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Stronger limits sought on custodians of IRAsThree years ago, Gunvant Bhatt set up a self-directed individual retirement account through an administrator in Minneapolis called Entrust Midwest. At Bhatt's request, Entrust sent nearly $200,000 of his savings to Crown Forex SA, a Swiss firm that traded in currencies. But Swiss regulators were in the process of liquidating the company and returned the money to Entrust... Read Full Article Download PDF Please contact us if you would like to see a reprint of the article. |
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Lorraine Anderson (left) was represented by Christian Sande (also pictured) in an action before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against her brokers and broker-dealer regarding their sale to her of a variable annuity. This photograph is from a July 9, 2009 front-page article in the Star Tribune newspaper. Please contact us if you would like to see a reprint of the article. |
Where Perception Meets Reality: The Elusive Goal of Election Oversight
Election operations in democracies have long been an area of debate and controversy. It is hard to find a time in recent history, however, when the issue has been so politically charged and rife with accusations, extensive documentation, up-to-the-minute reporting, and dashes to a courthouse. Few election statistics are as telling as the sudden rise in lawsuits in just eight years: from 1996 to 1999, the average number of election challenge lawsuits was ninety-six per year; by 2001 to 2004, this number had more than doubled to an average of 254 lawsuits per year. What was once a bad joke on Election day, "vote early and often," now has a modern twist: litigate early and often...
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