Regulation

Three advisors were stripped of their CFP designations, 13 were suspended and seven were publicly admonished for technical infractions.

By taking a "glass half-empty" approach on the fiduciary issue, regulators are doing investors and advisors a disservice.

Building a successful asset management firm is difficult. That's not an earth-shattering statement given that most firms fail to meet their expectations for asset growth. And yet each year, hundreds of firms plunge into investment management believing they have something to offer that will drive investor acceptance and success for their business.

CEOs, when questioned in recent earnings calls, offered first impressions of the impacts the proposal may have on the industry.

The association of state securities regulators has proposed a rule that would compel advisors to maintain formal business-continuity and succession plans.

Seven years after declaring a truce in a battle with large banks over tracking their insured deposits, the FDIC reopened the fight Tuesday with a new proposal that would take an even tougher stance.

The case complaint is the latest to portray America’s all-electronic stock market as vulnerable to predators with software.

Adding rollovers and IRAs to the definition of fiduciary duties, the Department of Labor's new proposed rule could have a huge impact on firms in a fast-growing and profitable segment of the retirement savings industry.

BlackRock agreed to pay $12 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that it failed to disclose a conflict of interest of a top portfolio manager.

BlackRock agreed to pay $12 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that it failed to disclose a conflict of interest of a top portfolio manager.