The decentralized supervision infrastructure used by wirehouses is 'like a failed state,' says attorney.
This week alone, Raymond James said it has recruited four Commonwealth teams with $1.08 billion in assets.
The fund last week failed to get shareholder approval to reorganize the fund so that it could eventually list before the end of the year.
Michael P. Raineri, 63, stole $531,411 from a client's trust account over about six years, according to the U.S Attorney's office.
The fund did not initially win shareholders’ approval during a first round of voting that was tallied on September 4.
But much of advisors' compensation schedule in 2026 will remain the same as this year.
The notes never reached maturity and Vora Wealth Management clients have lost more than $89 million.
The advisor "was making more money with his kickback scheme than working at Merrill Lynch, and he has to pay back more than $5 million," a plaintiff's attorney said.
Beginning in 2021, Lisa Boisselle and her firm Wealthwise solicited clients to invest in two crypto asset-related programs, according to an Arizona cease and desist order.
“I think it’s too little, too late,” said one industry recruiter.
