Claimants also name former LPL Financial brokers Edward Miller and Antonio Reyna Two investors were awarded $2.57m in their Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration case against LPL Financial and Financial Resources Group. Also named as respondents but who were not ordered to pay damages are two former ex-LPL financial…
California investment advisor accused of best interest violations The Certified Financial Board has suspended Western International Securities financial advisor Patrick Michael Egan from using his CFP designation. The decision comes after the US Securities and the Exchange Commission (SEC) charged him, the broker-dealer, and four other Western International brokers with…
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…
Claimant files FINRA arbitration claim for up to six figures in damages A Houston, Texas investor has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Centaurus Financial after he sustained losses in GWG Holdings L Bonds. These risky junk bonds were unsuitable for this inexperienced retail investor, yet…
Award Names The Top Investor Attorneys in The US Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) is pleased to announce that Senior Partners and Investor Attorneys Kirk G. Smith and Samuel B. Edwards have been named in the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List. The…
Claimants File FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Centaurus Financial A Florida couple who suffered losses in GWG Holdings L bonds has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Centaurus Financial. In the claim, they are seeking up to six figures in damages for their losses. The investors are…
Ex-Windsor, Georgia Investment Adviser Was Fired by Hamilton Investment Counsel and LPL The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed civil charges against Eric Shea Hollifield, a former LPL Financial broker and registered investment adviser with Hamilton Investment Counsel, LLC in Georgia. The regulator contends that he allegedly misappropriated…
Broker-Dealer Losses Yet Another Investor Claim Involving Its Yield Enhancement Strategy A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel has awarded investors $1.34M, including punitive damages, for losses sustained in the UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy. This is the latest award related to UBS Financial’s complex options trading strategy that has cost…
Broker-Dealers Sold Private Placement Shares In Texas Luxury Student Housing To Retail Customers, Including Retirees Our Texas brokerage firm of investment lawyers and arbitration attorneys are looking into claims of losses involving Nelson Partners’ Skyloft Austin investors. Many of those who invested in this troubled luxury student housing building close…
Firm Accused of Inadequate Training And Poor Supervision of Brokers That Sold YES UBS Financial Services has consented to pay about $25M to settle US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges related to the firm’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES). The regulator contends that the broker-dealer, which marketed and sold $2B…