Articles Posted in FINRA Arbitration

Did you lose money investing in GWG Holdings Inc. L Bonds? Our securities and investment fraud attorneys are representing investors on a contingency fee basis to help recover our clients losses. Read more about our experience handling these types of cases at securitiesfraudattorneys.com. Scott Silver, Esq, is the chairman of…

Silver Law Group is representing GWG Holdings L Bonds investors. GWG stopped paying dividends in January, 2022. GWG then suspended sales of the L Bonds. Following the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, investors are wondering if they will be able to recover any of their money from this company.…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 2022, 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   Maria Acevedo…

FINRA’s arbitration process has an increased focus after a recent court ruling found that the process wasn’t entirely as neutral as the agency claims. In February, two former Wells Fargo customers won a court decision against Wells Fargo that ruled the bank had been involved in subtle manipulation of FINRA’s…

Wells Fargo and its counsel were found to have manipulated the FINRA arbitration process, according to a Georgia state court, which in January, 2022 vacated an arbitration award in favor of Wells Fargo. The Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) and its president called for an investigation by the SEC…

Silver Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration claim against Cetera on behalf of a client who invested $1 million in PB Investment Holdings Ltd. (PBIHL), a Northstar Bermuda product. East West Bank Refers Client To Cetera Our client is a retired Chinese national in her 70s who worked hard…

GWG L Bonds are a relatively new financial product that purportedly offers higher yields than typical publicly-traded, fixed-income bonds. These bonds have significant risk and are not like traditional corporate bonds and other conservative investments. Silver Law Group has been retained by investors to pursue securities arbitration claims against brokerage…

FINRA recently sanctioned Aegis Capital (CRD# 15007) and issued a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver & Consent (AWC) following an investigation into the company’s business practices. This case originated from a customer arbitration complaint and a FINRA review of the firm. In its investigation, FINRA found that: From July 2014 through…

Robert Foley (Robert Patrick Foley CRD# 6060234) is a broker and investment advisor whose last known employer was Wynston Hill Capital, LLC (CRD#:103811) of Red Bank, NJ. Previous employers include Maxim Group LLC (CRD#:120708) of New York, NY, Pruco Securities, LLC. (CRD#:5685) of Paramus, NJ, and Metlife Securities Inc. (CRD#:14251)…

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) offered investment and annuity-type products to investors outside the United States.  The company was based in Bermuda and claimed to offer various benefits such as tax shelters that were not available to U.S.-based investors.  Northstar relied on a network of financial advisors and brokerage firms across…