FINRA has barred Kayan Securities, Inc. broker Sun Hyung Kim from the securities industry. If you have lost money with Sun Hyung Kim, or Kayan Securities, Inc., contact FINRA arbitration lawyers Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential evaluation of your account. Iorio Altamirano LLP represents investors in…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Constantinos Maniatis from the securities industry for 30 days. Mr. Maniatis consented to the suspension after FINRA alleged that he engaged in discretionary trading without written authorization in seven customer accounts between May 4, 2018, and February 27, 2019. FINRA…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker David Martirosian from the securities industry. Mr. Martirosian was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into potentially unsuitable and excessive trading and his potential participation in private securities transactions while associated with Joseph Stone…
Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. is a Colorado-based broker-dealer. According to publicly available records, the firm is facing a $1 million customer complaint over a former broker’s recommendations to a client to invest in three GPB Capital funds: GPB Holdings II, GPB Automotive Portfolio, and GPB Waste Management. Iorio Altamirano LLP…
Crystal Bay Securities, Inc. is a defunct broker-dealer out of Delray Beach, Florida. FINRA cancelled the firm’s license in February 2019 for failure to pay arbitration fees. In November 2020, an arbitration panel ordered Crystal Bay Securities, Inc. to pay $1.3 million in damages to a 91-year-old Claimant over her…
Emerson Equity LLC is a broker-dealer headquartered in San Mateo, California. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Emerson Equity LLC likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. Firm broker Robert Scott is named in customer disputes involving GPB funds, including the GPB…
Arkadios Capital is a boutique broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was formed in 2015. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Arkadios Capital likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. Firm broker Mike Sievert is named in customer disputes involving GPB.…
Avere Financial Group, LLC (n.k.a Parsonex Capital Markets, LLC) is a broker-dealer based in Colorado. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Avere Financial Group, LLC likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. In 2015, Parsonex acquired Avere Financial Group, LLC, a private…
Nevada-based broker-dealer Financial West Group was expelled from the securities industry in February 2020. Publicly available records filed with the SEC show that Financial West Group likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who…
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. is a broker-dealer based in Davenport, Iowa. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims…