Defendant Name: Truist Advisory Services, Inc.

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: Truist Financial Corporation
SIC Code: 6712
CUSIP: 89832Q10

Initial Case Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Truist Securities, Inc.; Truist Investment Services, Inc.; and Truist Advisory Services, Inc.
First Document Date 14-Aug-2024
Initial Filing Format Administrative Action
File Number 3-22000
Allegation Type Broker Dealer

Violations Alleged

Other
• Failure to supervise under Section 203(e)(6) Advisers Act

Resolutions

First Resolution Date 14-Aug-2024
Headline Total Penalty and Disgorgement $5,500,000

Related Documents:

34-100703 14-Aug-2024 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Sections 203(e) and 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
On August 14, 2024, the SEC instituted administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Truist Securities, Inc., Truist Investment Services, Inc., and Truist Advisory Services, Inc., stating: "These proceedings arise out of Truist’s identification—and self-report—of widespread and longstanding failures of certain Truist employees, including at senior levels, to adhere to certain of these essential requirements and Truist’s own policies. Using their personal devices, these employees communicated both internally and externally by personal text messages or WhatsApp, which were not approved written communications platforms (“off-channel communications”)."
2024-98_3-22000 14-Aug-2024 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
Twenty-Six Firms to Pay More Than $390 Million Combined to Settle SEC's Charges for Widespread Recordkeeping Failures
On August 14, 2024, the SEC "announced charges against 26 broker-dealers, investment advisers, and dually-registered broker-dealers and investment advisers for widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications."

Other Defendants in Action:

Truist Securities, Inc.
Truist Investment Services, Inc.