FINRA Fines Rodman Renshaw $315,000 for Supervisory and Information Barrier Violations; Former CCO and Two Research Analysts Sanctioned
FINRA announced that it has fined Rodman Renshaw LLC $315,000 for supervisory and other violations related to the interaction between the firm's research and investment banking functions. The firm's supervisory system was found to be deficient, resulting in a breakdown of the barriers required to be imposed between research and investment banking, including research analysts be rewarded for soliciting investment banking transactions.