Defendant Name: BB&T Securities, LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company

Document Reference: 2016-167_BB&T

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of BB&T Securities, LLC
Document Name Investment Advisers Paying Penalties for Advertising False Performance Claims
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 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."

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