Blog Posts in April, 2012
Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Lawyer
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has found Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC in violation of several industry rules, findings which the Firm has accepted for the purposes of proposing a ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Fraud Attorney
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Barclays Capital, Inc. $3 million for inaccurate representation and lack of supervision related to their issuance of residential subprime ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Fraud
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred broker Stephen W. Wilson (formerly of Prudential Securities, Inc. and Wachovia Securities, LLC) for fraud violation, recommending ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Fraud Attorney
When times are good—the stock market is high and mortgage interest rates are low—some investors consider refinancing or otherwise modifying their mortgage in order to invest in securities. ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Ben Licas
When a potential investor is looking for a company to invest in, chances are some companies will advertise promissory notes. Under this structure, an investor will lend a company a certain principal ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Fraud Attorney
High Yield Investment Programs (HYIPs) refer to a number of different investment options that are often aggressively promoted to investors, promising high, improbable and unsustainable rates of ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Securities Fraud Attorney
In recent years, brokers and banks alike have been marketing complex investments to their investors, such as reverse convertibles. A reverse convertible is a short-term, high-yield investment whose ...
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