Regulation

A firm contest incentivized about 30 advisers to push lending products to clients and created conflicts of interest, according to officials.

Beacon Pointe’s latest deal puts the wealth manager over the $2B AUM milestone, and it’s eyeing new markets.

Artificial intelligence is poised to bring dramatic change in the roles computers and humans play in regulatory compliance.

Mounting regulatory pressure will push firms to decrease the number of products available due to compliance risks, Cerulli Associates says in a new report.

From recommending wrong share classes to cherry-picking allocations, these are the pitfalls advisers should avoid.

A broker leaving a job didn't think the training he got from his former employer was sufficient. His old firm disagrees and wants the costs reimbursed.

The firm failed to promptly liquidate his $3 million brokerage account, the client's lawyer argued during the hearing.

The first-ever case of its kind is putting other broker-dealers on notice about the regulator's enhanced abilities to identify patterns of abuse.

Insurance industry giant targets RIA market via fee-based annuities.

This group of planners can thank the Department of Labor for the new business.