Wall Street’s industry-funded watchdog is trying to fast-track investigations and disciplinary cases involving risky brokers who may pose the greatest threats to the investing public, an official said on Wednesday. Brokers who already have “an extensive disciplinary history with numerous substantive complaints” could be barred from the industry more quickly as a result of the change, said Susan Axelrod, head of regulatory operations for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. More on Reuters here.
