David Sheldon Wells of Chicago, Illinois, a stockbroker registered with Fifth Third Securities Inc., is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Wells based upon allegations that Wells misappropriated funds. SEC v. David Sheldon Wells, No. 1:22-cv-05113 (September 20, 2022). According…
David Sheldon Wells of Chicago Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with Fifth Third Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he failed to provide documents to FINRA and failed to testify when he was investigated for misconduct while registered with…
Ahmet Kildis of Hudson Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with SunTrust Investment Services Inc. has been discharged by the firm on March 13, 2018 based upon accusations that Kildis modified a customer’s signed documentation in violation of the firm’s policies. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Kildis has been identified in two…
Fifth Third Securities Inc. a brokerage firm headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio has been censured and fined $4,000,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) founded on the firm’s consent to findings that it (1) made misstatements and omissions in the course of effecting variable annuity business (2) effected variable annuity exchanges that were not suitable for…
Ankur Bhatia of Lake Forest Illinois a stockbroker formerly employed by Fifth Third Securities Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment civil action filed in the United States District Court for Northern Illinois where the customer sought $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s account and…
John Joseph Pearce of Cincinnati Ohio is a stockbroker formerly employed by Fifth Third Securities who was terminated from employment on December 16, 2016 supported by accusations that the firm was not confident in Pearce’s ability to comply with the firm’s policies and procedures. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that this is…
Tony Kang, of Northbrook, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, which settled on September 24, 2015, for $10,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Kang made unsuitable investment recommendations to the customer regarding a unit investment trust product. Financial Industry…
Kelly G. McClain, of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker currently registered with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 19, 2017, in which the customer requested $32,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that she failed to properly explain the terms and conditions of exchange traded fund…
Kevin Mark Reed, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, a stockbroker formerly registered with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., has been terminated from employment on July 8, 2016, based upon allegations that he altered the documentation of firm customers. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)Public Disclosure reveals that Reed has been identified in two customer initiated investment related disputes…
Matthew T. Flynn, of Highland, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly with Fifth Third Securities, is subject to a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim from February 3, 2014, in which the customer requested $275,000.00 in damages based upon allegations against Flynn of making unsuitable recommendations in non-public real estate investment trusts. FINRA Public Disclosure reveals that…
Nathan D. Bartow, of Barberton, Ohio, a stockbroker with Fifth Third Securities, Inc., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of mismanagement and conversion of customer funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Multiple Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member broker dealers, including Robert W. Baird & Co, Inc., BB&T Securities, LLC., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., and PNC Investments LLC, were recently censured and ordered to pay restitution to customers after consenting to findings that the firms’ overcharged customers in mutual funds purchases, and…
Ameritas Investment Corp., Cetera Advisors LLC, Comerica Securities, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., First Allied Securities, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, LLC, Securities America, Inc., Huntington Investment Company, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, MetLife, and Infinex Investment, Inc., were all recently censured and fined by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to apply…
Matthew Roger Quinn, a registered representative with Fifth Third Bank, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after failing to provide on-the-record testimony in connection with an investigation into allegations that Quinn had stolen funds from elderly customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent, No….