{"id":1006,"date":"2012-01-20T00:21:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T00:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2012\/01\/citigroup_global_markets_settl"},"modified":"2022-03-09T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T22:13:47","slug":"citigroup-global-markets-settl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/citigroup-global-markets-settl\/","title":{"rendered":"Citigroup Global Markets Settles for $725,000 FINRA Fine Over Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tFINRA says that Citigroup Global Markets <\/a>will pay a fine of $725K for not disclosing specific conflicts of interest during public appearances made by research analysts and in research reports. By settling, Citigroup<\/a> is not denying or admitting to the charges although it has, however, consented to an entry of the findings.<\/p>\n

According to the SRO, in research reports published between 1\/07 and 3\/10, the financial firm did not disclose possible conflicts of interest that existed in certain business connections, including the facts that the financial firm and its affiliates:
\n\u2022\tReceived revenue or investment banking from certain companies \u2022\tHad an at least 1% or more ownership in companies that were covered \u2022\tManaged public securities offerings \u2022\tMade a market in certain covered companies’ securities
\nAlso, FINRA says that Citigroup research analysts did not reveal these same conflicts when bringing up the covered companies during public appearances.<\/p>\n

As a result of these alleged failures to disclose, FINRA contends that Citigroup kept investors from knowing of possible biases in the research recommendations that it made. FINRA says that such disclosures are essential in order to make sure that investors are given all of the information they need when making decisions about investments. <\/p>\n

The SRO said that the reason Citigroup did not provide the required information is that the database for identifying and creating disclosures experienced technical difficulties and\/or was inaccurate. FINRA also cites a lack of proper supervisory procedures that could have prevented such inaccuracies and disclosure failures. However, Citigroup did self-report a number of the deficiencies and has taken remedial steps to remedy them.<\/p>\n

A financial firm can be held liable when failure to disclose key facts about an investment leads to an investor sustaining financial losses. In many instances, such omissions are made to hide or diminish the risk involved in the investment. While some omissions are intentional, others can occur due to inadequate supervision or the lack of proper systems and procedures to make sure such failures to disclose don’t happen.<\/p>\n

It is a broker’s obligation to fairly disclose all the risks involved in a potential investment. (Misrepresenting material facts is another way that risks are concealed and investors end up losing money. <\/p>\n

It doesn’t matter whether malicious intent was involved. If a broker-dealer concealed OR failed to disclose key information related to your investment and you suffered financial losses on your investment, you may have a securities fraud case on your hands that could allow you to recover your losses. <\/p>\n

Citi settles with Finra over alleged conflicts at its brokerage<\/a>, Investment News, January 20, 2012
\nFinra Fines Citigroup $725,000 For Alleged Research Violations, The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2012
\nFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority<\/a><\/p>\n

More Blog Posts:<\/strong>
\nCitigroup’s $285M Settlement With the SEC Is Turned Down by Judge Rakoff<\/a>, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, November 28, 2011
\nCitigroup Global Markets Inc. Sues Two Saudi Investors in an Attempt to Block Their FINRA Arbitration Claim Over $383M in Losses<\/a>, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, October 22, 2011
\nSecurities Fraud Lawsuit Against Citigroup Involving Mortgage-Related Risk Results in Mixed Ruling, Institutional Investor Securities Blog, November 30, 2010 Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FINRA says that Citigroup Global Markets will pay a fine of $725K for not disclosing specific conflicts of interest during public appearances made by research analysts and in research reports. By settling, Citigroup is not denying or admitting to the charges although it has, however, consented to an entry of the findings. 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