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Messing With J.R., Take Four

Not so fast, J.R. Larry Hagman, who played the rapacious oil tycoon J.R. Ewing in the 1980s hit TV series “Dallas,” recently won $11.6 million in a securities arbitration case against Citigroup. As DealBook reported last month, it was the largest arbitration award an individual investor received this year and the ninth largest award ever, […]

Attorneys Investigate Bank of America Structured Products

The firm announces a notice of an investigation on behalf of investors who purchased Bank of America structured products, which were represented as protecting principal. The investments the firm is investigating include several structured investment vehicles that require careful scrutiny. These products were designed to appeal to investors looking for a balance between risk and […]

Messing With J.R., the Postscript

Many people on Wall Street were surprised when an arbitration panel awarded Larry Hagman, who played the rapacious oil baron J.R. Ewing in the 1980s hit series “Dallas,” won $11.6 million in a securities arbitration case against Citigroup. His broker, Lisa Detanna, was also surprised. She recently sent a letter about the case to hundreds […]

FINRA Fines HSBC For CMO Sales to Retail Customers

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. $375,000 for recommending unsuitable sales of inverse floating rate Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs) to retail customers. HSBC failed to adequately supervise the suitability of the CMO sales and fully explain the risks of an inverse floating rate or other […]

ASTA and Mat Municipal Arbitrage Claims Continue to Be Investigated by Attorneys

The firm announces it’s continuing investigation into the ASTA/Mat municipal arbitrage funds launched by Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and sold through Smith Barney, part of Citigroup’s (NYSE:C) Global Wealth Management Group. The ASTA/Mat funds were first rolled out in 2002 and imploded in February 2008 causing catastrophic losses to investors. In May 2010 two Los […]