Defendant Name: BB&T Securities, LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent: BB&T Corporation
SIC Code: 6021
CUSIP: 05493710

Document Reference: IA-4506

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of BB&T Securities, LLC
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 203(k) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 25-Aug-2016
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-17502
Allegation Type Investment Advisers/Investment Companies
Document Summary On August 25, 2016, the SEC instituted a settled administrative proceeding against BB&T Securities, LLC. According to the SEC this matter arises from misstatements made by the company “to certain of its advisory clients, including clients with separately managed accounts invested in F-Squared Investments, Inc.’s (‘F-Squared’) strategy.”

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $200,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

2016-167_BB&T 25-Aug-2016 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
Investment Advisers Paying Penalties for Advertising False Performance Claims
On August 25, 2016, the SEC announced "penalties against 13 investment advisory firms found to have violated securities laws by spreading the false claims made by an investment management firm about its flagship product."

Related Actions:

SEC v. Howard B. Present
In the Matter of F-Squared Investments, Inc.