Eccleston Law Blog

Former Advisor Faces Lawsuit Over Mishandling of Premium-Financed Life Insurance Plan

January 9th, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Joshua L. Gottlieb, barred by FINRA in 2017, faces a lawsuit alleging significant financial harm to a client following the sale of a premium-financed indexed universal life (IUL) insurance program. 
Read More

Merrill Lynch Agrees to $4.9 Million Settlement in Overtime Pay Dispute

January 8th, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Merrill Lynch will pay $4.9 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by current and former salaried Financial Solutions Advisors (FSAs) who alleged the firm wrongfully denied them overtime pay. As reported by AdvisorHub, a Florida state judge recently approved the settlement, which will compensate eligible FSAs who worked at the firm over the past three years.
Read More

Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Sanctioned for Undisclosed Hotel Business

January 7th, 2025 at 4:20 PM
FINRA has fined Chris S. Stocks, a former Morgan Stanley advisor, $10,000 and suspended him for 30 days for failing to disclose his involvement in a hotel business. 
Read More

JPMorgan Fined $1.8 Million by Singapore Regulator for Misconduct in Bond Transactions

January 6th, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) fined JPMorgan Chase & Co. $1.8 million for failing to prevent and detect misconduct by its relationship managers during 24 over-the-counter (OTC) bond transactions between November 2018 and September 2019.
Read More

Next Level Holdings and Yield Wealth Under Federal and State Investigation

January 3rd, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Federal and state authorities are investigating Next Level Holdings and Yield Wealth, two investment firms accused of offering high-yield financial products now facing significant turmoil, according to the Wall Street Journal. 
Read More

Goldman Sachs Launches First-of-its-Kind Bond Securitization

January 2nd, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Goldman Sachs recently introduced a $475 million asset-backed securitization (ABS) deal backed by capital-call loans, a type of financing Goldman provides to fund managers for immediate capital access.
Read More

Understanding Alternative Investments and Risk Management

December 23rd, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Alternative investments once again are gaining traction, according to a recent article in InvestmentNews. 
Read More

FINRA Sanctions Over 60 Advisors for Continuing Education Violations

December 20th, 2024 at 5:17 PM
FINRA has disciplined 62 advisors for cheating on New York’s continuing education (CE) requirements tied to insurance license renewals. 
Read More

GPB Capital Investors See Progress as Court Confirms Receivership

December 19th, 2024 at 1:08 PM
In a significant development for investors in GPB Capital Holdings, the private equity firm will move into receivership following a prolonged legal battle.
Read More

SEC Fines Cantor Fitzgerald $6.75 Million for Misleading SPAC Investors

December 18th, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. with causing two special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) under its control to make misleading statements to investors before their initial public offerings (IPOs). 
Read More

TESTIMONIALS

Previous
Next

You guys are good!

Mike L.

LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

April 30, 2025
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors to Pay $15 Million Fine Over Undisclosed Conflicts in Investment Recommendations

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors (CIRA) has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accused the firm of failing to disclose multiple conflicts of interest in its investment recommendations.

April 29, 2025
Merrill Lynch Fires Veteran Advisor for Ignoring Mandated Commission Discounts

Merrill Lynch has terminated Daniel G. Diaz, a 37-year industry veteran, for refusing to apply commission discounts to certain client accounts as instructed by management, according to his Central Registration Depository (CRD) record.

April 28, 2025
Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Barred After Fraudulent Check Allegations

Roger A. Gallagher has accepted an industry bar from FINRA rather than cooperate with a regulatory investigation. According to a FINRA Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent letter (“AWC”).