Brokers May Have Downplayed The Risks of Junk High-Yield Bond Funds Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) is offering free initial case consultations to investors of the following high-yield bond funds, also known as junk bond funds. High-yield bond funds tend to have lower-quality bonds. Their…
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…
RBC Capital Markets Settlement With FINRA Includes a Fine and Restitution RBC Capital Markets has reached an agreement with FINRA in which the broker-dealer will pay $1M to resolve allegations of overconcentration in customers’ accounts involving high-yield bonds. Without denying or admitting to the self-regulatory organization’s (SRO’s) findings, RBC consented…
Denver Investors May Be Facing Losses from High Yield Bonds As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in parts of the US, high-yield junk bonds have been underperforming. Not only that, but according to The Wall Street Journal, in early July the growing concern that there may…
The SEC has filed securities charges against Harbinger Capital Partners LLC and its owner Philip A. Falcone. The SEC is accusing them of a number of charges, including engaging in market manipulation and client asset misappropriation. Also facing SEC charges for allegedly helping them is former Harbinger COO Peter A.…