A broad coalition of a dozen consumer advocacy groups – including PIABA – has written to the SEC. urging that the Commission investigate the use by RIAs of mandatory predispute arbitration agreements (“PDAA”) providing for the use of non-SRO arbitration fora,


By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
On the heels of the decision by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Belinda E.

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Just as we were finalizing this Alert, we learned that a Georgia Trial Court has just vacated a FINRA Award based on multiple Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) violations,

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
We reported in SAA 2021-41 (Nov. 4) that the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (“PIABA”) announced in an October 28 Press Release that Michael Edmiston of Jonathan W.

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
The North American Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) has released for public comment draft model rules to address the lingering problem of unpaid fines and arbitration awards.

By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
PIABA’s third report in over five years says the problem of unpaid FINRA awards is getting worse,