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COMMENT LETTER: Release No. IA-3060 - Amendments to Form ADV (June 18, 2012)
COMMENT LETTER: Release No. 34-66910 - Amendments to Financial Responsibility Rules for Broker-Dealers (June 8, 2012)
AMICUS BRIEF: Twenty-First Securities Corp. vs. Dr. Byron Crawford, Case No. 12-0058-cv, Brief of Amicus Curiae the Public Investors' Arbitration Bar Association in Support of Defendant-Appellee in Support of Affirmance (2nd Cir.Ct.App. June 8, 2012)
AMICUS BRIEF: Raymond James Financial Services, Inc vs. Barbara J. Phillips, et al, No. SC11-2513, On Discretionary Review from the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida (Dist. Ct. App. Case No. 2D10-2144) (June 1, 2012)
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PIABA Releases Study Criticizing Lack of Diversity of FINRA Arbitrator Pool
PIABA Releases Study Criticizing Lack of Diversity of FINRA Arbitrator Pool, Jill GrossIndisputably.org (October 7, 2014) -- At a press conference today and accompanying this press release, the…
FINRA arbitration pools lack diversity and transparency, PIABA report charges
FINRA arbitration pools lack diversity and transparency, PIABA report charges, by John M. Jascob, J.D.dailyreportingsuite.com (Securities Regulation Daily) (October 7, 2014)  -- A report released…
Group Faults Finra Arbitrators As Too Old, Too Male, by Kathy Lynch and Ted Knutson
Financial Advisor (October 7, 2014) -- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitrators are too old and too male, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (Piaba) contended Tuesday.…
Securities Arbitration Is Flawed, Investor Group Claims, by Carole Fleck
blog.aarp.org (October 7, 2014) -- Investors who bring disputes involving suspected broker misconduct, unsuitable investment advice and other complaints to arbitration may not be getting a fair…
Study: Industry-Run FINRA Arbitrator Pool Lacks Diversity And Fails To Detect, Communicate Potential Biases
As Win Rates for Investors Decline, New PIABA Report Shows 80 Percent of Arbitrators Are Male and the Average Age of Those Deciding Fate of Investors is 69; FINRA Claims Its Arbitrator Roster Is…
FINRA Says New Rule Would Cut, But Not Gut Arbitrator List, Ed Beeson
LexisNexis® Legal Newsroom Banking and Finance (Law360, New York) (October 6, 2014 1:18 pm) -- The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority last week revealed that its plan to bar people who have…
FINRA Says New Rule Would Cut, But Not Gut Arbitrator List, by Ed Beeson
Law360, New York (October 6, 2014 1:18 pm) -- The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority last week revealed that its plan to bar people who have worked in the securities industry from serving as…
Investor Lawyers Target Lack Of Diversity Of Wall Street Arbitrators
ThinkAdvisor (Reuters) (October 6, 2014) -- The race, gender and age of securities arbitrators bear little resemblance to the broad population of U.S. investors, a group of investor lawyers said on…
Investor Lawyers Target Lack Of Diversity Of Wall Street Arbitrators
FinancialAdvisor (Reuters) (October 6, 2014)  -- The race, gender and age of securities arbitrators bear little resemblance to the broad population of U.S. investors, a group of investor lawyers…
Investor lawyers target lack of diversity of Wall St. arbitrators, by Suzanne Barlyn
Reuters (October 3, 2014 11:52 am ) -- The race, gender and age of securities arbitrators bear little resemblance to the broad population of U.S. investors, a group of investor lawyers said on Friday…