The White Law Group continues to investigate potential FINRA arbitration claims against the broker-dealers that may have improperly sold Sala-Multi Series Fund and Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds.
The hedge funds, Foresee Strategies Insurance Fund, were issued by Sun Life Financial as variable annuity subaccounts to Sala-Multi Series Fund and than sold to investor by various broker-dealers such as SagePoint Financial Inc, Geneos Wealth Management Inc, Lincoln Financial Network, National Planning Corp, and FSC Securities Corp.
Foresee Strategies Insurance Fund suffered devastating losses and was shut down in 2010. According to Investment News, “FINRA is investigating half a dozen independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds that resulted in $18 million in client losses during the credit crisis.”
In addition, Sun Life Financial, according to their own web site is in the processes of selling their U.S. annuity business to Delaware Life holdings. Sun Life Financial president, Dean A. Connor stated that “This transaction represents a transformational change for Sun Life. It significantly advances our strategy of reducing Sun Life’s risk profile and earnings volatility, focuses our U.S. operations on our areas of greatest strength and opportunity, and crystallizes future earnings and capital releases that will further support our growth and shareholder value creation. “
Upon information and belief many investors were unaware of risks or mislead by the broker-dealer that sold them the annuity investment. However, investors may be able to recovery their losses through FINRA arbitration against their broker-dealer or financial advisor.
Arbitration claims against broker- dealers often involve unsuitability, misrepresentation, and omission of facts. Broker-dealers and financial advisors have a fiduciary duty to make investment recommendations that are suitable for potential clients based on such factors as age, risk tolerance, and financial need.
Broker-dealers and financial advisors are legally obligated do disclose all the risks of the investment, and perform a reasonable investigation of the investment prior to making recommendations.
If you invested in the Sala-Multi Series Fund or Foresee Strategies Insurance Funds Financial would like to speak to a securities attorney about your litigation options, please call our Chicago office at 312-238-9650.
The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida.
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