Litigation

State regulators accused the wealth management giant of charging customers commissions of $75 or more for small equities transactions.

In an 'infinitely rare' move, one member of FINRA's arbitration panel wrote a lengthy dissent noting the ex-employee's extensive training in anti-money laundering measures.

The regulator's court victory wraps up years of litigation against a financial planner accused of defrauding at least nine clients of more than $1 million.

The plaintiffs plan to argue the current system deprives them of their right to a jury trial in cases involving securities allegations.

The principals at Legend Venture Partners stand accused of making millions by offering shares in pre-IPO companies without disclosing markups to investors.

The SEC accused the famed investment management firm of providing a faulty formula to a subadministrator responsible for calculating its fee waivers.

The bank will pay $290 million over allegations that it didn't do enough to stop disgraced financier.

The former relationship manager has pleaded not guilty to allegations he blew money from client accounts on bad stock bets.

The former advisor faces as many as 10 years in prison for stealing roughly $1.7 million from relatives' brokerage accounts to pay for trips, cruises and other personal expenses.

Dennis B. Levine, a central player in the 1980's most notorious insider trading scheme, benefits from the regulator's fix, but so will some everyday financial planners.

The SEC case is the latest to highlight the risks investors run when they get involved with "blank check" companies.

Long-time CEO maintains he never met or even knew of notorious sex offender.

Federal officials have long warned of the dangers of accounts with few guardrails on what they can invest in.

North Carolina stood accused of taking in $7.2 million from 13 victims over course of decade.

The case is the latest arbitration decision showing risks advisors run when they jump ship and think they can take investors with them.

Paul Morris, a managing director in Merrill Private Wealth Management, was deposed about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein at two other banks now facing suits alleging they knowingly benefited from sex-trafficking.

Joseph DeGregorio promised a 13% return on promissory notes that never existed.

Investors argues in suit that Jamie Dimon and other executives risked the bank's reputation in their dealings with the disgraced financier.

The financial services firm continues to go before FINRA arbitration panels to defend itself against claims over ex-broker's actions.

Lawyers for the popular brokerage service argue that federal regulators have resisted the use of a single conduct standard to preserve investor choice.