Kenneth Corbin

"To me, that rule, it was about one thing and it was about enabling trial lawyers to increase profits,” acting Chairman Michael Piwowar says.

Caution to advisers: If you cop a deal with the SEC for leniency, be sure to hold up your end of the bargain.

Too often, the agency overlooks the true impact of its policies, according to commission's investor advocate.

The deputy director of the agency's examinations unit, however, cautions that any such effort must be carefully coordinated.

Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar calls accredited investor threshold an "artificial distinction" that perversely can hurt the smaller investors it's designed to protect.

In a nod that digital advice is here to stay, the agency updates its directions on how to ensure compliance, along with tips for evaluating the growing number of services.

A Senate bill would provide liability protections for advisors who report suspected abuse of senior clients.

There are more CFPs over 70 than there are under 30. The board's Center for Financial Planning looks to fix that with new diversity and internship initiatives.

The self-regulator is modifying its much-maligned process, addressing transparency and arbitrator qualifications, among other concerns.

Rule supporters say they intend to continue making their case on Capitol Hill.

CFP Board and other supporters see the Labor Department's rule on retirement advice under assault, digging in for fight against administrative or legislative efforts to delay the rule.

Advisers have been warned: SEC's exam guidance to focus on cyber threats and issues involving seniors, leaving little excuse for noncompliance.

With a deep résumé representing Wall Street firms, Jay Clayton is seen as a business-friendly choice not expected to push major new regulations or ramp up RIA exams.

Millions in clients' funds was steered into a sports ticketing business.

The legal setback for the rule's foes still leaves three ongoing court challenges, as well as an uncertain future after Trump takes office.

An arbitration panel ordered the wirehouse to settle the latest dispute stemming from client investment losses tied to the island commonwealth's massive debt crisis.

After more than three-and-a-half years at the helm, Mary Jo White made incremental moves to expand advisor exams, but did not move on structural reform or implement a uniform fiduciary standard, as many advocates had hoped.

The firm is going for a middle-of-the-road approach that includes fee-based retirement accounts and which also relies on the best interest contract exemption with certain clients, says CEO Ron Kruszewski.

CEO Ron Kruszewski says market conditions and the fiduciary rule are dampening growth at the firm and throughout the industry.

New guidance from the Department of Labor provides conditions under which firms can offer bonuses and other compensation incentives.