PIABA Supports Legislation Requiring the Diversification of Employee 401(k) Plans
February 4, 2002
PR Newswire
The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), a nationwide bar organization of attorneys dedicated to the representation of individual investors in disputes with the securities industry, today announced its support for the Pension Protection and Diversification Act of 2001. The danger of over concentrating employee 401(k) plan assets in the stock of the employee’s company […]
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As States Back Court Confirmation Plan
January 14, 2002
Compliance Reporter
The North American Securities Administrators Association is supporting a National Association of Securities Dealers’ rule proposal requiring court confirmation of arbitration panel orders for expunging broker information from the Central Registration Depository. Customer complaint information are state records and only courts can order such expungement, according to NASAA. The letter, signed by NASAA President Joseph […]
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Investor Gene Hines Files for Arbitration Against Merrill Lynch Based
December 3, 2001
PR Newswire
Gene Hines, a 59 year old writer-producer filed an arbitration with the National Association of Securities Dealers against Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER – news) alleging that his broker misled him in connection with the management of his retirement investments. Mr. Hines has alleged that in recommending the purchase of a variable annuity in his IRA […]
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Competition Rages on How Stocks Trade
November 25, 2001
New York Times
Dan Colarusso
In a television commercial, a client of Ameritrade (news/quote), the online brokerage firm, boasts to a co-worker that he paid 5 cents less a share for a stock they bought at the same time. Datek Online, a competitor, is advertising what it describes as its unparalleled speed. Even the New York Stock Exchange is telling […]
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New PIABA Prez Targets Expungement, Arbitrator Classes
November 5, 2001
Compliance Reporter
The newly appointed president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, Philip Aidikoff, is prioritizing expungement and arbitrator classification. Aidikoff, partner at Aidikoff & Uhl in Beverly Hills, California, said he backs a National Association of Securities Dealers Notice to Members 01-65 to establish criteria for expunging items from the Central Registration Depository. Comments for […]
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