McKenna has been serving as interim CEO since March 2022, when former CEO Ed O’Brien accepted a new position as head of technology at Fidelity Institutional.
The accused hacked into more than 30 retail accounts at several U.S. brokerage firms to artificially pump up the price and trading volume of microcap stocks, according to the commission.
Quental was the former CEO of J.P. Morgan Securities; his death comes just weeks after his tech startup announced an initial seed round of funding from a long roster of well-known RIA leaders.
If legislative action follows a blueprint established decades ago by the biotechnology industry, it can help fuel innovation and encourage continued adoption.