FINRA has fined First Trust Portfolios LP $10m for providing excessive non-cash compensation – specifically, gifts, meals, and entertainment (GME) – in connection with the distribution of First Trust investment company securities and related misconduct.
FINRA said the GME was extended to representatives of retail broker-dealers (so, the reps of
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