In the Media

PR Newswire (October 27, 2020) - Attorney David P. Meyer has assumed his role as President of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) for the 2020-2021 term. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27,…
ThinkAdvisor (October 19, 2020) - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority wants to boost arbitrators’ pay as well as the fees for those bringing claims of more than $500,000. The broker-dealer…
ThinkAdvisor (September 25, 2020) - The changes fill holes in the process, but expungement shouldn't be handled by arbitrators at all, investor lawyers say.  The Financial Industry Regulatory…
Forbes (September 3, 2020) - Retirement savers could be put at risk by a proposed Department of Labor rule on workplace retirement plan rollovers and lump sum distributions, DOL was warned today.…
Financial Planning (August 7, 2020) - The Labor Department is hearing an earful this week from industry groups, consumer advocates and lawmakers about its new fiduciary proposal. The criticisms are…
Urban CNY (July 26, 2020) - Washington, DC— U.S. Rep. John Katko (R, NY-24) announced introduction of the Edith Shorougian Senior Victims of Fraud Compensation Act, bipartisan legislation that will…
Financial Advisor (July 17, 2020) - Loopholes in the U.S. Department of Labor’s package of fiduciary rules and proposal would expose vulnerable retirement savers to harmful advice, critics of the…
Financial Advisory (July 9, 2020) - The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) and a consortium of 20 other pro-consumer groups delivered a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor…
JD Supra ( June 17, 2020) - A couple of years ago, I complained about PIABA’s effort to make expungement even more difficult to obtain. Well, fast forward to June 1, and, as Chris Seps explains here…
ThinkAdvisor (May 26, 2020) - The amended rules prevent brokers with unpaid arbitration awards from switching firms, but there's a bigger issue, lawyers say.  The Financial Industry Regulatory…