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The giant retirement plan recordkeeper’s BD didn’t adequately file suspicious activity reports for more than three years, according to investigators.

Having a regulator appoint an auditor would deal with the conflicts once and for all, writes Chris Hughes.

Early comments from Chairman Gary Gensler have thrown cold water on speculation that the regulator would quickly approve a crypto fund.

In releasing their annual snapshot, state securities agency officials pledged to provide clarity around the compliance headache for small practices.

Peggy Ho built the rival firm’s government relations team, and she’s joining the new firm at a pivotal time in wealth management regulation.

Advocates hope the Labor Department's first clarification on the Trump-era advice rule is the beginning of a series of steps to improve advice standards.

More investors can now invest in private capital markets thanks to an SEC amendment that broadens criteria beyond wealth and income, writes Sophia Duffy.

While efforts to recover cash through litigation have repaid nearly 70% of valid claims, hundreds say they have been victimized a second time by that system.

The former CFTC chair is expected to face intense pressure from progressive Democrats in his new role, many of whom want him to promptly toughen oversight.

The police, FBI, SEC and IRS, among other agencies, have been trying to track ex-advisor Chris Burns for months, to no avail.

It’s yet another revenue stream that may face pressure after the custodian spawned a race to zero commissions more than a year ago.

Several proposals have so far failed to pass the SEC's muster.

The trading app could go public late in the second quarter.

Free investment education and testing for risk tolerance are among the ways financial firms can better reach underserved consumers, former SEC chief Jay Clayton and Operation HOPE’s John Hope Bryant say.

As more people pile into the markets, it's crucial to foster financial literacy, write Christine Lazaro and Teresa Verges.

The veteran FAs’ one complaint blotted their records for seven years.

The funds are one of the largest forms of short-term debt vulnerable to investor runs in our financial system, writes former CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad.

Three recent criminal cases raise concerns that wealth managers and regulators aren’t detecting alleged fraud quickly enough or disclosing basic information about crimes and disciplinary problems.

The rare move to set aside the regulator’s ruling came more than a decade after the rep ran into trouble by adding notes about his client into a software program.

The investments can pose substantially more risks than typical initial public offerings.