Regulation

Add retail customers to the list of groups raising concerns about possible high-pressure product-sales tactics at Wells Fargo; many of them are considering jumping ship in response, according to a new survey of customer attitudes at big banks. However, Wells' rivals shouldn't celebrate — they are at risk of losing customers, too, for a variety of reasons.

RCS Non-Executive Chairman Mark Auerbach says the decision to shut down its wholesale distribution business is "extremely difficult but necessary."

The publishing window for Form U5 disclosures will now be three days instead of 15; Changes take effect on Dec. 12.

The former rep was reprimanded for allegedly recommending municipal unit investment trusts to bank customers without understanding the risks and rewards of the products he touted.

Cedar Capital CEO Paul Ingersoll says he is confident in his firm's decision to acquire F-Squared's remaining assets, despite its past problems with the SEC.

Three clever steps advisors can take to propel their firms forward.

The Federal Reserve said it’s setting tougher standards for examiners of the biggest U.S. banks, following criticism by lawmakers that the agency has been captured by the Wall Street firms it supervises.

Some privacy advocates worry that the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act could do the opposite of what policymakers intended and flush more of consumers' sensitive information out into the open.

The former advisor swindled 22 clients out of their funds, telling them that they were investing in tax liens when he was really using the money to pay his bills, authorities claim.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Dwight Freeney defeated a bid by Bank of America and its Merrill Lynch unit to dismiss, among others, fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims stemming from the bank's recruitment of him in 2010 to manage his assets.