Regulation

FINRA plans to add 1,000 new arbitrators this year to improve its troubled dispute resolution process, but offers few new details on some of its largest challenges.

The regulator is asking firms to provide details of their cross-selling programs, including incentives offered brokers and other employees.

Mirae Asset Global Investments said it is building its cash position in one of its Asia bond funds during the U.S. presidential campaign.

The decision is effective immediately and was made within hours of the Department of Labor issuing new regulatory guidance on the fiduciary rule's implications.

The adviser contended that not a single one of her clients from Schwab transferred their accounts over to J.P. Morgan.

That extra back-end comp "can create acute conflicts of interest," the Department of Labor says in newly provided regulatory guidance.

Lawyers will likely become "very industrious … and once the trial bar is on to something, you know regulators will look,” a Schwab exec predicts.

"We fully expect to offer a range of options to help our clients," CEO Paul Reilly said.

The new rule will lead to lower built-in commissions, enhanced agent/advisor education, and increased regulation of indexed annuities.

Unlike its rival, Morgan will keep commission-based retirement accounts under the new regulation's best interest contract exemption.