State actions
against investment adviser firms nearly doubled in 2011, NASAA says.
The survey comes on the heels of another report indicating that complaints by Canadians
against investment advisers are at record highs.
The appeal court upheld findings of liability
against investment advisers Howard Miller and Francis Cheng on the basis that both ought reasonably to have known that their respective tippers stood in a special relationship with the issuer.
Not exact matches
My question is, our financial
adviser advised
against contributing more than what my husband's company will match in his 401K because they only match $ 900 / year and the
investment options are very basic — Bond (Fixed Income) or Large Cap (equities).
That's what Joseph Daines, a retired orthopedic surgeon, and his wife Susan allege in a lawsuit
against local
investment adviser Mark Matsko and his firm Selway Asset Management.
How would you feel if the financial
adviser you hired to take care of your
investments had four previous instances of customers filing a complaint
against them?
Work highlights Appeared in the Supreme Court for
investment adviser Charles Kokesh
against the SEC, successfully arguing that a five - year statute of limitation governing penalties and forfeitures applies to SEC claims seeking disgorgement of illegally obtained profits.
The Clarks received the maximum # 100,000 award from the FOS over unwise
investment advice that caused them to lose more than # 300,000, and then issued proceedings
against their financial
adviser to recoup the balance of their loss.
According to the
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, there were a total of 99 enforcement actions
against financial
advisers in 2010.
In line with Chambers» expertise in professional liability, members of chambers are frequently instructed in claims
against financial
advisers, including
investment, mortgage, pension and tax
advisers.
While many financial
advisers remain steadfast
against using life insurance for
investment purposes, claiming the returns, historically, have been extremely weak compared to mutual funds and other
investments, the fact remains the cash value of most whole life insurance policies grows over time.
The ban will keep the firm's nearly 17,000 financial
advisers from suggesting Bitcoin - related
investments and advises
against client requests to invest and trade in the cryptocurrency, which has a history of fluctuating wildly despite producing massive gains over the past year.