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From NASAA: The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) announced they will join forces to protect seniors from the growing threat of elder financial abuse, which includes financial exploitation and securities fraud. Financial abuse is considered to be the most common form of abuse to elders, costing its victims an estimated $2.6 billion a year, according to a recent study. And for every one case of abuse reported to authorities, an estimated four or more cases go unreported. The NASAA and NAPSA partnership aims to eliminate elder financial abuse by providing tools to identify and report financial exploitation. NASAA and NAPSA will work together to inform and connect their members to share information and resources on
how they can help prevent elder abuse in their jurisdictions ...
From SIPC: A total of $231 million in Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) funds has been committed in the determination of 543 claims submitted by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) investors, according to Irving H. Picard, the court-appointed trustee for the liquidation of BLMIS under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA), and SIPC President Stephen Harbeck. As such, the amount of SIPC funds committed in the Madoff liquidation exceeds the total amount paid in the previous 11 largest SIPA liquidations. The amount reflects major progress since May 14, 2009, when Picard and Harbeck announced a total of $61.4 million in SIPC funds committed in determination letters sent to 125 BLMIS claimants ...
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