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The move disappointed advocates just days after a court ruling viewed by many as clearing a path for the long-awaited product.

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

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

Commissioner Hester Peirce warns an unintended consequence of the new regulation could be less thorough internal compliance reviews.

One provision of the six-part package applies to all registered advisory firms, and compliance experts say the guidelines could prove costly for smaller companies.

The Wall Street regulator tweaked how it handles frequent inspections after the GAO uncovered shortcomings in its practices two years ago.

Compliance experts warn that financial advisors should prepare for new requirements relating to ESG, custody, cybersecurity, private funds and many other issues.

The proposal to replace in-person inspections still drives a wedge between investor advocates and brokerage industry groups.

Thomas M. Chadwick steered older adults into a volatile leveraged real estate product nearly wiped out by the pandemic, according to state regulators.

The move comes amid predictions that clients will increasingly base wealth management decisions on online testimonials and ratings.

A prominent compliance consultant lists the top reasons firms turn to outside experts for regulatory assistance.

The firm told the SEC years ago about employees' ability to improperly access certain information, though it had no evidence anyone had done so.

The Wall Street regulator is targeting technology that offers advice that might be against clients' best interests — even if advisors are unaware of the conflict.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules that would require entities to disclose material cybersecurity incidents.

After the regulator's report raised questions about fairness to investors, PIABA is seeking new rules that would require advisory firms to make it easier to file complaints.

There are important nuances to note in the relatively straightforward requirements of the rule.

In one case, an ex-advisor is accused of defrauding clients with disabilities and spending their money on casinos and adult entertainment, among other things.

Advisors identified the SEC's new marketing rule as the "hottest" regulatory topic for the third year in a row.

The new regulations are the latest attempt to ensure investors can't flee the funds in a panic during economic downturns.

An Army financial counselor defrauded loved ones of fallen soldiers for millions of dollars while breaching the rules of his position, federal prosecutors say.