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The hire is part of a BlackRock's plan to strengthen its business with family offices, which it views as a rapidly expanding part of the wealth management business.

Defendants who've reached settlements with industry regulators complain their First Amendment rights are breached by orders forbidding them to talk about their cases.

The number of SEC enforcement actions have dropped during the second Trump administration. But the new head of the division said he supports "quality over quantity."

Schwab clients now must have at least $1 million in assets to qualify for a "dedicated relationship" with an advisor. AI promises to bring similar services to a much broader swath of investors.

The policy was one of the signature efforts of Gary Gensler's leadership of the SEC, requiring companies to report material risks to their business due to a changing climate.

The Swiss firm has long been trying to turn around its U.S. wealth business, including plans for a U.S. bank.

Tom Bell is a Director at Assured Guaranty and works in the Public Finance Group out of San Francisco.� Tom is responsible for the procurement and analysis of public finance transactions in the Western Region in an area covering 19 western and mid western states.�� Tom has over 20 years of experience in public finance and has previously worked at both MBIA and Ambac.���Tom is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the San Francisco Municipal Bond Club as well as a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.�� Tom holds a bachelors degree in Finance from the State University of New York and a Masters degree in Economics from Pace University.�

On March 24, 2014, Sam Solomon joined the RISD community as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer after having spent the past 25 years working at Northeastern University in various roles, most recently as their Treasurer and Director of Finance.As CFO, he oversees the Budget, Controller, Procurement, Institutional Research and Risk Management areas of the college, in addition to working with the Audit, Finance and Investment committees of RISD's Board of Trustees.�Originally from the Boston area, Sam received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA and Ph.D. from Northeastern.� He is a Chartered Financial Analyst with a particular focus on investment analysis and portfolio management.

Scott Monroe is a Director in Fitch Ratings’ global infrastructure and project finance group (GIG) in San Francisco. Scott joined Fitch in 2007 and focuses predominantly on transportation ratings and analysis. Prior to joining GIG he was a member of Fitch’s tax-supported and water/sewer groups and authored special reports on California local governments.Scott earned a BS in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and is a CFA Charterholder. In addition, he is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.

Kin Wong has been with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) since 2010. Mr. Wong is a Vice President in the Public Infrastructure and Finance Group at SMBC. He is responsible for origination, credit analysis, and negotiation of terms and provisions on legal documentation of prospective transactions including letters of credit, direct purchase loans and lines of credit. Prior to joining SMBC, Mr. Wong spent more than six years as a Director in the Public Finance Group at XL Capital Assurance, a monoline bond insurance company, underwriting municipal bond insurance. Mr. Wong started his career at Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group where he spent six years rating all types of Public Finance credits, ranging from municipal leases, tax backed obligations and revenue supported bonds followed by four years at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company as a bond insurance underwriter.Mr. Wong received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the University’s five year accelerated program.Kin is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts organization and the Municipal Analysts Group of New York.