Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Selling away in the U.S. securities brokerage industry is the inappropriate practice of an investment professional (such as a registered representative, stockbroker, or financial adviser) who sells, or solicits the sale of, securities not held or offered by the brokerage firm with which he is associated (affiliated). An example of the term expressed in a sentence is, "The broker was selling investments away from the firm." Brokers marketing securities must have obtained the appropriate securities licenses for various types of investments. Brokers in the U.S. may be "associated" with only one Brokerage firm and they obtain such licenses or "series" by passing standardized Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) exams such as the Series 6 or Series 7 exam. See List of Securities Examinations for types of securities licenses in the U.S.More specifically, selling away describes the situation where the transaction or securities in question are not approved for sale by the firm, they are not on the firm’s approved product list. The approved product list identifies the types of securities and investments that are approved for brokers to sell after the securities have been subjected to the brokerage firm's due diligence process which includes receiving the necessary risk and compliance department reviews and approvals, and so forth.Selling away often involves investment securities that are in the form of a private placement or other non-public investment, though not always. Sometimes a transaction may not be an obvious or apparent 'investment' or security. Selling away may not always be deliberate or intentional or with even intent to deceive an investor, but in many cases, the broker knew what he or she was doing. Selling away is often associated with a broker's other ("outside") business activities (those other businesses or activities that a broker conducts outside or separate from his/her securities brokerage activities.)Selling away situations result from a broker's desire to not pass up on earning a commission on an investment his client is willing to buy, and further, to not have to share any of the commission with his/her associated firm. Selling away schemes are particularly dangerous for investors because they usually end up becoming victims of theft, securities fraud, or some other loss related to the investment. These schemes also often involve the sale of promissory notes which are essentially loan investments wherein the borrower promises to pay investors high interest rates in exchange for the loan amount from the investor. Once the investor (client) pays the money, the borrower sooner or later stops (or never begins) paying interest payments and the client’s investment vanishes.. }
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- Selling_away abstract "Selling away in the U.S. securities brokerage industry is the inappropriate practice of an investment professional (such as a registered representative, stockbroker, or financial adviser) who sells, or solicits the sale of, securities not held or offered by the brokerage firm with which he is associated (affiliated). An example of the term expressed in a sentence is, "The broker was selling investments away from the firm." Brokers marketing securities must have obtained the appropriate securities licenses for various types of investments. Brokers in the U.S. may be "associated" with only one Brokerage firm and they obtain such licenses or "series" by passing standardized Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) exams such as the Series 6 or Series 7 exam. See List of Securities Examinations for types of securities licenses in the U.S.More specifically, selling away describes the situation where the transaction or securities in question are not approved for sale by the firm, they are not on the firm’s approved product list. The approved product list identifies the types of securities and investments that are approved for brokers to sell after the securities have been subjected to the brokerage firm's due diligence process which includes receiving the necessary risk and compliance department reviews and approvals, and so forth.Selling away often involves investment securities that are in the form of a private placement or other non-public investment, though not always. Sometimes a transaction may not be an obvious or apparent 'investment' or security. Selling away may not always be deliberate or intentional or with even intent to deceive an investor, but in many cases, the broker knew what he or she was doing. Selling away is often associated with a broker's other ("outside") business activities (those other businesses or activities that a broker conducts outside or separate from his/her securities brokerage activities.)Selling away situations result from a broker's desire to not pass up on earning a commission on an investment his client is willing to buy, and further, to not have to share any of the commission with his/her associated firm. Selling away schemes are particularly dangerous for investors because they usually end up becoming victims of theft, securities fraud, or some other loss related to the investment. These schemes also often involve the sale of promissory notes which are essentially loan investments wherein the borrower promises to pay investors high interest rates in exchange for the loan amount from the investor. Once the investor (client) pays the money, the borrower sooner or later stops (or never begins) paying interest payments and the client’s investment vanishes.".