Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog

FINRA announced on May 6th that it censured and fined LPL Financial LLC (“LPL”) $10 million for supervisory failures in a number of different complex investment areas, including the sales of non-traditional exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), certain variable annuity contracts, non-traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and other products, as well…

Recently, the head of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) told a congressional panel that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should take the lead in the development of a uniform fiduciary duty for broker-dealers and investment advisors. Currently, both the SEC and the Department Labor (DOL) are, independently, developing…

Amid claims of unsuitable investment advice, Molina does not respond to requests for information After not responding to a FINRA request for information, broker Pedro Molina is permanently suspended from the securities industry. According to the FINRA BrokerCheck website, Molina failed to request termination of his suspension from FINRA within…

The Silver Law Group has filed a securities arbitration claim before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) on behalf of a family and a family business from South America alleging, among other things, that Dawson James failed to properly supervise one of its registered representatives, permitted an unsuitable investment strategy…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 2015, 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      Jinesh Pravin Brahmbhatt      Success Trade Securities, Inc.      LPL Financial Corporation      Patrick Ryan…

Later this summer the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry National Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will jointly hold a National Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers. This one-day program is designed for compliance, audit, and risk officers of broker-dealer firms and frequently highlights areas of concern to FINRA. Details…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 2015, 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   Charles Eric…

According to FINRA, Thomas Tedeschi has recently been named in a securities arbitration lawsuit against him and his former employer, Aegis Capital Corp., for making unsuitable investments, unauthorized trades, misrepresentations and excessive trading (churning), among other claims.  The assertions against him involve speculative securities that include penny stocks and Exchange…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) halted a microcap scheme in South Florida that included three boiler room stockbrokers trying to conceal the fact that they were barred from the securities industry.  The stockbrokers’ investment scheme included the financial exploitation of the elderly, as well as the concealment of their…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2015, 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   Enver Rahman…