Kentucky Securities Laws

Each state has its own securities laws. The following are selected sections of the Kentucky securities laws that are generally applicable in FINRA arbitrations.

Section 2. A person who is an investment adviser or an investment adviser representative shall be a fiduciary and shall have a duty to act primarily for the benefit of its clients. An investment adviser or investment adviser representative shall not engage, either directly or indirectly, in unethical or dishonest practices. The following acts and practices shall be considered either a breach of fiduciary duty or a dishonest and unethical practice. Violations may result in a fine, suspension, or revocation in proportion to the seriousness of the offense:

(1) Recommending to a client to whom investment advisory, management, or consulting services are provided the purchase, sale, or exchange of any security without reasonable grounds to believe that the recommendation is suitable for the client on the basis of information furnished by the client after reasonable inquiry concerning the client’s investment objectives, financial situation and needs, and any other information known by the investment adviser;

(2) Exercising any discretionary power in placing an order for the purchase or sale of securities for a client without obtaining written discretionary authority from the client within ten (10) business days after the date of the first transaction placed pursuant to oral discretionary authority, unless the discretionary power relates solely to the price at which, or the time when, an order involving a definite amount of a specified security shall be executed, or both;

(3) Inducing trading in a client’s account that is excessive in size or frequency in view of the financial resources, investment objectives, and character of the account in light of the fact that an investment adviser or investment adviser representative in these situations can directly benefit from the number of securities transactions effected in a client’s account;

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