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Ineffective supervision leads to FINRA suspension of financial services provider Roman T. Luckey, formerly registered with Newport Coast Securities Inc., was fined $15,000 and also suspended for 14 months by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in August 2015 for failure to appropriately supervise his staff, who were taking advantage…

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Manhattan-based lending company and its placement agent for falsely stating that its financial statements were being audited and lying about the returns on the loans. The SEC filed a complaint in federal district court in Manhattan against lending company American…

Silver Law Group is currently investigating possible securities law violations and breaches of fiduciary duties against Ivy Asset Strategy Fund (WASAX)  and Waddell & Reed Asset Strategy Fund (UNASX), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. (NYSE: WDR). On May 15, 2014, Ryan C. Caldwell, a co-portfolio manager…

Key Information to know before you get started. While the potential gains associated with securities trading in a margin account may be substantial, so can the potential losses. This is critical for investors to understand, along with the facts and risks associated with this type of trading. Simply put, a…

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases and has been retained to represent investors who have suffered losses in the energy markets, including investors who were solicited to purchase investments in oil, gas and energy, stocks, bonds, Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) and funds. Many energy investments…

Dallas securities broker Wade Lawrence was given a three-year prison sentence January 20, 2015 by a Texas federal judge after pleading guilty to offering false investments that defrauded his friends and business associates out of more than $1.5 million for his own benefit. The federal court also ordered Lawrence, 43,…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2016, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA for failing to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or settlement agreement pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   William Walter Almond   Morgan Stanley   New England Securities   William Austin Bailey  …

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2016, the following individuals were suspended 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   Raymond Aleksey…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2016, 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   Antonio Ambrosio…

Buckner can no longer act as a broker or associate with any member of FINRA in any capacity Joe L. Buckner has been barred by FINRA as of December 2015. As a result of his refusal to respond to the FINRA’s request for information, the Texas broker can no longer…