By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
By our reckoning, the SEC may be facing a looming late June deadline to report to Congress on investment adviser arbitration.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
By our reckoning, the SEC may be facing a looming late June deadline to report to Congress on investment adviser arbitration.
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.
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
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 Editor-in-Chief
As the June 30 enforcement date of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (“Reg BI”) approaches, various preparatory steps are rolling out by the regulators.
By Christine Lazaro, Professor of Law & Clinic Director
St. Johns Law School
This analysis was prepared by SAA Advisory Board Member Prof.