FINRA Fines, Censures Parkland Securities For Failure To Supervise Non-Traditional ETFs The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) sanctioned Parkland Securities LLC (CRD#: 115368, Ann Arbor, Michigan) on March 7, 2019 for insufficient supervision. Evidently, the firm submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent #2016052300601 on February 27, 2019, agreeing to a censure and $20,000.00 […]

The FBI investigation into GPB Capital Holdings made headlines last week.  However, the investigation by New York City regulators who oversee the private trash industry perked the interest of the press. GPB Capital buys businesses through the money raised by brokers and financial advisors selling GPB private placements to their clients. With 4,000 retail investors, […]

ATTENTION INVESTORS: Complaints Filed Against Brokers Cheskel Gottlieb, Mark Wasikonis, Stephen Wingard, Phillip Barringer MML Investors Services, LLC (CRD#: 10409, Springfield, Massachusetts) does business as an investment adviser firm and as a brokerage firm. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulate MML Investors Services, LLC. Notably, according to […]

BROKER MISCONDUCT: Merrill Lynch Terminates Jacob Wagner, Jessica Caden, Scott Tilley, Keith McIntosh Merrill Lynch (CRD#: 7691, New York, New York) is a SEC-regulated investment adviser and FINRA-regulated brokerage firm. Notably, with a company containing over 15,000 employees, Merrill Lynch is bound to have bad apples working for them every once in a while. Particularly, […]

AATTENTION: Soreide Law Group Investigating MetLife Brokers Michael Miley, Chong Kim, Chris Maltese Soreide Law Group is investigating possible claims on behalf of customers who invested with brokers of MSI Financial Services Inc. (FINRA CRD#: 14251), also known as MetLife Securities, Inc. Specifically, the firm is reviewing possible claims of misconduct against MetLife brokers Michael […]

Customer Complaints Against Merrill Lynch Brokers Ryan Marchi, Tariq Laliwala, William Kablack Merrill Lynch (CRD#: 7691, New York, New York) is a FINRA-regulated brokerage firm and SEC-regulated investment adviser. Notably, Merrill Lynch has been involved in at least 870 customer investment arbitrations resulting in the firm paying a large number of customers compensation for its […]

On February 19, 2019, an Ohio federal court entered a consent judgment against the former WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC of DAYTON, OH, registered representative, JOHN GREGORY SCHMIDT (GREG SCHMIDT, JOHN GREG SCHMIDT) CRD#: 708094. The SEC filed a complaint on September 25, 2018, alleging that JOHN GREGORY SCHMIDT sold securities belonging to at […]

Georgia Authorities Charge M Holdings Broker Dean Grant With Insurance Fraud Authorities in the State of Georgia have charged M Holdings Securities Inc. registered representative Dean Harrison Grant (CRD#: 1945209, Milledgeville, Georgia) with fraud, theft, forgery and trafficking of an elder person. Supposedly, Mr. Grant victimized clients by making off with $1,374,384.33 worth of their […]

Suffered Losses From Morgan Stanley Broker Kirk J. Gill? Morgan Stanley Smith Barney broker Kirk J. Gill (CRD#: 2291503, Tucson, Arizona) reported a FINRA Arbitration #19-00122 from January 11, 2019 concerning his possible unsuitable sales practices. Apparently, Gill or the firm put the Morgan Stanley customer in inappropriate energy stocks between 2011 and 2016. Moreover, […]