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Recovery of Investor Losses in The Parking REIT
December 8, 2022
The Parking REIT, a non-traded REIT formed in December 2017 by the merger of MVP REIT and MVP REIT II, invests primarily in parking lots and garages in the United States. Investors who bought into The Parking REIT may have suffered losses due to illiquidity, lack of transparency in valuation, and substantial conflicts of interest. […]
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Concentrated Position Risk Drawing Regulatory Scrutiny
December 17, 2018
On December 7, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a comprehensive report (“Report on FINRA Examination Findings”) which “focuses on selected observations from recent examinations that FINRA considers worth highlighting because of their potential significance, frequency, and impact on investors and the markets.” Among the issues discussed in this report were significant concerns […]
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Ex-American Realty executives charged with securities fraud
September 9, 2016
U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced criminal fraud charges against two former American Realty Capital Properties Inc executives stemming from a 2014 accounting scandal that wiped out roughly $4 billion of the real estate investment trust’s market value. Former Chief Financial Officer Brian Block, 44, was charged with six criminal counts, including securities fraud, conspiracy and […]
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FINRA fines Berthel Fisher and affiliate $775,000 for supervisory failures
February 26, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. and its affiliate, Securities Management & Research, Inc., of Marion, Iowa, a combined $775,000 for supervisory deficiencies, including Berthel Fisher’s failure to supervise the sale of non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), and leveraged and inverse […]
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Notice to LPL Financial, LLC Customers — Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari Launches Investigation of non-traded REIT recommendations — LPLA
December 20, 2012
Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari announces the launch of an investigation of the sales practices of LPL Financial, LLC in recommending non-traded REITs to their clients. The investigation follows the recently filed complaint by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Securities Division into similar non-traded REIT sales practices. The Massachusetts complaint charged LPL with dishonest and unethical business […]
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