Arkansas to Receive Portion of $10.2M Settlement with Robinhood
The online brokerage is paying penalties and fines over a platform outage in March 2020 that prevented retail traders from making trades. read more >
The online brokerage is paying penalties and fines over a platform outage in March 2020 that prevented retail traders from making trades. read more >
Amber Crouch has been promoted to general counsel at the Arkansas Securities Department. read more >
He had led the department since May 2020. read more >
He has more than 25 years of experience in the securities industry. read more >
State and federal authorities say a California company lied to investors. read more >
The White River Fund of White River Capital Advisors began as a jest between University of Arkansas colleagues in their Fayetteville office. read more >
Campbell McLaurin is named deputy commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department. read more >
An Arkansan’s $500 investment in bitcoin ballooned to a purported $13,500 before it was revealed to be a scam. read more >
A Fayetteville penny-stock film distributor dealing with millions in legal judgments and a state securities fraud finding is framing a comeback story: trying to raise $8 million to launch a video streaming service. read more >
Desperate businesses that turned to merchant cash advance companies for rescue found their lifeline shackled to high interest rates, hidden fees and long-term debt, several lawsuits claim. read more >
Eric Munson says perpetrators of confidence schemes are called “artists” for a reason: They expertly exploit victims’ hopes and fears. read more >
Troubled investment adviser Adam Kuettel has added a new problem to his list: the Arkansas Securities Department. read more >
Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announces the appointment of Eric Munson as the new commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department. read more >
Bill Sowell, a registered investment adviser in North Little Rock, embraces a legal obligation to put clients’ financial interests first. And he’s frustrated that the requirement doesn’t apply to everyone across the investing industry. read more >
Investing in the marijuana business these days doesn’t require bags of cash or secret handoffs, but there are still risks, and experts advise looking before leaping into the new medical cannabis industry. read more >
Despite the rise of online stock investing, Arkansas has seen a rise in the number of agents licensed to trade securities. read more >
Arkansas mortgage brokers and other financial professionals in the state have to comply with new licensing and bonding rules. read more >
More Arkansas investors will soon have more options for putting their money to work. read more >
David George doesn’t apologize for using scare tactics when he gives seminars at part of the Investor Education Program for the Arkansas Securities Department. read more >
Amber Crouch recently joined the compliance team at Crews & Associates Inc. of Little Rock as the new senior compliance officer. read more >
