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A compilation of the blawgs maintained by The Kueser Law Firm. These blawgs discuss issues related to securities and investment fraud, stockbroker misconduct, securities arbitration, and consumer protection.
Recent Posts
FINRA Securities Arbitration Statistics – October 2009
FINRA recently reported its October 2009 arbitration statistics. As of October 31, 2009, 6,113 claims were filed, compared to only 3,971 as of October 31, 2008, an increase of 54%. FINRA also reported that 3,697 cases were closed through October and ...
FINRA Securities Arbitration Statistics – September 2009
From Securities Arbitration Blawg: FINRA recently reported its September 2009 arbitration statistics. As of September 30, 2009, 5,545 claims were filed, compared to only 3,471 as of September 30, 2008, an increase of 60%. FINRA also reported that 3,1...
FINRA reports that it will expand Public Arbitrator Program
On October 5, 2009, FINRA reported that it will expand its “pilot” program that allows investors who file eligible claims to select an arbitration panel that consists of three “public” arbitrators, rather than the traditional ...
Leveraged and Inverse ETFs May Not Be Suitable For All Investors
ProFunds Group, one of the largest issuers of leveraged and inverse ETFs recently issued a warning that some of its leveraged and inverse ETFs may not be suitable for all investors. In the prospectus dated October 1, 2009, the company repeatedly stat...
Colorado Division of Securities Charges Stifel Nicolaus with Fraudulent Sales of Auction Rate Securities
On October 1, 2009, Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph announced that the Securities Division had filed a complaint against Stifel, Nicolaus & Company. According to the Division’s news release, the complaint alleges: Stifel Nicola...
Obama Administration Continues Push for Regulatory Reform
From Investment Fraud Blawg and Securities Fraud Blawg: “A nation that forgets its past is doomed to repeat it.” — Winston Churchill On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, several major media outlets published articles discussing the Oba...

