Investors Complain About Morgan Stanley Brokers Anthony Mampieri, James Willer, Thomas Srachta, Trent Ahlers Anthony Ralph Mampieri (CRD#: 1653703, Boca Raton, Florida) is a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney securities representative. Supposedly, on October 13, 2016, a customer of Morgan Stanley brought a customer dispute in regard to Anthony Mampieri’s sales practices. Allegedly, from 2011 to […]

VFinance Investments Inc. of Boca Raton, FL, was 1.) fined $27,500 by FINRA for alleged failure to immediately publish a bid for several OTC securities that were higher than earlier bids, and 2.) fined $17,500 and ordered to pay $2,617 to customers for failure to use the most favorable prices for customers in the sale […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, April, 2012:” Success Trade Securities, Inc. (CRD #46027, Washington, DC) and Fuad Ahmed (CRD #2404244, Registered Principal, Washington, DC) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $100,000. Ahmed was fined $10,000, suspended from association with any […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, April, 2012:”   Cantone Research Inc. (CRD® #26314, Tinton Falls, New Jersey) and Christine L. Cantone (CRD #2687618, Registered Principal, Thompson, Pennsylvania)   submitted an Offer of Settlement in which the firm was censured, fined $25,000, $10,000 of which was jointly and severally with Christine […]

In a March, 2012, article for Forbes, Bill Singer writes that for the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing and without an adjudication of any issue, AXA Advisors, LLC submitted a Letter of Acceptance, […]