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Morgan Stanley Bond Fraud
24 May, 2008
Last August, Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley and one of its senior
traders agreed to pay $6.1 million in fines and restitution to settle
allegations that the investment bank overcharged brokerage customers on
2,800 purchases of $59 million of bonds.

Regulators investigating the case had a crucial inside source: Dana de
Windt, a broker at the aquamarine, glass Morgan Stanley branch nestled
among back-pain and varicose-vein-removal clinics in this small city on
Florida's east coast... More here>>
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Morgan Stanley Bond Fraud
Labels: Morgan Stanley Bond Fraud, Undisclosed Mark-ups, Lumbermans Mutual, Kemper Insurance Company, Bonds, Dana de Windt, Michael
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 8:47:52 AM

 
Morgan Stanley – Eastman Kodak Retiree Fraud
20 January, 2008

A group of investors filed a class-action lawsuit on January 15, 2008 seeking nearly $500 million dollars in damages from Morgan Stanley, alleging their broker, Michael James Kazacos, gave them fraudulent investment advice and made false promises to Eastman Kodak retirees that never materialized.

The plaintiffs are all former employees of Eastman Kodak Co in Rochester, N... More here>>

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early retirement fraud morgan stanley eastman kodak
Labels: morgan stanley, securities fraud, class action, eastman kodak, retirees, rochester, new york, public disclosure
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 12:31:33 PM

 
NASAA's testimony at today's Arbitration Fairness Act hearing:
12 December, 2007

Testimony of Tanya Solov
Director, Illinois Securities Department
Illinois Secretary of State
On behalf of the North American Securities Administrators Association
Before the
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Constitution Subcommittee

"S. 1782, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007"

December 12, 2007

Chairman Feingold, Ranking Member Brownback, and Members of the
Subcommittee,

I am Tanya Solov, Director of the Illinois Securities Department and I am
honored to convey the North American Securities Administrators Association's
(NASAA)1support for S... More here>>

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securities arbitration, investment fraud, consumer rights, investors rights, testimony
S. 1782, the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Labels: investors rights, securities arbitration, corporate corruption, political corruption, wall street corruption, securities arbitration
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 9:39:16 PM

 
FINRA Publishes Guidance, Text for New Rule Governing Deferred Variable Annuity Transactions
15 November, 2007
Washington, DC  — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today published guidance to firms on a new rule covering transactions in deferred variable annuities. FINRA Regulatory Notice 07-53 outlines the provisions of Rule 2821, which will become effective on May 5, 2008.

Deferred variable annuities are hybrid investments containing both securities and insurance features... More here>>
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investment fraud annuity fraud stockbroker fraud finra fraud securities arbitration stockbroker misconduct
Labels: investment fraud annuity fraud stockbroker fraud finra fraud securities arbitration stockbroker misconduct
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 2:41:40 PM

 
Arbitration Discovery Fund - Morgan Stanley & Co.
02 November, 2007

FINRA recently took disciplinary action against Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. (Morgan Stanley), the successor of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW), for MSDW's failure to produce pre-September 11, 2001 email and updates to a supervisory manual to certain arbitration claimants during discovery. As part of a settlement of this action, a $9.5 million fund will be established to pay certain arbitration claimants... More here>>

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Morgan Stanley Fraud
Morgan Stanley Fraud
Labels: Morgan Stanley Fraud
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 2:50:33 PM

 
Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors
21 September, 2007
Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors

View a PDF of Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors (49 KB)

 

Even if you have never been subjected to an investment fraudster's sales pitch, you probably know someone who has... More here>>

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Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors
Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors
Labels: Fraud Fighting 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 7:42:25 AM

 
Merrill Lynch $125 million
07 September, 2007
 A judge granted final approval Wednesday to Merrill Lynch & Co.'s $125 million settlement of 20 consolidated class actions accusing the prominent bank of misleading investors in their reports on Internet companies. Judge John F. Keenan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the plaintiffs class certification and gave his final assent to the settlement, which with interest will come to over $133 million... More here>>
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Merrill Lynch
Labels: Merrill Lynch
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 12:26:03 PM

 
AXA Investment Fraud
06 September, 2007
Firm Voluntarily Adds $1.2 Million to Customer Refund Fund

Washington, D.C. — The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined AXA Advisors, LLC, $1.2 million for failing to adequately supervise its fee-based brokerage business and distributing misleading sales literature for its fee-based brokerage account program, CapAdvantage, between 2001 and 2005... More here>>

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AXA Investment Fraud
AXA Investment Fraud
Labels: AXA Investment Fraud
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 11:55:49 AM

 
NASD Fines Merrill Lynch $5 Million for Call Center Supervisory Failures, Sales Contest Violations
28 August, 2007

Washington, D.C. — NASD announced today that it has fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. $5 million for supervisory failures, registration violations, impermissible sales contests and other violations in connection with the operation of its Financial Advisory Center (FAC) located in Hopewell, NJ and Jacksonville, FL... More here>>

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Merrrill Lynch Fraud
Merrill Lynch
Labels: Merrrill Lynch Fraud
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 8:11:22 AM

 
Prudential Fined for Fraud
24 August, 2007
Pruco Securities, LLC (CRD #5685, Newark, New Jersey) and Prudential
Investment Management Services LLC (CRD #18353, Newark, New Jersey)
submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which they were
censured, fined $525,000, jointly and severally, and required to conduct an
audit and prepare written findings regarding their compliance with NASD
rules relating to the filing, approval and recordkeeping requirements for
advertisements and sales literature... More here>>
References:
Prudential Fraud
Prudential Fraud
Labels: Prudential Fraud
| Add Comment | View Comments (0) | Posted by: Nicholas J. Guiliano at 6:16:15 PM

 

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