Our securities fraud lawyers are looking into claims by investors regarding their purchase of reverse convertible notes from H&R Block Financial Advisors. Just this week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority imposed a $200,000 fine on the broker-dealer for failing to set up proper supervisory systems over RCN sales. H &…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined H&R Block Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Advisor Services) $200,000 for failing to put in place the proper system to supervise its reverse convertible notes (RCN) sales to retail clients. FINRA also suspended H & R broker Andrew MacGill for 15 days while…
H&R Block reported a loss of $433.7 million for its fiscal year 2007, compared to a gain of $490.4 million a year ago, and it lost $85.6 million in the fourth quarter vs. a gain of $587.5 in the year earlier period. The losses can mostly be attributed to Option…