Any time a rep leaves a firm, they are required to file a Form U5 describing the circumstances under which the rep departed.
On this week’s Ask An AdLaw Expert, we talk with AdvisorLaw Founder and President, Doc Kennedy, MBA, J.D. about how firms typically determine the type of termination that will be reported on an advisor’s public record.
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Transcript:
Well when an advisor is terminated, the firm terminating the advisor, or the firm with which the advisor is affiliated, populates a Form U5. That Form U5 has a designation for termination type. The types of terminations that are available to choose from when being populated are: (1) voluntary; (2) permitted to resign; and (3) discharged. If the termination is “voluntary,” the firm reporting does not need to populate the box that explains the allegations that the registered rep was accused of prior to or during the time of resignation. However, if it is “permitted to resign” or “discharged,” the Form U5 that is submitted through web CRD requires that the firm outline and summarize what allegations are pending or were against that particular advisor.