In a letter to the SEC, Hugh Berkson explains why the proposed rule change regarding equity research analysts and research reports is a slight improvement but doesn’t go far enough. He believes that FINRA members must inform their clients of any contradictory recommendations and research on the products they sell.

Hugh Berkson is a Securities Attorney with McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co. LPA. Hugh is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®.
He obtained a business degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and is a 1994 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and received both the American Jurisprudence Award, (National Mock Trial) in 1993 and the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Prize for 1993-1994.