• November 6, 2023
• JP Morgan Securities

Nisreen Byrne (CRD# 2223199) is a registered broker and investment advisor at J.P Morgan Securities LLC

Broker’s Background

Nisreen Byrne entered the securities industry in 1992. She previously worked at Chase Investment Services Corp.; Banc One Securities Corp.; First Chicago NBD Investment Services, Inc.; and Essex National Securities, Inc.

Current and Past Allegations of Conduct Leading to Investment Loss

According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in March 2023, Nisreen Byrne became the subject of a customer dispute alleging “unsuitable investment recommendation. Activity dates 6.11.20 to 6.11.20.” The damage amount requested is $100,000 and the dispute is still pending.

In addition, Nisreen Byrne has been the subject of several other customer disputes, some of which include the following:
• October 2003—“ CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT THE INVESTMENT WAS UNSUITABLE.” The damage amount requested was $6,727.29, and the dispute settled for $7,483.34.
• May 2003—“ CUSTOMER ALLEGES UNSUITABILITY AND MISREPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF MUTUAL FUNDS IN 2000.” The damage amount requested was $206,919. The damages granted were $175,000.
• November 2001—“ CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT REPRESENTATIVE FAILED TO DISCLOSE ALL RELEVANT DETAILS OF THE INVESTMENT AT THE TIME OF SALE.” The customer dispute settled for $3,640,63.

For a copy of Nisreen Byrne’s FINRA BrokerCheck, click here.

We Help Investors Recover Investment Losses

Financial advisors have a legal and regulatory obligation to recommend only suitable investments that are appropriate for their clients’ needs and objectives. Their employing brokerage firm has a legal and regulatory obligation to supervise the Financial Advisors’ sales practices and dealings with clients. To the extent any of these duties are breached, the customer may be entitled to a recovery of his or her investment losses.

Reasonable basis suitability requires that a recommended investment or investment strategy be suitable or appropriate for at least some investors. Reasonable basis suitability requires an advisor to conduct adequate due diligence so that he or she can determine the risks and rewards of the investment or investment strategy.

Quantitative suitability requires a brokerage firm or financial advisor with actual or de facto control over a customer’s account to have a reasonable basis for believing that a series of recommended transactions – even if suitable when viewed in isolation – is not excessive and unsuitable for the customer when taken together in light of the customer’s investment profile. No single test defines excessive activity, but factors such as the turnover rate, the cost-equity ratio, and the use of in-and-out trading in a customer’s account may provide a basis for a finding that a member or associated person has violated the quantitative suitability obligation.

Customer-specific suitability requires that a member or associated person have a reasonable basis to believe that the recommendation is suitable for a particular customer based on that customer’s investment profile. Among the criteria that a financial advisor must evaluate to satisfy his or her customer-specific suitability obligations include the investor’s age, tax status, time horizon, liquidity needs, and risk tolerance; a client’s other investments, financial situation and needs, investment objectives, and any other information disclosed by the customer should also be considered.

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