Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of James E. Neilsen. These investigations are concerning Neilsen’s conduct and the sale of investment agreements and promissory notes while he was registered with Tradition Asiel Securities, Longship Alternative Asset Management, and Sound Securities. On January 9, 2014, Neilsen was put under an…
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Investment fraud lawyers continue to investigate claims on behalf of individuals who suffered significant losses in Puerto Rican bonds after the value of these investments plummeted in 2013, causing many investors to suffer significant losses. In addition, securities arbitration lawyers are keeping an eye on recent news that indicates investors may be able to pursue…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. and Securities Management & Research Inc., a Berthel Fisher affiliate in Marion, Iowa. In February, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it had fined the two a total of $775,000 for supervisory deficiencies.…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of Florlena Cortez, a former broker for Chase Investment Services Corp. Cortez is also known as Florlena Cortez Alva and Florlena Cortez Guerrero, CRD No. 4339441. Cortez was registered with Chase from May 2002 to February 2012, and securities arbitration lawyers say that…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of the unsuitable recommendation and sale of alternative investments. In one recent arbitration claim, filed in Texas, two VSR Financial Services clients are seeking $600,000 in damages that allegedly resulted from the unsuitable recommendation and sale of…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (known as “FINRA”) has reportedly received dozens of filings for arbitration from investors on the island who say they were harmed by negligence and unsuitable advice from UBS Financial Services of Puerto Rico. The increase in claims coincides with the commonwealth preparing for a new issue of general obligation bonds…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of doing business with William Wayne LaRue, a former Stephens Inc. stockbroker. The claims are regarding unauthorized and/or unsuitable trades in inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, as well as other products. Reportedly, in early 2012,…
Continue reading ›El numero de inversionistas puertorriqueños interesados en arbitrar la perdida en valor de los bonos municipales emitidos por UBS sigue incrementando. La Autoridad Reguladora de la Industria Financiera (FINRA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha recibido decenas de demandas de inversionistas residentes en la isla que dicen que alegan que UBS fue negligente y les…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of doing business with Wade James Lawrence. Lawrence, a former broker for Lubbock Investments, recently surrendered his securities license because the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) requested he give testimony regarding his conduct and Lawrence failed to…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers continue to investigate claims on behalf of elderly individuals who have been the victims of affinity fraud. In many cases, it is up to the children and grandchildren of elderly individuals to discover and put a stop to the victimization of their loved ones by fraudsters. A recent article in Forbes examined…
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