Compliance

The advisor opted not to fight FINRA, saying the allegation against him is without merit.

The accused broker worked at Oppenheimer & Co. when the scheme began in 2009.

The former wirehouse advisor declined to participate in the arbitration case filed against her by the firm.

Once a source of agita mainly for commercial banks and credit card companies, hackers are now training their sights on investment firms, broker-dealers and hedge funds.

Panel envisions a recognizable credential that would help investors distinguish between financial professionals committed to clients' best interest and those pushing products.

Heightened demands for data from regulators has meant the past practice of using spreadsheets to collect information is not only outmoded, but could leave a firm exposed to liabilities.

The wirehouse recruited two Morgan Stanley advisors, one of whom was previously terminated by Merrill in 2001, according to FINRA records.

Experts say the Fed is likely to kick the can down the road once more on rate hikes, setting up December as the next likely time for action.

Bennett and her firm claimed to be managing more than $2 billion in assets when the real number was no more than one-fifth of that amount, the SEC alleges.

Though technical issues with Bank of New York Mellon's fund accounting system left an estimated 10% of U.S. ETFs and some mutual fund providers unable to accurately price their products for nearly a week, the bank's custody business is expected to remain intact.

Three-quarters of economist surveyed by Bloomberg in August say the Fed will lift the upper bound of its target rate to 0.5 % at its Sept. 16-17 meeting.

The firm suffered another arbitration loss this week to clients seeking damages related to the firm's closed-end funds of Puerto Rico municipal bonds.

Industry arguments against the DoL’s fiduciary rule proposal do not consider the digital revolution in financial advice.

Banks and credit unions have traded barbs for years with much of the banks' discontent aimed at credit unions' tax exemption.

Getting kicked out of the industry doesn't mean an end to payments from the sale of a book of clients. Plus, knowing whether FINRA's suitability rule applies to foreign clients.

The Board also sanctioned 19 other advisors, including one who allegedly lied about taking an exam on behalf of another advisor.

Investment managers facing tough questions from regulators over what caused trading disruptions for hundreds of exchange-traded funds this week said they got hit by a double whammy.

Two former advisors allege they were punished and eventually fired for reporting misconduct including trainees and interns entering trades as well as misleading clients during cold calls.

Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments is warning deflationary pressures in the U.S. are building.

RIAs can be an easy entry point for organizations looking to move dirty money and avoid other financial entities that have formal AML procedures in place, says FinCEN.