We issue this “Extra” Alert with breaking news of importance to our readers concerning the Coronavirus pandemic, that we feel should not await our normal publication schedule.
This new, temporary, section covers Coronavirus-related legislative, regulatory, legal, and scheduling developments impacting the financial and arbitration fields. We will discontinue this temporary feature when the pandemic passes – hopefully soon.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
The first Coronavirus-related arbitrations may be on the way, caused by a trading platform’s alleged crash as the market was bouncing back in a record way.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief and Richard P. Ryder, SAC Founder and President
The crashing and rebounding capital markets in the wake of the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak causes the Alert’s George H.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
A case heard by the Ninth Circuit on February 13 addressed the validity of FINRA’s negative views on class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
Back in mid-2017, FINRA’s Board authorized staff to publish a Regulatory Notice seeking comments on a proposal to amend the Authority’s Membership Application Program (“MAP”) rules to create further incentives for the timely payment of arbitration awards.