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Geneos Wealth Management fined by FINRA.
In December, 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that Geneos Wealth Management of Centennial, CO submitted an acceptance, waiver and consent letter regarding its failure to supervise its registered representatives in their sales of limited partnership interests to customers. In agreeing to the AWC, the firm was fined $12,500.
FINRA’s allegations against Geneos Wealth Management concerned reps whose outside business activities included the sales of limited partnership units. FINRA found that the reps met with, discussed and provided clients with information on the limited partnership interests, including providing customers with private placement memorandums, and receiving compensation, but the firm failed to record the transactions on their books and maintain them in their records.
Registration and disciplinary history
In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, a firm must either be registered or exempt from registration. Geneos Wealth Management is an Colorado corporation formed in 2002 and registered with FINRA, the SEC and in 52 states and territories.
According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Geneos Wealth Management has been the subject of three regulatory investigations.
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