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COMMENT LETTER: NASAA Model Legislation or Regulation to Protect Vulnerable Adults From Financial Exploitation (March 11, 2016)
AMICUS BRIEF: Citigroup Inc., Appellants vs. AHW Investment Partnership, MFS, Inc., Appellees, Brief of Amicus Curiae PIABA in Support of Appellees (February 25, 2016)
PRESS RELEASE: One Out of Three Investor Awards In FINRA Arbitration Go Unpaid, "National Recovery Pool" Needed to Remedy Problem (February 25, 2016)
REPORT: Unpaid Arbitration Awards: A Problem The Industry Created - A Problem The Industry Must Fix (February 25, 2016)
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FINRA offers some arbitration fixes; bigger issues still unresolved, by Ann Marsh
Bank Investment Consultant (October 28, 2016 6:33 pm CDT) -- SAN DIEGO – FINRA has announced a string of reforms to its troubled arbitration dispute resolution system, such as a plan to hire 1,000…
FINRA offers some arbitration fixes; bigger issues still unresolved, By Ann Marsh
FinancialPlanning (October 28, 2016) - SAN DIEGO – FINRA has announced a string of reforms to its troubled arbitration dispute resolution system, such as a plan to hire 1,000 more arbitrators, but a…
BrokerCheck Omits Key Data, Says Legal Lobby, by Alex Padalka
Financial Advisor IQ (October 25, 2016) -- An association of lawyers representing investors says Finra’s BrokerCheck continues to fail to provide complete and relevant information on advisors in its…
Len Boselovic’s Heard off the Street: The Fed says Pittsburgh's economy is falling behind, Len Boselovic
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 24, 2016) -- Here’s some economic news you won’t get from the puffy-chested crowd at the yokel chamber of commerce: The Pittsburgh region lags behind the state and…
Lawyers: FINRA Still Hasnt Fixed BrokerCheck
WealthManagement.com (October 21, 2016) -- A 2014 report from the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) criticized FINRA's BrokerCheck system for not including information available…
There’s Another Reason You Should Worry About Your Financial Advisor, Megan Leonhardt
Money (October 21, 2016) -- BrokerCheck may only provide limited value to investors, according to a new report.You’ve probably heard this advice before: Before handing your money over to a financial…
Group criticizes FINRA's BrokerCheck
SmartBrief (October 21, 2016) -- BrokerCheck, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's online database of broker information, doesn't give investors what they need to wisely select a broker,…
FINRA Blasted for Not Fixing ‘Broken’ BrokerCheck, Melanie Waddell
ThinkAdivisor (October 21, 2016) -- PIABA, a group of lawyers who represents investors, says that FINRA wasted money on TV advertising pushing its ‘flawed’ system“As things stand now,” Berkson said…
Lawyers: FINRA Still Hasn’t Fixed BrokerCheck
WealthManagement (October 21, 2016) -- A 2014 report from the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) criticized FINRA's BrokerCheck system for not including information available from…
FINRA Blasted for Not Fixing ‘Broken’ BrokerCheck, by Melanie Waddell
The National Law Journal (ThinkAdvisor October 21, 2016) -- BrokerCheck may only provide limited value to investors, according to a new report.You’ve probably heard this advice before: Before handing…