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Oppenheimer Orchestrates Management Shift in Los Angeles

Richard Wisely, who has managed Oppenheimer & Co.’s shifting fortunes as manager of its Los Angeles-area office under several ownership structures, has stepped aside, a spokeswoman said. Wisely, who has been with Oppenheimer & Co. and predecessor companies since 1984, is handing the reins of the New York-based firm’s approximately 50-broker office in Westwood office to […]

SEC Charges Businesswoman with Operating a Fraudulent Promissory Note Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Niles, Illinois businesswoman accused of misappropriating investor funds. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that Lucita A. Zamoras solicited investors for a promissory note program and subsequently misappropriated the investors’ funds. From at least October 2009 […]

SEC Obtains TRO and Asset Freeze in Investment Scheme Involving Seniors

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an emergency asset freeze and temporary restraining order against a Chicago-based investment adviser and his financial management company accused of scamming elderly investors out of millions of dollars. The SEC alleges that Daniel H. Glick and his unregistered investment advisory firm Financial Management Strategies (FMS) provided clients with […]

FINRA Dispute Resolution Issues Status Report on Arbitration Task Force Recommendations

Action Taken on 35 of 51 Recommendations to Date The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today released a status report on the recommendations made in the FINRA Dispute Resolution Task Force’s Final Report issued in December 2015. In July 2014, FINRA had formed a 13-member task force composed of individuals representing a broad range of interests in securities dispute resolution to consider […]

Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor Barry Connell Arrested for Stealing more than $5 million from Client Accounts

On January 3, 2017, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced that former Morgan Stanley financial advisor Barry Connell had been arrested and charged with wire fraud […]