For the latest on Iorio Altamirano LLP’s investigation of GWG L Bonds, please see our most recent blog posts: Broker-Dealers Sold GWG L Bonds Using Aggressive and Misleading Marketing “GWG Was a Classic Ponzi Scheme” – Official Committee of Bondholders of GWG Holdings, Inc. GWG Bankruptcy Update: Questions Remain as…
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Western International Securities Denies Violating Regulation Best Interest in Recommending and Selling Risky and Illiquid GWG L Bonds to Retail Investors
On September 14, 2022, Western International Securities, Inc. filed its Answer to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Complaint denying that the firm violated the standards under Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) in approving, recommending, and supervising the sale of speculative, high-risk, and illiquid L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc.…
FINRA Sanctions Joseph Stone Capital for Excessive Trading in Customer Accounts
On September 8, 2022, FINRA announced that it had ordered Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. (“Joseph Stone”) to pay restitution of approximately $825,000 to customers whose accounts were excessively traded by the firm’s representatives. In related settlements, FINRA suspended eight current or former Joseph Stone representatives and required them to pay, collectively,…
Newbridge Securities Corporation’s Customers Who Purchased GWG L Bonds Are Worried About Their Invested Capital
GWG L Bondholders who purchased the speculative, high-risk, illiquid, and unrated bonds through Newbridge Securities Corporation are worried after last week’s approval by the bankruptcy judge to allow GWG Holdings Inc. to enter into a new debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing package. The new DIP financing package includes an option for GWG…
GWG Could Sell Its Portfolio of Life Insurance Policies for $610 Million, $1 Billion Less Than It Owes to GWG L Bond Investors
On July 18, 2022, the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court approved a new debtor-in-possession financing package that includes an option to sell GWG Holding Inc.’s portfolio of life insurance policies to Chapford SMA Partnership, L.P. for at least $610 million. Even though the portfolio of life insurance policies does not directly…
Law Firm Investigating Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for the Sale of GWG L Bonds and GPB Capital Funds
Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm based in New York, NY, is investigating potential lawsuits and securities arbitration claims against Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC for its sale of L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) and limited partnerships created by GPB Capital Holdings, LLC. On March 21,…
Law Firm Investigating National Securities Corporation for the Sale of GWG L Bonds and GPB Capital Funds
Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm based in New York, NY, is investigating potential lawsuits and securities arbitration claims against National Securities Corporation for its sale of L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) and limited partnerships created by GPB Capital Holdings, LLC. On June 23, 2022,…
Certified Financial Planner Board Suspends Western International Securities Broker Patrick Egan After SEC Charges Related to Selling GWG L Bonds
The Certified Financial Planner Board (“CFP Board”) temporarily suspended Western International Securities Broker Patrick Egan after both the broker and firm were sued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for selling GWG L Bonds that were not in the best interests of their customers. The suspension went…
New York Law Firm Investigating the Sale of GWG L Bonds to Retail Investors by Great Point Capital LLC
Iorio Altamirano LLP, a securities arbitration law firm based in New York, NY, is investigating potential lawsuits and securities arbitration claims against Great Point Capital LLC for its sale of L Bonds issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH). Upon information and belief, Great Point Capital LLC was a part of…
GWG L Bond Investor Recovers Losses After Filing a FINRA Arbitration Claim
Iorio Altamirano LLP, a nationally recognized securities arbitration law firm, helps an elderly woman recover her irreplaceable savings invested in GWG L Bonds. NEW YORK, NY — Iorio Altamirano LLP announces that it has helped a 75-year-old retiree recover the entire amount that she invested in GWG L Bonds that…