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The Wall Street Journal (June 6, 2006 11:01 pm) -- An arbitrator once accused of being in Wall Street's pocket was part of a panel that unexpectedly returned a $14.5 million penalty against a major…
InvestmentNews (October 10, 2005 11:01 pm) -- Securities plaintiff's attorneys are getting a bit of a breather.Attendees at the annual Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association meeting here this…
The Wall Street Journal (Updated September 30, 2005 11:01 pm) -- An attempt by the National Association of Securities Dealers to reduce Wall Street's influence on arbitration panels that hear…
InvestmentNews (September 26, 2005 11:01 pm) -- The life insurance industry is backing down in its battle against an NASD rule change aimed at creating suitability sales practice standards for…
10 Things Your Lawyer Won't Tell YouSmart Money (August 29, 2005) --In case you ever doubted lawyers deserved their reputation...1. "You might win your lawsuit and wind up with nothing."
WealthManagement.com (July 27, 2005) -- The NASD took steps this week to make sure securities arbitration panels truly represent the public. The regulator proposed banning from serving as public…
FinancialPlanning (June 3, 2005 8:47 am) -- Costly new FINRA ads – complete with an animated explosion and created by top ad agency Ogilvy & Mather – urge investors to "Check your broker."Yet the…
InvestmentNews (April 18, 2005 11:01 pm) -- The House of Representatives for the third time has passed legislation that would allow investors to get information over the Internet about brokers'…
The Wall Street Journal (Updated March 17, 2005 11:01 pm) -- For years, small investors have groused that securities arbitration, the main forum for hearing customer complaints, is stacked against…
Investors Would Be Entitled To Explanations of Outcomes Under a Proposed NASD RuleWall Street Journal (Updated January 28, 2005 11:01 pm) -- In what could be a victory for small investors,…