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The scheme involved paying cash kickbacks to a former Barclays and Stifel advisor who worked on the wealth syndicate desk.

While the IBD advocacy organization supports the proposal’s approach, key questions loom over the timeline and makeup of the potential regulation.

The firm is the first to be censured for violating the Identify Theft Red Flags rule.

John Gregory Schmidt allegedly devised a 14-year scheme that straddled his time with Stifel and Wells Fargo.

NAPFA’s chairman sees an “untapped market” opening up.

Under SEC rules, an advisor was statutorily disqualified after driving under the influence. Can he ever register with a brokerage again?

Observers expect only modest changes from comment letters, and look ahead to a vote to enact new advisor and broker regulations.

Dr. Phillip Frost, the principal shareholder of the IBD network’s parent firm, has stepped down, giving way to CEO Richard Lampen.

High-yield notes offering 10% to 18% in annual returns turned out far less lucrative than promised.

Agency also fines firm president Peter Mallouk for not reporting family accounts.