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Claimants allege selling away, unsuitability, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud and/or negligence in connection with their investment in real estate. Activity period April 2013 to June 2017.
Damage Amount Requested
$3,215,649.78
Settlement Amount
$450,000.00
8/1/2016
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
Without admitting or denying the findings, Barranco consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that while registered with a member firm, he participated in private securities transactions with three different issuers without providing proper notice to his firm. The findings stated that all of these investments were made outside the firm and Barranco did not provide appropriate prior notice to his firm regarding his participation in these securities transactions.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Sanctions
Civil and Administrative Penalty(ies)/Fine(s)
Amount
$20,000.00
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
Any capacity
Duration
two years
Start Date
8/1/2016
End Date
7/31/2018
11/17/2015
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
LPL Financial LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
Solicited clients to invest in private securities transactions, in violation of Firm policy.
A brokerage firm, also called a broker-dealer, is in the business of buying and selling securities – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and certain other investment products – on behalf of its customer (as broker), for its own bank (dealer), or both. Individuals who work for broker-dealers - the sales personnel are commonly referred to as brokers.
IA
Investment Adviser
An investment adviser is paid for providing advice about securities to clients. In addition, some investment advisers manage investment portfolios and offer financial planning services.
Disclosures
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.
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.