Regulation

Having hit most of the big Wall Street firms with hefty fines for misusing WhatsApp and similar services, regulators are now turning their attention to independent advisors.

The giant insurer fired three financial advisors based on false claims about their specialty insurance consulting business, according to their attorney.

The case is the latest to emphasize advisors' obligations to let investors know when they receive money for recommending certain mutual fund products.

A federal judge has signed off on the bankrupt crypto firm Genesis Global Capital's settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations a digital-asset lending program it helped run violated the agency's rules.

Regulators contend two firms falsely advertised themselves as the first to apply artificial intelligence to investment recommendations.

A federal court has temporarily halted the Securities and Exchange Commission's climate-related disclosure rule in response to a lawsuit from a pair of fracking companies.

Industry lawyers think the watchdog agency may be handling low-level missteps through informal means and saving the big fines for violations that harm clients or undermine markets.

One of the largest independent wealth management firms faces a big potential SEC judgment in a case that sheds light on industry revenue-sharing practices.

A divided Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new rule to require companies to provide climate-related disclosures, but scaled back the original proposal.

A tax efficient fund model, applied to new share class structures, awaits SEC approval.