Press Releases : Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”)

NJ Bureau of Securities Revokes Registration of Agent Who Didn’t Put Elderly Clients’ Best Interest First When Recommending Risky Investments in Company that Paid Him $1.5M

Oct 1, 2024 | Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) | Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) | elderly clients | engaging in outside business activities | financial professionals | insurance business | joint checking account | liquidated existing insurance annuities | New York Lending Company | power of attorney | regulation | Revocation Order | seniors | vulnerable individuals | Bureau of Securities | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced that the Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) revoked the registrations of a New Jersey broker-dealer agent/investment adviser representative for recommending and selling unsuitable, high-risk investments to elderly clients that were not in their best interest, benefitted him financially, and resulted in financial losses for them.