**Update: March 14, 2025** Over the past week, the GWG Litigation Trustee has reached agreements with additional defendants to resolve various matters, all of which are subject to court approval. In addition to the previously reported conditional agreement to settle claims with Beneficient and Brad Heppner for $50.5 million and…
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SEC Settles Charges Against Momentum Advisors LLC for Fiduciary Duty Breaches: What Investors Need to Know
On March 7, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against Momentum Advisors LLC, a New York-based registered investment advisory firm, along with its former managing partner Allan J. Boomer and former chief operating officer Tiffany L. Hawkins. The SEC’s orders detail serious breaches of fiduciary duty,…
Holland & Knight Sued for $150 Million: What It Means for GWG L Bondholder
If you’re a GWG L Bond investor, the past few years have likely been a rollercoaster of frustration and uncertainty. The bankruptcy of GWG Holdings, Inc. in 2022 left thousands of investors—many of whom are retirees or conservative savers—reeling from significant financial losses. At Iorio Altamirano LLP, we’ve been fighting…
UBS Hit with $92 Million FINRA Arbitration Award Over Risky Tesla Short Strategy
On February 28, 2025, a FINRA arbitration panel delivered a staggering $92 million award against UBS Financial Services, Inc. and its broker, Andrew Burish, marking one of the largest investor victories in recent memory. The case, FINRA No. 21-00488, involved nine claimants who alleged that UBS and Burish mismanaged their…
GPB Capital Co-Founders Found Guilty of Fraud on All Accounts
Notice to GPB Capital Investors: Iorio Altamirano LLP Continues to Investigate The Sale of GPB Capital Private Placement Offerings to Retail Investors A federal grand jury found GPB Capital Holdings co-founders David Gentile and Jeffry Schneider guilty of fraud. The charges are related to their management of the company, which…
Western International Securities and LifeMark Securities Corp. Settle Alleged Regulation Best Interest Violations Related to the Sale of GWG L Bonds
What You Need to Know: On July 31, 2024, the SEC announced that it had reached an agreement with Western International Securities and five of its registered representatives to settle an ongoing lawsuit arising out of the sale of high-risk and speculative L Bonds issued by the now-bankrupt GWG Holdings,…
Emerson Equity Appears to Have Paid Over $6 Million in Defending and Settling GWG L Bond Claims
In recent court filings, Emerson Equity LLC has disclosed that it has paid over $2.1 million in attorney fees and arbitration costs through January 1, 2024, to defend itself from more than 60 customer complaints related to its sale of GWG L Bonds. In addition, according to public disclosure reports…
Iorio Altamirano LLP Investigates Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. for the Sale of GWG L Bonds
Iorio Altamirano LLP and its experienced GWG Holdings L Bonds attorneys, representing retail investors nationwide, continue to investigate and file claims against Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. for its sale of speculative, high-risk, illiquid, high-commission, and unrated GWG L Bonds to retail investors. The law firm’s investigation is ongoing after three…
GWG L Bonds Update: GWG Wind Down Trust Files Quarterly Report (February 15, 2024)
On February 15, 2024, the GWG Wind Down Trust filed a status report with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for the quarter ending December 31, 2023. Although the status report did not include an updated financial statement, there are several key takeaways: The GWG…
Iorio Altamirano LLP Continues to Investigate Centaurus Financial for the Sale of GWG L Bonds
Iorio Altamirano LLP and its experienced GWG Holdings L Bonds attorneys continue to investigate and file claims against Centaurus Financial for its sale of risky and speculative GWG L Bonds to mom-and-pop investors. The law firm’s investigation is ongoing after two separate FINRA arbitration panels awarded investors damages in connection…