UBS to pay ex-broker $381,000 in spat over loan

Wilson Dennis Colberg-Trigo awarded $1.2 million, but owes $854,000.
APR 27, 2018

A Finra arbitration panel has awarded former UBS broker Wilson Dennis Colberg-Trigo $1.236 million in compensatory damages in a dispute involving his termination from the firm, but also ordered the broker to pay the firm $854,157 to settle the note. The arbitrators offset the two sums, saying UBS must pay Mr. Colberg-Trigo $381,570.23. According to the award statement issued by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., UBS charged that Mr. Colberg-Trigo did not repay four promissory notes after he resigned from the firm's San Juan, Puerto Rico, office in 2014. In his claim, Mr. Colberg-Trigo requested compensatory damages for the "mental pain and anguish associated with his alleged illegal termination" and an unspecified amount in punitive damages. The panel denied Mr. Colberg-Trigo's tort claims and ordered that each party pay its own costs for the arbitration. Mr. Colberg-Trigo began his securities career at Merrill Lynch in 1984 and joined UBS three years later. Since 2015, he has been with Herbert J. Sims & Co. in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Latest News

Fiduciary failure: Ex-advisor who sold practice fined after clients lost millions
Fiduciary failure: Ex-advisor who sold practice fined after clients lost millions

A former Alabama investment advisor and ex-Kestra rep has been permanently barred and penalized after clients he promised to protect got caught in a $2.6 million fraud.

Why the evolution of ETFs is changing the due diligence equation
Why the evolution of ETFs is changing the due diligence equation

As more active strategies get packaged into the ETF wrapper, advisors and investors have to look beyond expense ratios as the benchmark for value.

Most asset managers are using AI, but few let it call the shots
Most asset managers are using AI, but few let it call the shots

Survey finds AI widely embedded in research and analysis, but barely touching portfolio construction or trade execution.

LPL, Raymond James score fresh recruits in advisor recruiting battle
LPL, Raymond James score fresh recruits in advisor recruiting battle

Two firms land teams managing more than $1.1 billion in combined assets from Kestra and Edward Jones.

Edward Jones facing more race bias claims in new lawsuit
Edward Jones facing more race bias claims in new lawsuit

A private partnership, Edward Jones is a giant in the retail brokerage industry with more than 20,000 financial advisors.

SPONSORED Are hedge funds the missing ingredient?

Wellington explores how multi strategy hedge funds may enhance diversification

SPONSORED Beyond wealth management: Why the future of advice is becoming more human

As technical expertise becomes increasingly commoditized, advisors who can integrate strategy, relationships, and specialized expertise into a cohesive client experience will define the next era of wealth management