SEC Submits Staff Report to Congress on Investment Adviser Arbitration: Bombshells Galore
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 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.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Asks Court to Invalidate His Promissory Note, Objects to Arbitration of Dispute
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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.

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Expungement Update: Few Comments on Amended Proposal. PIABA and NASAA Supportive, But SIFMA Urges Disapproval
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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.

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A Few Minutes with New PIABA President Hugh Berkson
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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.

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Arbitration of Investor Claims in an Industry-Sponsored Forum – A Look Back at 20 Years of Lessons
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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.

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Update: More on NASAA Approval of Final Model Rule on Unpaid Awards
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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.

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