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- SEC Charges Chicago-Area Father and Son Conducted Cherry-Picking Scheme at Investment Firm May 16, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-90 Washington, D.C., May 16, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a father and son and their Chicago-area investment advisory firm with defrauding clients through a cherry-picking scheme that garnered them nearly $2 million in illicit profits, which they spent on luxury homes, vehicles, and vacations. Addition […]
- SEC Names Keith F. Higgins as Director of Division of Corporation Finance May 15, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-89 Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Keith F. Higgins as the new director of the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. Mr. Higgins comes to the SEC from the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP where he is a partner in its Boston office with 30 years of experience advising public com […]
- SEC Names Lona Nallengara as Chief of Staff May 15, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-88 Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lona Nallengara has been named the agency’s chief of staff. Mr. Nallengara came to the SEC in March 2011 and served as deputy director for legal and regulatory policy in the Division of Corporation Finance until he was appointed in Decemb […]
- SEC Charges China-Based Executives in Scheme to Overstate Revenues and Divert Money for Personal Use May 15, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-87 Washington, D.C., May 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged husband-and-wife executives at a China-based company with engaging in a scheme to overstate the company’s revenues and divert proceeds from a securities offering for their personal use. Additional Materials SEC Complaint The SEC alleges that RIN […]
- SEC, FINRA Issue Investor Alert On Pension or Settlement Income Streams May 9, 2013FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2013-86 Washington, D.C., May 9, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an investor alert entitled Pension or Settlement Income Streams – What You Need to Know Before Buying or Selling Them. The investor alert informs investors about the risks involved when selli […]
Recently, a FINRA arbitration panel made a monetary award in the case of Stone & Youngberg v. Kay Family Revocable Trust, No. 3:11-cv-00198 (N.D. Cal., 6/22/11), which was appealed by the defense and lost.
This case involved the challenge by a broker-dealer to a $750,000 award to a former customer, who was advised by Stone & Youngberg to invest funds in a hedge fund known as FutureSelect Prime Advisor II. According to the Court, “each of the Trust’s claims was based on the theory that Stone &Youngberg did not perform requisite due diligence before advising the Trust to invest in the Fund, which, according to the Trust, invested substantially all of its capital with Bernard Madoff….”
Attorney Lars Soreide would like you to know that if you or a family member have invested in the FutureSelect Prime Advisor II Fund with Stone & Youngberg, or another broker/dealer, call Soreide Law Group, PLLC and speak to a Securities Arbitration Lawyer for a free consultation on how to potentially recover your losses. To speak with an attorney, call 888-760-6552, or visit www.securitieslawyer.com.
Soreide Law Group, PLLC., representing investors nationwide before FINRA the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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