Supervisory failure leads to $500K fine by FINRA: An insight into Oppenheimer & Co. Case
In a wake up call for broker-dealers, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has slapped a whopping fine of $500,000 on Oppenheimer & Co. for failing to properly supervise certain trades. As reported, Oppenheimer’s brokers are under target for directly placing trades with fund companies on behalf of customers without requisite inspection bringing the supervisory […]
KEVIN MCCALLUM HIT WITH $4.8 MILLION CUSTOMER CLAIM INVOLVING MEDLEY CAPITAL STOCK
Kevin McCallum, an Alabama-based stockbroker and financial advisor with Glacier Point Advisors, LLC, who was previously registered with LPL Financial, LLC and NBC Securities, Inc., has disclosed a $4.8 million arbitration claim filed by his customers related to their investment in Medley Capital Corporation. According to the customers’ complaint, McCallum exercised discretionary trading authority in […]
FRANKOWSKI FIRM INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CLAIMS AGAINST FORMER MADISON AVENUE SECURITIES BROKER DAVID L. BARBER
The Frankowski Firm is investigating potential claims against FINRA-expelled broker David L. Barber, of San Diego, California, following Mr. Barber’s expulsion from the securities industry due to his failure to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations that he engaged in unauthorized trading in to the accounts of Madison Avenue customers, exercised discretion in customer […]
FINRA BARS FORMER MML INVESTORS SERVICES BROKER BRIAN MICHAEL TRAVERS FOR REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH FINRA INVESTIGATION
The Frankowski Firm is investigating potential claims against MML Investors Services, Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts. The firm has been the subject of ten regulatory actions within the past ten years, not including this month’s FINRA permanent bar of former MML broker Brian Michael Travers of Long Island, New York for failing to cooperate with FINRA’s […]
FRANKOWSKI FIRM INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CLAIMS AGAINST MORGAN STANLEY FOR UNSUPERVISED SALES OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS
The Frankowski Firm is investigating potential claims against Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, based on a $3.25 million fine and $9.78 million in customer restitution ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) against the firm for its supervisory failures related to short-term trades of unit investment trusts (UITs). A UIT is a company that […]
FINRA WARNS ARBITRATION PARTICIPANTS REGARDING USE OF NON-LAWER REPRESENTATIVES
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) conducts more than 99% of the securities-related legal disputes in the United States, pursuant to FINRA’s code of arbitration procedures. Participants in FINRA arbitration may represent themselves, may have an attorney representative, and (subject to certain exceptions) may even hire a non-attorney representative. FINRA’s New York-based director of dispute […]
FINRA CENSURES QUESTAR CAPITAL CORP. FOR OVERCHARGING INVESTORS, SUPERVISORY FAILURES
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has accepted a letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent from Questar Capital Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for its failure to identify and apply sales charge waivers to eligible retirement accounts and charitable organizations. Without admitting or denying any findings made against it, Questar accepted a censure from FINRA and […]
FINRA Launches New Investment Protection to Combat Elder Abuse
Financial abuse of senior citizens is a growing trend as more and more Americans are living longer. All the wise steps financial advisors recommend to working adults saving for retirement can backfire spectacularly when retirees become the target of financial predators. To combat this, FINRA has drafted a new rule to target the financial exploitation […]
Why Members of Congress File Joint Statement of Disapproval Over Consumer Protection Measure
Mandatory arbitration has been slowly taking the place of class action lawsuits, at the behest of major corporations and financial institutions. This makes sense: arbitration allows companies to address each individual complaint filed as a stand-alone incident, whereas in a class-action lawsuit, even consumers who cannot afford individual representation can seek recompense. Fewer consumers able […]
Frankowski Firm Investigating Westpark Capital for Potential Broker Fraud and Negligence
The law offices of The Frankowski Firm, LLC are investigating customer complaints concerning Westpark Capital, Inc. for the potential sale of unsuitable investments to their customers and failure to diversify these customers’ accounts. The firm has its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, and FINRA records show it has been registered with both the SEC and […]
