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On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Alan J. Foxman	Proposed FINRA Procedures May Let Brokers Expunge Records Advisors may be able to erase mark against them from disputes in which they were not directly named.
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On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Thomas Lewis	It's Payback Time on Promissory Notes Firms have been fighting back against defecting advisors. Increasingly one of the most effective weapons in their arsenal is the enforcement of promissory notes.
Financial Advisor May 2011 Daniel Bernstein	The Goldilocks Dilemma The greatest problem with client agreements today is the shortcut approach too many advisors take.
On Wall Street October 1, 2009 Alan J. Foxman	Crossing the Line in Your Relationships with Clients Q&A: What privileges can a firm give a client?... Can a financial advisor borrow money from a bank that is a client?... Arbitration claims about promissory note... Must I tell my employer annuities I've sold through a third-party vendor?...
On Wall Street February 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	Advisor Sued When Market Is to Blame Legal experts answer questions from advisors who are being sued by clients who have lost money in the financial turmoil.
Investment Advisor December 2007 Thomas D. Giachetti	Use Them, but Carefully By all means, place arbitration clauses in IA contracts, but do it right.
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On Wall Street October 1, 2008 Elizabeth Wine	Jury of Their Peers Under a new arbitration program, investors will be able to choose to air complaints to a panel of regular people, without the token industry insider. So why are both sides of this issue unhappy with the plan?
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006	Whose Lawyer Is It Anyway? Q: My firm and I have been named in an arbitration filed by a former client. The firm agreed to provide me with a lawyer who is representing it, too. Do I have any reason to be concerned about this joint representation?... A: This is the classic problem that many brokers face... etc.
On Wall Street October 1, 2013	Five Questions with A. Heath Abshure A. Heath Abshure, the outgoing president of the North American Securities Administrators Association discusses his tenure.
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On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Helen Kearney	Death Knell for Mandatory Arbitration The meltdown on Wall Street, along with the raft of Ponzi schemes, have created a renewed regulatory zeal on the part of the government towards financial advisors. This all begs a major question: Is this the end of mandatory arbitration?
On Wall Street September 1, 2008 Alan J Foxman	Court or Arbitration Sexual harassment claims can go to court under FINRA's rules, but some employment contracts call for arbitration... If I leave my firm can they get an injunction preventing me from taking my clients? Can this go to arbitration?
On Wall Street June 1, 2013 Alan J. Foxman	When Settling a Suit Makes Sense Our legal expert discusses when settling an arbitration case saves time and money.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	When FINRA Intervenes Even non-member firms (such as registered investment advisors) can voluntarily agree to use either FINRA's arbitration or mediation services.
Registered Rep. May 13, 2011 Bill Singer	Blaming, Naming, and FINRA Gaming Suppose that an unhappy investor didn't specifically name you in a lawsuit or arbitration when he complained about your investing advice. You'd think that would get you off the regulatory disclosure hook, right? Think again.
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	The Instant Age of Social Media Readers ask for advice on indemnification agreements, social media, suing a 401(k) plan holder for misrepresentation on the outlook for company stock, and asset purchase agreements.
On Wall Street June 1, 2009 Alan J. Foxman	Anyone Around Here Know a Good Lawyer? Financial advisors ask their legal questions.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 John Churchill	The Failure Chain Consider the curious and rather grotesque case of Gary J. Gross, a financial advisor from Boca Raton, Fla. Gross' U4 is close to 100 pages long, and lists 35 customer complaints.
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Chris Kentouris	Finra Wants More Details When Someone Gets Canned Advisors, take note: FINRA wants broker-dealers to provide more detail on the reasons for dismissing an employee in reports to the regulator.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006	Unbreakable Promises Q: Isn't it standard in the industry to prorate notes over the entire period employed? Do we have any recourse?... A: It's way too late in the game for you to be wondering about how proration of promissory notes works in the industry... etc.
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	Holding the Check: Problem or No? Holding onto a client's check for more than a week... Lowering total commission limits... FINRA arbitration... What to do with proprietary mutual funds if you switch companies...
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Bill Singer	How Free Training Can Cost You a Bundle The cost of not understanding a broker's training-related commitments is high. Firms do sue to recover training costs and arbitrations panels will render such awards. Here is a short list of myths related to training costs.
Registered Rep. September 9, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Imagine 50 Eliot Spitzers When are mutual fund companies charging too much in advisory fees? What constitutes proper disclosure of revenue sharing? And which governmental authority has jurisdiction over these issues?
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	Do You Always Have A Right To An Attorney In Arbitration? Q&A: Rights to attorneys in arbitration... Is giving the client a bond's rating enough when it comes to disclosing risks?...
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BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Emily Thornton	The Brokers Strike Back Wall Street to investors: Beware of suing your brokers -- they might just sue you back.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Alan J Foxman	Caught in the Middle In an arbitration lawsuit one advisor was named as respondent, one wasn't -- and now both have problems to deal with.
Registered Rep. October 17, 2011 Patrick J. Burns	Don't Ignore That Promissory Note One of the trickiest components when it comes to a broker's departure from a wirehouse firm is how to handle the promissory note.
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Alan J. Foxman	When Is A Blog Really An Ad? Readers write in with regulatory questions that affect financial firms and advisors.
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Registered Rep. May 1, 2004	Arbitrary Decisions Q & A on work-related ethical quandaries for the investment professional.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2012 Diana Britton	Reversal of Fortune: IBD Wins Arbitration Case Two principals of former independent broker/dealer WFP Securities Corporation were awarded $135,000 yesterday, a rare reprieve in the recent deluge of arbitration claims against the firm, and other IBDs, over risky investments in private placements and non-traded REITs.
Financial Advisor April 2008 Gail Liberman	Power Of Attorney: A Can Of Worms? As the population ages, a power of attorney is becoming a more critical element to any client's financial plan. But this document can be riddled with pitfalls.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004	The Promise Keepers Is arbitration the answer to this broker's woe?... Should a former employer pay defense costs for broker being sued while employed with that firm?...
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Alan J. Foxman	Debunking Arbitration Rules Our legal expert discusses whether brokerage firms have to report arbitration actions against them.
On Wall Street November 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	A Foreign Investor Fights To Go To FINRA Arbitration A federal lawsuit recently filed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. against a set of Saudi family investors with a $383 million claim against the firm will determine whether that case can proceed to arbitration.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Karen Donovan	The Clean Slate Club If a proposed new FINRA rule is adopted by the SEC, reps may find it harder to get potentially frivolous customer complaints wiped clean from their U4s.
On Wall Street August 1, 2009 Alan Foxman	Whistleblowing Made Easy How to go about alerting authorities to violations in your firm, other legal questions are answered.
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Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 French & Palmer	The Argument Over Arbitration While investment-related arbitrations are supposed to be cheaper and more expeditious than trials in civil court, many say that these advantages have diminished in recent years, and that all too often the proceedings just look like outtakes from The Gong Show. Is there a better way?
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