Keith Andrew Halsnik – Florida Excessive Activity (Churning), Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Negligent Supervision FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney

Florida Securities Excessive Activity (Churning), Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Negligent Supervision FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney:

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event that FINRA elects to institute an enforcement action, firms and licensed individuals have the responsibility to reflect such action on their U-4 and/or U-5 filings, which can be viewed on the FINRA website under the broker-check section of the site or by viewing the monthly disciplinary information also provided on the FINRA site.

The monthly disciplinary information is referenced on the FINRA site generally in alphabetical order. This post relates to the following company or individuals. If the reader would like to review the entire FINRA release or the broker-check information concerning this matter, you can follow these highlighted links:

January 2014 Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions

Broker Check: http://www.finra.org/Investors/ToolsCalculators/BrokerCheck/

Keith Andrew Halsnik (CRD #5018189, Registered Representative, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Halsnik failed to timely and fully respond to FINRA’s initial requests for information and documents as part of an inquiry to determine, among other things, whether Halsnik engaged in excessive trading in customer accounts. The findings stated that it was not until FINRA sent Halsnik a notice of suspension pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552 that he responded. The findings also stated that Halsnik failed to respond to additional FINRA requests for information and documents regarding mutual fund transactions in customer accounts. The findings also included that Halsnik failed to respond to a FINRA request for testimony. FINRA Case No. 2011029300801

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