Regulation

Commissioner Hester Peirce said an enforcement matter relating to a million-dollar fraud case fits a “sound” framework for charging compliance officers.

The case offers the latest confusing signal about an industry that forces discrimination cases into arbitration and fights them to the bitter end.

Wall Street’s regulator is following the recommendations of a little-noticed government watchdog report last year. But it refuses to share the full findings.

The investment group accuses the regulator of “failing to apply consistent treatment to similar investment vehicles.”

Some of the wirehouse's advisors marketed and sold a complex options trading vehicle without adequately understanding its risks, according to the regulator.

The agency is continuing its focus on firms that have never been examined, including recently formed ones.

An independent investigation found no evidence of a pact with Wells Fargo’s attorney but omitted mention of the other big questions emanating from the case.

As wealth managers brace for new enforcement cases under Reg BI, a case stemming from conduct four years ago may offer some clues about what’s to come.

A panel of FINRA arbitrators unanimously ordered the award against the megabank based on Erin Ann Daly’s claims of gender-based discrimination.

The action against Atria Wealth Solutions’ Western International Securities offers a substantive hint on the future potential matters under the rule.