Litigation

NASAA, PIABA and stock exchanges argue the demise of the self-regulator would leave an unfillable hole in securities regulation.

Legal experts think these challenges to the agency's constitutionality, virtually unthinkable a decade ago, now have a chance of success.

A well-known business owner and advocate for the elderly now stands accused of stealing $2.25 million.

A new report by the investor advocate bar finds most brokers seeking purges of past customer complaints go unchallenged by securities watchdogs and aggrieved clients.

Thomas Brenner joins his accomplices Perry 'King Perry' Santillo and Christopher Parris in receiving prison sentences for defrauding investors.

Jonathan Vincent Glenn's admissions follow his $3 million settlement with the SEC over similar charges.

The Wall Street giant is seeking to enforce contract clauses meant to keep former employees from working for rival firms or reaching out to clients for six months.

Industry recruiters say offers of shares in advisory firms are hard to value.

FINRA booted Scott Reed from the industry after he went outside his firm to raise money for a software and web development firm.

The Wall Street giant's private bank contends it had advised the plaintiffs against concentrating their money in risky investments.

Perella Weinberg's self-reporting of violations led to a much smaller fine than those imposed on other firms.

Regulators accused the investment technology firm of not disclosing fees that ate into clients' interest payments.

The firm stood accused of not having policies to ensure clients' money was invested in keeping with environmental, social and governance goals.

Matthew Motil stands accused of raising more than $11 million by misleading investors about mortgage-backed promissory notes.

GlennCap and its founder stood accused of directing the best investment returns to clients who paid the most.

The SEC accused the firm of raising a sixth round of funding even though red flags were popping up left and right.

The cofounder and main promoter of the $4 billion OneCoin pyramid scheme was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in one of the first and biggest criminal frauds involving cryptocurrency.

State regulators discovered fewer deficiencies with investment advisors but some say they could be doing more to protect vulnerable clients.

The regulator accused a broker-dealer of not having proper supervisory procedures to prevent $533,500 in excessive transactions.

Regulators allege the CPA provided an air of legitimacy to John J. Woods' scam that defrauded 400 clients in 20 states.