CRD, Your Permanent Record, and Your Future By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. Note: CRD disclosures can be removed in limited circumstances. To learn more, read Expungement of Customer Complaints, and call Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC at 212-509-6544 When you were young and in high school, a big threat from […]
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NASD Expungement Proposal Tramples Brokers Rights
NASDR Proposal Contains Provisions to Continue Ignoring the Awards of Its Own Arbitrators, and to Fine Brokers Who Attempt to Obtain Relief From the Courts. By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. The problems associated with the NASD’s CRD Disclosure System are well known to visitors to SECLaw.com, as we have written […]
LAW REVIEW: FOR THE RECORD
YOU CAN’T STOP CLIENTS’ UNFOUNDED ARBITRATION CLAIMS, BUT YOU CAN BE PREPARED: KEEP GOOD RECORDS. BY MARK J. ASTARITA, ESQ. More than 6,000 arbitration claims are being filed each year with the various self-regulatory agencies. It follows that more and more brokers are finding themselves involved in these claims with […]
Expungement of Customer Complaints
You can remove derogatory reports from your CRD Report. Call 212-509-6544 to discuss the process with a securities law attorney. The problems associated with FINRA‘s CRD Disclosure System are well known to visitors to SECLaw.com, as we have written about the issue a number of times. The concept of disclosing […]
Hire Standards
Regulators Call For Increased Scrutiny of Brokers with Disclosures By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. WHETHER JUSTIFIED OR NOT, the hiring and continued employment of brokers with disclosable events on their Central Registration Depository (CRD) reports is an increasing concern. Just last year, a report issued by regulators recommended stringent […]
Too Much Information
The NASD May Soon Protect Investors at Broker’s Expense By Mark J. Astarita, Esq. This time the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) has gone too far. On November 27, 1996, the association proposed to make full disclosure of the entire contents of the disciplinary and litigation section of a […]