Customers Allege UBS, Fernando Rivera Misrepresented Securities

Fernando Luis Castillo Rivera (CRD#: 1260734, San Juan, Puerto Rico) has been a registered representative of UBS Financial Services Inc. since June 6, 1984. Rivera disclosed on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck that his activities have led customers to file FINRA Arbitration #14-02509, alleging Rivera committed sales practice violations.

Fernando Luis Castillo Rivera Allegedly Gave Poor Advice

The customers have claimed that unsuitable investment recommendations and misrepresentations had been made to them with regard to the customers’ closed-end Puerto Rico municipal bond fund purchases. As a result of the poor investment advice and misrepresentations, the customers have requested $500,000.00 in damages. The arbitration is still underway.
Rivera has disclosed a total of 16 customer-initiated investment-related disputes from UBS Financial Services customers that refer to sales practice violations including unsuitability and misrepresentations. Some of the more recently filed disputes include the following:

July 11, 2018 Dispute:

On July 11, 2018, a customer of UBS Financial Services filed FINRA Arbitration #18-02495. The customer alleged that it was not appropriate for Rivera to have recommended UBS Puerto Rico Closed-End Funds. Apparently, there was an over-concentration of those investments in the customer’s account, which the customer claimed to be unsuitable. In addition, the customer stated that the investments were misrepresented, and important information about the investments had not been disclosed. Therefore, the customer requested $100,000.00 in damages. The arbitration is pending.

September 29, 2016 Dispute:

Several UBS Financial Services customers filed FINRA Arbitration #16-02847 on September 29, 2016. According to the customers, Rivera was responsible for making misrepresentations and poorly advising the customers concerning their purchases of closed-end funds. Because of this, UBS Financial Services agreed to pay the customers a total of $700,000.00 to settle the allegations of misrepresentation and unsuitability.

June 28, 2016 Dispute:

On June 28, 2016, a customer of UBS Financial Services filed a complaint with the firm contending that Rivera was involved with misrepresented and unsuitable structured products being purchased by the customer. Moreover, it was alleged that the customer’s investment account had not been properly managed. Because of this, a total of $87,579.00 in damages has been requested by the customer. UBS Financial Services denied the customer’s complaint on August 23, 2016.
The remainder of the customers have referenced allegations of misrepresentations, omissions and unsuitable investment recommendations. So far, 12 customer disputes have been settled for a total of $2,222,500.00 in damages.

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