Defendant Name: Morgan Stanley and Co. LLC

Defendant Type: Subsidiary of Public Company

Document Reference: 2016-269

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Document Name SEC Charges Morgan Stanley With Customer Protection Rule Violations
Document Date 20-Dec-2016
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-17737
Allegation Type Broker Dealer
Document Summary On December 20, 2016, the SEC announced in a press release that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC violated the SEC's Customer Protection Rule. According to the SEC: from March 2013 to May 2015, "Morgan Stanley's affiliated transactions violated the Customer Protection Rule and that as a result of inaccurately calculating its customer reserve account requirements, it submitted inaccurate reports to the SEC."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Censured
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution

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34-79606 20-Dec-2016 Administrative Proceeding
Order Instituting Administrative and Cease-and-Desist Proceedings, Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order
On December 20, 2016, the SEC instituted a settled proceeding against Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for violating the SEC's Customer Protection Rule. According to the SEC: from March 2013 to May 2015, "by improperly including debits from affiliates... the information in MS&Co’s FOCUS Reports and annual audited financial statements on its Reserve Formula calculations was inaccurate."