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Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys

Published on: August 25, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Japanese Investors File Multimillion-Dollar Northstar (Bermuda) Lawsuit Against Bankoh Investment Services

Broker Yoko Farias Is Also A Respondent In This Investment Loss Recovery Claim

Once again, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are suing Bankoh Investment Services and its former stockbroker, Yoko Farias, in Hawaii on behalf of Japanese investors who sustained losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). In their FINRA arbitration case, the claimants are seeking up to $5,000,000 in damages.

Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys

Published on: August 25, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Spanish Citizen Sues Osaic Institutions (FKA Infinex Investments) Over Northstar (Bermuda) Losses. Our Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys Are Representing This Claimant in Their Six-Figure Lawsuit

A Spanish retiree is seeking up to $500K in damages from Osaic Institutions (FKA Infinex Investments) for losses he sustained in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing this international investor in FINRA arbitration.

The claimant, who lives in Spain, had an account with Grove Bank & Trust (Formerly known as Coconut Grove Bank) in Florida. This investor was introduced to his then-Infinex Investments broker Alvaro Mauricio Jiron, through the bank. Our client contends that Jiron indicated there was a better way to manage his life savings than to keep them in bank CDs.

FINRA Arbitration Attorneys

Published on: July 15, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) FINRA Arbitration Attorneys Are Representing This Chinese Retiree in Her Six-Figure Lawsuit

Once again, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas FINRA Arbitration Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are suing Cetera Investment Services on behalf of a Chinese investor who suffered losses in the offshore entity Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). This claimant, an octogenarian, is pursuing up to $500K in damages for her losses.

She met her then-Cetera broker John Yin (also known as Hai Guang Yin, Haiguan Hai Yin) through East West Bank, where she and her family had accounts. This retiree thought placing the family’s assets in the US for safekeeping would be a wise decision, considering the fluctuations and risks common in her homeland.

Northstar Bermuda Fraud Law Firm

Published on: June 24, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investor Sues Cetera Investment Services For Up to $1M. Broker-Dealer Allegedly Overconcentrated Claimant’s Assets In Now Defunct Offshore Investment

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Bermuda Fraud Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) represents foreign nationals all over Asia and throughout Latin America, whose US-based broker marketed and sold them Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). In this latest FINRA lawsuit, our client is originally from China and is now a retiree in Mexico. He is suing Cetera Investment Services for up to $1M in damages.

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Northstar Bermuda Loss Attorneys

Published on: June 8, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investor Sues Cetera For Up to $5M. Our Northstar Bermuda Loss Attorneys Are Representing This Chinese Investor in The US

A retiree who resides in China is suing Cetera Investment Services for losses she sustained in Northstar Financial (Services) Bermuda, which, she alleges, the US broker-dealer unsuitably recommended to her. In her FINRA arbitration claim, this investor is seeking up to $5M in damages. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Bermuda Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are representing this claimant.

This senior retiree thought it would be wise to place the family’s assets in the US for safekeeping to avoid the financial risks and fluctuations that are common in China. She opened an account with East West Bank, which is how she met Cetera broker Jason Chi-Jui Chiu, who spoke her native language. Chiu has worked in the industry for 23 years.

Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys

Published on: March 3, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors Still Have Time To Sue Their Broker-Dealers. Our Northstar Bermuda Fraud Attorneys Continue To Speak To Foreign Nationals Who Have Suffered Losses

More than four years after Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) filed for bankruptcy protection, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) continue to receive calls from investors from Japan, China, and all over Latin America who have sustained serious losses because their US-based broker-dealer marketed and sold them these offshore annuities. To date, we have filed more than 100 FINRA lawsuits on behalf of both Americans and non-US citizens who have sustained serious losses issued by the different insurers owned by Greg Lindberg. The North Carolina billionaire acquired Northstar (Bermuda) in 2018. Last year, he pleaded guilty to running a $2B annuity fraud.

Throughout the US and internationally, our Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) loss attorneys are the ones that many investors have turned to in terms of determining whether their financial advisors unsuitably recommended this investment, made misrepresentations and omissions about the risks, overconcentrated their accounts, disregarded their best interests, or were negligent or even grossly negligent. Unfortunately, the temptation of high commissions appears to have compelled many financial advisors to disregard red flags indicating anything was amiss.

Northstar Fraud Law Firm

Published on: October 16, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Spanish Investors Sue Insigneo Securities For Up to $500K Following Northstar (Bermuda) Losses. Our Northstar Fraud Law Firm Are Representing These Claimants And Many Others

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Fraud Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) is representing two Spanish citizens in their Northstar (Bermuda) investment loss recovery claim against Insigneo Securities. The claimants, who are requesting up to $500K, in addition to interest and costs, are alleging unsuitable investment recommendations, concentration, misrepresentations and omissions, a gross lack of supervision, negligence, grossly negligent behavior, and more.

The couple, one of whom is now deceased, were referred to Insigneo (when it used to be Northeast Securities) through City National Bank in South Florida where they were residents. The wanted a safe haven for their assets. Instead, the broker-dealer allegedly abused their trust by overconcentrating a huge portion of their assets in Norhtstar Financial Services (Bermuda), an offshore investment that is now defunct.

Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm

Published on: September 13, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors Who Suffered Losses May Be Able To Sue Their Brokers. Our Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm Are Representing Asian and Latin American Nationals

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) continue to investigate Northstar Financial Service (Bermuda). Many of the investors who suffered losses are foreign nationals from countries in Asia and Latin America, including the Caribbean, who were unsuitably recommended this offshore entity by their US stockbroker.

To date, we are representing more than 100 investors with an annuity fraud lawsuit against a broker-dealer. Here is a list of firms we are suing. Many are respondents in multiple Northstar (Bermuda) lawsuits that we are helming:

Northstar Financial Services Loss Attorneys

Published on: August 18, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

There Is Still Time For Asian Investors To Try Recouping Their Northstar (Bermuda) Losses. Our Northstar Financial Services Loss Attorneys Represent International Investors Against US-Based Brokerage Firms

In the latest news involving Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), owner Greg Lindberg is now under further scrutiny by the federal government, which seeks forfeiture of $1.5M in funds seized from him. The North Carolina billionaire, who was recently convicted again of bribery and fraud, is awaiting another criminal trial in which he is accused of defrauding annuity investors of more than $2B.

Among his alleged victims are investors from Asia, especially China and Japan, who were unsuitably marketed and sold Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) investments by US-based brokerage firms. Investing in this offshore entity was a risky proposition from the start. Foreign nationals were deprived of the regulatory protections they could have availed of if only their financial advisor had sold them comparable US-based products instead.

Northstar Bermuda Annuity Fraud Attorneys

Published on: May 8, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar (Bermuda) & Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Owner Sued For Allegedly Trying To Avoid Paying $580M Legal Debt. Annuity Holders Waiting For Payouts Should Explore Filing Broker Fraud Lawsuits

If you are an investor who suffered losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), Colorado Bankers Life Insurance, or another insurer owned by billionaire Greg Lindberg, you may want to explore other legal options beyond waiting to get back your money from liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings. If you contact us today, the Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Bermuda Annuity Fraud Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) can help you assess whether you have grounds for a claim against your broker-dealer for allegedly unsuitably recommending these troubled annuities.

While many investors may be wary of filing a broker negligence lawsuit, the truth is that recovering all, possibly even any of your funds, through those other avenues is unlikely. These insurers are already heavily in debt. Lindberg, who is awaiting two criminal fraud trials, is suspected of funneling money from them to his special-purpose vehicles. He also owes hundreds of millions of dollars in litigation and his legal woes are only worsening.