It was recently reported in the New York Times that UBS Puerto Rico is now investigating it's own brokers over the sales of leveraged bond funds. One such fund is the Tax Free Puerto Rico Fund II which has a leverage ratio of fifty-three percent. Recently, one broker was put on administrative leave for the recommending this fund to a client and suggesting he borrow money to invest in this fund.
A financial advisor of UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, David Lugo, is being investigated for alleged sales of proprietary municipal and leveraged bond funds, including the Tax Free Puerto Rico Fund II.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, issued a Cease-and-Desist Order in an Administrative Proceeding, on May 1, 2012, against UBS Puerto Rico. UBS Puerto Rico agreed to pay $26 million in disgorgement to settle charges that it sold allegedly mispriced closed end funds to investors.
Please see the most recent blog articles regarding Soreide Law Group and the lawsuits filed against UBS at:
https://www.securitieslawyer.com/securitieslawyerblog/?p=3907
https://www.securitieslawyer.com/securitieslawyerblog/?p=3903
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