Articles Posted in FINRA

A June 21st announcement by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) stated that the regulator has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. The firm was fined $2.8 million for supervisory failures and failing to provide required trade notices, and ordered to pay $32 million in remediation to affected customers, plus interest. The supervisory…

Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of a breach of fiduciary duty related to their retirement accounts. Cofounder and director of Results One Financial LLC, Steven Salutric, was recently ordered to restore $1,211,902.25 to clients who held pension plans with him. The money…

Investment fraud lawyers currently are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in a Mountain V Oil and Gas investment, or other similar investments. In many cases, broker-dealers improperly recommended these risky investments to clients for whom the investment was unsuitable. Mountain V’s headquarters are…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who have suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Wells or Paladin Realty Income Properties REITs. Reportedly, investors were recently told by Paladin Reality Income Properties Inc. that its stock would cease to be sold next month because its current scale…

Potential claims are currently being investigated by securities fraud attorneys on behalf of Benjamin Daniel DeHaan customers. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil action on June 9, 2012, against Lighthouse Financial Partners LLC and Benjamin Daniel DeHaan in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Lighthouse has been owned…

Securities arbitration lawyers are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of the alleged fraud committed by Burton Douglas Morriss. An announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission stated that the SEC has obtained emergency relief, including the appointment of a receiver and an asset freeze, and has…

Stock fraud lawyers are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Securities America who may have suffered significant losses as a result of life insurance investment twisting and churning. Investment fraud lawyers say churning is a common problem in the securities industry. According to the S.E.C., “Churning refers to the excessive buying and selling…

In light of a recent claim against Stifel Nicolaus, securities arbitration lawyers say other investors may come forward to recover losses sustained as a result of their investment in a Cardiac Network Promissory Note. This month, a claim was filed against Stifel to recover losses suffered by an 89-year-old veteran of World War II who…

Last month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert, “Nutraceutical Stock Scams — Don’t Supplement Your Portfolio with These Companies.” The purpose of the alert is to warn investors to beware of stock scams related to nutraceuticals. Stock fraud lawyers are aware of these scams and say that pitches for these types…

Stock fraud lawyers are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their investment in BNI Equities LLC, BNI TIC (tenant-in-common) or BNI Notes. In many cases, brokers improperly recommended the purchase of risky real estate and TIC investments offered by BNI. Many brokers were motivated to make these…