Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in their accounts with GenSpring Family Offices LLC, a firm owned by a wholly-owned SunTrust subsidiary. Reportedly, arbitration cases have already been filed on behalf of ultra-high-net-worth investors which allege mishandling of investment accounts by GenSpring. In one case, the…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in ATP Oil and Gas 11.875 Percent Senior Second Lien Exchange Notes. The investigation is regarding whether customers received unsuitable recommendations of the ATP Notes from their full service brokerage firm or advisor. Reportedly, a class action lawsuit was filed…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC customers in light of a recent arbitration award regarding the firm’s alleged failure to detect theft and fraudulent transactions in a customer’s account. On July 3, 2013, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel ordered Wells Fargo to pay an investor…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of James W. Margulies and Scottrade Inc. in light of a recent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority decision. Reportedly, Scottrade has agreed to pay a fine of $100,000 to FINRA for failing to supervise Margulies, the former Industrial Enterprises of America Inc. chief financial…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of the unsuitable recommendation of Lehman structured products. Recently, a securities arbitration claim was filed on behalf of a couple who did business with UBS Financial Services Inc. The FINRA arbitration was filed against UBS Financial Services…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of doing business with Rocky Mountain Financial LLC, FSC Securities Corporation and Barry George Hartman. Some of Hartman’s clients have alleged that he made unsuitable recommendations of high-risk securities, such as AIG stock, and committed sales practice…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in the CommonWealth REIT. Investigations into the CommonWealth REIT began when allegations were made in a lawsuit filed by an investor in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts regarding false and misleading statements about the REIT’s prospects…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of JP Morgan Securities LLC. At issue is whether the customers received recommendations that were unsuitable or not in their best interest because of a JP Morgan policy that conflicted with brokers’ responsibilities to their customers. According to a securities arbitration claim filed by…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of Ameriprise Financial and LPL Financial customers. Recently, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission charged Blake B. Richards, a former LPL and Ameriprise Advisor Services advisor, with fraud. Allegedly, Richards misappropriated funds from a minimum of six individuals, amounting to around $2 million. According to the SEC,…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of ProEquities Inc. Allegedly, ProEquities has engaged in the inappropriate sale of speculative and illiquid investments, including non-traded REITs. In one recent claim, a couple from Minnesota read an ad in the newspaper that reportedly contained the words “Retirement” and “Safe.” After reading this…
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