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PIABA Study Reveals that FINRA’s Effort to Curb Broker Record-cleansing Has Not Been Met With Success

According to Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association’s (PIABA) latest report, FINRA’s efforts to curb broker expungement and clear records of misconduct have failed to reduce the number of times it occurs. According to PIABA, between, 2012-14 expungement was granted in 87.8% of cases in which it was sought. When brokers…

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Jenice L. Malecki Moderated A Panel Today at PIABA

Ms. Jenice Malecki was a moderator today at Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association’s (PIABA) panel on ‘The Danger of Diminished Capacity, Ethics as a Broker and for the Lawyer.’ The seminar discussed what diminished capacity is, important studies on dealing with clients with diminished capacity as financial advisors and lawyers,…

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I Have Just Been Fired By UBS in Puerto Rico. What Do I Do?

A number of senior management with UBS Puerto Rico were terminated late last week, according to sources.  It is believed that individuals from marketing, investment banking, lending and other areas of the bank’s operations on the island were all let go. Read the recent report by Reuters on this here. Consistent…

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BROKER REPORT: Timothy L. Pilkington Is Barred from the Securities Industry

The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Timothy L. Pilkington.  Mr. Pilkington was employed and registered with Stephens, a broker-dealer with an office in Memphis Tennessee from January 2012 through March 2015, according to his publicly available BrokerCheck, as…

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BROKER REPORT: Robert Emmet Gill Is Fined $5,000 and Suspended from the Securities Industry for 30 Days

The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Robert Emmet Gill.  Mr. Gill is employed and registered with Chelsea Financial Services, a broker-dealer with an office in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, according to his publicly available BrokerCheck, as maintained by…

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BROKER REPORT: Jeffrey G. Lyon, formerly of Joseph Gunnar & Co.

The securities fraud attorneys are interested in hearing from investors with complaints involving Jeffrey G. Lyon.  Per his BrokerCheck Report, maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Lyon is no longer a registered stock broker.  Per BrokerCheck, Mr. Lyon was last licensed to sell investments through FINRA in…

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Malecki Law Attorneys, Jenice Malecki & Bob Van De Veire, Named Top Attorney & Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2015

  Jenice L. Malecki has been once again rated as a Top Attorney by Super Lawyers in 2015. Ms. Malecki, a well-known Securities Attorney and owner of Malecki Law, has had the distinction of being a Super Lawyer rated Top Attorney since 2012. According to Super Lawyers outstanding attorneys from…

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BROKER REPORT: Rudolf Malebranche Is Fined $5,000 and Suspended from the Securities Industry for Three Months

The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Rudolf Malebranche.  Mr. Malebranche was employed and registered with Santander Securities LLC.  He was previously registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Chase Investment Securities Corp., Wachovia Securities, Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., Prudential…

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BROKER REPORT: Ameriprise’s Thomas E. Stratton-Crooke of Ohio Suspended By FINRA

The investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints financial advisor Thomas E. Stratton-Crooke of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., based out of Beachwood, OH. Records from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”)  indicate that Mr. Stratton-Crooke has been suspended by FINRA for 10 business…

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LPL Financial Settles Disputes at Tune of $3.2 Million, More Fines May Be Coming

LPL Financial LLC has agreed to pay two more settlements, and these are big ones.  On September 23, 2015, it was announced that LPL Financial entered into two settlements for disputes arising from the firm’s supervisory system over recommendations of alternative products, including non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).  This…

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