Broker-Dealer Ordered to Pay Customers More Than $625K in Restitution The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned National Securities Corporation for about $9M, including $4.77M disgorgement in net profits. The broker-dealer allegedly tried to artificially impact the market for GPB private placements involving several public offerings while serving as the…
FINRA Accuses Broker-Dealers of Negligence and Unsuitability The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently fined three brokerage firms for negligently selling GPB Capital Holdings private placements to retail customers. The broker-dealers are Dempsey Lord Smith, BD4RIA, and Geneos Wealth Management. They have agreed to pay a $70K fine plus more…
Former MSC-BD Broker Robert Fehrman Made Unsuitable GPB Private Placement Recommendations A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded a widow $221K in compensatory damages, legal fees, and costs against brokerage firm MSC-BD, LLC over losses she sustained in GPB private placements. GPB Capital Holdings is accused of…
GPB Private Placements Were Sold Through Brokerage Firm’s AdvisorDirect® Service An investor recently filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against broker-dealer TD Ameritrade over losses sustained in GPB investments. The private placements from GPB Capital Holdings were recommended by an investment advisor via the TD Ameritrade AdvisorDirect®…
Couple’s FINRA Arbitration Claim Seeks Up to $500K in Damages A retired couple from Payson, Utah have filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Woodbury Financial Services over losses they sustained while investing in GPB Capital Holdings LLC, CIM REIT, and other privately traded entities. Now, they…
Vanderbilt Financial Advisor Accused of Using “Worst” Sales Tactics to Sell GPB Investments If you suffered financial losses while working with Vanderbilt Financial registered representative Jeffrey Lewis Gitterman, you may have grounds for pursuing damages through Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration. The Edison, New Jersey broker is currently named…
Customers of Lion Street Financial Broker Richard Baer Suffered Over $1.8m in Investment Losses Lion Street Financial stockbroker, Richard Evan Baer, who is also a registered investment advisor with both React Investment Solutions, LLC and Legacy Capital California, has been named by investors in two pending complaints seeking $1.8M in…
Former Texas Stockbroker Founded Nest Financial in Austin Our GPB private placement lawyers are investigating investment losses suffered by former customers of ex-SagePoint Financial registered representative, Daniel G. Dillard. Although he is no longer a registered broker, Dillard remains a registered investment advisor and the founder of Nest Financial in…
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…
Justice Department Files Parallel Criminal Charges Against GPB Capital’s David Gentile and Others The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed civil charges against GPB Capital Holdings CEO and owner David Gentile, ex-GPB managing partner Jeffrey Lash, Ascendant Capital owner Jeffry Schneider, and affiliated entities, including Ascendant Alternative Strategies, of…