ATTENTION INVESTORS: FINRA Fines, Suspends Morgan Stanley Broker FRANK VENABLE The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced January 3, 2019 that Morgan Stanley general securities representative Frank Venable (CRD#: 1461515, Knoxville, Tennessee) will be suspended and must pay a $5,000 fine for trading without permission in accounts of Morgan Stanley clients. Specifically, in a Letter […]

FINRA Sanctions Sigma Financial Broker GREGORY RUSNAK The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued a suspension and $5,000 fine to Sigma Financial Corporation securities representative Gregory Rusnak (CRD#: 1505212, St. Charles, Illinois) for unauthorized trading. Specifically, Rusnak submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) #2017055797701 on November 14, 2018 which FINRA accepted January 9, […]

INVESTOR ALERT: Unsuitability Claims Against UBS Broker WILLIAM HOBBY William David Hobby (CRD#: 2240076, Atlanta, Georgia) was a UBS Financial Services Inc. general securities broker and financial advisor from June 15, 2012 to October 9, 2018. Evidently, UBS recently discharged Hobby for discretionary trading in client accounts without their written authorization. Worse yet, according to […]

FINRA Fines, Suspends UBS Financial Broker SCOTT MINTZ For Discretionary Trading The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) just issued UBS Financial Services Inc. broker Scott Blake Mintz (CRD#: 4783179, Hartford, Connecticut) a suspension and required Mintz to pay a $5,000.00 fine for alleging making discretionary trades in the accounts of UBS Financial Services investors. FINRA […]

UBS Discloses Misconduct Allegations Against Brokers Julian Gingold, Robert Shultz, Gayle Dilla UBS Financial Services (CRD#: 8174, Weehawken, New Jersey), which is FINRA registered brokerage firm and SEC registered investment adviser firm, has disclosed through FINRA BrokerCheck that several of its own employees allegedly engaged in misconduct harming UBS Financial Services customers. For example, take […]

Warning! Misconduct Alleged By Principal Securities Brokers Rick Bower, Steven Bohn, Brian Menzel Principal Securities, Inc. (CRD#: 1137, Des Moines, Iowa) is a Financial Industry Regulated Authority (“FINRA”) regulated brokerage firm. Additionally, the firm is as an investment adviser firm which the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulates. Apparently, since Principal Securities’ establishment, it made […]