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Keys to Spotting Market “Bubbles”
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Friday, June 1, 2018.
Vikram Mansharamani, a lecturer at Harvard’s John Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, pointed to several “clues” that the economy is possibly ripe for a bubble crash. [...] Read More
Seniors Most Often Defrauded by Family and Friends
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2018.
For a number of reasons, seniors are some of the most likely victims of financial and securities fraud. First, given their age and the fact that many senior lives alone, seniors tend to be more trusting than younger people. [...] Read More
Broker Alert - FINRA to Publicly Report Undisclosed Bankruptcies, Judgments and Liens on New U4’s
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Thursday, May 24, 2018.
Beginning July 9, 2018, FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, will search public records to determine whether registered reps who move from one firm to another disclosed any prior bankruptcies, judgments or liens. [...] Read More
California Supreme Court Brings Substantial Change to Employee/Independent Contractor Classification
By Jessica L. Mackaness, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Tuesday, May 22, 2018.
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, which significantly changed the standard for determining whether workers in California should be classified as “employees” or as “independent contractors” for purposes of the wage orders adopted by California’s Industrial Welfare Commission [...] Read More
MERRILL BROKER FIRED OVER $524.00 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT: THE TREND CONTINUES ON EXPENSE INFRACTIONS
By Erwin Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Wednesday, May 16, 2018.
The industry-wide crackdown on expense account improprieties continues. In recent blogs I wrote about the crackdown by FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and member firms on violations of expense reimbursement policies [...] Read More
New SEC Rulemaking Package Seeks to Enhance Retail Investor Protection and Awareness
By Erik M. Ideta, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
On April 18, 2018, the SEC voted 4 to 1 to propose the Standards of Conduct for Investment Professionals Rule making Package, a package designed to enhance the protection and decision-making of retail, or “Main Street,” investors. Read More
FINRA Proposes New Anti-Churning Rule
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
In an effort to locate and identify brokers who excessively trade their clients’ accounts to benefit themselves through excessive trading commissions to the detriment of their clients, FINRA announced a new proposal to widen the net to ensnare brokers who “churn” client accounts. Read More
Rogue Brokers in the News; Fraudsters and Thieves of Client Funds
By Erwin J. Shustak, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.
Two rogue brokers made the news this week. One, a former Ameriprise broker in Los Angles, was arrested by the FBI and charged with money laundering and federal fraud... Read More
SEC to Consider New Fiduciary Rule Proposal
By George C. Miller, Esq. of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Thursday, April 12, 2018.
Signaling the next chapter in the slow moving “fiduciary rule” saga, the Securities and Exchange Commission will meet next week to discuss the framework for a new, SEC-backed standard of conduct for brokers... Read More
OGC and Enforcement at SEC Speaks 2018 - Words Matter, Process Matters, Homework Matters
By Dennis A. Stubblefield & Matias Montillano of Shustak Reynolds & Partners, P.C. posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
Dennis Stubblefield, a Partner at the firm, recently attended SEC Speaks, the Commission’s annual conference in which senior staff from all divisions and offices announce and comment upon key developments from the past year and set forth coming priorities [...] Read More