Investment attorneys are investigating claims on behalf of investors against LPL Financial regarding the sale of private placements. The many investors who sustained losses in private placements, specifically Direct Invest LLC, may be able to recover losses through securities arbitration. Earlier this month, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitration Panel…
Investment attorneys turn their eyes to Bank of America once again, only two months into the New Year. Bank of America Corp. has been subpoenaed by William Gavin, the Massachusetts securities regulator, over LCM VII Ltd. and Bryn Mawr CLO II Ltd., two related collateralized loan obligations. These two CLOs…
Stock fraud lawyers are investigating potential securities arbitration claims for investors who suffered losses through their investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Preferred Securities. Claims are currently being filed against Merrill Lynch and other brokerage firms with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) Office of Dispute Resolution. According to…
Merrill Lynch customers who purchased Bernoulli High Grade Collateralized Debt Obligations could recover their losses through securities arbitration. Bernoulli High Grade CDO-II was sold to institutional and high-net-worth customers of Merrill Lynch. The Bernoulli High Grade CDO-II was underwritten by Merrill Lynch in 2007. However, all 30 of the CDOs…
Merrill Lynch customers who purchased Lexington Capital Funding III Collateralized Debt Obligations could potentially recover their losses through securities arbitration. Lexington Capital was sold to institutional and high-net-worth customers of Merrill Lynch. The Lexington Capital CDO was underwritten by Merrill Lynch in 2007. However, all 30 of the CDOs underwritten…
Investment attorneys continue to seek investors who suffered significant losses in Lehman Brothers 100 Percent Principal Protection Notes and who wish to pursue securities arbitration claims in order to recover losses. Lehman Brothers 100 Percent Principal Protection Notes, also known as Principal Protected Notes, were issued by UBS Financial Services…
Investment attorneys are seeking Banc of America Securities customers who purchased Lyon Capital Management VII Collateralized Loan Obligations. Banc of America sold Lyon Capital to its institutional and high-net-worth customers. The CLOs were issued in July 2007. However, at this time, the value of investment, which was created by pooling…
On February 1, 2012, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it had filed a complaint against Charles Schwab & Company. FINRA charged the firm with violating FINRA rules when it required the waiving of rights of customers to bring class actions against the firm. It is the belief…
On January 27, 2012, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert warning investors of fraudsters compromising investor email accounts to send trading instructions as a way to commit fraud. According to FINRA, fraudsters will use the email account to gain access to information that they can then…
Stock broker fraud lawyers are on the lookout for investors who have been the victim of cold-calling fraud. Even though the number of sales calls has been reduced by the National Do Not Call Registry, securities firms still commonly use cold-calling as a tool for generating investments. Because not all…