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Royce Simpson-Former Oppenheimer Broker-Discloses Settlement of Customer Disputes-Houston, TX

Royce Simpson-Former Oppenheimer Broker-Discloses Settlement of Customer Disputes-Houston, TX 150 150 Rex Securities Law

Houston, Texas

AUGUST 2017 UPDATE-FINRA case 15-2841,-The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo New Mexico,   sought damages of $17 million  From Royce Simpson, Oppenheimer & Co. BOSC, Inc. and Thomas Wayne Hayes for an alleged over-concentration of long term Fannie Mae and other GSE bonds . In July 2017  Oppenheimer settled the claim against Oppenheimer and Simpson for $500,000.

The arbitration proceeded against BOSC and Hayes and in July 2017 the panel, sitting in Albuquerque, denied Bernalillo County’s claim and ordered the county to pay Bosc and Hayes attorneys’ fees of over $285,000 and costs of about $75,000.

ORIGINAL POST JUNE 2016-According to FINRA records Royce O. Simpson  formerly a stockbroker who most recently worked for Oppenheimer & Co.   discloses  two customer disputes that have been finalized,  a pending regulatory investigation and a regulatory investigation that has been finalized.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and disputes as well as regulatory sanctions. In addition brokers are required to disclose certain financial matters such as personal bankruptcies, judgments and liens.

Simpson’s FINRA record discloses that a FINRA investigation finalized in November 2015 resulted in an eight month suspension and a fine of $15,000 to resolve allegations that Simpson loaned money to a gold mining operation in Ghana, Africa, after his firm had denied his request to participate in the outside business activity.

In addition, FINRA found that Simpson failed to timely respond to requests for information and documents in connection with an investigation into Simpson’s relationship with certain officials of Bernalilllo County, New Mexico. FINRA Case#2013039492903.

Simpson’s prior employment includes UBS Financial Services, J.C. Bradford & Co. , Everen Securities and PaineWebber.

The New Mexico Securities Division has instituted Case 13-03-0028 seeking  sanctions against Simpson for alleged unsuitable recommendations in long term U.S. agency bonds. That matter is still pending.

In a complaint brought by a customer of UBS Financial Services in 2011, a client alleged damages of $659,458 for overcharges for certain bond transactions. That matter was settled in 2011 for $659,458.

In another case brought in Contra Costa County, CA, in 1994, a Paine Webber customer alleged purchases of government securities exceeded maturity limitations imposed by California law. That claim was settled for $1,177,000.

If you have questions about an account handled by Royce O. Simpson, call for a no charge consultation.

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