Margin calls at the overly leveraged Archegos Capital Management – run by former Tiger Asia manager Bill Hwang – over the past week triggered the liquidation of stock positions approaching $30 billion in value.
Investors face no shortage of risks in today’s marketplace. While investing inherently involves risk, investors should not have to worry about losing their money to fraud. Unfortunately, this is a very real concern, and countless investors suffer fraudulent losses each year. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently […]
Excessive trading occurs when a broker buys and sells stocks on a customer’s account solely for the purpose of generating commissions. It is prohibited under federal law and FINRA regulations; and, when brokers engage in excessive trading, investors can – and should – seek help from a stockbroker fraud lawyer […]
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds have gained popularity with investors over the past couple of years. These funds target investments based not solely on financial factors, but also on factors such as environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and corporate commitments to ethical and moral practices. While ESG funds are attractive […]
In recent years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pursued enforcement actions against several Silicon Valley companies. While the SEC’s case against Theranos and its CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, is perhaps the most well-known, there have been several additional cases involving substantial losses for companies’ investors. In this article, […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in cooperation with AARP and Heart+Mind Strategies, recently released a report highlighting the risk of senior investment fraud. Specifically, the report focuses on the risk of seniors facing multiple fraudulent losses as they age—a problem which the report refers to as chronic fraud victimization. […]
Investment fraud attorney Jacob Zamansky and the team at Zamansky LLC is investigating Greensill Capital (“Greensill”) and Credit Suisse on behalf of any US investors who suffered losses due to potential fraud or misconduct. Recently, Greensill filed for insolvency amid allegations of misconduct and litigation over its business practices and […]
When investing on your own, it is important to do your research. All investments carry risk; and, as an individual investor, it is up to you to make sure your decisions are as informed as possible. Increasingly, individual investors are relying on social media as a primary source of information. […]
If you’ve been following the media coverage of investor claims related to UBS yield enhancement strategy (YES) losses, you may have read that UBS prevailed in a couple of FINRA arbitration proceedings late last year. While this is the case, scores of claims against UBS and its brokers are continuing […]
In February 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against multiple individuals and entities related to an alleged “Ponzi-like scheme” that raised approximately $1.7 billion from more than 17,000 individual investors. Here, financial fraud attorney Jake Zamansky discusses the allegations and the steps that investors can take […]