Regulation

The dispute reflects a growing strain on the protocol as many firms are moving to set stricter in-house rules.

Two planners were barred from the industry for allegedly employing "deceptive, fraudulent and manipulative devices and schemes," while another had converted, or taken, funds from a client's estate and trust.

The advisor and portfolio manager argued that because Barclays failed to live up to its promises he should be relieved of any obligation to repay the signing bonus he received.

The firm fleeced customers of roughly $8.6 million by allowing more than 6,100 unsuitable mutual fund switches to occur over a five-year period, FINRA said.

The Federal Reserve is looking for advice and insight into how it might improve its annual stress testing regime, but banks and industry observers say the central bank is unlikely to touch the aspect of the tests that bothers them most: its secrecy.

The Federal Reserve is looking for advice and insight into how it might improve its annual stress testing regime, but banks and industry observers say the central bank is unlikely to touch the aspect of the tests that bothers them most: its secrecy.

Anthony Percora, a former SEC attorney, will develop all policies and procedures related to the firm's compliance program.

The bank agreed to settle investor claims that it hid from them as much as $6.2 billion in losses caused by a trader dubbed the London Whale.

The SEC says an advisor with Wells Fargo's FiNet used client funds to help inflate the price of several stocks.

Undaunted by the failure of a rider to the federal budget bill, the new legislative initiatives will try to once again strangle the Labor Department fiduciary proposal.