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Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses because of the unsuitable recommendation and sale of Icon Leasing Funds. An arbitration claim was recently filed on behalf of a retired woman who was sold these risky, illiquid investments by WFG Investments Inc. and NFP Securities Inc. Specifically, potential…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of Robert G. Bard. Current claims against Bard on behalf of investors seek compensation for investment losses that resulted from securities laws violations in the amount of as much as $6 million. Current allegations against Bard include breach of contract, negligence, fraud through…

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Investment fraud lawyers currently are investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of unsuitable recommendations of real estate investment trusts, or REITs. Though the risks of non-traded REITs are now well-known, publicly-traded REITs also are not without risks. Reportedly, many investors suffered significant losses in 2013 because they were…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors — especially older, retired investors — who suffered significant losses because of the unsuitable recommendation of variable annuities. Variable annuities are a type of insurance product. With this product, the investor pays into an account now in exchange for the guarantee of a future…

Independiente de la investigación y los estándares industriales que dicen que UBS no debía estar vendiendo los bonos de la forma en que lo estaba haciendo, UBS encontrara una forma de defender sus actos. Aunque cada caso sea un poco diferente en cuanto a los hechos, lo mas seguro es que UBS usará la siguientes…

La venta continua y masiva de los bono municipales y los fondos propietarios de UBS en Puerto Rico involucra el incumplimiento de sus deberes fiduciarios, según el caso de cada inversionista. Según la investigación de la SEC, UBS estaba bajo orden de su casa matriz de vender los bonos puertorriqueños. Para lograr esto, UBS continua…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of full-service brokerage firms for unsuitable sales of leveraged and inverse ETFs, or exchange-traded funds. On January 9, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it ordered Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and Century Securities Associates Inc. to pay $475,000 in restitution and…

Investment fraud lawyers continue to investigate claims on behalf of investors who have suffered significant losses in UBS Puerto Rico closed-end municipal bond funds. Allegedly, UBS Puerto Rico has engaged in questionable sales practices related to certain closed-end bond funds, including leveraged fixed income funds. New research has indicated that investor losses now amount to…

Inversionistas en los fondos municipales emitidos por UBS están perdiendo mil millones de dólares. Diecinueve fondos cerrados municipales vendidos por UBS en Puerto Rico perdieron $1.66 mil millones durante los primeros nueves meses del año pasado. El mercado para la deuda municipal puertorriqueña, actualmente de $70 mil millones, tocó fondo después que Detroit se declarara…