According to stock fraud lawyers, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has and will continue to relentlessly target non-traded real estate investment trusts, or REITs. Specifically, the regulatory authority is focusing on how broker-dealers sell these investments and potential shortcomings in their strategies. According to the Executive Vice President of Member…
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ProShares Investors Could Still Recover Losses Following Class Action Lawsuit Dismissal
Following the dismissal of the class action lawsuit against ProShares, securities fraud attorneys are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in the ProShares leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York…
News: Arbitration Panel Rules in Favor of Investor, Citigroup to Pay $1.4 Million
Securities fraud attorneys scored a win for investors in FINRA arbitration against a unit of Citigroup Inc. in a FINRA ruling on September 5. The arbitration panel ordered Citigroup to pay investors losses amounting to $1.4 million. These losses were associated with a municipal bond steeped in derivative securities that…
Advanced Equities Investors May Have Securities Arbitration Claim
Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of Advanced Equities customers who invested in what reportedly was known as Bloom Energy, a Silicon Valley alternative energy company. On September 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged co-founders Keith G. Daubenspeck and Dwight O. Badger, a FINRA registered broker-dealer,…
SEC Suspension Could Result in Investor Arbitration Claims
Following a recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission, securities fraud attorneys are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses in investments from a variety of issuers. The following issuers were temporarily suspended by the SEC pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of…
Winex Investments LLC Investors Could Recover Losses
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Winex Investments LLC. Winex Investments is a foreign currency investment. In many cases, broker-dealers may have improperly recommended Winex Investments to their clients. Furthermore, securities arbitration lawyers believe…
TIC Investor Losses Could be Recovered in FINRA Arbitration
Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in TIC, or tenants-in-common, investments with a full-service brokerage firm. The securities industry has watched as TICs have become more common as a result of the IRS rules amendment…
Victim of Stephen B. Blankenship Fraud Could Recover Losses
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of individuals who invested with Stephen B. Blankenship and were, as a result of Blankenship’s actions, victims of securities fraud. A recent announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission stated that it has charged Blankenship and his company with stealing from…
JP Turner Victims of Churning Could Recover Losses
Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment with JP Turner, Ralph Calabro, Jason Konner or Dimitrios Koutsoubos. Earlier in September, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three brokers, formerly employed at JP Turner & Company in…
Investors in Icon Leasing Fund Eleven May Have Securities Arbitration Claim
Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors of Icon Leasing Fund Eleven investors. A recent announcement stated that investors will not be able to withdraw their money from Icon for another seven years longer than originally agreed. ICON Leasing Fund Eleven LLC participates in the purchasing…