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Claimant alleges that Representative made misrepresentations relative to the liquidity of a 2014 investment in an oil and gas limited partnership.
Damage Amount Requested
$150,000.00
Settlement Amount
$90,000.00
4/18/2017
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Approximately three years after electing to purchase a partnership interest in Noble Royalty Access Fund 15, customer now claims that the investment was unsuitable at the time of sale in 2014.
Settlement Amount
$140,000.00
8/12/2016
Customer Dispute
Closed-No Action
Allegations
MISREPRESENTATION AND UNSUITABLE RECOMMENDATIONS
Damage Amount Requested
$75,000.00
5/26/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Rockmacher failed to respond to FINRA request for information.
Resolution
Letter
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
8/29/2016
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(h) and in accordance with FINRA's Notice of Suspension and Suspension from Association letters dated May 26, 2016 and June 20, 2016, respectively, on August 29, 2016, Rockmacher is barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Respondent failed to request termination of his suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension; therefore, he is automatically barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.
5/12/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Respondent Rockmacher failed to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
Resolution
Letter
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
Any capacity
Duration
n/a
Start Date
5/12/2016
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of FINRA By-Laws, and FINRA Rule 9554, Respondent Rockmacher is suspended on May 12, 2016 for failure to comply with an arbitration award or settlement agreement or to satisfactorily respond to a FINRA request to provide information concerning the status of compliance.
4/28/2016
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
INVESTACORP, INC.
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
FAILURE TO NOTIFY FIRM REGARDING OUTSTANDING LEGAL MATTER AS REQUIRED UNDER CONTRACT.
5/26/2015
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
POA ALLEGES TRADES SOLICITED TO HER AUNT (ACCOUNT HOLDER) TO PURCHASE A REIT AND AN ANNUITY WERE UNSUITABLE.
Damage Amount Requested
$6,500.00
Settlement Amount
$7,844.22
1/20/2012
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES, THROUGH ATTORNEY, MISREPRESENATATION REGARDING UNSPECIFIED ANNUITY INVESTMENT.
Damage Amount Requested
$61,000.00
Settlement Amount
$16,000.00
Broker Comment
MY SOLE INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS CASE INVOLVED A MEETING WITH THE CLIENT IN WHICH HE REQUESTED AND SIGNED SYMETRA PAPERWORK TO "FREE-LOOK" HIS FIXED ANNUITY CONTRACT. I FORWARDED THE PAPERWORK TO THE INSURANCE CARRIER FOR PROCESSING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE CLIENT, RECEIVED HIS FUNDS AND PLACED THEM WITH ANOTHER INSTITUTION WHICH WAS GOING TO PROVIDE HIM WITH A BETTER INTEREST RATE THAN THE SYMETRA ANNUITY PRODUCT.
9/15/2010
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES MISREPRESENTATION AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. ACTIVITY DATES 07/23/2008- 07/23/2008
Damage Amount Requested
$92,000.00
8/7/2007
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES THAT WHILE ACCOUNT WAS AT CIS, FA MISREPRESENTED PERFORMANCE OF INVESTMENT - 12/11/2006-6/1/2007. DAMAGES UNSPECIFIED.
Broker Comment
CLAIM DENIED.
5/23/2007
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CUSTOMER ALLEGES "FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR" IN CONNECTION WITH MR. ROCKMACHER'S INVOLVEMENT IN AN AUGUST 22, 2006 TRANSACTION THAT RESULTED IN MISSING FUNDS OF $10,000. CUSTOMER ALSO ALLEGES THAT MR. ROCKMACHER DID NOT PAY TAXES ON HER ANNUITY.
Damage Amount Requested
$17,941.61
Settlement Amount
$17,941.61
6/12/2004
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGED THE PRODUCT WAS MISREPRESENTED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE AS BEING A BOND.
Damage Amount Requested
$7,000.00
9/2/2003
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGES WERE NOT DISCLOSED.
Damage Amount Requested
$9,893.00
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
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Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.