Attorney Lars Soreide has filed a second FINRA arbitration this month against UBS of Puerto Rico for the sale of their proprietary bond fund the “Puerto Rico Fixed Income Fund IV”. This investment represented 100% of the investor’s life savings and UBS allegedly encouraged the investor to borrow money against his sole investment to purchase a home.
In May, 2012, UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico settled with the SEC for $26.6 million over claims that it had been making misrepresentations and omissions of material facts to numerous retail customers in Puerto Rico regarding the secondary market liquidity and pricing of UBS PR-affiliated, non-exchange-traded closed-end funds. The announced settlement with the SEC was the first time that investors were given notice of the fraud. The settlement included the Puerto Rico Income Fund IV sold to the investor.
If you or a loved on purchased Puerto Rican bond funds from UBS please call Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 for a free consultation. Representation is available on a contingency fee basis.