By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher and Editor-in-Chief*
Just ahead of a late June deadline, the SEC submitted a staff report to the Congress on investment adviser arbitration.
By Harry A. Jacobowitz, Esq.
A former financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“MSSB”) has filed a complaint in federal court with implications for the enforceability of promissory notes for MSSB loans to California-based brokers.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The comment period closed December 7 on FINRA’s proposed changes to its expungement rule filing.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in SAA 2022-42 (Nov. 10) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 27 Press Release that Hugh D.
By Courtney Werning, Dave Neuman, Jorge Riera, and Michael Edmiston[1]
Introduction
Industry-sponsored arbitration has long been the only option for investors who have claims against their financial advisors and brokerage firms.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported briefly in SAA 2022-20 (May 26) that the North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) on May 20 adopted its Unpaid Customer Arbitration Awards Model Rule.