Richard Edward Bohack of Global Arena Capital Corp has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that Bohack failed to comply with his obligation to pay compensatory damages to a customer who prevailed in a claim containing allegations that Bohack gave bad advice and…

James Flower, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Global Arena Capital Corp., has been suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unsuitable exchange traded notes recommendations to customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…

Mark A. Lisser, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with Global Arena Capital Corp, has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on October 26, 2015, in which the customer has requested $61,458.00 in damages based upon allegations against Lisser of churning the customer’s account, using margin in the…

Global Arena Capital Corp., headquartered in New York, New York, was fined $1,000,000 and expelled by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) per the terms of a Default Decision by the Office of Hearing Officers which contained findings that the firm charged customers unfair and unreasonable prices and excessive markups, along with failing to establish,…

John S. Matthews of New York, New York, the former owner of Global Arena Capital Corporation, was fined $25,000 and suspended for six months from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized private securities transactions. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2013037235012 (Dec….

James Alexander Torres, a registered representative with Global Arena Capital Corp., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member after consenting to FINRA findings that Torres made material misrepresentations and omitted material facts in connection with securities transactions, excessively traded and churned customer accounts, and engaged in unsuitable recommendations of…

Richard Edward Bohack, a trading and operations principal with Global Arena Capital Corp., was permanently barred form associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any principal capacity after consenting to findings that Bohack had failed to appropriately provide supervision of brokers at Global Arena’s sixth avenue branch firm, which included the failure…

Kevin Edward Hagan, a trading and operations principal with Global Arena Capital Corp, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any principal capacity and fined $15,000 in connection with findings that Hagan had failed to appropriately discharge his responsibilities as supervisor for his branch, including failures as designated…

Global Arena Capital Corp, a FINRA member broker-dealer since 1986 headquartered in New York, NY, maintains multiple branches throughout the country. The Firm was charged by FINRA Department of Market Regulation in a Complaint containing allegations that the Firm charged unfair and excessive markups/markdowns to customers in the course of 495 of its corporate bond…