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FINRA recently reported its January 2010 arbitration statistics. For the month ended January 31, 2010, 456 claims had been filed. This represents a decrease of 14% as compared to the number of cases filed in January 2009 (528). The average turnaround time for cases that have resulted in an arbitration hearing (i.e., cases that did not settle prior to the hearing) has declined by 11% (11.6 months from 13.0 months).
In addition, FINRA has also noted a significant increase in the number of cases in mediation. Through January 31, 2010, parties in 75 cases had agreed to mediation, which is 92% greater than the number of cases (39) under a mediation agreement in through January 2009. Cases in mediation were closed in approximately 121 days.
The most frequent securities and investment claims/controversies involved in arbitration continue to be breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation/fraud, negligence, failure to supervise, oission of facts, and breach of contract. Mutual funds and common stock also remain the most common type of securities involved in arbitration claims.
During the month of January, 350 cases closed. Of those, 52 were decided by arbitrators (39 closed as the result of an arbitration hearing and 13 closed after an arbitrator reviewed documents submitted by the parties) and the remainder were closed as the result of settlement, withdrawn claims, and “other reasons.” Investors also won fewer cases, as a percentage of cases decided by arbitrators, than in the previous year as only 41% of investors who were seeking monetary damages were awarded any compensation. This is down from 45% in 2009.
The Kueser Law Firm represents investors in securities arbitration. If you feel that your investments have been mismanaged, please contact our firm to discuss your rights.
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FINRA recently reported its December 2009 arbitration statistics. For the year ended December 31, 2009, 7,137 claims had been filed. This represents an increase of 43% as compared to the number of cases filed in 2008 (4,982). The average turnaround time for cases that go to an arbitration hearing has declined by 11% (14 months from 15.7 months).
The most frequent securities and investment claims/controversies involved in arbitration continue to be breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation/fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. Mutual funds and common stock also remain the most common type of securities involved in arbitration claims.
Investors have also prevailed in a larger percentage of cases decided (by hearing or on the papers). For the year, 669 cases had been decided and investors prevailed in 304 (45%) of those cases. This does not include cases that settled in favor of the investor, which FINRA notes to approximately 25%.
The Kueser Law Firm represents investors in securities arbitration. If you feel that your investments have been mismanaged, please contact our firm to discuss your rights.
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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 that the average turnaround time for cases that go to an arbitration hearing has declined by 9% (14.3 months from 15.8 months).
The most frequent securities and investment claims/controversies involved in arbitration continue to be breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation/fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. Mutual funds and common stock also remain the most common type of securities involved in arbitration claims.
Investors have also prevailed in a larger percentage of cases decided (by hearing or on the papers). As of October 31, 2009, 516 cases had been decided and investors prevailed in 236 (46%) of those cases. This does not include cases that settled in favor of the investor.
The Kueser Law Firm represents investors in securities arbitration. If you feel that your investments have been mismanaged, please contact our firm to discuss your rights.
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