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\t\t\t\tThe United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has refused to overturn the US Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that Wedbush Securities Inc. engaged in\u00a0inadequate supervision<\/a>\u00a0of its own regulatory compliance. The appeals court also affirmed the suspension of the brokerage firm\u2019s president and principal Edward W. Wedbush.<\/p>\n

The SEC\u2019s 2016 finding had sustained a 2014 ruling by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority\u2019s National Adjudicatory Council, which ordered Wedbush to pay a $350K fine for either not filing, or filing late, dozens of documents regarding complaints and judgments that had been brought against the investment firm and its financial representatives. Finra found that Wedbush Securities violated the bylaws and rules of the NASD, the NYSE, and the self-regulatory organization itself 158 times and was delinquent in submitting the documents at issue over a five-year period, from 1\/2005 to 7\/2010.<\/p>\n

Wedbush and its president had tried to argue before the SEC that FINRA was wrong in finding that the broker-dealer failed to supervise reporting requirements. The brokerage firm also questioned whether the hearing it received before the SRO was a fair one since a FINRA rule did not specifically note suspension as a sanction.<\/p>\n

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The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has refused to overturn the US Securities and Exchange Commission ruling that Wedbush Securities Inc. engaged in\u00a0inadequate supervision\u00a0of its own regulatory compliance. The appeals court also affirmed the suspension of the brokerage firm\u2019s president and principal Edward W. Wedbush. 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