In an InvestmentNews.com article from March 6, 2012, Darla Mercado writes that the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. will pay $5 million in death benefits  for a life insurance policy the insurer had contended was fraudulent. The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Friday found in favor of plaintiff […]

WASHINGTON — In a February article in The Bond Buyer, Jonathan Hemmerdinger writes that a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered Memphis-based Morgan Keegan & Co. to pay a Birmingham investor $1.95 million for misrepresenting that the Jefferson County, Ala., sewer bonds he purchased were safe, liquid and tax-free investments. These bonds were actually […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Bulltick Securities, LLC (CRD #132092, Miami, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $125,000. Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Mercantil Commercebank Investments Services (CRD #117284, Coral Gables, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured, fined $20,000 and required to report to TRACE the transactions that were not previously reported.   Without admitting […]

Lars K. Soreide of the Soreide Law Group,  recently won an award of $61,040.00, plus statutory interest from July 11, 2008, amounting to approximately $15,000 in interest payments, and, additionally being reimbursed for all forum fees and costs.   This award stems from the sale of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred securities by former Wells […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Revere Securities Corp. (CRD #14178, Boca Raton, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured, fined $15,000 and required to revise its WSPs (Written Supervisory Procedures)  regarding OATS (Order Audit Trail System) reporting.   […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Paul Cragg Larsen (CRD #1066833, Registered Representative, Naples, Florida) and   Quentin Marius Silic (CRD #4222363, Registered Representative, Naples, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which they were each barred from association with any FINRA member in […]

In a March 1st, 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com, Dan Jamieson writes that Finra is considering giving up its proprietary lock on BrokerCheck data, opening the way for a higher level of scrutiny of brokers' disciplinary information, observers said. Finra, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., earlier this month requested comments on the idea of giving private […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Olaf F. Gamlen (CRD #5292529, Registered Representative, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. The […]