Defendant Name: UBS Financial Services Inc.

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company

Document Reference: 2021-130

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of UBS Financial Services Inc.
Document Name UBS Settles Charges Related to Investments in Complex Exchange-Traded Product
Document Date 19-Jul-2021
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-20401
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary The SEC stated that: "[It] filed a settled action against UBS Financial Services Inc. for compliance failures relating to sales of a volatility linked exchange-traded product (ETP)."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $112,274.00 Shared:    

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $8,000,000.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

(Penalty was noted in document, but no amount was listed)

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