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Arbitration Panel Finds A.G. Edwards Liable and Orders Full Restitution

PR Newswire

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, April 17,2006 /PRNewswire/ – The following was released today by: An NASD arbitration panel found A. G. Edward & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: AGE), liable for $339,974 for failure to properly supervise Redlands, CA area broker Ted Mendoza. On Thursday, April 13, 2006, the NASD panel awarded $142,839 in compensatory damages, $100,000 in […]

Fight Back: Dishonest Brokers

Money Magazine

Greed is not good if it means the broker wins, not you. Here’s what you can do. By Ellen McGirt with Kate Ashford, George Mannes and Pat Regnier, MONEY Magazine NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) – Unlike, say, salespeople in a clothing store, brokers are obligated to see that what they sell fits you — your […]

Brokers’ Pasts Can Still Be Covered Up

Wall Street Journal

Chicago Stockbroker Michael Noble is the subject of a $2 million arbitration claim against his former employer Credit Suisse First Boston by investors who blame him and the firm for their stock losses. It is unlikely, however, the complaint will ever show up in a public database that logs customer beefs against securities dealers — […]

Industry Report Cards For Stockbrokers Questioned

Naples Daily News

All licensed stockbrokers have a report card of sorts. In theory it’s supposed to give investors a place to go for some unvarnished background: criminal records, disciplinary infractions, firings, customer complaints, civil judgments and bankruptcies, to name a few. A Naples investor gave his broker and firm a big black mark in July when an […]

Hedge Funds Can Be Headache For Broker, as CIBC Case Shows

Wall Street Journal

On Wall Street, hawking hedge funds has become hugely profitable. But a recent arbitration award against Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce shows the downside for brokerage firms that market these lightly regulated investment vehicles. A three-person arbitration panel this month ordered the bank’s brokerage arm, CIBC World Markets, to pay almost $3.6 million to 11 […]