Opening statements by the prosecution began today in the trial of one time Bear Stern employees Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. The former hedge fund managers are the first to be tried in connection with a federal probe into the subprime market collapse. The men are charged with misleading clients who invested into two separate […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $600,000 and censured the brokerage firm for tax evasion trading strategies found to be operating among its affiliates. The first scheme involved international clients of Citigroup circumventing US tax laws, allowing them to increase their respective returns. The second scheme was a complex […]
In a recently filed lawsuit, Securities America Inc. is charged with continuing to sell offerings of a faulty private placement after an executive at the firm sounded the alarm bell concerning the problem investment last year. In addition to this allegation, the lawsuit further charges that Securities America sold millions of dollars’ worth of notes […]
Richard Ketchum, Chairman and Chief Executive of FINRA, testified before the House Financial Services Committee today in support of allowing the SEC to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in securities contracts. It is common practice for broker dealers to stipulate a mandatory dispute resolution forum in the event of a broker/client dispute. Such clauses, normally found […]
Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari (www.securitiesarbitration.com) announces the filing of a FINRA arbitration claim against Securities America on behalf of investors in Medical Capital securities. The law firm has been contacted by investors and is preparing to file additional FINRA arbitration claims against broker dealers for losses incurred based on the recommendation to purchase Medical Capital […]