True investment advisers have fiduciary obligations that they owe to their clients. As such, they have an obligation to make full and fair disclosure to clients and prospective clients concerning their material conflicts of interest, including conflicts arising from financial incentives, and to act consistently with those disclosures. This principle…
Jose G. Ramirez Jr. – Boca Raton, Florida Closed-End Mutual Fund Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Unsuitability FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jose G. Ramirez Jr., Civil Action No. 15-cv-02365 (USDC District of Puerto Rico, filed September 29, 2015) The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged…
Oriental Financial Services Corp. – South Florida Unsuitable Puerto Rico Bond Investment FINRA Arbitration Attorney: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the…
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. – South Florida Broker/Dealer and Account Executive Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration Attorney The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account…
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and David Bradley Tysk – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Investment Suitability and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (CRD® #6363, Minneapolis, Minnesota) and David Bradley Tysk (CRD #1782289, Eden Prairie, Minnesota). The firm was censured and fined $100,000. Tysk was…
Boca Raton, Florida Misappropriation and Theft Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dennis F. Wright, Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-01896-SHR (M.D. Pa) Final Judgment and Administrative Order Entered Against Pennsylvania-Based Registered Representative Who Stole Funds from Customers The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) recently announced that the United…
Bradley Thomas Badger – Boca Raton, Florida Account Executive Unapproved Outside Business Activity FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account…
Mutual Fund Unsuitability and Breach of Fiduciary Duty – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney. A mutual fund is a fund operated by an investment company that raises money from shareholders and invests in bonds, options, currencies, money market securities, futures, or stocks. Mutual funds are offered by prospectus. The prospectus…
Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Florida Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Virginia-Based Broker With Stealing Funds From Elderly Customers The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a broker based in Roanoke, Va., with defrauding elderly…
South Florida, including West Palm Beach and Boca Raton Investment Advisor Conflict of Interest FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Houston-Based Investment Advisory Firm and Co-Owners Charged With Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest to Clients The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against a Houston-based investment advisory firm…