Ann Marsh

Coming right after Trump’s victory, the move may be an early indication firms believe the regulation will survive.

Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.

A federal judge categorically rejects claims by an insurance group that the agency overreached. The ruling "sets the tone" for other suits nationwide, an investor advocate says.

Following Commonwealth Financial Network's decision to cut its commission-based retirement business, some competitors head in the opposite direction.

The recording casts doubt on the CFP Board's claim that all CFPs are fiduciaries.

FINRA plans to add 1,000 new arbitrators this year to improve its troubled dispute resolution process, but offers few new details on some of its largest challenges.

CEO Wayne Bloom says the threat of lawsuits in the wake of the new regulation prompted the change, which could be a first among IBDs.

One of the sanctioned advisers has 26 disclosure events listed on his FINRA BrokerCheck record while remaining in good standing with Ameriprise.

Paul T. Lebel excessively traded shares that carried large front-end loads and "willfully disregarded the customers' interest," the agency said.

News that LPL may be looking for suitors comes at a time of financial pressure for the country's largest independent broker-dealer.