Securities America Settlement May Speed Up Its Sale
August, 2011 by Janet Levaux and featured in AdvisorOne: Other lawsuits, though, could still emerge, experts say The Dallas judge in the case of Billitteri vs. Securities America signed an order Thursday giving final approval of an $80 million class-action settlement over the sale of private placements of shares in Provident Royalties and Medical Capital—prompting some experts to conclude that parent company Ameriprise Financial would now have an easier time selling the embattled broker-dealer. “We are very pleased to put this matter behind us,” said Janine Wertheim, president of Securities America Advisors, in a statement. “Although thousands of people and companies were harmed by the alleged fraud committed by the principals of Medical Capital and Provident Royalties, investors who purchased these programs through Securities America will receive a meaningful return of their investment in...