Tagged with "Eccleston Law"

Sparkster Ordered to Pay $35 Million Over Unregistered Crypto Asset Offering

Posted on October 5th, 2022 at 1:06 PM
Sparkster Ordered to Pay $35 Million Over Unregistered Crypto Asset Offering

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease-and-desist order against Sparkster and its CEO, Sajjad Daya, over an unregistered crypto asset offering that spanned from April 2018 through July 2018.

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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Ponzi Scheme

Posted on October 4th, 2022 at 1:06 PM
Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Pleads Guilty to $7 Million Ponzi Scheme

A former North Carolina-based Morgan Stanley advisor has pleaded guilty to two felony counts in connection with a Ponzi scheme he operated.

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SEC Charges Real Estate Investment Firm and Owner Over $100 Million Fraud

Posted on October 3rd, 2022 at 1:29 PM
SEC Charges Real Estate Investment Firm and Owner Over $100 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Secured Income Group, Inc. along with its owner, Max McDermott, and its head investor relations representative, Stacey Porter, with fraud in a securities offering. 

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SEC Charges Unregistered Crypto Assets Advisor and Owner With Fraud

Posted on September 30th, 2022 at 11:09 AM
SEC Charges Unregistered Crypto Assets Advisor and Owner With Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Chicago Crypto Capital along with its owner, Brian Amoah, and two former salesman, Darcas Young and Elbert Elliot, for allegedly defrauding investors in connection with an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities.

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SEC Charges Loop Capital Markets with Violating Municipal Advisor Registration Rule

Posted on September 29th, 2022 at 12:44 PM
SEC Charges Loop Capital Markets with Violating Municipal Advisor Registration Rule

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Loop Capital Markets for allegedly providing advice to a municipal entity without registering as a municipal advisor.

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SEC Charges Four Underwriters to Enforce Municipal Bond Disclosure Law

Posted on September 28th, 2022 at 1:33 PM
SEC Charges Four Underwriters to Enforce Municipal Bond Disclosure Law

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Oppenheimer & Co. and additionally announced settlements with BNY Mellon Capital Markets, TD Securities, and Jefferies for failing to comply with municipal bond offering disclosure requirements. 

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FINRA Fines Financial Advisory Firm After Elderly Client Was Loaded Up on Margin

Posted on September 27th, 2022 at 1:04 PM
FINRA Fines Financial Advisory Firm After Elderly Client Was Loaded Up on Margin

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has agreed to an $86,000 settlement with SagePoint Financial over allegations that the firm failed to effectively supervise its advisors’ use of margin in client accounts. 

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FINRA Fines Another Financial Advisory Firm Over GPB Private Placement Sales

Posted on September 26th, 2022 at 1:11 PM
FINRA Fines Another Financial Advisory Firm Over GPB Private Placement Sales

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a $60,000 fine to Sanctuary Securities, formerly known as David A. Noyes & Company, over improper sales of two GPB Capital private placement offerings.

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CFP Board Lifts Interim Suspension of Former UBS Advisor

Posted on September 23rd, 2022 at 1:30 PM
CFP Board Lifts Interim Suspension of Former UBS Advisor

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) has lifted an interim suspension it had imposed against a former UBS advisor after criminal fraud charges against him were recently dismissed.

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FINRA Penalizes Baird Over $100 Trading Commissions

Posted on September 22nd, 2022 at 2:15 PM
FINRA Penalizes Baird Over $100 Trading Commissions

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Robert W. Baird & Co. to pay $461,481 plus interest due to allegations that the firm overcharged its clients on thousands of equity transactions for at least one year.

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