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Teachers argue that the changes would have a huge negative impact on their retirement, including a dramatic decrease in retirement income. In addition to filing the lawsuit, the teachers also reportedly called for a 48-hour strike.
Individual investors also reportedly suffered dramatic losses when UBS Puerto Rico funds dropped in value - in some cases, allegedly losing half their value in two months. Although some may feel that is part of the risky nature of investing, at least some investors allege they were told the investments were safe, fixed investments in which the investor at the least would not lose their initial investment. Unfortunately for investors, however, certain closed-end funds were invested primarily in Puerto Rico government bonds.
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And, to make the situation worse, some investors may have been advised to borrow money from accounts holding the closed-end funds, putting those investors at risk of even higher losses.
Such investors would likely have to file a FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) arbitration against UBS, because their contract with any brokerage firm would most likely have an arbitration agreement to solve disputes through FINRA.
(Article edited March 17, 2014, to reflect that the teachers' lawsuit was not in fact a bond lawsuit but a pension lawsuit.)
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