Law and legal issues

The advisors agreed not to solicit clients and to return confidential information to the bank.

The lawsuit accused JPMorgan of sending white advisors to wealthier places while assigning black colleagues to less lucrative branches and denying them opportunities.

While proceeds from life insurance are not subject to income tax, there are other taxes that will apply. But there are steps to take to avoid those liabilities too.

The two advisors have already transferred about $160 million in client assets, according to their former employer.

The case is a legacy of the fallout from Puerto Rico's bond crisis and the performance of UBS closed-end funds.

State Treasurer John Chiang says that Wells Fargo is keeping patterns of abuse hidden from view by resolving customer disputes through private arbitration.

The firm "deprived its clients of unbiased financial advice," the regulator says.

Jean McCrave Baxter claims colleagues made sexual jokes and she was denied advancement opportunities afforded to male co-workers.

Elkhorn Capital is being sued by investors who say its founder misrepresented a marketing relationship with Barclays.

Five fired and barred former registered reps stole more than $1 million from clients over a four-year period, according to the regulator.

The bank continues to battle a series of negative headlines such as erroneous foreclosures, but public and investor reaction has been muted.

Christopher Rollins worked for Goldman Sachs for 16 years and rose to be a managing director before the firm fired him in February 2017.

An overreliance on disclosure isn't enough to protect clients from bad brokers, the investor advocacy group says.

The dispute pits four advisors against big Wall Street names: Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James and Merrill Lynch.

The case offers a new look at decisions made inside one of the nation’s largest home lenders before the financial crisis, and the evidence that executives saw of mounting trouble.

Confidential emails reveal a top Wells Fargo advisor’s despair after he cried fraud. He could stay at Wells if he was silent, but spoke up anyway — and became a whistleblower.

The barred onetime Questar Capital and Woodbury Financial rep had pleaded guilty to the scam, which he says stemmed from a gambling addiction.

The firm filed a motion arguing one of its ex-brokers did not challenge the proceedings until after the panel ruled against her.

At least 17 individuals invested $13 million in the scheme, and many lost 'substantial portions' of their life savings, prosecutors say.

The dispute centered on the firm’s handling of Puerto Rican municipal bonds.