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2 Jun 2011, 7:42 am by Kara OBrien
” Section 21F directs the SEC to pay awards to whistleblowers who voluntarily provide the SEC with original information about a violation of the securities laws that leads to the successful enforcement of an action brought by the SEC or a related action and that results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 12:17 pm
The class action bar is typically more vigilant that the public investors arbitration bar. [read post]
13 Oct 2010, 8:46 am by Kara OBrien
FINRA Intends to Allow Option of All-Public Arbitration Panel The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently announced that it would seek to provide investors with the option of excluding industry representatives from the arbitration panel hearing their disputes with broker-dealers. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 3:46 pm by Anna Christensen
PCAOB (08-861) Argued: Dec. 7, 2009 Issue: Whether the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is consistent with separation-of-powers principles – as the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is overseen by the SEC, which is in turn overseen by the President – or contrary to the Appointments Clause of the Constitution, as the PCAOB members are appointed by the SEC. [read post]
21 May 2010, 1:26 pm by David Cosgrove
Many investment advisers, such as SEC registered Investment Adviser Fisher Investments, use a boilerplate JAMS commercial arbitration clause in their Account Agreements (“LOA”) with customers that include a Delaware choice-of-law provision. [read post]
10 May 2010, 11:30 pm by Martin George
As cross-border litigation increases, so does reliance on overriding rules and public policy. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 11:17 am by Anna Christensen
Sec. 1341 and 1346), the government must prove that the defendant violated a disclosure duty imposed by state law. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 10:17 am
Congress recognized private securities litigation as andquot;an indispensable tool with which defrauded investors can recover their losses without having to rely upon government actionand#39; and consequently, such lawsuits and#39;promote public and global confidence in our capital markets and help to deter wrongdoing and guarantee that corporate officers, auditors, directors, lawyers and others properlyandnbsp;andnbsp;perform their jobs.andquot; The Securities and Exchange… [read post]
11 Dec 2009, 11:38 am by James Hamilton
In order to facilitate investors in performing independent due diligence, the SEC regulations must require issuers of asset-backed securities, at a minimum, to disclose asset-level or loan-level data, including data having unique identifiers relating to loan brokers or originators. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 4:00 am
In an investor suit, the Supreme Court held that a litigant who was not a party to an arbitration agreement may invoke Sec. 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act to compel arbitration if applicable state law would allow enforcement of contracts by (or against) a nonsignatory through assumption or third-party beneficiary theories (May 5, 2009).AT&T Corp v Hulteen. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 4:31 am
Attorneys for the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) recently submitted a proposal to the SEC to eliminate the requirement that a securities industry arbitrator sit in on all public investor cases arbitrated before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in which the amount in controversy exceeds $100,000.00. [read post]