Parade of settlements continues for local securities firms
A third securities firm in the region has been slapped with sanctions by federal regulators.
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Investment rep fined over disclosure rules
A Bartholomew County investment representative will pay a $20,000 fine under an agreement with regulators over allegations he failed to make proper disclosures in research reports.
Regulators suspend broker for not disclosing bankruptcy
FINRA fined Zionsville financial adviser Stephen W. Bracken $5,000 and barred him from affiliating with a member firm for three months.
Mighty Oxford Financial loses big case with client
An arbitrator ordered the Carmel financial-advisory firm to pay $2.2 million to Reid Hospital & Health Services of Richmond. The dispute involved a delay in executing trades in 2011 that the hospital alleged cost it $2.5 million.
Analysis: Ordinary folks are losing interest in stocks
Defying decades of investment history, ordinary Americans spooked by the Great Recession have been selling more stocks than they’ve been buying. The selling has not let up despite unprecedented measures by the Federal Reserve to persuade people to buy and the come-hither allure of a levitating market.
State pensions’ strategy shift causes manager fees to rise
The $25.3 billion Indiana Public Retirement System is in the midst of hiring managers to carry out a strategy where more money will be in hedge funds, private equity and real estate than stocks.
State securities regulators strike deal with E-Trade
The Indiana Securities Division has finalized a settlement with financial-services firm E-Trade following accusations that the company misled Hoosier investors about the safety of auction-rate securities, Secretary of State Connie Lawson said Wednesday.
At 92, Danielson’s banking career is still going
City Securities co-chairman still dispenses wisdom accumulated over a career touching on everything from baseball to folding doors.
Hauke receiver files suit to recover $600K from Arizona investor
Attorney William Wendling will try to collect $1 million to $2 million from a handful of investors in Samex Capital Ponzi scheme.
Two charged in $2.2M scheme against Colts’ Freeney
A financial adviser for Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney and the adviser's lover have been arrested on federal wire fraud charges that allege they swindled about $2.2 million from the lineman.
Ex-investment manager Hauke gets 10 years for fraud
Keenan Hauke of Fishers, who pleaded guilty to securities fraud in December after costing hedge fund clients $7 million, received a 10-year federal prison sentence Friday morning.
Client seeks lost revenue from Oxford Financial
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services in Richmond alleges the financial adviser’s delay in selling investments cost the hospital more than $2.5 million.
Teachers trust fund broker reaches settlement
David Karandos, a broker who advised the Indiana State Teachers Association Insurance Trust before it collapsed in 2009, has reached a settlement. Karandos agreed to a 75-day suspension from working in the securities industry and may pay up to $50,000 in restitution.
Tax credits spur city apartment construction
Increase in federal funding helps developers finance projects that include mixed-income rental housing.
Feds: Hauke OK’d disastrous real estate investments
Prosecutors allege Fishers investment manager Keenan Hauke hid losses for seven years by shifting assets among accounts and using new investors’ money to fund withdrawals.
More Hoosier investment advisers will be regulated by state
The federal Dodd-Frank act shifts firms from Securities and Exchange Commission oversight.
Dividend-paying investments becoming more attractive
Indianapolis-based Woodley Farra Manion Portfolio Management has rolled out an equity portfolio stacked with nothing but dividend-paying stocks that can provide a reliable source of income.
Dynasty trusts growing in popularity among super-rich
A tool allowing the super-wealthy to pass assets from one generation to the next without paying taxes is resurging among Hoosier investors.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Investment guru on calming clients
What does the CEO of City Securities Corp. say when shell-shocked investors want to sell? Does the recent market slide point to a return of 2008? Where are the opportunities? Michael Bosway has answers.
State makes $31M settlement with securities firm
Raymond James has agreed to return $31.2 million to Indiana investors by repurchasing some auction rate securities. The firm also will pay fines totaling $63,000.