The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a South Florida man who has been charged with fraudulently offering investments in oil drilling projects in an article posted on the SEC's website. The SEC’s complaint, unsealed in federal court in West Palm […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, November, 2012.” Robert Joseph Eanell (CRD #2802778, Registered Representative, St. Petersburg, Florida) fined $7,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 business days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Eanell consented to the described sanctions and […]

Christopher Andrew Carra (CRD #2214509, Registered Representative, Deerfield Beach,Florida) was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. Without admitting or denying FINRA's findings, Carra consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that he attempted to procure investment banking and consulting business from […]

In a January 19th., 2012, article for InvestmentNews.com, Jeff Benjamin writes that when pressed, it seems financial intermediaries will tend to overstate their qualifications and services, according to Cerulli Associates Inc. “Most advisers don't want to say that they don't offer some kind of service, so they are more likely to overstate their capabilities,” said Scott […]