Brian Egan, a former registered broker with Independent Financial Group. Egan was recently barred from the industry by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly failing to disclose his trading activity in client accounts away from the firm. Egan was sanctioned by FINRA in August 2016 when he allegedly maintained and/or held trading authority […]
Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari partner Philip M. Aidikoff has been invited to participate as a speaker at the 2016 Public Investors Arbitration Associate Bar Association (PIABA) conference program on Thursday, October 27, 2016 and Friday, October 28, 2016. Mr. Aidikoff’s panel is entitled “Hearing Strategy as Seen by Respondent Counsel”. This panel will include leading […]
The stock market rout is starting to get really expensive — destroying $2.3 trillion from the market’s top last year and $1.5 trillion in net wealth just this year. The giant companies that predominantly populate the Standard & Poor’s 500 have fallen an average of 8.9% this year — which, when translated into dollars, is real money. The S&P […]
Kenneth Bolton, a current broker-dealer at Sandlapper Securities in Greenville, South Carolina. According to his Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck, Bolton allegedly breached fiduciary duty, misrepresented and omitted material facts, recommended unsuitable investments, and executed unauthorized trades, among other transgressions. Bolton was registered with the following firms: American Eagle Securities, First Investors Corporation, E.F. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 14 municipal underwriting firms for violations in municipal bond offerings. The actions conclude charges against underwriters under the Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative. In all, 72 underwriters have been charged under the voluntary self-reporting program targeting material misstatements and omissions in municipal bond offering […]