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RIK Attorneys Won $3.2 Million for their Clients Against UBS Relating to Its YES Options Overlay Strategy

The investment fraud lawyers at Rich, Intelisano & Katz (“RIK”) won $3.2 million for their clients, Bret and Marion Pearlman, in a recent FINRA arbitration against UBS.  The Pearlmans’ claim was for misrepresentations and omissions related to UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) – an options overlay strategy.  It is the…

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Rich, Intelisano & Katz Lawyers Investigate Regulation D Offerings Issued by HJ Sims & Co. Inc.

HJ Sims & Co. Inc. (“HJ Sims”) appears to have used Regulation D (“Reg D”) offerings to pass its risk of loss onto its customers while it retained the potential for significant gains.  A scheme like this would violate numerous FINRA Rules and regulations, including suitability, Regulation BI (“Reg BI”),…

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RIK Won the Largest Award Against UBS Relating to Its YES Options Strategy

The investment fraud attorneys at Rich, Intelisano & Katz won a $5.2 million FINRA arbitration award for their clients, George and Sandra Schussel, in a case relating to UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”).  Investors in YES, including the Schussels, suffered significant losses in December 2018.  Many investors in YES have…

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Liquidating or Exchanging Annuities May Be Unsuitable for Investors

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…

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Unsuspecting Investors Lost Millions Due to UBS’s Failure to Make Adequate Disclosures about Its Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”)

Many investors of UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”), if not all, would never have invested in YES if UBS made full and fair disclosures related to its risks.  YES was marketed as an overlay strategy for additional incremental investment income.  Put simply, UBS advertised YES as an “iron condor” strategy…

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UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”) Is Not an Iron Condor

Hundreds of investors have been duped by UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES).  In its marketing materials, UBS told investors that its YES strategy was an Iron Condor, a generally low risk options “overlay” strategy designed to generate incremental income on top of that generated from a customer’s other investment assets. …

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With the Reopening of In-person Hearings, Investors Will Continue Recovering for Losses Sustained UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”)

Investors lost millions in UBS’s high-risk Yield Enhancement Strategy (“YES”).  Despite UBS’s claims that this was a low-risk strategy and that losses were protected by hedging put and call options, investors had substantial losses when the S&P dropped in 2018 and 2019.  Even with these losses, UBS brokers continued to…

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RIK Files Several Multi-Million Dollar Claims Related to Options Trading

Although some registered representatives and financial firms downplay the risks involved with options trading, in reality, options trading can be an aggressive strategy that may entail high risks.  Because of the risks associated with option trading, it is generally only suitable for investors with a high net worth, experience, and…

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FINRA is Cracking Down on Improper Options-Trading Approval and Lack of Supervision

In recent years, options trading has become more popular with investors.  Because of the high risks associated with options trading, FINRA imposes specific rules and guidelines relating to trading options and which accounts can be approved for options trading.  For example, firms are required to have an options principal oversee…

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Omnibus Accounts Create an Increased Risk of Fraud

Over the past several years, there has be an increasing number of registered investment advisors and financial advisors using omnibus accounts.  In short, an omnibus account allows an advisor to trade the same securities on behalf of multiple clients, while typically identifying in advance which trades are intended for which…

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