Annuities are insurance contracts that make routine payments to customers either immediately or at some point in the future. This insurance contract allows investors to protect and grow their retirement savings while providing them with guaranteed income. Some brokers and financial advisors recommend selling or exchanging annuities for “better” investment…
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay a fine of $55 million to settle charges by the SEC that it filed misstated financial reports during the height of the global financial crisis relating to a multibillion dollar portfolio of derivatives. The SEC’s multi-year investigation culminated in an Order Instituting a Settled…
Merrill Lynch was fined almost $20 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in London for incorrectly reporting more than 35 million transactions from 2007 to 2014. Merrill Lynch didn’t report, at all, another 120,000 transactions. It’s the largest fine ever levied by the FCA for reporting failures. While this…
Below is a piece by Bloomberg on our firm’s $383 million claim against Citigroup. There’s more on this case on the firm’s website at https://www.riklawfirm.com/ Citigroup’s Mathur Said to Depart With Hybrid Traders as Pandit Cuts Jobs By Donal Griffin – Dec 9, 2011 Citigroup Inc. (C), the third-biggest U.S.…
Below is an American Lawyer piece which explains our clients’ pending $383 million FINRA arbitration against Citigroup. It goes on to talk about how there are more and more large and complex cases at FINRA. It’s true. As partner John Rich points out at the end of the article, our…
Below is Bloomberg piece about our client’s $383 million FINRA arbitration claim against Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. related to hedge funds, private equity, and derivatives. Bloomberg Citigroup Saudi Deal Haunts Pandit By Donal Griffin – Nov 30, 2011 Saudi businessman Ghazi Abbar, who claims in an affidavit he lost $383…
Below is an On Wall Street piece about our firm’s representation of a Saudi investor in a $383 million FINRA arbitration against Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Citigroup Aims to Stop Arbitration From Proceeding By Lorie Konish, On Wall Street October 7, 2011 A new lawsuit filed by Citigroup Global Markets…
Below is a story about CGMI’s attempt to stay a $383 million FINRA arbitration filed by our firm related to inappropriate behavior with respect to derivatives, hedge funds, and private equity transactions. Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — A Citigroup Inc. unit sued two Saudi investors seeking to block Financial Industry Regulatory…
OTC Derivatives fraud aspect to an interesting Futures Magazine piece CFTC, SEC Differ on New Derivatives Rules 6/26/2011 On June 14, 2011, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a notice of proposed order and request for comment1 (the “Proposed CFTC Order”) with respect to the effective dates of provisions…