2017052867301 Mercer Hicks III CRD 245170 Complaint sl (2020-1579479581697).pdf
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
OFFICE OF HEARING OFFICERS
Department of Enforcement,
Complainant,
v.
Mercer Hicks III
(CRD No. 245170),
Respondent.
Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2017052867301
COMPLAINT
The Department of Enforcement (“Enforcement”) alleges:
SUMMARY
1. Between June 1, 2014 and July 31, 2017, Hicks made unsuitable recommendations to five senior customers (three of whom were widows) to purchase speculative non-traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and non-traded business development companies (“BDCs”).