Hong comes to the multi-family office and private investment firm with 25 years of experience, most recently at JPMorgan.
The general securities representative formerly with LPL had broken with firm policy by engaging with customers via the unapproved Chinese messaging platform.
Over the first six months of one targeted initiative, the agency scooped $172M from 21,000 wealthy individuals who've been delinquent on their tax filings since 2017.
The Pennsylvania-based team led by a nearly 40-year veteran of the industry is launching their own independent firm in affiliation with Sanctuary Wealth.
"Monitoring officers incorrectly concluded, after only one minute, that there was no relationship between the customer and First Republic."
The Arizona-based firm charged an estimated 59 clients $1.3M more than they'd agreed to pay, according to an SEC complaint filed in court.
The firm's latest addition comes from Sweet Financial Partners, where she managed more than $107M in client assets.
The North Carolina-based planning firm's newest additions, including a 21-year industry veteran, previously managed more than $150M in assets.
The wealth tech provider's new solution, built to work with its flagship ERP product, promises to boost family offices' efficiency by 2x to 4x.
Landmark settlement finds the retail investing platform violated consumer protection laws by falsely representing its trading and custody practices.
