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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December 2021, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS William Friedman…
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December 2021, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules. However, these individuals remain bound by…
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December 2021, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA for failing to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or settlement agreement pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Omer Ali-Taha BB&T Investment Services, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Berkley Badger…
Did you participate in an initial public offering (IPO) sold by Aegis Capital Corp.? According to its website, Aegis has been bookrunner, placement agent, or co-manager for dozens of public offerings in recent years. IPOs, Pre-IPO Offerings, And SPACs Stock IPOs, pre-IPO offerings, and SPACs are often touted by stockbrokers…
As part of an ongoing investigation into a Ponzi scheme involving five individuals and ten affiliated companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The court also issued a temporary restraining order against all of the…
A new study by the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) shows that broker-dealers and their affiliate firms might not honor claimant awards from FINRA arbitration. In 2020 alone, according to PIABA, 30 percent of FINRA awards went unpaid by member brokerages. In all, there were 64 FINRA-ordered awards to…
Brokers and financial advisors are under a fiduciary duty to put the client first—a relationship that gets muddied whether the loan is in writing or not. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has a rule in place prohibiting a broker from borrowing or lending money to customers in most instances.…
Silver Law Group is currently suing a Long Island-based brokerage firm, which recently went out of business, on behalf of an elderly client who alleges his account was used by the firm’s brokers to generate over $200,000 in commissions via unapproved trades. The so-called churning scheme took place over a…
Investment fraud schemes vary, each with its own characteristics, except they share a similar red flag: they look too good to be true. Here are the most common. Ponzi Schemes Named after Charles Ponzi, who one hundred years ago touted he could deliver a 50% return within a matter of…
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for November 2021, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Ryan Burneo…