When Excessive Trading Violates Regulation’s Best Interest Broker-Dealer PHX Financial Accused of Costing Customers $1M According to the Financial Industry and Regulatory Authority (FINRA), excessive trading is what happens when a registered financial professional recommends a large number of trades that are not in line with a customer’s investing goals.…
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Customers Who Are The Victims of Churning May Be Able To Recover Damages The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Joseph Stone Capital and a number of its registered representatives to pay $1M in restitution for allegedly excessively trading in customers’ accounts. This includes $825K in restitution from the…
Former New Port Richey, FL broker is also accused of selling away Francis Joseph Velten, most recently an Ameriprise Financial Services broker, is now barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He’s accused of churning in older investors’ accounts and encouraging them to surrender their annuities and mutual fund…
Ex-NY Worden Capital Broker Barred After Allegedly Charging $1.6M in Commissions The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred ex-Worden Capital Management and former SW Financial registered representative, William Nicholas Athas. This bar comes in the wake of allegations that he engaged in excessive trading in customer accounts. According to…
68 Customers To Receive Restitution From NY-Based Broker-Dealer, Aegis Capital The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has sanctioned Aegis Capital, which will pay about $2.8M for the excessive and unsuitable trading that allegedly took place in dozens of customers’ accounts. Of this amount, $1.7M in restitution will go to 68…
FINRA Barred New York Financial Advisor Following Unsuitability & Churning Allegations If you have suffered investment losses while working with ex-Worden Capital Management broker Christ Elias Baltas, you may be able to pursue damages by filing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim. Baltas, who was based out of…
Ex-Worden Capital Management Broker’s Customer is Seeking Over $200K in Damages Joseph Paul Todaro, currently an SW Financial registered representative, is named in a customer dispute in which the claimant is reporting investment losses from excessive trading, failure to follow instructions, and poor services. The investor is seeking over $200K. …
SRO Was Investigating Trading Activity in Customers’ Accounts The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Salvatore Pizzimenti from the industry. The ex-Worden Capital Management broker was under investigation for trades made in customers’ accounts. The industry bar came after Pizzimenti refused to give testimony in the self-regulatory organization’s (SRO’s)…
Worden Capital Management’s Settlement Includes $1.2M in Customer Restitution In December 2020, Worden Capital Management, a New York-based broker-dealer, arrived at an over $1.5M settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over excessive trades made by the firm’s registered representatives. The self-regulatory organization (SRO) contends that from January 2015…