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Investment Advisor Who Stole $43 Million from Ex-Hockey Star Convicted
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, September 11, 2015.
Former investment manager Joseph Zada, charged with swindling $43 million from former Detroit Red Wings star Sergei Fedorov was convicted in Florida last week […] Read More
Litigation Update: California Summary Judgment Rules to be Amended
By Jessica H. Antoniades, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, September 4, 2015.
Governor Jerry Brown recently signed Senate Bill 470, which amends California Code of Civil Procedure section 437c regarding summary judgment and summary adjudication. In addition to correcting grammar throughout the code section, the amendments will excuse judges from ruling on all evidentiary objections deemed not material to a motion for summary judgment. […] Read More
FSC Securities Corp Hit With $1.28 Million FINRA Arbitration Award Arising Out Of Ponzi Scheme Featured On “American Greed”.
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, August 28, 2015.
FSC Securities Corp. has been assessed $1.28 million by a FINRA arbitration panel for losses sustained by several investors who were swindled by con man Aubrey Lee Price […] Read More
Citigroup Pays $180 Million to Settle Charges Tied to Two Smith Barney Hedge Funds
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015.
Citigroup, Inc. has agreed to pay $180 million to settle charges brought by the SEC which alleged the firm improperly marketed and sold through private bankers […] Read More
Edward Jones Pays $20 Million to Settle Claims it Overcharged Clients on Bonds
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015.
Edward Jones, which has over 14,000 brokers and more than 7 million customers, agreed to pay $20 million to settle SEC charges […] Read More
Texas AG in Hot Water for Alleged Securities Fraud
By Katherine S. DiDonato, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, August 7, 2015.
On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail and was charged with two first-degree felonies for securities fraud […] Read More
Goldman Sachs Faces $1.8 Million Fine for Trade Reporting Failures
By Jessica H. Antoniades, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, July 31, 2015.
This week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced it has fined Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P. $1.8 million for violations relating to trade reporting, failing to submit accurate trade reports and related supervisory failures […] Read More
What Do Flip Flops, a Halloween Party and Bad Language Have In Common? One Fired Broker…
By George C. Miller, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, July 24, 2015.
Until July 2015, Marc Lowe was a top-producing financial advisor based in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Los Angeles offices. He reportedly was part of a top producing team at Merrill, […] Read More
Major SEC Enforcement Action Shows the Twists Challenging the use of Administrative Proceedings
By Jeffrey T. Petersen, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Monday, July 20, 2015.
We previously reported here [Hill, 6-19-15 post] on what is currently the only case where an SEC administrative proceeding has been enjoined by a district court on constitutional grounds, […] Read More
Update on Recent Court Rulings In Challenges to SEC Administrative Proceedings
By Jeffrey T. Petersen, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, July 17, 2015.
We previously reported here on the SEC administrative proceeding against New York financier Lynn Tilton and her private equity firm, Patriarch Partners, […] Read More