The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has fined UBS Financial Services, Inc., $2.5 million, and required UBS to pay $8.25 million in restitution for omissions and statements made that effectively misled some investors regarding the “principal protection” feature of 100% Principal-Protection Notes (PPNs) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. issued prior to its September [...]
The White Law Group is investigating possible securities fraud claims involving the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund (OCHBX, OPCHX and OCHCX) and the Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund (OPIGX). Although marketed to investors as conservative investments, the Champion Fund and Core Bond Fund were extremely risky ventures, investing in illiquid derivatives and high risk credit default swaps. [...]
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The White Law Group is investigating securities fraud claims involving investors that were improperly sold Lehman Brothers “100 Percent Principal Protected Notes” by financial advisors at major Wall Street firms including UBS. These “100 Percent Principal Protected Notes” were marketed as “risk free” investments geared towards conservative or retired investors, but were rendered nearly [...]