Morgan Stanley

Broker Jean-pierre Gobic in Morgan Stanley Firm Has Customer Complaint

February 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jean-pierre Gobic (Gobic), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gobic recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on November 01, 2024.

Claimants alleges violations of reg bi and misrepresentation with respect to alternative investment strategy – 2021 to 2023

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Tiffany Keigley in Firm Morgan Stanley

February 2, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Tiffany Keigley (Keigley), previously associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Keigley recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on November 08, 2024.

CLIENT HAS ALLEGED THAT CLIENT SERVICE ASSOCIATE USED CLIENT’S ACCOUNT TO PAY BILLS AND TO MAKE VARIOUS CASH TRANSFERS TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, THE CLIENT SERVICE ASSSOCIATE, WITHOUT THE CLIENT’S PERMISSION, 2018-2024

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Kenper Miller in Firm Morgan Stanley

January 31, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kenper Miller (Miller), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Miller recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on November 04, 2024.

Claimant alleged, inter alia, that the options trading strategy executed in his managed account was unsuitable – 2018 to 2020

Morgan Stanley Broker Noah Alweiss Has Customer Complaint

January 30, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Noah Alweiss (Alweiss), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Alweiss recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on November 26, 2024.

Claimant alleges, inter alia, that the trading and investment strategy executed in the client’s account was unsuitable – 2022-2023

Morgan Stanley Broker Juan Dibildox Has Customer Complaint

January 30, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Juan Dibildox (Dibildox), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dibildox recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on November 26, 2024.

Claimant alleged, inter alia, misrepresentation with respect to the performance and use of his account assets – Dec 2020 to Nov 2024

Morgan Stanley Broker Eric Kleiner Has Customer Complaint

January 24, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Eric Kleiner (Kleiner), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least three disclosable events. These events include three customer complaints alleging that Kleiner recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a denied customer complaint with a damage request of $300,000 on July 13, 2023.

Client alleged recommendations to invest in Cannibas Securities were unsuitable for someone his age 2021.

Allen Hershberg Barred Over Real Estate Investments – Investor Recovery Options

May 18, 2023 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Allen Hershberg (Hershberg) has been accused by his former employer of engaging in business investment activities including undisclosed outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities transactions. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Hershberg was employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (Morgan Stanley) at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Hershberg’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

Hershberg has been subject to regulatory action by FINRA and termination by Morgan Stanley. In July 2022, Morgan Stanley alleged that it had “Concerns Investigation regarding the representative’s unapproved outside real estate investments, as well as concerns regarding the representative’s recommendation of those same outside real estate investments to Firm clients and others, including through limited liability companies the representative created.”

With respect to the FINRA action, the regulator found that Hershberg consented to sanctions and findings that that he failed to provide documents and information requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into allegations made in a Form U5 filed by his member firm. FINRA found that Morgan Stanley permitted Hershberg to resign due to concerns regarding his unapproved outside real estate investments, as well as concerns regarding his recommendation of those same outside real estate investments to firm clients and others, including through limited liability companies he created.

A review of Hershberg’s disclosed OBAs includes Ian Media Networks Advisor, CPV, LLC, Oak Park, Worthfield 1 LLC, and Dorchester 1 LLC. In addition, Hershberg discloses that he engages in rental property ownership and it appears that some of these entities are related to that business.

Anthony Gallea Has Complaints Over Complex Options Trading

October 5, 2022 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Anthony Gallea (Gallea) has at least four disclosable event. The four events are customer complaints alleging that Gallea engaged in some form of investment related misconduct in the handling of the client’s accounts. Gallea is currently employed by Morgan Stanley. Gallea’s customer complaints alleges that Gallea recommended unsuitable investments in a complex options trading strategy among other allegations and complaints.

In May 2022 a customer complained that Gallea violated the securities laws by alleging that Gallea unsuitability with respect to option trading strategy implemented in the account from 2018 through 2022. The claim is currently pending.

In April 2022 a customer complained that Gallea violated the securities laws by alleging that Gallea unsuitability with respect to option trading strategy implemented in the account from 2019 through 2021. The claim is currently pending.

An option is a contract that allows an investor to buy or sell an underlying security at a predetermined price over a certain period of time. Buying an option that allows you to buy shares at a later time is called a “call option,” and buying an option that allows you to sell shares at a later time is called a “put option.” Options are considered derivative securities because their price is derived from the value of the securities or other underlying instruments. The value change in options as they approach expiration is what is called time decay – meaning their value decays over time as expiration nears. Accordingly, an options trading strategy involving many options trades needs to be managed closely. Due to the risks of trading options FINRA has special rules and requirements related to their trading and to qualify investors for options trading.

Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Ken Hutkin Terminated For Undisclosed Activities

September 15, 2021 | by Staff Attorney

The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that Kenneth Hutkin, currently employed by Wedbush Securities Inc., (Wedbush) has been subject to at least five customer complaints during his career. According to records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Hutkin’s customer complaints allege that Hutkin recommended unsuitable investments, engaged in churning, overcharged certain corporate security debts, and engaged in unapproved outside business practices.

In February 2020, a customer complained that Hutkin violated the securities laws by alleging that Hutkin engaged in unsuitable investment advice. The claim does not specify any amount with respect to damages. However, the complaint was denied.

In September 2018, a customer complained that Hutkin violated securities laws by alleging that Hutkin engaged in unapproved outside business activities, including payments for some such activities. Hutkin was terminated by his employer, Morgan Stanley, for these allegations.

In October 2008, a customer complained that Hutkin violated securities laws by alleging that Hutkin overcharged certain corporate debt securities. The claim settled in the amount of $52,958.

In June 1993, a customer complained that Hutkin violated securities laws by alleging that Hutkin engaged in unsuitable investment advice and churning. The claim settled in the amount of $23,000.

In June 1992, a customer complained that Hutkin violated securities laws by alleging that Hutkin engaged in unsuitable investment advice and churning. The claim settled in the amount of $130,000.

Adviser Michael Greenstone Accused of Making Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

April 10, 2021 | by Staff Attorney

Adviser Michael Greenstone (Greenstone), currently employed at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch), has been subject to at least nine customer complaints during the course of his career. Eight of the nine complaints against Greenstone allege unsuitability. In addition, Greenstone recently had nine customer complaints expunged in mass from his record using FINRA’s notoriously flawed expungement process. According to the PIABA Foundation, 1,078 expungement-only cases have been filed from 2015 to 2018. The study concluded that “The Finra [expungement] process is being systematically gamed, exploited and abused with one-sided hearings, manipulation of arbitrator selection, deletion of significant customer complaints and abusive (and possibly fraudulent) conduct to such an extent that it must be frozen until it can be repaired.”

According to a BrokerCheck report, there have been two complaints against Greenstone in the past two years alleging him of making unsuitable investment recommendations. The most recent allegation against Greenstone is pending and the customer is seeking $5 million in damages for unsuitable investment recommendations made from 2013 through 2019. Over the course of Greenstone’s career, several customers have accused him of making unsuitable investment recommendations. The aggregate settlement amount for his collective complaints is in excess of $240,000.00. Greenstones two largest reported settlements occurred in 2009 and in 1999. In July 2009, a customer alleged Greenstone placed her in a portfolio that was not suitable for her risk tolerance and age. This matter settled for approximately $114,000.00. Moreover, in July 1999, accused Greenstone of excessive and unsuitable trading. This matter settled for $106,000.00.