Articles Posted in FINRA

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in the Hartford Floating Rate Fund. Hartford Investment Financial Services and Hartford Life Distributions LLC, now known as Forethought Distributions LLC, entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent earlier this year regarding several violations connected with the fund…

Law Office of Christopher J. Gray, P.C. won an appeal to Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach concerning a client’s entitlement to attorneys’ fees under Florida’s Blue Sky law, Fla. Stat. § 517.301. The attorneys’ fees sought arise from a $765,000 arbitration award that the Gray firm won in Raubvogel v.…

Securities arbitration lawyers are encouraging investors who suffered significant losses in KBS REIT I to act quickly if they believe they have a securities arbitration claim. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, “If too much time has elapsed between a broker’s conduct and your complaint to FINRA, the investigation may be hindered.” The initial…

Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in Equity Linked Structured Products which were tied to the Apple stock price. Apple stock has suffered a significant decline since last year, falling from more than $700 per share to less than $440 per share. While many Apple shareholders…

On February 6, 2013, securities fraud attorneys announced that LPL Financial has settled claims brought by the State of Massachusetts by agreeing to pay up to $2.5 million. The claims against LPL alleged that it failed to supervise registered representatives related to the sales of non-traded REITs, or real estate investment trusts. The following non-traded…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses in the TNP Strategic Retail Trust Inc., a non-traded REIT, and the TNP 12% Notes Program. Both of these products come from Tony Thompson’s company, Thompson National Properties LLC. Reportedly, Thompson National Properties’ January Securities and Exchange Commission filings stated that…

Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in CommonWealth REIT. Allegedly, between January 10, 2012, and August 8, 2012, CommonWealth issued false and misleading statements regarding its financial standing and prospects which, if proved to be true, would be a violation of the Securities Exchange Act of…

In light of Citigroup Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 07 Civ. 9901, a settled class action suit against Citigroup, Citigroup shareholders are encouraged to contact an investment fraud lawyer in order to explore all their legal rights and options for recovering substantial losses that resulted from holding a concentrated position in the stock. Investors with…

On December 20, 2012, Behringer Harvard REIT I officials stated that its per share price valuation was decreasing from $4.64 per share to $4.01 per share. Securities fraud attorneys say this last devaluation represents a significant decline from its original offering price. Behringer Harvard REIT I has assets amounting to $4.2 billion. Allegedly, the devaluation…

On December 17, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel reportedly sided with an investor against Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. Stock fraud lawyers say the FINRA arbitration panel awarded the investor $1.38 million in settling his complaint related to Morgan Keen proprietary bond funds called the Intermediate Fund. Of the award, $851,000 was for…