The Parking REIT said in an April, 2020 letter to investors that the option to provide liquidity to shareholders by listing common shares on a stock exchange is “not currently viable” and “there can be no assurance that the company will cause a liquidity event to occur in the near…
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Scott Silver Comments On SEC’s Mutual Fund Names Rule
Scott Silver, managing partner of Silver Law Group and a leading investor advocate, recently submitted a comment letter to the SEC addressing the importance of mutual funds fairly characterizing the fund in its title or name. The SEC says that it sought comments from the public “on the framework for…
Silver Law Group Files Class Action Lawsuit Against TCA Global Credit Fund, Bob Press, Others
Silver Law Group, a nationally-recognized class action law firm, has filed the first class action lawsuit against South Florida-based hedge fund TCA Fund Management Group, TCA’s founder and chairman Robert Press, and others involved with the company (Defendants). The lawsuit, which Silver Law Group filed in federal court along with…
Charles Dorraine Barred For Refusing To Testify About Puerto Rico Bonds
Broker Charles Dorraine (CRD# 70411) has been barred by FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) for refusing to give testimony about recommendations to customers about Puerto Rican bonds. It has been alleged that the bonds were unsuitable and customers were overconcentrated in them. Dorraine was last registered with Next Financial…
FINRA Suspends Registered Individuals For Violations Of FINRA Rules
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2020, 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 Timothy Crowley…
FINRA Disciplinary Actions For April 2020 Names Registered Individuals Barred For Failure To Provide Information
According to FINRA disciplinary actions for April 2020, 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 Joseph Berghausen…
FINRA Disciplinary Actions For April 2020 Names Registered Individuals Suspended For Failure To Comply With Award Or Settlement Agreement
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2020, 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 Neal Carlson Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Michael…
Stockbroker Theft Still Prevalent In 2020
In the wake of recent market turbulence, it is important to remember that some investment losses are not “investment” losses at all, but rather losses that are the result of stockbroker theft, fraud, Ponzi schemes, and otherwise. Silver Law Group continues to investigate cases of stockbroker theft nationwide. Unfortunately, FINRA…
SEC Reveals Another Florida Marijuana Investment Fraud – “FirstCanna” Fraud
On April 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a Complaint for Injunctive and Other Relief (Complaint) against Steven L. Brickner. According to the SEC, Brickner “falsely represented to prospective investors that he would use their money to purchase the assets of a Colorado-licensed marijuana dispensary network .…
Cetera Stops Sales Of REITs And Other Real-Estate-Based Funds Amid Pandemic
Cetera Financial Group, comprised of Cetera Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, First Allied Securities, and Summit Brokerage Services, recently announced that it is halting sales of non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and interval funds, citing the likely inaccuracy of real estate valuations leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cetera Financial…