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Supervisory failures at LPL Financial, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup prevented assets from moving to beneficiaries on time.

One size fits all? The single form for disclosure of client-advisor relationships applies even if firms offer multiple products and services.

The SEC says broker-dealers may treat investment advisors as if they were subject to the AML Rule — under certain conditions.

Who wins, loses after the massive BD merger crosses the finish line?

Brokerage firms that sell the funds must determine whether clients understand their risks — a requirement that could discourage offering them at all.

An extension from the agency comes amid warnings from brokerages that breaking out stock and bond analysis would threaten their own research businesses.

CFPs aren’t excused from acting as fiduciaries — even if they work at a firm that requires them to recommend proprietary funds.

In five bite-sized offerings, Chairman Jay Clayton fails to tell the public what it needs to know about RIAs vs. brokers.

Gurinder Ahluwalia, CEO of 280 CapMarkets, outlines new bond-trading infrastructure for wealth management, along with his argument for why fears of PE capital are unfounded.

As the fee-based financial planning network adds more members and rolls out new services, some members raised questions about its ongoing business strategy.