August 18, 2015-Austin, Texas
John Morgan, Texas Securities Commissioner entered a Consent Order finding that Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. failed to monitor the registration status of sales assistants, some of whom accepted client orders without being properly licensed in Texas.
Citigroup was reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine of $35,000.
Texas participated in a multistate investigation into the practices of Citigroup Global and other brokerage firms in supervising sales assistants. The Order requires Citigroup to establish and maintain policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state securities registration laws.
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