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Northstar (Bermuda) Loss Attorneys

Published on: June 29, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

International Investors May Be Able To Pursue Northstar (Bermuda) Losses From Broker-Dealers

Japanese Retirees File Seven-Figure Broker Fraud Lawsuit Against Bankoh Investment Services

If you are a non-US citizen whose broker-dealer sold you annuity and annuity-like investments in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), there is still time to explore your legal options. For the last few years, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas team of Northstar (Bermuda) Loss Attorneys have been zealously investigating the brokerage firms that marketed and sold this offshore investment to customers, many of whom have suffered significant investment losses. These investors are foreign nationals who worked with a US-based broker-dealer to invest their money. A lot of them are seniors whose retirement funds and life savings have taken a huge hit.

FINRA Arbitration Law Firm

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Wins $953K FINRA Arbitration Award Against Crown Capital Securities

Investors Suffered Losses in GPB, Non-Traded REITS, & Oil and Gas

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are pleased to announce that a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded two investors $953,364K in their broker-dealer negligence lawsuit against Crown Capital Securities. The claimants had suffered losses in the following investments:

Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers

Published on: June 5, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

When High Returns May Be A Sign of Investment Fraud

Our Trusted Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers Help Investors To Recoup Their Losses

It can be exciting to make good money from investing, and high returns, especially, can be rewarding. However, there are instances when such returns can be a red flag indicating that you may be about to become or already are the victim of an investment scam.

Investment Loss Lawyers

Published on: April 26, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Should You Do If Your Broker Won’t Return Your Calls or Brushes Aside From Your Concerns Regarding Your Investments?

Contact Our Knowledgeable Broker Negligence Attorneys

Even if you are working with a registered financial advisor to manage and invest your money, this does not make you exempt from becoming the victim of investment fraud whether due to a failed financial product or the wrongful or negligent actions of a stockbroker or investment adviser. At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) our team of Investment Loss Lawyers, work with retail investors, retirees, senior investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors in determining not only whether they have suffered financial losses due to fraud, but also in helping them pursue the damages they are owed from broker-dealers.

Florida FINRA Attorneys

Published on: January 25, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Florida FINRA Attorneys

From Our Tampa Securities Law Office, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Represent Florida Investors Against Brokerage Firms

Suffering serious investment losses, especially when caused by brokerage firm misconduct or negligence, can be devastating. You entrusted your financial advisor to take care of your money and now you’ve discovered they may have betrayed you by breaching their fiduciary duty and disregarding your best interests while leaving you to pay the price.

Non-Traded Securities Litigation Lawyers

Published on: January 18, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

How Can Our Non-Traded Securities Litigation Lawyers Help You Recover Your Investor Losses?

For over 30 years, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) has represented investors who have suffered serious losses in non-traded securities against their brokerage firms and financial advisors. Most recently, this has included either investigating and/filing Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) lawsuits involving:

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) annuities and other products

Private Equity Fund Fraud

Published on: January 18, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Private Equity Fund Fraud and How Our Experienced Brokerage Firm Arbitration Lawyers Can Help

What Is A Private Equity Fund?

These are investment vehicles in which investors’ funds are pooled together and used by the fund to make investments. Private equity funds are closed-end funds and they are not listed on public exchanges. Often, a private equity fund will take a controlling interest in a company or a business that becomes what is called a “portfolio company” for the fund. The private equity fund then actively manages this enterprise in order to enhance its value.

FINRA Lawsuit Lawyer Assistance

Published on: December 30, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Should You Sue Your Broker-Dealer Over Your Investor Losses From Morgan Stanley’s Covered Call Options Strategy?

Broker-Dealer Ordered To Pay$11.5M After Losing FINRA Lawsuit

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA lawsuit) arbitration panel has ordered Morgan Stanley to pay one investor $11.5M in damages over losses sustained by using a covered call options strategy. The panel’s ruling also awarded the claimant $157,656.81 in costs and $400 in arbitration fees.

Why You Want To Work With Our Skilled FINRA Attorneys

Published on: December 30, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Recoup Your GPB Investor Losses in Securities Arbitration

If you are an investor who suffered losses in GPB Capital Holdings, you may be able to sue your broker-dealer for unsuitably recommending these private placements that allegedly were part of a more than $1.7B Ponzi scam. Unfortunately, over 17,000 investors, including many retail customers and older retirees, were purportedly persuaded by their broker-dealers that investing in one of the GPB Funds was a solid investment opportunity. Instead, they have suffered significant investment losses. Meanwhile, GPB Capital’s key executives are facing regulatory and criminal charges along with lawsuits brought by investors.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing GPB Capital investors in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration against the broker-dealers that sold private placements in one or more of the GPB Funds to customers. Some of these brokerage firms have even been subject to related regulatory sanctions.

Brokerage Firm Arbitration Lawyers Investigating Herbert J. Sims

Published on: December 7, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Reg D Securities Losses Can Be Caused by Broker Negligence

Our Brokerage Firm Arbitration Lawyers Are Investigating Herbert J. Sims (HJ Sims) After Regulation D Offerings Fail

Regulation D (Reg D) private placements are private securities offerings. These alternative investments are risky, often illiquid investments and exempt from having to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Reg D offerings are primarily suitable for sophisticated, high-net-worth individual investors and institutional clients.