Posts tagged Public Arbitrators.
On June 30, 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") sent its proposed rules to limit the definition of "public arbitrators" to those without any experience in the securities industry. Previously, an arbitrator who had in the past worked in the securities industry but did not currently work in the industry could qualify as a "public" rather than a "non-public" or "industry" arbitrator. See FINRA Rules 12100 and 13100. According to FINRA, people "who represent investors or the financial industry as a significant part of their business would also be classified as ...