PIABA Pushes for Online Access to Stock Analyst Settlement Documents

Internet For Lawyers (February/March 2003) -- The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) is pressing for the creation of an online clearinghouse of documents uncovered during the New York State Attorney General's recent investigation into alleged conflicts of interest involving financial analysts at some of Wall Street's largest brokerage houses. The alleged conflicts centered around the analysts' public pronouncements regarding stocks for which their companies also provided financial services.