
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority censured and fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $500,000 For supervisory failures that allowed widespread deficiencies in filing hundreds of required reports, including customer complaints, arbitration claims, and related U4 and U5 filings, and for its failure to file the required reports. For more info visit https://www.finra.org/media-center/news-releases/2012/finra-fines-merrill-lynch-500000-failing-file-required-reports