise.html\" target=\"_blank\">failed to establish a supervisory system<\/a> reasonably designed to monitor the proper assessment of fees charged to certain investment advisory customers. The findings stated that the firm overcharged investment advisory fees to customers enrolled in one of the firm\u2019s investment advisory programs. These overcharges resulted from the installation of new fee-engine software by the firm\u2019s clearing firm that, without the firm\u2019s knowledge, failed to correctly bundle certain asset classes for the purpose of calculating <a title=\"Mutual Fund Sales Breakpoint Violations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/mutual-fund-sales-breakpoint-violations.html\" target=\"_blank\">breakpoint discounts<\/a> for fees. The firm failed to discover the investment advisory fee overcharges for a period of approximately two-and-a-half years. The firm also failed to conduct adequate periodic reviews to ensure that the proper fees were assessed for certain investment advisory accounts. (<a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinaryactions.finra.org\/viewdocument.aspx?DocNB=37324\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FINRA Case #2011029668001<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Silver Law Group<\/a> represents investors in <a title=\"Investments and Securities Fraud\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/securities-arbitration\/investments-and-securities-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\">securities and investment fraud<\/a> cases.\u00a0 Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide to help recover investment losses due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/stockbroker-misconduct.html\" target=\"_blank\">stockbroker misconduct<\/a>.\u00a0 If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. submitted an AWC in which the firm was censured and fined $80,000. SunTrust consented to the sanctions, without admitting liability, and to the entry of findings that it failed to establish a supervisory system reasonably designed to monitor the proper assessment of fees charged to certain investment advisory customers. 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