Kenneth Corbin
Contributing WriterKenneth Corbin is a Financial Planning contributing writer in Boston and Washington. Follow him on Twitter at @kecorb.
Kenneth Corbin is a Financial Planning contributing writer in Boston and Washington. Follow him on Twitter at @kecorb.
The settlement would apply to advisors who participated in the firm’s deferred-compensation plan from February 2011 through January 2020.
An arbitration panel rejected efforts to impose a permanent injunction against a broker who left for Raymond James.
Trade groups warn that a proposal could end commissions in the state and play into a "fractured" regulatory environment nationwide.
He used client funds money to pay for massages, jewelry and to shore up his wife's failing pet store.
SEC-mandated disclosures for dual registrants could put clients off brokerage options, some suggest.
"I don't mean to ruin your holidays, but ... " Regulators and industry insiders caution against delaying compliance efforts as the June deadline approaches.
Jay Clayton talked up the commission's latest enforcement efforts and defended Reg BI before skeptical lawmakers.
Judge temporarily barred the advisor from soliciting former clients ahead of a FINRA arbitration hearing.