Former Vancouver, Washington Financial Adviser Has 21 Disclosures On Record Jeffrey Raymond Dixson, an ex-Madison Avenue Securities investment advisor and stockbroker, is the subject of at least 10 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claims in which the customers are seeking damages for their GPB private placement losses. The investments…
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Ex-Cetera Advisors Broker Mark Barrand Accused of Making Unsuitable Investment Recommendations
Denver Financial Advisor Mark Barrand Named in Pending Customer Disputes Mark Allen Barrand, an Ameriprise Financial broker based in Denver, has nine customer claims on his BrokerCheck record. The most recent one, brought in February 2021, was from his time as a Cetera Advisors registered representative. Barrand has worked 14…
Florida Retiree Pursues Six-Figure Energy 11 Investor Fraud Claim Against David Lerner Associates
Florida Energy 11 Investor Alleges Unsuitability, Misrepresentations and Omissions A senior investor says that a David Lerner Associates broker unsuitably recommended that she invest in Energy 11, LP. This non-public limited partnership has been exclusively marketed and sold by the broker-dealer to its clients, costing many of them significant investment…
FINRA Suspends Ex-MML Investors Services Broker Adam Belardino
New York Financial Adviser Has Multiple Customer Disputes on Record The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended ex-MML Investors Services LLC broker Adam Gerard Belardino. The suspension runs from February 2021 until Belardino either provides the information that the self-regulatory organization (SRO) has requested or the suspension becomes a…
Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors Seek Up to $500K in Damages from SunTrust Bank Division, Truist Investment Services
Colombian Claimants Allege Negligence, Misrepresentations, and Failure to Supervise Two investors from Bogota, Colombia are pursuing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Truist Investment Services for the losses they suffered in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). The claimants, who are from the same family, had looked to the…
Old City Securities Broker Gregory Hersch is Named in $1.4M FF Fund I Investor Fraud Claim
Ex-Florence Capital Advisors Principal is Accused of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Old City Securities registered representative Gregory Alain Hersch is accused of negligence, breach of fiduciary, misrepresentations, and other claims. In one investor fraud case, the customer is seeking up to $1.4M in damages. Hersch, who is based out of…
Ex-Wells Fargo Broker Ramon Herrera is Sentenced For Defrauding 40 Investors
New Jersey Financial Advisor’s Victims Included Older Investors Who Spoke Spanish Ramon Arturo Herrera, a former Wells Fargo (WFC) registered representative, is sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The former New Jersey financial advisor pleaded guilty to wire fraud for bilking approximately 40 clients…
Ongoing Concerns About GPB Auto Group’s Ability to Survive
GPB Capital’s Auto Group has released more bad news about the financial condition of the company and the likelihood that it can continue as a substantial concern. Specifically, the New York-based private equity firm, GPB Capital Holdings, LLC produced recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which included additional…
Latin American Investor Files Six-Figure Northstar (Bermuda) Fraud Claim Against Truist Investment Services
Former SunTrust Advisory Services Investment Adviser Luisa Gonzales Unsuitably Recommended Northstar Bermuda Products A senior investor has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim seeking up to $500K in damages against Truist Investment Services for losses he suffered in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). The claimant is a retired…
Ex-Customer Of Unionbanc Investment Services Broker Asako Thompson Files $500K Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Fraud Claim
Japanese Investor’s Savings Were Overconcentrated in Offshore CD An investor who lives in Japan has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Unionbanc Investment Services and its California-based broker, Asako Kanekiyo Thompson. The claimant suffered losses in an offshore certificate of deposit (CD) from Northstar Financial Services…