John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.

Investors have come forward with complaints about securities broker Michael Kane III [CRD: 5099883, Houston, Texas]. Notably, the securities broker, who worked for BBVA Securities Inc. and Hilltop Securities Inc., disclosed client disputes via Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. For more on these disclosures about Kane, see below.
Evidently, a client of Hilltop Securities Inc. contested Michael Kane’s sales practices by filing FINRA Arbitration: 22-01562 on July 15, 2022. Allegedly, Kane made unsuitable recommendations and made misrepresentations and omissions of material fact. It appears that the structured notes transactions resulted in damages. Therefore, the client seeks compensatory relief from Hilltop Securities Inc. or Kane in the amount of $135,000 in this ongoing matter.
Also, a BBVA Securities Inc. client filed a complaint about Michael Kane. Namely, the client alleged that Kane made misrepresentations of material fact. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on CDs. Therefore, on March 17, 2017, BBVA Securities Inc. settled this matter by paying the client $11,259 in damages.
Additionally, a client of BBVA Securities Inc. contested Michael Kane’s sales practices, according to a complaint dated November 27, 2017. Allegedly, Kane made unsuitable recommendations. Supposedly, the structured notes transactions resulted in damages. Therefore, the client requested compensatory relief from BBVA Securities Inc. or Kane in the amount of $5,000 in this ongoing matter. However, BBVA Securities Inc. denied this complaint.
Particularly, on October 7, 2018, a BBVA Securities Inc. client filed a complaint about Michael Kane. Namely, the client alleged that Kane acted unethically and made misrepresentations of material fact. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on CDs. Therefore, the client requested $235,000 in compensation from BBVA Securities Inc. or Kane. However, BBVA Securities Inc. denied this complaint.
Did you sustain damages by investing with Michael Kane? If so, contact Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 and talk with a securities lawyer concerning a possible recovery of your investment losses or other damages. Soreide Law Group, who has successfully recovered money for hundreds of investors in all 50 states, represents clients on a contingency fee basis and advances all costs. Kane and brokerage firms Kane worked for deny accusations of sales practice violations.
John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.
Sam Bhushan (CRD: 4884717) is named in several pending customer complaints and one settled dispute, according to his BrokerCheck report.
Sterling Louviere (CRD: 2021328), listed on BrokerCheck as Sterling Vaughn Louviere, is named in a pending customer claim over Reg D private placements, with Cabin Securities as the firm named.
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