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FINRA disciplinary actions rise 13 percent

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed 1,488 disciplinary actions in 2011, a 13 percent increase over 2010, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLPs FINRA Sanctions Survey.

By Paula Aven Gladych | Updated on March 12, 2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed 1,488 disciplinary actions in 2011, a 13 percent increase over 2010, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP’s FINRA Sanctions Survey. The report found that the number of individuals barred by FINRA increased from 288 in 2010 to 329 in 2011, an increase of more than 14 percent.

The rate of growth in fines last year surpasses the rate of growth in the number of actions, with fines in 2011 jumping 51 percent to $68 million from 2010’s $45 million. This is a significant reversal from 2010, when there was a $5 million drop in the total amount of fines, notwithstanding a 13 percent increase in the number of actions filed. While the $68 million reported in 2011 is still a far cry from the $184 million and $111 million that FINRA fined firms and representatives in 2005 and 2006, respectively, it may signal continued enforcement efforts for the near future.

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