FINRA suspends broker Donna Beers

Donna Beers, a registered representative formerly with Private Consulting Group of Fountain Hills, AZ was suspended from FINRA membership for violations of Rule 9552

FINRA Rule 9552. Failure to Provide Information or Keep Information Current

provides if a member, person associated with a member or person subject to FINRA’s jurisdiction fails to provide any information, report, material, data, or testimony requested or required to be filed pursuant to the FINRA By-Laws or FINRA rules, or fails to keep its membership application or supporting documents current, FINRA staff may provide written notice to such member or person specifying the nature of the failure and stating that the failure to take corrective action within 21 days after service of the notice will result in suspension of membership or of association of the person with any member.

In November, 2015 Donna Beers was suspended from FINRA membership for violating Rule 9552.

This follows the July 2013 revocation of Donna Beers’ securities registration by the  Arizona Corporation Commission.  In revoking the registration the Securities Division cited conduct detrimental to investors, and required Beers to pay $86,815 in restitution and $15,000 in administrative penalties.

 

Donna Beers’s registration and disciplinary history

In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, one must either be registered or exempt from registration

Donna Beers was registered with the following firms

04/2009 – 03/2013
TITAN SECURITIES (CRD# 131392) – DALLAS, TX
01/2001 – 03/2009
PRIVATE CONSULTING GROUP, INC. (CRD# 45053) – FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ
07/2000 – 02/2001
NFP SECURITIES, INC. (CRD# 42046) – AUSTIN, TX
12/1999 – 07/2000
PRIVATE CONSULTING GROUP, INC. (CRD# 45053) – PORTLAND, OR
01/1998 – 12/1999
IFG NETWORK SECURITIES, INC. (CRD# 19948) – ATLANTA, GA
07/1994 – 01/1998
FINANCIAL NETWORK INVESTMENT CORPORATION (CRD# 13572) – EL SEGUNDO, CA
04/1993 – 07/1994
KEOGLER, MORGAN & COMPANY, INC. (CRD# 16546) – ATLANTA, GA
09/1983 – 04/1993
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED (CRD# 7691) – NEW YORK, NY

According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Donna Beers has been the subject of three customer complaints and three regulatory investigations. The Law Office of David Liebrader represented clients in two of those since resolved matters.

The Law Office of David Liebrader practices exclusively in the field of investment loss recovery and our securities attorneys have successfully resolved over 1000 investment loss cases over the past 20 years. Recoveries for clients top $40 million. The types of claims we have successfully handled include those involving unsuitable investments (suitability claims), excessive trading or “churning”, misrepresentations and omissions, unauthorized trading, over-concentration of illiquid or overly risky investments, pump and dump scams involving “penny stocks”, direct participation programs (private placements) involving real estate investment trusts (REITS), oil and gas exploration programs, leasing equipment deals and receivable financing, promissory notes whether sold through a broker dealer or as part of the outside business activities of a registered representative, ponzi scheme losses, failure on the part of the broker dealer to perform due diligence, state securities law (blue sky) violations and failure to supervise.

Investment losses can be recovered through a process known as FINRA arbitration. FINRA regulates broker dealers that sell investments, and provides an arbitration forum to resolve investor disputes. Investors can pursue claims against their brokerage firms in the FINRA arbitration forum. Common claims in the forum are those for suitability, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentations and omissions, negligence, violation of FINRA rules, state and federal securities laws violations, elder abuse, breach of contract and failure to supervise. On average, the recovery process takes approximately a year, from start to finish.

FINRA’s rules require that all investment recommendations made by licensed financial advisors be suitable in light of a customer’s needs, objectives and risk tolerance. In addition, all registered representatives are required to be properly supervised, with periodic inspections and reviews by qualified supervisors, whose job it is to vigorously investigate suspicions of wrongdoing (red flags).

If you have suffered investment losses please call The Law Office of David Liebrader at (702) 380-3131 for a free, confidential consultation

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