Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in a Layton Energy Wharton LP product. As a Texas-based energy company, Layton Energy Wharton offers various private placements, one of which is Layton Energy Wharton LP. Launched in 2007, this investment’s aim was…
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Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of First Midwest Securities Inc. and Scott & Stringfellow LLC in light of recent fines and censures by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Both firms were censured; in addition, First Midwest Securities was fined $75,000 and Scott & Stringfellow was fined $350,000. Both…
Continue reading ›Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investments with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company Inc. Reportedly, Fidelity Brokerage Services and Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent recently. In this letter,…
Continue reading ›According to stock fraud lawyers, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has and will continue to relentlessly target non-traded real estate investment trusts, or REITs. Specifically, the regulatory authority is focusing on how broker-dealers sell these investments and potential shortcomings in their strategies. According to the Executive Vice President of Member Regulation Sales Practices at FINRA,…
Continue reading ›Following the dismissal of the class action lawsuit against ProShares, securities fraud attorneys are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in the ProShares leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently dismissed the class action…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys scored a win for investors in FINRA arbitration against a unit of Citigroup Inc. in a FINRA ruling on September 5. The arbitration panel ordered Citigroup to pay investors losses amounting to $1.4 million. These losses were associated with a municipal bond steeped in derivative securities that were very risky — yet…
Continue reading ›Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of Advanced Equities customers who invested in what reportedly was known as Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley alternative energy company. On September 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged co-founders Keith G. Daubenspeck and Dwight O. Badger, a FINRA registered broker-dealer, and Advanced Equities Inc. in…
Continue reading ›Following a recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission, securities fraud attorneys are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses in investments from a variety of issuers. The following issuers were temporarily suspended by the SEC pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Alto Group Holdings Inc.…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Winex Investments LLC. Winex Investments is a foreign currency investment. In many cases, broker-dealers may have improperly recommended Winex Investments to their clients. Furthermore, securities arbitration lawyers believe some broker-dealers misrepresented the risks…
Continue reading ›Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in TIC, or tenants-in-common, investments with a full-service brokerage firm. The securities industry has watched as TICs have become more common as a result of the IRS rules amendment in 2003, allowing an avoidance…
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