In the Media

Financial Planning (August 7, 2023) - Brokers are getting at least another month to comment on a proposal that would let them conduct their internal inspections of home and branch offices remotely.…
InvestmentNews (August 3, 2023) - But LPL Financial, Fidelity back the idea of allowing supervisors to work from home, using technology to oversee reps, as they did during the pandemic. State…
Business Law Prof Blog (July 27, 2023) - Last month, the SEC released a report on Mandatory Arbitration Among SEC-Registered Advisers.  The report tackles a basic dispute resolution problem.  For…
Citywire RIA (July 26, 2023) - Some investors and their legal advocates say that mandatory arbitration can present a prohibitive barrier to RIA clients' ability to pursue claims against firms.…
Financial Advisor (July 26, 2023) - On Tuesday, the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association hosted a press conference in which investors defrauded by registered investment advisors discussed the…
Financial Advisor IQ (July 26, 2023) - An organization of plaintiffs’ lawyers urged the SEC to increase investor choice regarding where to settle claims and to require RIAs to disclose information…
AdvisorHub (July 25, 2023) - A trade group representing plaintiffs’ lawyers on Tuesday called for the Securities and Exchange Commission to end a “broken” arbitration system for investors bringing…
Wealth Management (July 25, 2023) - A commission report from last month highlights the problem of forced arbitration clauses in contracts between RIAs and clients. Following last month’s report by…
Financial Planning (July 25, 2023) - Investor attorneys to press SEC, Congress on RIA arbitrations The client complaint process for some registered investment advisory firms may cost the harmed…
Barron's (July 25, 2023) - When disputes arise between investors and the financial advisors, the process for resolving them is opaque and often expensive. An influential group of attorneys who…