Tagged with "Financial Advisor"

Former Registered Rep Wins FINRA Arbitration Expungement of Defamatory Language on His CRD Record

Posted on February 10th, 2017 at 4:50 PM
Former Registered Rep Wins FINRA Arbitration Expungement of Defamatory Language on His CRD Record

Eccleston Law LLC is pleased to announce that its client’s Central Registration Depository (CRD) and BrokerCheck record will be expunged of references to a baseless customer complaint filed against him and his former firm. 

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Houston Woman Charged with Defrauding Professional Athletes

Posted on January 22nd, 2017 at 8:27 PM
Houston Woman Charged with Defrauding Professional Athletes

Peggy Ann Fulford, 58, formerly of Houston and now residing in New Orleans, has been arrested and charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property and money laundering.

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FINRA’s Acceptance, Waiver and Consent Settlement (AWC)-Part 3

Posted on December 7th, 2016 at 9:17 AM
FINRA’s Acceptance, Waiver and Consent Settlement (AWC)-Part 3

This is the third of three posts to discuss FINRA Rule 9216. 

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FINRA’s Acceptance, Waiver and Consent Settlement (AWC)-Part 2

Posted on December 5th, 2016 at 9:32 AM
FINRA’s Acceptance, Waiver and Consent Settlement (AWC)-Part 2

This is the second of three posts to discuss FINRA Rule 9216. 

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Texas Advisor Suspended For Violating Client’s Instructions

Posted on October 12th, 2016 at 8:52 AM
Texas Advisor Suspended For Violating Client’s Instructions

A financial advisor named MF (Mickey) Long II of Plano, Texas, has been suspended by the Texas State Securities Board for 45 days for recommending risky investments for a 70-year-old customer while he was employed by VSR Financial Services. 

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Former Broker from RBS Pleaded Guilty to Investment Fraud

Posted on March 12th, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Former Broker from RBS Pleaded Guilty to Investment Fraud

A former registered broker and managing director at RBS Securities Inc. pleaded guilty to participating in a multimillion dollar securities fraud scheme between April 2008 and August 2013.

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Illinois Man Arrested for $105 Million Ponzi Scheme

Posted on March 5th, 2015 at 2:13 PM
Illinois Man Arrested for $105 Million Ponzi Scheme

An Illinois resident pleaded guilty for perpetrating a $105 million Ponzi scheme, bilking about 280 investors including his brother-in-law. 

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Top Five Upward Concerns for Advisers in 2015

Posted on January 2nd, 2015 at 10:08 AM
Top Five Upward Concerns for Advisers in 2015

Financial advisers are serious about growing their businesses in 2015. On one side, they see plenty of opportunities for growth; on the another side, they also see the uncertainties, like broker-dealer consolidations, the possibility of increased regulation and the mixed blessing of multiple business models to choose from. 

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