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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2019, 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   Anderzejewski, Bryan…

GPB Capital raised over 1.5 billion dollars primarily from mom and pop investors over the last four years. How was GPB they able to raise this money? By paying small and regional brokerage firms over nine (9) percent of the money raised back to the selling broker-dealers. Last week, GPB…

We’ve all heard at least one story about an investor who put money into something that was supposed to be the “next best thing,” maybe even with a “guaranteed return.”  Unfortunately, that “next big thing” turned out to be fraudulent. As we at Silver Law Group have reported on our…

For years, financial advisers have walked a fine line when receiving financial inheritances from their clients. Unfortunately, the line between an adviser’s professional obligations and their personal interests is very easily blurred­­—a reality that leads to complicated fraud and ethics violations. In this blog post, we’ll look into the legal…

Edward Earl Matthes (CRD#: 2788055) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. (CRD#:611) of Oconomowoc, WI. His previous employers include Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (CRD#:18387), also of Oconomowoc and Minneapolis, and MML Investors Services, INC. (CRD#:10409), of Chesterfield, MO.…

Diamonds may still be a “girl’s best friend,” but for 300 or more investors in the US and Canada, they were allegedly used to defraud investors. This week, the SEC obtained a court order to shut down a Ponzi scheme run by South Florida-based owner Jose Angel Aman, and his…

Has a broker or financial advisor asked to be a beneficiary in your will? Financial advisors should not be participating in a client’s estate. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto, (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds, (R.-S.D.), Tina Smith, (D-Minn.) and Chris Van Hollen, (D-Md.) recently sent a formal letter to FINRA requesting that the…

Owners of Conagra Brands stock (CAG) are suing the packaged foods giant, alleging they were tricked into approving their nearly $11 billion acquisition of Pinnacle Foods. Conagra Justifies Acquisition Of Pinnacle Foods Conagra, which is a component of the S&P 500, announced that it would acquire Pinnacle Foods in June,…

Pyxus International, Inc. (PYX), a publicly-traded tobacco and vaporizer company, is the subject of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who lost money investing in the company. Pyxus Class Period And Lead Plaintiff Deadline Investors who purchased shares of Pyxus between June 7, 2018 and November 8,…

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (ASNA), a publicly-traded women’s clothing retailer that owns brands such as Ann Taylor, Dress Barn, and Lane Bryant, is the subject of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who lost money investing in the company. Ascena Class Period And Lead Plaintiff Deadline Investors…