Causes of action include fraud, negligent misrepresentation, aiding and abetting fraud, and fraudulent inducement. California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the Nature Conservancy are among the scores of plaintiffs.

Tyler says that task force members are focused on determining whether any broker violations, including omission and misrepresentation, took place during the point of sale. She also stressed the securities regulators’ commitment to making sure that investors can access their ...

Schwab YieldPlus Fund Investors File Securities Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Marketing Misrepresentation in Funds’ Offering Documents

The SEC said Dunn “then proceeded to betray the customer’s trust” by engaging in a “series of material misrepresentations” about the purchase and sale of securities in her account. That and other fraudulent actions were “aimed at swindling [the client] ...

Deception, omission and out-and-out misrepresentations have often been made to lure investors into believing such funds are “no load”. Most observers acknowledge the potential for such abuse, yet little has been done to address the issue. Continue Reading ›

Meanwhile, federal securities claims are limited to misrepresentations and omissions in the purchase and sale of securities and do not, for example, include claims for actions which are simply fraudulent or negligent.

The CFTC also stated that the defendants used misrepresentations on their Web sites to defraud the public out of millions of dollars. Customers were solicited to trade futures and options on energy and currency. In reality, however, the defendants actually ...

Berkowitz has sixteen customer disputes recorded, eleven of which are still pending, consisting of claims of unsuitable investment recommendations, failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, misrepresentation and breach of contract.

Three of the ways the defendants allegedly did this was to 1) evade registration requirements related to at least 35 PIPE offerings, 2) make material misrepresentations to PIPE issuers, and 3) engage in insider trading. Continue Reading ›