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South Florida Broker/Dealer Negligent Supervision, Breach of Fiduciary, Selling Away and 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 executives. In the…

South Florida Broker/Dealer Negligent Supervision, Breach of Fiduciary and 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 executives. In the event that…

South Florida Broker/Dealer Negligent Supervision, Breach of Fiduciary and Forgery 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 executives. In the event that FINRA elects to…

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) – Florida Elder, Senior and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation Unsuitability, Excessive Trading (Churning), Fraud, Misrepresentation and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney: Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs): The solicitation of ETFs by brokerage firms and their account executives seeking to convince their clients to purchase and sell EFTs…

Florida Variable Annuity Fraud and Elder, Senior and Retirement Financial Abuse and Exploitation FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate Attorney: SEC Announces Charges Against Brokers, Adviser, and Others Involved in Variable Annuities Scheme to Profit From Terminally Ill The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced enforcement actions against a pair of brokers, an investment advisory…

South Florida Broker/Dealer and Account Executive Investment Club and Unapproved Outside Business and Negligent Supervision FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate 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.…

Florida Broker/Dealer and Account Executive Negligent Supervision and Account Executive Financial Misappropriation, Unauthorized Loan and Elder Abuse FINRA Arbitration, Litigation and Probate Estate 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…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jeremy Fisher, The Good Life Financial Group, Inc., and The Good Life Global, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00683 (W.D. Wisc.) Jeremy Fisher Indicted for Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced today that on February 5, 2014, a Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Middle…

Credit Suisse Agrees to Pay $196 Million and Admits Wrongdoing in Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG for violating the federal securities laws by providing cross-border brokerage and investment advisory services to U.S. clients without first registering with the SEC. Credit…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. James Y. Lee, et al., Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-00347-LAB-BGS (S.D. Cal.) SEC Charges James Y. Lee for Defrauding His Advisory Clients On February 13, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against James Y. Lee, a resident of La Jolla, California, alleging he defrauded his advisory clients. The SEC’s…