
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered Charles Schwab & Company, Inc., to pay $18 million into a Fair Fund to be established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to repay investors in yieldplus, an ultra short-term bond fund managed by Schwab's affiliate, Charles Schwab Investment Management. The $18 million consisted of the $17.5 million in fees that Schwab collected for sales of the fund, plus a fine of $500,000, both of which will have been designated as restitution to customers. For more info visit https://www.finra.org/media-center/news-releases/2011/finra-orders-schwab-pay-18-million-investors-improper-marketing