Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of UBS Financial Services who were sold 100 Percent Principal Protected Notes. 100 Percent Principal Protected Notes were bonds or structured notes issued by Lehman Brothers Inc. Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy in September of 2008, resulting in disastrous losses…
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in ATP Oil and Gas 11.875 Percent Senior Second Lien Exchange Notes. The investigation is regarding whether customers received unsuitable recommendations of the ATP Notes from their full service brokerage firm or advisor. Reportedly, a…
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC customers in light of a recent arbitration award regarding the firm’s alleged failure to detect theft and fraudulent transactions in a customer’s account. On July 3, 2013, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel ordered Wells…
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of James W. Margulies and Scottrade Inc. in light of a recent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority decision. Reportedly, Scottrade has agreed to pay a fine of $100,000 to FINRA for failing to supervise Margulies, the former Industrial Enterprises…
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of the unsuitable recommendation of Lehman structured products. Recently, a securities arbitration claim was filed on behalf of a couple who did business with UBS Financial Services Inc. The FINRA arbitration was…
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of UPS employees who suffered significant losses as a result of their concentrated position in UPS stock. A recent securities arbitration claim was filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Office of Dispute Resolution on behalf of one investor against Wells…
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of the customers of Wendy J. Worchester and TNP Securities LLC. According to a recent article in InvestmentNews, Tony Thompson’s non-traded REIT, or real estate investment trust, was suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for five months because of a…
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of JP Morgan Securities LLC. At issue is whether the customers received recommendations that were unsuitable or not in their best interest because of a JP Morgan policy that conflicted with brokers’ responsibilities to their customers. According to a…
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as the result of an unsuitable recommendation of floating-rate bank loan funds. Earlier this month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it ordered Banc of America and Wells Fargo to pay a fine and…
On May 22, 2013, secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin announced settlements with five major independent broker-dealers. According to the settlements, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. will pay $2.6 million in restitution to investors and a $400,000 fine, Commonwealth Financial Network will pay restitution of $2.1 million and a…