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Peter Madoff sentenced to 10 years for role in Ponzi scheme
December 20, 2012
Peter Madoff will serve 10 years in prison for his role in his older brother’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, a U.S. judge said on Thursday. Peter Madoff, 67, pleaded guilty in June to criminal charges including conspiracy to commit securities fraud for falsifying the books and records of the investment advisory company founded by his brother, […]
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Notice to LPL Financial, LLC Customers — Aidikoff, Uhl & Bakhtiari Launches Investigation of non-traded REIT recommendations — LPLA
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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UBS pays $1.5 billion to settle Libor probe
December 19, 2012
A sole UBS trader used a combination of bribery, flattery and fictitious trading to rig the price of money over three years, regulatory filings show. The employee, only identified by regulators as “Trader A,” colluded with brokers, counterparts at other firms and his colleagues to influence yen Libor, which reflects how much banks charge each for […]
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Massachusetts files complaint against LPL for non traded REITs
December 15, 2012
LPL one the largest independent U.S. broker-dealers, was accused by Massachusetts regulators today of dishonest and unethical business practices and failure to supervise agents who made improper sales. The complaint relates to sales of seven non-traded real estate investment trusts in violation of state and company rules, according to a statement from the state’s senior […]
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Diamondback Capital to wind down funds and close
December 6, 2012
Hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management LLC told investors Thursday that it plans to close and wind down its funds after receiving redemptions requests totaling more than a quarter of its assets. In a letter to investors Thursday, the Stamford, Conn., hedge fund’s founders Richard Schimel and Larry Sapanski said they received redemption requests for Dec. […]
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