The securities and investment fraud law firm of Israels & Neuman is currently investigating allegations made against VALIC Financial Advisors, a Houston, Texas-based securities brokerage firm. FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) brought a regulatory action against this firm, making allegations that it failed to adequately supervise issues related to variable annuities.
FINRA alleged that VALIC Financial Advisors failed to adequately supervise rates of variable annuity exchanges and for corrective action in the case of inappropriate exchanges. FINRA also alleged that the firm failed to review transactions where customers added additional funds to an existing variable annuity. Finally, it was alleged that there were failures to timely report 174 customer complaints. To settle these allegations, a $350,000 fine was imposed.
Israels & Neuman PLC is a securities and investment fraud law firm with offices in Denver, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Phoenix, Arizona. We represent investors in FINRA arbitration proceedings in all 50 states. Our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for investors against many brokerage firms in the past.