Investors May Have Been Subject to Unsuitable Recommendations & Misrepresentations If you are a UBS customer whose broker persuaded you to invest in Noble Corporation, you likely have lost money. The offshore drilling company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 31 in Houston, Texas. Noble Corp. took a…
Former Customers of Boca Raton, Florida Financial Advisor Request $700K in Damages Two investors have filed separate Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claims against Noble Capital Markets registered representative, Joseph Menachem Hain, also known as Joey Hain. Based in Boca Raton, Hain is the broker-dealer’s investment banking director. He…
Senior Investor’s Loses Retirement Funds Because of Unsuitable Investment An Arkansas retiree has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against LPL Financial for losses he suffered because of the unsuitable recommendation of Rhett Douglas Bedwell, one of the broker-dealer’s former registered representatives. Bedwell, who is no longer…
Morgan Stanley Settlement Includes FINRA Fine and Investor Restitution According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has consented to pay a $175K fine and more than $774K in restitution for allegedly failing to supervise its former broker Kevin Gunnip. The Texas-based financial representative is accused…
Breach of Fiduciary Duty Involving Retirement Fund Alleged Stephen Fergus Curry, a longtime Kestra Advisory Services registered representative, is named in a nearly $7.8M Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint accusing him of breach of fiduciary duty over services performed related to a retirement fund. Curry has been with Kestra…
FINRA Bars Ex-Registered Rep, Who Wouldn’t Cooperate In Investigation Christopher Duke Bennett, an ex-Hilliard Lyons broker, is barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Bennett has been the subject of 15 numerous securities fraud customer disputes over the years. The bar comes after he refused to cooperate in the…
Colorado Investment Firm Fined $200K For Investing Unqualified Buyers Into Unsuitable Investments The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered First Western Capital Management Co. to pay a $200K fine over allegations that, over a 7-year period, it invested over $666M of clients’ funds into securities that they didn’t…
Galvin’s Office Files Civil Lawsuit Alleging Overconcentration, Unsuitable Investments William Galvin, the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has filed civil charges against former NEXT Financial Group broker, Charles Chester Kulch. The state is accusing him of selling real estate investment trusts (REITs) and variable annuities (VA) to customers for…
Investor Sues Kalos Capital Over GPB Capital Losses A widower retiree in his eighties is suing Kalos Capital for losses he suffered in GPB Capital Holdings’ private placements and other risky investments that were recommended to him by Kalos broker, Jason Mosher. The claimant contends that Mosher, who operates his…
Claimants Lose Retirement Funds in Complex Options Trading Strategy A retired couple is suing UBS Financial Services (UBS) after they sustained at least $800,000 in losses from investing in the firm’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES). The investors contend that their UBS broker made misrepresentations and omissions when recommending this unsuitable…