LPL Financial announced its projection of $23 million in regulatory charges for the third quarter due to regulatory matters concerning firm policies, procedures and systems. The bulk of the $23 million - $18 million - represents a substantial increase in expected charges than LPL previously anticipated, prior to announcing costs related to the various regulatory actions.
LPL already experienced higher-than-expected regulatory fines and fees, which contributed to a 4.4% drop in net income during this year's second quarter.
For instance, FINRA fined LPL $2 million and ordered $820,000 in restitution for failures related to variable annuity (VA) exchanges, including failure to maintain accurate books and records.
The projected impact for Quarter 3 is $0.11 on diluted earnings per share. LPL reported that it expects third quarter net income to be between $32 and $34 million with projected diluted earnings per share to be between $0.32 and $0.34.
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