The Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth said the alleged actions by Vanguard and others left smaller investors vulnerable to increased risk and larger tax liabilities.
According to the commission’s complaint, Florida-based former advisor and broker German Nino made numerous unauthorized transfers, allegedly using the money to purchase gifts and to pay back a prior victim’s misappropriated funds.
The commission will include five members who do not currently sit on the CFP Board’s Board of Directors, and its chair previously headed a task force that scrutinized the Board’s enforcement program.