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Pawan Kumar Passi, Formerly of Morgan Stanley, Facing Customer Dispute Alleging Misrepresentation

By |2023-02-03T14:22:06-05:00February 1st, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Former Morgan Stanley broker Pawan Kumar Passi was named in a customer dispute alleging misrepresentation. Pawan Kumar Passi (CRD: 5527731) was registered as a broker with Morgan Stanley from 2010 until 2022.  Passi has three disclosures on his BrokerCheck report.  November 2022 Employment Separation After Allegations Firm Name: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Termination [...]

Michael Glenn Chandler, Broker with LPL Financial, Facing Customer Dispute Alleging Recommendation of Unsuitable Investments and Overconcentration

By |2023-02-03T14:14:08-05:00January 31st, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: LPL Financial broker Michael Glenn Chandler was named in customer dispute alleging recommendation of unsuitable investments and overconcentration. Michael Glenn Chandler (CRD: 5532695) is registered as a broker and financial adviser with LPL Financial, where he’s been employed since 2022. Previously, Chandler was registered as a broker with Infinex Investments from 2013 until 2022. [...]

Michael Vincent Restagno, Broker with Aegis Capital, Facing Customer Disputes Alleging Recommendation of Unsuitable Investments

By |2023-02-03T14:03:21-05:00January 28th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Aegis Capital broker Michael Vincent Restagno was named in multiple customer disputes alleging recommendation of unsuitable investments. Michael Vincent Restagno (CRD: 5532695) is registered as a broker with Aegis Capital, where he’s been employed since 2017. Previously, Restagno was registered as a broker with National Securities Corporation from 2008 until 2017. Restagno has three [...]

Robert Leo Luley Jr., Formerly of Pruco Securities, Facing Customer Disputes Alleging Recommendation of Unsuitable Investments

By |2023-02-03T13:36:46-05:00January 27th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Former Pruco Securities broker Robert Leo Luley Jr. was named in multiple customer disputes alleging recommendation of unsuitable investments. Robert Leo Luley Jr. (CRD: 4176139) was registered as a broker with Pruco Securities from 2020 until 2022. Previously, Luley was registered as a broker with Madison Avenue Securities from 2014 until 2018. Luley has [...]

Palmery Robert Desir, Formerly of Richfield Orion International, Suspended by FINRA Following Allegations of Excessive and Unsuitable Trades

By |2023-02-03T13:30:23-05:00January 26th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Former Richfield Orion International broker Palmery Robert Desir was suspended by FINRA following allegations he made excessive and unsuitable trades in customers’ accounts. Palmery Robert Desir (CRD: 5559016) was registered as a broker with Richfield Orion International from 2018 until 2022. Previously, Desir was registered as a broker with Joseph Stone Capital from 2016 [...]

Steven Kiyoto Hirata, Formerly of PFS Investments, Barred by FINRA Following Refusal to Provide Documents and Information

By |2023-02-03T13:25:36-05:00January 25th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Former PFS Investments broker Steven Kiyoto Hirata was barred by FINRA following allegations he refused to provide documents and information requested by FINRA. Steven Kiyoto Hirata (CRD: 1188927) was registered as a broker with PFS Investments from 2010 until 2021. Previously, Hirata was registered as a broker with PFS Investments from 1984 until 2009. [...]

FINRA Fines Los Angeles-Based Wedbush Securities for Inadequate Oversight Systems

By |2023-02-03T13:19:24-05:00January 24th, 2023|Investment Loss Investigations|

INVESTORS: Los Angeles-based brokerage firm Wedbush Securities, Inc. was fined $975,000 by FINRA for failing to ensure it had appropriate systems and controls in place to detect market abuse. FINRA fined Los Angeles-based brokerage firm Wedbush Securities, Inc., $975,000 for failing to ensure they had appropriate systems and controls in place to detect market abuse. [...]

John Nicholas Matson, Formerly of LPL Financial, Barred by FINRA Following Refusal to Provide Documents and Information

By |2023-02-03T13:13:20-05:00January 23rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Former LPL Financial broker John Nicholas Matson was barred by FINRA following allegations he refused to provide documents and information requested by FINRA. John Nicholas Matson (CRD: 1796541) was registered as a broker with LPL Financial from 2017 until 2022. Previously, Matson was registered as a broker with Ameriprise Financial Services from 2015 until [...]

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