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\t\t\t\tAfter the U.S. Supreme Court decided to let brokerage firms make customers sign arbitration agreements, a lot of people thought that this was a faster, less expensive alternative than letting investors take their claims to courts. Recently, however, what seemed like a good way to resolve disputes between brokers and investors has come under close scrutiny.<\/p>\n

Certain regulators and lawmakers are now saying that the system needs to be reviewed. According to William Galvin, the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the arbitration side of disputes need to be fairer and not “stacked against” investors.<\/p>\n

These kinds of concerns are taking on a new importance in the wake of the upcoming consolidation of the NYSE Group Inc.’s New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers. <\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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