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FINRA Sanctions Morgan Stanley Broker Clarence Mark Tingle Over Unauthorized Trades

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints against broker Clarence Mark Tingle (Tingle). In addition, The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought an enforcement action (FINRA No. 2014042951501) against Tingle. There are at least 2 customer complaints against Tingle and 1 regulatory action. The customer complaints…

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Advisor Investigation: Morgan Stanley Broker Kirk Gill

The securities and investment attorneys of Gana Weinstein LLP are interested in speaking with clients of Kirk Gill (Gill). According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Gill has been the subject of at least 7 customer complaints. The customer complaints against Gill allege securities law…

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Gana LLP Investigates Investor Losses In Oil-Linked Structured Notes

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are announcing their investigation into potential securities claims against brokerage firms over sales practices related to the recommendation of structured notes linked to oil & gas. These structured products are issued by Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB), UBS (NYSE:UBS), Citigroup…

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Broker Spotlight: Morgan Stanley Broker Hilary Zimmerman

According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Hilary Zimmerman (Zimmerman) has been the subject of at least 6 customer complaints over the course of her career. Customers have filed complaints against Zimmerman alleging securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, negligence,…

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Hedge Fund Canarsie Capital Losses 99.7% of Client’s Money Leading to SEC Investigation

According to news sources, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating how the hedge fund Canarsie Capital lost nearly all of the $60 million capital in just three weeks of trading. The fund was run by Owen Li (Li), and Ken deRegt (deRegt).…

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FINRA Bars Former Merrill Lynch Broker Michael Highfill Over Outside Business Activities

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought and enforcement action against broker  Michael Highfill (Highfill) (FINRA No. 2015045652501) resulting in a bar from the securities industry alleging that Highfill failed to provide FINRA staff with information and documents requested. The failure to provide those documents and information to FINRA resulted…

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FINRA Bars Former Stifel, Nicolaus Broker Kenneth Hornyak Over Short Term Trading

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned and barred broker Kenneth Hornyak (Hornyak) (Case No. 2013038511901) alleging that the broker failed to respond the regulator’s requests for documents and information. FINRA’s investigation appeared to focus on claims that Hornyak engaged in potential discretionary trading, unauthorized trading, and unsuitable short-term trading…

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Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against RBC Capital Broker David Peirce

According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker David Peirce (Peirce) has been the subject of at least four customer complaints. The customer complaints against Peirce allege a number of securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, churning (excessive trading), among other…

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FINRA Sanctions Sylvester King Jr. Over Improper Loans and Private Securities Transactions

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned (Case No. 2013036262101) broker Sylvester King Jr. (King) concerning allegations that from July 2009, through November 2012, while King was registered Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Morgan Stanley) and later Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (Wells Fargo), circumvented Wells Fargo’s policies and procedures by…

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Broker Investigation: Churning Claims Against Mark Kaplan

According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Mark Kaplan (Kaplan) has been the subject of at least four customer complaints and one termination. The customer complaints against Kaplan allege a number of securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, churning (excessive…

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