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FINRA Arbitration Panel Orders UBS to Pay $5.3 Million for Misleading a Financial Advisor and his Clients about a Proprietary Product Tied to Lehman Brothers

A former UBS broker recently won a FINRA arbitration claim against UBS Financial Services for misleading him and his clients about the risks associated with structured notes tied to Lehman Brothers Holdings, which suffered significant losses in 2008.  Silver Law Group primarily represents investors in claims against UBS and other…

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Investors May Suffer Additional Losses if Puerto Rico Restructures its Municipal Debt

The Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican government agency responsible for its debt deals has hired a well-known debt restructuring firm leading many in the financial industry to speculate that Puerto Rico is preparing to revamp its municipal debt. According to news reports, Puerto Rico officials refused…

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Silver Law Group Urges FINRA to Lift the Stay of all Puerto Rico Arbitration Claims

In February 2014, Bond Buyer magazine featured a story about Silver Law Group’s representation of many Puerto Rico investors in FINRA arbitration claims against UBS of Puerto Rico for losses in leveraged bond funds.  The article concluded by highlighting Silver Law Group Managing Partner Scott Silver’s concerns that FINRA was…

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What Solutions Exist for Puerto Rico Investors in Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds After Credit Rating Downgrades For General Obligation Bonds to Junk Status?

The Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s credit ratings agencies downgraded Puerto Rico’s general obligation bonds to BB+ and Ba2, respectively, which is below the investment grade status given to most U.S. municipal bonds. The downgrade had been prognosticated by many brokerage firm research analysts, including UBS Financial Services (UBS) over…

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Pending Credit Ratings Downgrades on Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds Weigh Heavily On Leveraged UBS Closed-End Bond Funds

UBS Financial Services of Puerto (UBS )recently reported the net asset values (NAV) for their proprietary closed-end funds mat suffer future losses.  These funds are a part of the UBS Puerto Rico Family of Funds which are marketed exclusively to Puerto Rico residents.  The UBS Puerto Rico Fixed Income Funds…

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