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AMICUS BRIEF: Citigroup Global Markets Inc., vs. Ghazi Abdullah Abbar, et al., No. 13-2172-cv, Brief for Amicus Curiae the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association in Support of Defendants-Appellants' Request for Reversal (2d Cir.) (September 16, 2013)
AMICUS BRIEF: Municipal Workers Compensation Fund, Inc. vs. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., CV-12-1124, Brief of Amicus Curiae the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association in Support of Vacatur (Sup.Ct.Al.) (September 9, 2013)
COMMENT LETTER: SR-FINRA-2013-025 - Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Rules Regarding Supervision in the Consolidated FINRA Rulebook (July 29, 2013)
PRESS RELEASE: PIABA, AARP, and NIAP Join in Filing an Amicus Brief in Support of Investors’ Rights to Assert State Law Rights and Remedies (July 26, 2013)
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CFPB study reveals downside of mandatory arbitration, by Mark Schoeff Jr.
With spotlight on consumer confusion, harm, some think SEC will be swayed to quicker action reviewing brokerage contractsInvestmentNews (March 10, 2015 9:07 am) -- A new study of arbitration in the…
PIABA Urges SEC To Weigh CFPB Study Faulting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
PIABA Urges SEC To Weigh CFPB Study Faulting Mandatory Arbitration AgreementsInformation contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. WorldNow and this Station…
PIABA Urges SEC To Weigh CFPB Study Faulting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
Yahoo.com (PRNewswire March 10, 2015) -- As the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in its fifth year of studying the controversial mandatory arbitration process for investors, the agency…
UPDATE: 10 of the biggest investing mistakes you're making (and how to stop), by Priya Anand
TD Ameritrade Market News (February 28, 2015 8:57 am) -- 1. We have no idea what we’re doing…Over the last four decades, the 401(k) plan has replaced the pension as the main form of retirement plan…
PIABA Announces Strong Support For Investor Choice Act Barring Mandatory Arbitration
Yahoo.com (February 27, 2015 12:16 pm) -- The following statement was issued today by Joseph C. Peiffer, president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA):"Yesterday, Rep. Keith…
SEC limits who qualifies as a public arbitrator, by Mark Schoeff Jr.
Agency approves rule to throw more candidates into nonpublic poolInvestmentNews (February 27, 2015 11:53 am) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a Finra proposal that would…
PIABA Announces Strong Support For Investor Choice Act Barring Mandatory Arbitration
The Business Journals (February 27, 2015) -- The following statement was issued today by Joseph C. Peiffer, president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA):"Yesterday, Rep.…
u.s. sec approves limits for arbitrators with industry ties, by Suzanne Barlyn
Search News (Reuters) (February 26, 2015 7:12 pm) - The Securities Exchange Commission on Thursday restricted the ability of financial industry veterans to judge investor arbitration cases against…
U.S. SEC approves limits for arbitrators with industry ties, by Suzanne Barlyn
investmentview.com (Reuters) (February 26, 2015 7:00 pm) -- The Securities Exchange Commission on Thursday restricted the ability of financial industry veterans to judge investor arbitration cases…
Rep. Ellison Introduces Investor Choice Act of 2015
Rep. Ellison Introduces Investor Choice Act of 2015ellison.house.gov (Feb 26, 2015) —Rep. Keith Ellison introduced the Investor Choice Act of 2015 (H.R. 1098) today, a bill to end pre-dispute…