Compliance

A FINRA panel ordered the wirehouse to pay a client $95,000 for losses relating to bonds issued by the island commonwealth. By contrast, UBS says it faces more than $1 billion in similar claims.

Pooled employer plans and auto-enrollment gain Senate support, but advisors working with those plans could soon be held to a higher fiduciary standard.

Telling clients what it means to be a fiduciary is vital, but it shouldn’t come across canned and wordy.

A somewhat darker tone could be observed emitting from the ETF.com conference this year.

The proposal landed at the White House's Office of Budget and Management yesterday for one last review.

The strong winds of compliance are sweeping over an increasingly regulated advisory landscape. Here's what advisors need to know.

Depending on what is permissible under the Labor Department's forthcoming rule, "there will have to be adjustments on the part of the advisor and on the part of the firm," CEO Jim Cracchiolo says.

Norm Champ, a former SEC official who shaped rules meant to prevent runs on money-market mutual funds, is joining law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

Managers are lacking in everything from entitlements, to data control, to network defense and lastly, people do not understand their risk.

Regulators have placed greater emphasis on ensuring firms better understand and manage their own liquidity risk.

The bond market, which has seen a bit of a rally in the 10-year space due to demands associated with a flight to quality, will inevitably continue to see downward pressure

Rather than just one area of focus, funds and their boards are facing an increasingly active SEC in a number of significant areas.

The lawsuit stems from the conflicting demands placed on advisors who are expected to cross-sell banking products.

Regulator’s surveillance director says watchdog would review broker-dealers who implement automated advice, to determine if they properly assessed client risk tolerance.

When thinking about liquidity, the SEC wants fund companies to do more to ensure that investors can get their money out. In addition, mutual fund companies could be forced to implement swing pricing.

To protect themselves from the industry self-regulator's scrutiny of these products, firms should take these actions.

It’s challenging to afford tech upgrades and meet compliance demands at the same time. Here’s how firms are doing the best of both.

Even as independent advisors rush to comply with new laws, they are also being urged to implement innovative digital tools. Here’s how successful firms are managing to do both—cost effectively.

Joel Bruckenstein puts two applications – RIAglass and MyRIACompliance – through their paces. Can they help advisors comply with regulations?

Pricing will be a particular thorn in the side of asset managers, and fund boards will face an active SEC, a panel of industry experts gathered by Money Management Executive suggest.