Did You Invest in Private Placements That Were Too Risky For You? Our Alternative Investment Loss Lawyers Are Investigating Brokers That May Have Unsuitably Marketed Legion Capital Corp. To Customers Private placements are typically risky, illiquid investments and ideally should only be recommended to accredited investors that meet certain income level…
$500M of This Risky Private Placement Investment May Have Been Sold By Brokerage Firms More than two years after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had filed an emergency action against Complete Business Solutions (d/b/a Par Funding), many of those who collectively invested up to $500M…
Hundreds of Broker-Dealers May Have Sold Up to $2B of High-Yield Junk Bonds InvestmentNews reports that according to an industry insider, GWG Holdings may have issued up to $2B of high-yield junk bonds in recent years. While Emerson Equity is the managing broker-dealer for the GWG Issuer, there may have…
Founder Faces Charges Over $1.8B Ponzi Scam and Wants GPB Capital to Pay His Legal Fees Beleaguered private equity firm GPB Capital Holdings is back in the news. This time its founder and former CEO, David Gentile, is suing the company in Delaware Chancery Court. Gentile, who is facing criminal,…
Barred Stockbroker is Accused of Running Ponzi Scam That Defrauded Elderly Investors Felix S. Chu, a former NYLIFE Securities registered representative, is currently facing at least two customer disputes in which the claimants are seeking $5,230,000 in damages. Chu was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) last year.…
Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust Investors May Be Looking At More Losses If you are an investor whose broker unsuitably recommended Benefit Street Partners Realty Trust, you may have grounds for a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim to recover damages. On July 26, this publicly registered non-traded real…
Non-Traded REIT Seeks To Restructure $1.3B in Unsecured Debt If you are an investor whose broker recommended that you invest in Hospitality Investors Trust (HIT), you may have grounds for a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim to recover damages. Hospitality Investors Trust used to be called American Realty…
Ameriprise Financial Services Investment Advisor Accused of Unsuitability, Misrepresentations If you suffered investment losses while working with Ameriprise Financial Services stockbroker, Kevin Douglas Houser, please contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) right away. The Center Valley, Pennsylvania financial advisor is already named in four substantial…
UBS Financial Broker Runs The Burish Group in the Midwest If you are an investor who suffered losses while working with UBS broker Andrew Burish, please contact our broker fraud attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com). Burish is considered a top UBS financial advisor…
SEC Looks at Reimbursements Made to Legendary Capital REIT III If your financial advisor recommended that you invest in Lodging Fund REIT III and you suffered losses, you may have grounds for a broker fraud claim to recover damages. The publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) disclosed in…