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The former advisor faces as many as 10 years in prison for stealing roughly $1.7 million from relatives' brokerage accounts to pay for trips, cruises and other personal expenses.

Dennis B. Levine, a central player in the 1980's most notorious insider trading scheme, benefits from the regulator's fix, but so will some everyday financial planners.

Venture capital-backed Purpose Rounds helped ethical leather goods firm Parker Clay raise money outside the traditional routes as the pilot firm on the platform.

Industry groups question the wisdom of regulators seeking to have one rule on data breaches for broker-dealers and another one for advisors.

The SEC case is the latest to highlight the risks investors run when they get involved with "blank check" companies.

Proponents of the House of Representatives legislation argue that new regulations often fall disproportionately on financial planners that don't have formal compliance and legal departments.

The key is finding a way to handle increasingly complex compliance while continuing to serve clients effectively.

Cash sweeps are lucrative to brokerages and custodians, but not to clients. Here's what financial advisors should know about how they can get greater yield for clients' liquid assets.

A securities expert says the Ponzi-like plot allegedly carried out by a former Deutsche Bank investment banker is a sign that regulators need to provide crypto clarity.

A 20-year veteran advisor sold more than $7 million worth of investments pitched by an accused fraudster connected to his friend from Bible study, the regulator said.