The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced Wednesday it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $6.25 million and the firm will pay some $780,000 in restitution to 22 Puerto Rico customers who who were "highly concentrated and highly leveraged in Commonwealth securities."
The Puerto Rico Government Development Bank released Monday its latest liquidity report showing the agency had $777.8 million left as of May 31, representing a 24 percent drop from the $1.02 billion it had in April.
Keeping local capital well invested, protected and solid is crucial to Puerto Rico, as it is the only way to create jobs and move the economy, said Gregory Kaufman, newly appointed president of Popular Securities during his first meeting with members of the media Wednesday.
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