Soreide Law Group, PLLC is currently investigating potential claims related to the Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7), which were offered via an annuity issued by Sun Life Financial and sold to investors by SagePoint Financial, Inc. and other securities brokerage firms. Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds were part of the SALI Multi-Series Funds 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7), […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC,  is currently investigating claims against Laidlaw & Company stock broker, Joseph Fedorko, Stamford, CT.  Joseph Fedorko, listed as "managing director" of Laidlaw & Company's Stamford, CT, branch, has eight customer complaints on his record with three more pending complaints.  Joseph Fedorko has been with Laidlaw & Company since May, 2009. Securities Attorney, Lars Soreide, […]

In a November 16th., 2011, Sun-Sentinnel article, Donna Gehrke-White writes that a Ft. Lauderdale brokerage was fined $20,000, a Plantation broker was suspended for two years and a Coral Springs man was barred from working with any brokerage, according to November's report on disciplinary action taken by FINRA, the private regulatory agency that oversee securities companies. Newbridge […]

 In a November 15th., 2011, Bloomberg Businessweek article they write that a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co. was ordered to reimburse investment customers more than $1.9 million and was fined $1.7 million over how it sold unit investment trusts and floating-rate loan funds. FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced the settlement on Tuesday after […]

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (CRD #705, St. Petersburg, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured, fined $12,500 and ordered to pay $1,849.33, plus interest, in restitution to investors.   Also, without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to […]

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (CRD #705, St. Petersburg, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $15,000. Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that it failed to transmit ROEs ( Return On Equity […]

Newbridge Securities Corporation (CRD #104065, Fort Lauderdale, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $20,000.   Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that it failed to provide material information to customers […]

Brookstone Securities, Inc. (CRD® #13366, Lakeland, Florida), David William Locy (CRD #4682865, Registered Principal, Overland Park, Kansas), Mark Mather Mercier (CRD #1884246, Registered Principal, Lutz, Florida) and Antony Lee Turbeville (CRD #1721014, Registered Principal, Lakeland, Florida) submitted Offers of Settlement in which the firm was censured and fined $200,000; Locy was fined $10,000 and suspended […]

Recently, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (RJFS) to pay restitution of $1.69 million to more than 15,500 investors who were charged unfair and unreasonable commissions on securities transactions. FINRA also fined RJA $225,000 and RJFS $200,000.   FINRA found that from […]