FINRA Securities Arbitration for Investment Disputes
Jan 21, 2022
Arbitration is a means of resolving disputes between parties outside of court. In binding arbitration, the parties present evidence to an arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators and agree to abide by the ...
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Common Claims Brought in FINRA Securities Arbitrations Against Stock Brokerage Firms and Brokers
Oct 31, 2012
A securities fraud lawyer may be able to help you recover losses and other damages from a stock broker or brokerage firm under the following claims:
A. Suitability.Prior to recommending the purchase o...
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Suitability and Supervision Requirements with regard to Inverse and Leveraged ETF Sales
Oct 31, 2012
As noted in this press release from FINRA, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and UBS were fined for failing to supervise sales of leveraged and inverse ETFs. FINRA also alleged failures of a reas...
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New FINRA Suitability Rule Provides Clarifications Which Are Helpful for Investors
Oct 31, 2012
As of July 9, 2012, FINRAs new suitability Rule (Rule 2111) takes effect to replace the old NASD/FINRA Rule 2310. The new Rule can be found here.
The new suitability Rule, and its supplemental materia...
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Tenant in Common (TIC) Securities Fraud and Broker Suitability Responsibilities
Oct 19, 2012
The use of Tenant-in-Common (TIC) real estate investments in conjunction with IRS 1031 exchanges greatly increased after the 2002 issuance of IRS Rev. Proc. 2002-22 which clarified issues related to th...
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