By: Jeffrey M. Haber Variable annuities are complex securities pursuant to which customers, typically seniors and vulnerable adults, enter into long-term contracts with an issuing company, such as a life …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Trust. Trust is an important part of investing. Studies show that trust has a significant impact on investor decision making, such as investing with a hedge …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On May 6, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) announced (here) the filing of fraud charges against MCC International Corp. (“MCC”), which …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Affinity fraud is a type of securities fraud in which the promoter of the fraud preys upon members of an identifiable group, such as a religious …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “A boiler room is a place or operation—usually a call center—where high-pressure salespeople call lists of potential investors (‘sucker lists’) to peddle speculative, sometimes fraudulent, securities. …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber The new year is days old, but that has not stopped the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) from awarding whistleblowers money under the Commission’s …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Broker-dealers are required to file suspicious activity reports (“SARs”) for transactions suspected to involve fraud or a lack of an apparent lawful business purpose. In that …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court held that claims for disgorgement imposed as a sanction for violation of the federal securities laws must be …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber People use social media, and the Internet in general, for all sorts of reasons. Investors are no different. Investors use social media to research stocks, look up …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber This Blog has written numerous articles about Ponzi schemes and the enforcement proceedings that resulted from them. See, e.g., here, here, here and here. In a Ponzi scheme, the operator creates an investment program …
