Compliance

Biden's expected nomination for chairman is known for pushing back at banks and corporations in search of greater investor protections.

The 25-year industry veteran of four wealth managers and a trust company faced a charge of unlawful entry on public property.

“The sheriff is coming to the preeminent financial regulator in the world,” said Justin Slaughter, a consultant at Mercury Strategies. “It means regulation and enforcement are about to get much tougher.”

Two former FINRA employees are joining the fast-growing brokerage app.

The firm’s use of third-party compliance vendors came under scrutiny after an ex-rep pleaded guilty to bilking clients out of $5 million.

Long-awaited advertising regulations allow for online testimonials but also increased risk of audits, observers and commissioners say.

In the first wave of cases under the regulator’s self-reporting initiative, it garnered more than $2.7 million in payments of restitution plus interest.

SEC cases that go beyond faulting firms for their failure to disclose conflicts of interest have drawn pushback from the industry.

Attorneys, compliance experts and marketers weigh in on the regulator’s first update to advertising compliance in decades.

The worst fiscal crisis in decades is pitting U.S. states against one another over billions in taxes from residents working from home.