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Key Words and Phrases Associated with Corporate Bonds: The basic financial terms of a corporate bond include its price, face value (also called par value), maturity, coupon rate, and yield to maturity. Yield to maturity is a widely used measure to compare bonds. This is the annual return on the bond if held to maturity…

Secured vs. Unsecured Corporate and Municipal Bonds – What happens if a company goes into bankruptcy? South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney – You may be able to recover your investment losses. If a company defaults on its bonds and goes bankrupt, bondholders will have a claim on the company’s assets and cash flows.…

Basic characteristics of corporate and municipal bonds – South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney – As an investor, you may be able to recover losses associated with your investment in corporate bonds. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the largest securities market in…

Florida Corporate Bond Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: As an Investor, you may be able to recover your losses relating to investments in corporate bonds but first it is important to understand what a corporate bond is. This is especially true in an economic environment of rising interest rates. A bond is a debt obligation,…

Florida Accounting Fraud and Accounting Negligence Litigation Attorney: Court Enters Final Judgments against JBI, Inc. and Former Officer in Accounting Fraud Case The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a Massachusetts federal court entered final judgments by consent on June 26, 2013 and March 20, 2013, respectively, against John W. Bordynuik (“Bordynuik”) and JBI, Inc.…

South Florida – FINRA Negligent Supervision FINRA Arbitration Attorney: Proposed Rule Change to Adopt the Consolidated FINRA Supervision Rules: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to adopt the consolidated FINRA supervision rules. Specifically, the proposed rule change would (1) adopt…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Duncan J. MacDonald, III and Gloria Solomon, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-02275 (Northern District of Texas filed June 17, 2013) SEC Charges Two Executives in Ponzi Scheme At Dallas-Based Medical Insurance Company The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged two executives at a Dallas-based medical insurance company with operating a $10…

SEC Charges San Diego-Based Promoter in Penny Stock Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a penny stock promoter in the San Diego area for fraudulently arranging the purchase of $2.5 million worth of shares in a penny stock company in an attempt to generate the false appearance of market interest and induce other…

Hedge Fund Manager James Fry, Previously Sued by the SEC for Fraud, Found Guilty of Securities Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Making False Statements to the SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on June 12, 2013 a jury found Minneapolis-area hedge fund manager James Fry guilty of five counts of securities fraud, four…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 13-cv-12520 (E.D. Mich.) SEC Charges Top Officials At Investment Adviser in Scheme to Hide Theft from Pension Fund of Detroit Police and Firefighters The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently charged the leader of a Detroit-based investment adviser for stealing nearly…