Litigation

U.S. District Judge Susan Brnovich found Ameriprise failed to furnish evidence that data taken by a recently recruited advisory team was going to be used to solicit their clients to LPL.

Berdina Moore-Bonds alleges that when Morgan Stanley embarked on a reorganization of its regional divisions in 2023, she and another Black woman were the only field leaders to lose their jobs.

In a legal response, LPL contends it has been sued at least seven times in the past year after recruiting advisors from industry rival Ameriprise.

The tide is beginning to shift toward the wirehouse in its contentions that deferred pay is not protected by federal retirement law.

The hearing last month explored the legal process for enforcing the fiduciary duty of retirement plans to avoid excessive recordkeeping fees.

Former UBS employee Cody Rice acknowledges that his politics and personal traits made him an outlier in the ESG world. But that, he says in a lawsuit, was no excuse for the treatment he received.

Mark Sam Kolta was at National Securities for nearly four years before its sale to B. Riley. While there, he managed to rack up more than two dozen customer complaints that were eventually settled for millions.

Apex Clearing, a subsidiary of Apex Fintech Solutions, stood accused of misleading investors into believing they would receive compensation for lending out their brokerage holdings.

JPMorgan, along with Charles Schwab and a New York-based RIA, stand accused of not doing enough to prevent the son of an 84-year-old widow from stealing his mother's life savings.

At least one rule enshrined by President Biden's administration appears safe under President Trump's team. Here's how a 2019 law changed taxpayer disputes.