Central American Retiree Worked with Louisiana-based Financial Advisor Robin Platt In his Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Hancock Whitney Investment Services, Inc., a senior investor in Central America is seeking up to $5M in damages. The senior investor suffered losses when he invested $1.25M in Northstar Financial…
FINRA Arbitration Claim Was Brought by Mexican Investors Who Trusted US Broker-Dealer To Keep Their Assets Safe A retired couple from Mexico is requesting up to $500K plus interest and costs from J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC over losses they suffered from investing in a Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) variable annuity. …
Boutique Broker-Dealer Pays Another 7-Figures to Resolve Customer Disputes Independent brokerage firm Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. has agreed to settle another Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim with investors. This time, 50 customers had pursued financial recovery from the firm. According to the broker-dealer’s yearly audited financial statement…
Integration Instigated After Advisor Group’s Acquisition of Ladenburg Thalman Securities America, which is a broker-dealer of the Advisor Group network, has completed integrating brokerage firms Investacorp, KMS Financial Securities, and Securities Services Network into its fold. All four were Ladenburg Thalman broker-dealers until Advisor Group acquired Ladenburg and its firms…
Investors Can Still Pursue Damages from Bankoh, Truist, and Ocean Financial Services The Bermuda Supreme Court has turned down a request by Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd.’s management asking for more time to pursue restructuring. Northstar had filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy last year. The Court’s ruling means that the…
Bankoh Investment Services Investors May Have Lost Up to $70M in Northstar Bermuda Products Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) is continuing to speak to investors who suffered losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) products that were sold to them by Bankoh Investment Services brokers. The…
Allegedly Unsuitable Recommendations Caused Senior Investor Loss of Savings A Brunswick, Georgia retiree has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration case against broker-dealer MML Investors Services, LLC. The investor contends that a broker from the firm overconcentrated his IRA and a non-IRA account in CNL Lifestyle Properties, which…
Former Customer of Florida Broker is Seeking $245K In Damages Maria Florencia Calcena, currently an Infinex Investments broker in Palm Beach, Florida, is named in a $245K investor claim in which the customer invested in a product from Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd. The investor is alleging breach of fiduciary…
New York Investment Advisor Has Several Customer Disputes on His BrokerCheck Record Brian Wurdemann, an RBC Capital Markets registered representative, is named in a still-pending customer dispute in which the customer is seeking $1M in damages. The claimant contends that Wurdemann misrepresented three mutual funds, first while he was a…
Inversionista Latinoamericano alega Abuso y Fraude Financiero contra Ancianos En una reclamación de arbitraje ante la Autoridad Reguladora de la Industria Financiera (FINRA) contra Truist Investment Services, Inc. (t/c/c SunTrust Investment Services, Inc.), un jubilado de América Latina reclama hasta $500 mil en daños. La reclamante sostiene que su corredora…