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SEC crackdowns on off-channel communications are costing firms millions. Here's how to avoid being caught up in the next enforcement sweep.

The company is paying $75 million in penalties and restitution in connection with SEC allegations that its investment advisory arm overcharged customers it inherited in its Wachovia acquisition in 2008. The settlement is said to show the importance of conducting extensive compliance checks in a rapidly consolidating industry.

Other states are likely to look to Massachusetts for guidance on how far they can go in holding broker-dealers to a higher standard than Regulation Best Interest.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving people until 2026 to comply with a new requirement for Roth catch-up contributions.

Mario Rivero pleaded guilty in February to swindling five clients out of more than $600,000.

August is Make a Will Month, and clients drafting wills can get quite specific. Here's a few interesting things experts are seeing in wills.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's new digital financial education program aims to help young athletes, entertainers and emerging talent build and manage wealth.

The federal regulator reopens the comment period for its rule on safeguarding client assets in response to its new auditing requirement for private funds.

The company is ditching standard account packages and will instead adopt "relationship tiers" that are based on customer's deposit and investment accounts.

Extra diligence on the advisor's end can help HNW clients avoid potentially disastrous lawsuits